Anyone remember Piper smashing his forehead with a cola bottle, back in the Portland days? And, of course, the dog collar match with Valentine. I love the early days.
Remind me never to watch this. I love Roddy, but when you talk about that all I can think about is the bottle being stronger and him caving in his own forehead. It makes me shudder.
My favorite Piper moment ever was when he called Bruno Sammartino "You stupid wop!!!" to his face at a live Piper's Pit at MSG NYC 1985... That was beautiful! P.S. Travis... You and your artwork are something else lol... Keep up the good work!
"You Never Pinned Me Hogan" Best line / angle in all of wrestling. The fact that they never had a match is irrelevant. Got 10 years out of it. Perfect.
My personal favorite time with Piper was between 79 and 81in Portland Oregon when he was battling The Playboy Buddy Rose. I was in the restaurant business at the time working as a cook and remember Andre the Giant and Piper coming in for lunch and them asking to talk to me and I went and sat with them in the bar and had a grand old time shooting the bull. Mr. Piper wasn't too happy that I was a fan of Mr. Rose but I think that he got it that I was a smart fan because I complimented both of them. Some people might even say that I was a smart ass fan. My friends and I used to go to the Portland sports arena cheering and waving signs rooting for the bad guys. I remember all the young girls wanting to poke our eyes out with pencils and old ladies pokingly umbrellas at us. Also almost got into it with Rocky Johnson. Ah yes the good old days.
The feud with Rick Rude honestly doesn’t get talked about enough. The segment from Prime Time Wrestling where Rude and Heenan are taking shots at Roddy throughout the show and making him finally snap was awesome.
I agree. And Piper was also feuding with Bobby Heenan and Brother Love at that time. Piper beat up Heenan on Prime Time Wrestling Christmas Show. Because Heenan ( dressed as Santa) said there was no Santa Claus. And Piper dragged out Brother Love with a rope and dressed in a huge diaper on The Brother Love Show.
I remember this. Bobby and Roddy had verbally sparred enough that they were separated and Hot Rod co-hosted from another studio. Finally on a Christmas episode, Bobby dressed as Santa called Christmas a sham. Roddy stormed the studio and beat the daylights out of Heenan.
Pipers face turn in Georgia was classic. Ole: Look at you standing there with your hands in your pockets Piper: That's cause I'm not afraid of anything. and when he called Ole pigface 😂😂😂
@@bcushing If my memory is correct he was feuding with Moondog in San Francisco and teaming with him in Los Angeles specifically. And the San Francisco tv show bled into L.A. Or it could be the other way around.
I was in LA during Roddy's run there. He was a genius at stirring up the crowd. Hector Guerrero was receiving a clock from the promotion; Roddy entered the ring and busted the clock over Hector's head. Dick Lane (announcer) demanded that Roddy apologize, and Roddy said "why? he can't tell time anyway." He feuded with Chavo. And we should always remember the time he came to the ring with his bagpipes saying he was going to play the Mexican National Anthem, and then breaking into a rendition of La Cucaracha. Roddy wrote his own stuff and spent a lot of time on it. There was a documentary on him that showed his extensive note and scripts. He knew it was key to everything he did, and took it completely seriously. He was a true family man but also 100% into his wrestling. He was twice as rowdy in his sleep as Ronda has been in her last 10 matches combined; she really needs to ditch that monicker. There was and always will be only one.
Pipers fued with Bob Armstrong is one of my all time favorite fueds. Piper really could talk some trash. Loved Piper and Solie together. Really miss Solies commentary.
@@andrerichardson3150 - You are exactly right. I always thought Bob Armstrong was very under rated as a professional wrestler. His mic 🎤 work was good and he could wrestle. I also think his son Brad Armstrong was highly under rated, he could wrestle and I use to think he had the best drop kick in professional wrestling at that time ⏲️.
The Spanish language stuff from LA actually was able to be seen nationwide through the Spanish International Network, the precursor to today's Univision. They also had wrestling from Mexico. Anyways, i got to see Piper in action against Guerrero when i was a kid. Great action, great matches.
