Roddy Piper Dead

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https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports/status/627236679825231872

Super-Rush

Ah no:(

Agent Coulson

Awful

LaGlisse

All out of bubblegum. RIP

Lord TSC

Omg no.

KKkitty

Jesus

shamrock55

Another one bites the dust, its crazy the lifespan of these wrestlers,RIP

Kerplunk124

NO NO NO NO

glenjamin

First Dusty now Roddy

diusmr8a504cvk

Christ!

Moneymaker

**** you 2015

Itssoeasy

Haven't seen WWE confirm this so is this confirmed ?

gerrybbadd

Ah Jesus! Just heard. One of the best. RIP Roddy

PucaMama

:(:(

Mr.Nice Guy

Horrible news. Dusty a few weeks ago and now Roddy.

I'm sure they will do a tribute to him on Raw and perhaps they can use the bagpipes in some way. It's sad we won't hear that entrance any more.

RIP to one of the most charismatic wrestlers ever.

diusmr8a504cvk

RIP Hotrod, one of his greatest moments and one of the greatest heels of all time:

Itssoeasy

Just seen Victoria tweet RIP about roddy piper so might be true.

Didnt they just release him from his legends contract?

Iang87

Another legend gone. I guess he was in that generation that weren't controlled in any way. Product may be a bit duller now but at least this current crop will live a full life

RobbingBandit

****

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Deleted User wrote: »

Didnt they just release him from his legends contract?

Nah it is true unfortunately
https://twitter.com/FSM_Editor/status/627241433741791232
https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/627242102800429056

sky88

First dusty now hot rod so sad so many legends seem to pass together

Rip roddy

Ruu

Very sad, rest in peace. Beyond legendary status.

RobbingBandit

He was diagnosed with Cancer back in 2006 I think, its saying natural causes on google news. Damn grim reaper taking another way too soon, I'll miss Pipers Pit.

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rovert wrote: »

Nah it is true unfortunately
https://twitter.com/FSM_Editor/status/627241433741791232
https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/627242102800429056

Oh God i wasnt saying some conspiracy theory.

Just it will look bad on WWE

Hashtag_HEEL

I loved piper! He was such a cool and smarmy heel and he was a fantastic and fun babyface. I can't believe he's gone. Terrible that the last few months haven't been great for him with the podcast s#ite and being released from his legends contract. When he did the wife swap episode with Flair he seemed like a really nice and down to earth guy. Sucks to hear he's gone

KKkitty

RobbingBandit wrote: »

He was diagnosed with Cancer back in 2006 I think, its saying natural causes on google news. Damn grim reaper taking another way too soon, I'll miss Pipers Pit.

Wikipedia is saying natural causes too.

Mr.Nice Guy

This is going to be really tough for Ric Flair. He's already lost a close friend in Dusty and I think he may have been even closer with Roddy.

Bret Hart

“I have come here to chew bubble and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum!”

RIP HotRod.

Games_top

heartbreaking news,loved the guy 2 death,f*** steve austin

RobbingBandit

Cardiac arrest has just popped up on a few pages. Jebus the poor man and his family.
RIP Roddy.

Full Marx

RIP

Exclamation Marc

So sad

Must give the Roddy Piper DVD a watch over the weekend

Angron

F*ck. I'd been watching some of Piper's body of work the last while on the network, he was a pretty masterful heel.

As he once said to Hogan: "Do you think they would've loved you so much, if they hadn't hated me?"

but1er

Not believing it till I'm sober

Gutted by that, Just released by WWE and his legends contract. Also lost his podcast by the wankbags at podcast one.All thanks to Stone Cold apparently. I liked the guy, he seemed very content with his lot in life.

Itssoeasy

He was on the rich eisen show last week and he sounded and looked great. I'd only watched some of his stuff on the network recently.

