it was a way to either end the feud or make it more heated.

He had 2 :)

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Bill Apter talks with Bob Orton Jr about Roddy's death

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My all time favorite match of his was against Greg Valentine at Starrcade '83.

the dog collar match between these two was so vicious and bloody. It was and still is one of my favorite all time matches.

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"a man with a good heart"

didn't he die via heart attack

Cancer, I think.

So awful.

Love how WWE is acting like they weren't being dicks to him literally like a week ago.

RIP.

i really hope this is it for awhile.

Something like that at least. Cardiac Arrest from what I've seen.

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Front Page.

RdDggyDg level post there.

He meant figuratively.

lol Jesus, STD...

If Bret Hart was assassinated by a sniper or, a sharpshooter, if you will, that would be a little too ironic. Don't you think?

He'd die of boredom if it were ironic

If I were admin I would

STD: "Actually Bret's nickname was taken from the boxer Thomas 'Hitman' Hearns and not from an actual hitman so no it wouldnt be ironic."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is a hell of a party in heaven tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPRoddyPiper?src=hash">#RIPRoddyPiper</a> <a href="http://t.co/fDLyfVeNRd">pic.twitter.com/fDLyfVeNRd</a></p>&mdash; Virgil (@TheRealVirgil) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealVirgil/status/627697808510984192">August 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Roddy Piper's death hit me a lot harder than Dusty's(no offense to the Legend), Roddy was on my T.V. all the time, following him to WCW and so on. Hell, I even watched his shit on TNA. He is one of the best heels that will ever grace a wrestling ring. I think it hit harder cause he was still booked to live another 20 years at least in everyone's minds. Dusty was a big dude and prone to health issues, but Roddy wasn't on the radar for any of that. I hope that dude does go on to live elsewhere. It'd be nice to see another Piper's Pit again.

STD, can people from Boston poop from orifices of their body other than their ass?

Imo without Roddy there would be no Wwe today, at least not in its current form.

You're better off asking pfwd.

Agree. Without Piper, would Hulkamania have run wild?

Orndorff was a very strong heel in 84. Not to the level of Piper, but not far off.

Can you see that whole angle leading up to Wrestlemania running the way it did with anyone else but Piper?

Hard to say. Orndorff vs Hogan in Toronto drew 74,000 people to the Exibition Center ,so that feud was definitely a draw.

rusev was on the last pit one right thing that hapned to rusev this year.

Erickman. Why do you hate capitalizing your posts lol?

I just wanted to pay my respects for Rowdy Roddy Piper, truly a legend, will be missed terribly, one of the all time greats. RIP

i know rite

Lol it's so stupid but it annoys the shit out of me

You didn't end that sentence with a period. Huge pet peeve of mine. Grammar is SERIOUS BUSINESS to me.

Why erickman, why?!!?!?

Piper is the only old timer that, no matter how often he was used or how frequently they brought him back, he always delivered and never lost his appeal. Fan said it before, but has anyone ever been so despised only to be so loved as much as Piper? Every old WWF ppv I watch the fans are rabid for him when he's doing fucking color commentary.

Very, very sad sad. RIP Roddy.

MSG held a small tribute to Piper today:

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rip to one of the greatest of alltime.

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R.I.P.,Hot Rod!

Love that autograph story. My Uncle got me Pipers autograph on a business card, and I had it since I was a kid. Until a day my wallet fell in a puddle. I was so bummed about this. Not only did I lose one of the only things my Uncle ever got me, but to lose Pipers autograph was bad as well. I ended up getting it again though when I saw Piper at Axxcess.

I'm surpised the concussion talk hasn't ramped up. Piper was acting even more "off" than usual this past month.

Those types of heels make the best faces. They are sooooo good as heels that the fans fall in.love with them and make the heel a face.

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