If not mistaken, legendary WWF and later WCW (when Carlos Cabrera took over) spanish announcer Miguel Alonso worked on those LA shows on the Spanish International Network.
That's one reason why one of my favorite finishers ever is the kick the 50s-looking team did. I cannot remember their team name for the life of me. I just remember that kick being something that, unlike a lot of finishers, really sold the fact that it would end a fight. Edit: Deuce and Domino, their names came to me as I was typing but I needed to go make sure. Really great finisher.
Always loved Piper as a face in 86. His pops rivaled Hogan but every feud they humiliated him. The Adonis feud they jump him and put makeup on him but he did get his revenge especially on Jimmy Hart. Then The Rude feud they throw mouthwash in his eyes. The one that made me mad as a kid when Flair punked him out at the announce desk but that angle was so great. Flair smacking him in the back of the head then when Piper gets up you see the crowd start standing up. Piper had them in the palm of his hands
Piper made it sound like he was speaking off the cuff but he spent a lot of prep time on what he said. On some documentary about him, he showed how he had notebooks of stuff he had came up with to say. Including he came up with the famous Bubblegum line from They Live, he actually wrote that.
piper's promos still standout today. he was the original. they are so seemingly unhinged. he was so quick. he could improvise on a dime. watching his stuff in the 80s is still incredible 40 years later...\ in the ring he seemed most like a guy in a street fight. punch, push, eye gouge, whatever you gotta do. not a lot of time for planned moves. just swingin'
Piper knew to get anything over you had to sell it with not just move sets but body language too. The fact that he reached the "perfect gimmick" of being a highly exaggerated version of the real person is a testament of his work (Corny has that ability too). Give him 10 mins of ring time or 5 mins with a mic, he made you have to watch.
I just read that Dwarf Dong Sucker is a co booker in Missouri and is planning on starting a promotion in the Memphis area... I would love to hear Jim and Brian's take on this
Even though Piper didn't need a Championship, I wish he would of held the wwf or wcw Championship during his career. If Piper vs Hogan at Wrestlemania 2 would have been huge business or Piper winning the wcw world title at starrcade 1996 would have added intrigue. Piper would have been a good territorial champion; it seemed like Piper had the same tolerance as Flair
I was at. Probably the most famous pipers pit ever……. The old meadowlands arena in nj….. when andre turned on hogan. They were doing a television taping….. got to see andre piper hogan. 15 feet away from my seats. Still have the 🎟 ticket stub. 💯
Roddy actually lost to Henry Winkler in the movie "The One And Only" in 1978. He played the clean cut babyface in that movie even as he was building his career as one of the most hated heels.
Got him his SAG card, which meant he had benefits outside of wrestling. A few others in that film were thankful for the gig and kayfabe remained intact, even though the plot is about wrestling being a work.
I remember when Piper hit Snuka with the coconut. I was 13 and, as far as I was concerned at the time, seeing that coconut shatter on Snuka's head was all the proof I needed to settle the "Is wrestling real?" question once and for all.
I really loved Piper's Pit, and his legendary promos, but the two best heels on commentary were of course Bobby The Brain Heenen and Jesse The Body Ventura. I would watch a match with the two worst guys on the card, if Heenen or Ventura were on the mic. They were the best, and they made me laugh so hard it was just awesome. To this day I look for old matches on youtube with one of them on the mic.
What an incredible way to end that story. ".. the guy was twitchin' & Piper only had ahold of him for 15 seconds." Corny explains things in such a cool way, usually from a unique perspective and supremely entertaining. That one line there perfectly describes how dangerous Piper could be in a shoot without saying another word about it. Profound words
To me it's the WWF run with the Rock n Wrestling. He had just as much heat elswhere, but he had more things working against him with him not being the typical size Vince wanted and Hogan wanting him to do the job early in their feud and move on. Instead he kept things going and drew massive money and brought in a ton of new fans.