Full Marx

A pilot he did with Jesse Ventura... good for a laugh at the corniness. Two of my favorite wrestlers.

razorblunt

We'll always have the bagpipes at Wembley in 92.

RIP

Pentecost

Fook. RIP. Another legend gone. 61 is no age.

Games_top

anothr great legend gone,more painful than dusty dare i say.

roddy piper the ultimate heel icon

RobbingBandit

Family statement says cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday night Friday morning found unresponsive. Better way to go than Dusty very sad either way. I haven't seen they live in nearly 20 years will pick it up tomorrow and laugh my ass off.

Mr.Nice Guy

I was looking for one of my favourite Piper moments on Youtube but it doesn't appear to be on there any more. I'll have to go by memory. I believe it was the week after Shawn Michaels had Super Kicked Hogan and turned heel in 2005, so almost exactly ten years ago now.

Jericho was in the ring with Carlito and they were arguing about who would get to interview Michaels that night. Jericho insisted HBK would be on The Highlight Reel; Carlito said he would be on Carlito's Cabana. Jericho then dismissed that idea as he claimed The Highlight Reel was the original show.

And then Piper's theme hit and the place went crazy.

Piper: "Did I hear you correctly, Jericho? Did I hear you say that The Highlight Reel was the original deal? There's only one original around here - and you're looking at him!"

It was then he announced to a huge pop that Michaels would be appearing on Piper's Pit. And if I recall correctly, Michaels later that night laid him out with a Super Kick too in order to build his short-lived heel persona.

That moment always stuck in my head though because he had the fans actually popping not for a match later that night - but an interview. How many wrestlers in history could garner a huge reaction for that? And keep in mind this was years after he had retired. It just goes to show how over he really was. A bona fide legend and he will be missed.

Games_top

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Family statement says cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday night Friday morning found unresponsive. Better way to go than Dusty very sad either way. I haven't seen they live in nearly 20 years will pick it up tomorrow and laugh my ass off.

go watch old tnt episodes on wwe network & see how epic roddy piper was.guys like him & randy savage were 2 of the grtest villains of all time.go watch tnt now pls

A Rogue Hobo

Eccentric but one of the best characters to ever enter pro wrestling.

RIP

Bret Hart

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Family statement says cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday night Friday morning found unresponsive. Better way to go than Dusty very sad either way. I haven't seen they live in nearly 20 years will pick it up tomorrow and laugh my ass off.

http://youtu.be/c9rrgJXfLns

A classic fight scene in cinematography history.

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http://www.wwe.com/inside/rowdy-roddy-piper-passes-away-27737907

Alexis Sanchez

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I was looking for one of my favourite Piper moments on Youtube but it doesn't appear to be on there any more. I'll have to go by memory. I believe it was the week after Shawn Michaels had Super Kicked Hogan and turned heel in 2005, so almost exactly ten years ago now.

Jericho was in the ring with Carlito and they were arguing about who would get to interview Michaels that night. Jericho insisted HBK would be on The Highlight Reel; Carlito said he would be on Carlito's Cabana. Jericho then dismissed that idea as he claimed The Highlight Reel was the original show.

And then Piper's theme hit and the place went crazy.

Piper: "Did I hear you correctly, Jericho? Did I hear you say that The Highlight Reel was the original deal? There's only one original around here - and you're looking at him!"

It was then he announced to a huge pop that Michaels would be appearing on Piper's Pit. And if I recall correctly, Michaels later that night laid him out with a Super Kick too in order to build his short-lived heel persona.

That moment always stuck in my head though because he had the fans actually popping not for a match later that night - but an interview. How many wrestlers in history could garner a huge reaction for that? And keep in mind this was years after he had retired. It just goes to show how over he really was. A bona fide legend and he will be missed.

Found it: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x51fe9_wwe-raw-07-11-05-part-1_sport

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https://twitter.com/Monsoon_Classic/status/627254836329746432

Xenji

Man my childhood has taken a hit in the last 12 months, RIP.