I loved his Carolina & Georgia runs, I will always remember as a kid watching live when he fought Jack Briscoe and hit him with the roll of quarters to win the mid- atlantic title
There hasn't been a person like Piper. I know there's comparisons to MJF these days but I think that's more in line with the big ideas of how to draw heat. But Piper's personality in and out of the ring is what made him so special. No could talk like Piper. He would start off slow then work himself into a rage where you didn't know if he was going to explode because he seemed like he was always on the edge. He had that snarky, bizarre tick of a laugh which made you question how much sanity he had left. He was so animated in the way he talked that you could turn off the volume and still be fascinated. Every interview he did especially in his prime was mesmerizing not just because of the words he used but how he express himself both his tone and physical motions to emphasize every little thing. I just saw the Lawler-Piper setup that was going to take place and kept hearing how Lawler described Piper as a motor mouth. And it's true. The second he grabbed the mic that was it. I think Mean Gene was the only person that could barely interview him because the rest of the announcers trying to do an interview would just be run over by this guy. Also, this guy knew exactly what buttons to push. Even if he was "working" with talent in doing those promos, they always seemed to be disheartened to have to sit with him. He gave off that "bad news" vibe where you weren't going to stand a chance of getting a word in edge wise. I remember seeing in amazement the one promo he did with Capt Lou as they were setting up the award for MS where Piper was starting to take Lou's credit for everything in leading to the Lauper/Lou/Hogan bit. For once, it was Lou who shut up. I always described Piper as being something of a hybrid between Steve Martin's "The Jerk", Robin Williams with the insane energy, quick wit (and coke) and animated mannerisms. But i think the thing about Piper is that he knew he had to be unique somehow. So he became the loudest, craziest, etc. person in wrestling. There's that video of him smashing a beer bottle across his forehead then bleeding. Not sure how gimmicked that beer bottle was but considering it was Piper, I'm sure it was real to a degree. Also, I agree with the guy asking questions about post WM3 Piper. He lost a lot of his oomph. I think part of it was that he wanted to retire and get into acting but probably had problems either getting typecast or not getting enough parts and just fell back to what he was used to. Also, he had that hip surgery which probably slowed him down immensely. It was sad seeing him in WCW especially when he faced Hulk Hogan in the cage match where people called it "age in a cage." I still thought he was great on the mic no matter what but the energy he used to be able to deliver wasn't the same. But people should really check out his older stuff. It's not fancy wrestling but it's the psychology behind what he did that made him special.
His ‘84 to mid ‘86 heel run was the definition of being a “ heat magnet “ . I was at the Boston Garden when faced Bruno a steel cage . He came out with the Bears jersey on the place went “ banana” . Anytime he opened his mouth for even a two minute promo it was pure heel gold . That’s why it was all the the more shocking when they turned him “ baby face “ when he came back after filming his movie .
Roddy's best run (that I know about) was mid-'80's WWF main-event heel (around the 'Wrestlemania I" days. Once he turned face, he was never the same again. I never took him serious again after that, he had lost his crazy, batsh*t evil unpredictable side and never got it back.
One of my favorite wrestling moments ever was when he ripped russo on TNA. He was one of those old school guys who could make shit feel so real and it engrosses you.
I honestly don’t know about Piper’s best run, but Titus O’Neil’s best run culminated at the Greatest Royal Rumble. It’s still talked about to this day.
No Brian, Pipers promos absolutely stand out to this day e.g. if you say They Live to almost any adult they will quote his kick ass and chew bubblegum line.
Tommy Rich & Dick Slater bring in George Steele for back up as a face. Hot Rod remained unimpressed, "George Steele? Strong as an ox. And he's almost as smart."
me being 27 i can say that piper was so good his wcw run in the 96 or 97 run is the only thing i really dont care for from his career everything else he was golden
Fans loved Piper even if they hated him because he was so predictably unpredictable. Business as usual with Piper meant something unusual was definitely happening soon.
My favorite match of Roddy's took place on March 23, 1983 in Sunrise, Florida. He was scheduled to work the main event against Dusty Rhodes that night, but Dusty failed to appear due to a missed flight connection. The replacement for Rhodes ended up being Barry Windham. Windham vs. Roddy Piper was a far better matchup for my money than had Piper faced Rhodes. I was thrilled with what ensued. Piper started beating the hell out of Barry and busted Windham open with a series of stiff shots. Barry was bleeding like a stuck hog. Barry then started mounting a comeback on Roddy, and fired back with a barrage of punches, then a nice vertical suplex, and a solid knee drop to the head. Piper was pretty dazed. Around this time, all of the heels came out of the dresssing room and started to surround the ring, seemingly to back up Piper if he began to lose. To combat this, all of the babyfaces came out of the other dressing room and started to surround the ring on the other side, in case there was interference. It began to look like an impromptu lumberjack match at rhis point. Roddy began to take control again, and was beating Windham down, much to the encouragement of the heel wrestlers who had surrounded the ring. After a couple of minutes of solid attacks, Piper even executed a piledriver on Windham, but Barry still powered out of the pin. Barry, still bloodied and beaten down, started to mount another comeback, and had Piper reeling. Barry then hit both a sunset flip, and also an inside cradle for near falls. Roddy started to get nervous, and gave a signal, at which point all of the heels who had come out to ringside all piled in to the ring all at once, and they all started pummeling Barry Windham. Terry Allen, Brad Armstrong, Scott McGhee and all of the babyfaces that had come out, all jumped in the ring and started brawling with the heels that were attacking Barry. It looked like a battle royal. It took several minutes to get the ring cleared after this near riot situation occurred. Once the dust settled, the ring announcer grabbed the mic and declared that "Roddy Piper has been disqualified for massive interference." Not just interference, but "massive interference". This was the type of chaos that followed Roddy everywhere that he went during those times. It was a great card that night at the Sunrise Musical Theater, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for the memories, Roddy. You were one of a kind.
Saw Piper in ‘81 ultra heel mode in Toronto. White hot heat. Also saw his first post face turn match in same venue in ‘86 (teaming with Hogan!). Loudest ovation Ever.
I’m from Toronto, one of my Dad’s friends was friends with Piper growing up here, and he told me stories of skinny, pimpled faced Hot Rod knocking out bigger, older dudes - no problem. Piper’s crazy guy act was no act, according to my Dad’s buddy.
I was at the Olympic Auditorium the night Roddy Piper made his So Cal appearance. There was a short masked wrestler (can't remember his name) who lost his match and had to remove his mask if he lost. My grandfather took me there and I told him before that match begun that the masked wrestler was a lot taller and leaner then he had been in the weeks prior and we could tell it was someone else under that mask. When he lost he pulled off his mask and was Roddy Piper. We never found out who was wearing the mask originally. Roddy and The Guerrero brothers were the headliners usually at the Olympic as Chavo held a belt and Hector and Mundo had a great rivalry while outside of the ring Roddy and the Guerrero brothers were the best of friends and spent a lot of time together
Piper had a freelance type of existence that was unique with the kilt the bagpipes, the pit, he had a wild whacky unpredictable attitude and with his behavior. He adapted very well to that showmanship emphasis that took off in the 1980s. But, he was overall very average inside the ring when it came to his matches. No finisher. I guess his best in ring work had to be before the 80s. I watched the Mid-Atlantic in the 70s and I just don't recall too much Piper then. Maybe my memory has faded. Flair and Rhodes, Wahoo, Paul Jones, the Andersons, Blackjack Mulligan, Johnny Valentine, Magnum TA.
Piper had the single funniest moment I’ve ever seen in wrestling. He sat in a chair with his kilt on. Knees spread open. Suddenly he realizes you can “look up his skirt”, closes his legs and says “sorry, grandma…”
Im someone who grew up watching the later attitude era: the end of 98 through the beginning or so of the invasion angle. Austin is my favorite wrestler, along with the Hardys, but I recently, a few months ago saw the Goldust - Piper match & its probably one of the most impressive matches I've ever seen, where Piper gets hit by the car and rolls off.
Piper's early promos were great. They were wild and unhinged. Made you think "This guy is actually nuts."
Especially when he was all out of bubblegum.
@@KevinWindsor1971 😂
Facts….only wrestler of today’s era that made me feel this exact way was Jon Moxley in his early days before making his WWE debut
He was actually nuts lol
Cocaine will do that
Anyone remember Piper smashing his forehead with a cola bottle, back in the Portland days? And, of course, the dog collar match with Valentine. I love the early days.
Remind me never to watch this. I love Roddy, but when you talk about that all I can think about is the bottle being stronger and him caving in his own forehead. It makes me shudder.
Piper wearing a Sombrero singing the Mexican Bean Dance to incite a riot in Hollywood ...gets me everytime.
@@yoholmes273 piper was hilarious and he had balls.
@@TheFailedmessiah Piper was the real deal, brother. All the way.
It was a beer bottle, and it was intense! His head and hand were bleeding from it
You do not throw rocks at a man who's got a machine gun!
My favorite Piper moment ever was when he called Bruno Sammartino "You stupid wop!!!" to his face at a live Piper's Pit at MSG NYC 1985... That was beautiful! P.S. Travis... You and your artwork are something else lol... Keep up the good work!
"You Never Pinned Me Hogan" Best line / angle in all of wrestling. The fact that they never had a match is irrelevant.
Got 10 years out of it. Perfect.
They had matches, including a couple for the WWF title. All DQ's, of course.
They had a few in WCW too and weirdly, I think Piper won 2 out of 3 and never won the belt
You guys definitely gave Piper the credit he deserves well done
My personal favorite time with Piper was between 79 and 81in Portland Oregon when he was battling The Playboy Buddy Rose.
I was in the restaurant business at the time working as a cook and remember Andre the Giant and Piper coming in for lunch and them asking to talk to me and I went and sat with them in the bar and had a grand old time shooting the bull. Mr. Piper wasn't too happy that I was a fan of Mr. Rose but I think that he got it that I was a smart fan because I complimented both of them. Some people might even say that I was a smart ass fan. My friends and I used to go to the Portland sports arena cheering and waving signs rooting for the bad guys. I remember all the young girls wanting to poke our eyes out with pencils and old ladies pokingly umbrellas at us. Also almost got into it with Rocky Johnson. Ah yes the good old days.
The feud with Rick Rude honestly doesn’t get talked about enough. The segment from Prime Time Wrestling where Rude and Heenan are taking shots at Roddy throughout the show and making him finally snap was awesome.
I agree. And Piper was also feuding with Bobby Heenan and Brother Love at that time. Piper beat up Heenan on Prime Time Wrestling Christmas Show. Because Heenan ( dressed as Santa) said there was no Santa Claus. And Piper dragged out Brother Love with a rope and dressed in a huge diaper on The Brother Love Show.
I remember this. Bobby and Roddy had verbally sparred enough that they were separated and Hot Rod co-hosted from another studio.
Finally on a Christmas episode, Bobby dressed as Santa called Christmas a sham. Roddy stormed the studio and beat the daylights out of Heenan.
@@brettsix2027 Best Christmas wrestling episode ever.👍 Rest in peace Roddy and Bobby.
@@brettsix2027 That was the best Roddy just beating the mess out of Heenan and Gorilla saying go to commercial
He did it in Vancouver too in a promo against the Sheepherders.
Pipers face turn in Georgia was classic.
Ole: Look at you standing there with your hands in your pockets
Piper: That's cause I'm not afraid of anything.
and when he called Ole pigface 😂😂😂
Piper as Orange Cassidy....... scary spooky stuff 👻
@@williammitchell4417 Haha
I was watching that night. It was absolutely a classic moment.
"You're strong as an ox , and almost as smart Mr Anderson, no apology!
I liked his run as IC champ in 92..Bret gave Piper his best match ever
Valentine vs Piper dog collar match is his best match
They also forgot to mention Piper's run in San Francisco also. His feud with Moondog Mayne is legend, wait for it, dary. Legendary.
He was feuding with Moondog in one territory and tag teaming with him another at the same time.
@@bcushing If my memory is correct he was feuding with Moondog in San Francisco and teaming with him in Los Angeles specifically. And the San Francisco tv show bled into L.A. Or it could be the other way around.
Love the artwork! Good job as always Travis!
Thank God Corny isn't going commando.
@@AWX_WrestlingAgreed!
Corny as Marilyn 🤣😂🤯
@@AWX_Wrestling lol
Got to see him do his thing live twice, the WWF run. Once as a bad guy and once as good guy and he got the loudest pops of the night in both roles.
I was in LA during Roddy's run there. He was a genius at stirring up the crowd. Hector Guerrero was receiving a clock from the promotion; Roddy entered the ring and busted the clock over Hector's head. Dick Lane (announcer) demanded that Roddy apologize, and Roddy said "why? he can't tell time anyway." He feuded with Chavo. And we should always remember the time he came to the ring with his bagpipes saying he was going to play the Mexican National Anthem, and then breaking into a rendition of La Cucaracha. Roddy wrote his own stuff and spent a lot of time on it. There was a documentary on him that showed his extensive note and scripts. He knew it was key to everything he did, and took it completely seriously. He was a true family man but also 100% into his wrestling. He was twice as rowdy in his sleep as Ronda has been in her last 10 matches combined; she really needs to ditch that monicker. There was and always will be only one.
Yeah but Piper gave her permission to use it so that isn't happening
@@BeeBumper I know. Wonder what he would have done had she seen her wrestling?
He played "Lacuchracha" on bagpipes! LOL!
Pipers fued with Bob Armstrong is one of my all time favorite fueds. Piper really could talk some trash. Loved Piper and Solie together. Really miss Solies commentary.
Bob Armstrong could cut some good promos too
@@andrerichardson3150 - You are exactly right. I always thought Bob Armstrong was very under rated as a professional wrestler. His mic 🎤 work was good and he could wrestle. I also think his son Brad Armstrong was highly under rated, he could wrestle and I use to think he had the best drop kick in professional wrestling at that time ⏲️.
I knew there will be more drag Cornette ever since Travis made that Morticia cover
Great question...thanks Corny and Brian for another kick ass segment!!
His most iconic run is easily his run as the top heel in the Rock n Wrestling era
The Spanish language stuff from LA actually was able to be seen nationwide through the Spanish International Network, the precursor to today's Univision. They also had wrestling from Mexico. Anyways, i got to see Piper in action against Guerrero when i was a kid. Great action, great matches.
Young Piper in LA vs the Guerrero family (viewed on Spanish TV) made me a wrestling fan. His promos and heel antics. I wanted them to kill him!
If not mistaken, legendary WWF and later WCW (when Carlos Cabrera took over) spanish announcer Miguel Alonso worked on those LA shows on the Spanish International Network.
"Roddy Piper was my hero as a teenager, but that was 20 years ago"
Piper was as his best with Crockett , and Vince. Say it's from 80 to 87!! Piper was unstoppable. Did not need a belt.
the time he was living out of his car and hanging out with Mac Dennis and Charlie😂
When piper attacked jimmy Snuka on the piper's pit, he created serious heat, I thought Snuka was going to kill him in the next match they had!
Forget chair shots.That coconut shot was crazy! Piper didn't hold back at all,looked and sounded awesome.
“Just when you think you have the answers…I change the questions”
Piper in Portland is some of the greatest heel work in all of wrestling.
piper was primarily a face in portland from all i remember- likely heel when he was first in...he may be the most over wrestler in portland history
Facts on Piper. His shit looked like a real fight and there are few to no wrestlers today that can do that
That's one reason why one of my favorite finishers ever is the kick the 50s-looking team did. I cannot remember their team name for the life of me. I just remember that kick being something that, unlike a lot of finishers, really sold the fact that it would end a fight.
Edit: Deuce and Domino, their names came to me as I was typing but I needed to go make sure. Really great finisher.
His 1996-97 WCW run was fun.
Always loved Piper as a face in 86. His pops rivaled Hogan but every feud they humiliated him. The Adonis feud they jump him and put makeup on him but he did get his revenge especially on Jimmy Hart. Then The Rude feud they throw mouthwash in his eyes. The one that made me mad as a kid when Flair punked him out at the announce desk but that angle was so great. Flair smacking him in the back of the head then when Piper gets up you see the crowd start standing up. Piper had them in the palm of his hands
Piper made it sound like he was speaking off the cuff but he spent a lot of prep time on what he said. On some documentary about him, he showed how he had notebooks of stuff he had came up with to say. Including he came up with the famous Bubblegum line from They Live, he actually wrote that.
piper's promos still standout today. he was the original. they are so seemingly unhinged. he was so quick. he could improvise on a dime. watching his stuff in the 80s is still incredible 40 years later...\
in the ring he seemed most like a guy in a street fight. punch, push, eye gouge, whatever you gotta do. not a lot of time for planned moves. just swingin'
Piper was one of the rare few that was so over he never needed any sort of championship
thats what the pencils say to the marks, they didnt trust roddy he was a loose cannon
@@cultureshock5000 he didn't need a belt. He was that damn good.
He held MANY championships, just not the big one.
Being from the oregon area i have to say his run in portland was my fav due to seeing him live and his heel run here was great with his bagpipes
Piper knew to get anything over you had to sell it with not just move sets but body language too. The fact that he reached the "perfect gimmick" of being a highly exaggerated version of the real person is a testament of his work (Corny has that ability too). Give him 10 mins of ring time or 5 mins with a mic, he made you have to watch.
70’s and 80’s wrestling was a million times better than today’s sports entertainment!
Today's women's wrestling is picking up steam.
His run in Portland was amazing!
As a Cincinnatian, it's really cool to hear so much about the city's wrestling history. It's sad to know the Gardens was torn down, though.
I just read that Dwarf Dong Sucker is a co booker in Missouri and is planning on starting a promotion in the Memphis area... I would love to hear Jim and Brian's take on this
Even though Piper didn't need a Championship, I wish he would of held the wwf or wcw Championship during his career. If Piper vs Hogan at Wrestlemania 2 would have been huge business or Piper winning the wcw world title at starrcade 1996 would have added intrigue.
Piper would have been a good territorial champion; it seemed like Piper had the same tolerance as Flair
Piper won the WCW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1999.
Right as he said is that fair I get an ad with a woman saying way fair. That was pretty funny timing….
I was at. Probably the most famous pipers pit ever……. The old meadowlands arena in nj….. when andre turned on hogan. They were doing a television taping….. got to see andre piper hogan. 15 feet away from my seats. Still have the 🎟 ticket stub. 💯
My introduction to Piper was GCW. Still my favorite era of hos work. He was untouchable on the mic
Roddy actually lost to Henry Winkler in the movie "The One And Only" in 1978. He played the clean cut babyface in that movie even as he was building his career as one of the most hated heels.
he had quite the "pier 6 brawl" in "TheyLive".
Got him his SAG card, which meant he had benefits outside of wrestling. A few others in that film were thankful for the gig and kayfabe remained intact, even though the plot is about wrestling being a work.
That thumbnail is not a way I ever wanna see Cornette ever again.
I remember when Piper hit Snuka with the coconut. I was 13 and, as far as I was concerned at the time, seeing that coconut shatter on Snuka's head was all the proof I needed to settle the "Is wrestling real?" question once and for all.
Thumbs up for the artwork alone! 😆 Are we ever going to be able to buy posters/stickers/something of these???
I really loved Piper's Pit, and his legendary promos, but the two best heels on commentary were of course Bobby The Brain Heenen and Jesse The Body Ventura. I would watch a match with the two worst guys on the card, if Heenen or Ventura were on the mic. They were the best, and they made me laugh so hard it was just awesome. To this day I look for old matches on youtube with one of them on the mic.
What an incredible way to end that story. ".. the guy was twitchin' & Piper only had ahold of him for 15 seconds."
Corny explains things in such a cool way, usually from a unique perspective and supremely entertaining. That one line there perfectly describes how dangerous Piper could be in a shoot without saying another word about it. Profound words
To me it's the WWF run with the Rock n Wrestling. He had just as much heat elswhere, but he had more things working against him with him not being the typical size Vince wanted and Hogan wanting him to do the job early in their feud and move on. Instead he kept things going and drew massive money and brought in a ton of new fans.
Pipers commentary got me to watching TBS super station 17 Georgia wrestling
This artwork better not awaken something in me.
My grandmother (RIP) was Roddy Piper's personal kilt cleaner while he was in Portland Wrestling.
I remember seeing Roddy when he defended The Great Gordin Solley( Forgive me for not spelling Gordon's last name properly). That is a classic.
I loved his Carolina & Georgia runs, I will always remember as a kid watching live when he fought Jack Briscoe and hit him with the roll of quarters to win the mid- atlantic title
There hasn't been a person like Piper. I know there's comparisons to MJF these days but I think that's more in line with the big ideas of how to draw heat. But Piper's personality in and out of the ring is what made him so special. No could talk like Piper. He would start off slow then work himself into a rage where you didn't know if he was going to explode because he seemed like he was always on the edge. He had that snarky, bizarre tick of a laugh which made you question how much sanity he had left. He was so animated in the way he talked that you could turn off the volume and still be fascinated. Every interview he did especially in his prime was mesmerizing not just because of the words he used but how he express himself both his tone and physical motions to emphasize every little thing. I just saw the Lawler-Piper setup that was going to take place and kept hearing how Lawler described Piper as a motor mouth. And it's true. The second he grabbed the mic that was it. I think Mean Gene was the only person that could barely interview him because the rest of the announcers trying to do an interview would just be run over by this guy.
Also, this guy knew exactly what buttons to push. Even if he was "working" with talent in doing those promos, they always seemed to be disheartened to have to sit with him. He gave off that "bad news" vibe where you weren't going to stand a chance of getting a word in edge wise. I remember seeing in amazement the one promo he did with Capt Lou as they were setting up the award for MS where Piper was starting to take Lou's credit for everything in leading to the Lauper/Lou/Hogan bit. For once, it was Lou who shut up.
I always described Piper as being something of a hybrid between Steve Martin's "The Jerk", Robin Williams with the insane energy, quick wit (and coke) and animated mannerisms. But i think the thing about Piper is that he knew he had to be unique somehow. So he became the loudest, craziest, etc. person in wrestling. There's that video of him smashing a beer bottle across his forehead then bleeding. Not sure how gimmicked that beer bottle was but considering it was Piper, I'm sure it was real to a degree.
Also, I agree with the guy asking questions about post WM3 Piper. He lost a lot of his oomph. I think part of it was that he wanted to retire and get into acting but probably had problems either getting typecast or not getting enough parts and just fell back to what he was used to. Also, he had that hip surgery which probably slowed him down immensely. It was sad seeing him in WCW especially when he faced Hulk Hogan in the cage match where people called it "age in a cage." I still thought he was great on the mic no matter what but the energy he used to be able to deliver wasn't the same.
But people should really check out his older stuff. It's not fancy wrestling but it's the psychology behind what he did that made him special.
His ‘84 to mid ‘86 heel run was the definition of being a “ heat magnet “ . I was at the Boston Garden when faced Bruno a steel cage . He came out with the Bears jersey on the place went “ banana” . Anytime he opened his mouth for even a two minute promo it was pure heel gold . That’s why it was all the the more shocking when they turned him “ baby face “ when he came back after filming his movie .
I think he turned Baby just before making the movie because he wrestled Adrian Adonis. Fans were cheering for him then.
@@MrJjburgess11 or he was just naturally over with WWF's fans, by then, but yeah, he shouldn't've been booked against AA if he's still a heel.
I was there too. Long time ago but I believe Savage beat Santana for the IC Belt on the undercard.
Top 3 greatest Heels of all time
Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐
IC title run against Bret and Goldust match
"Boulevard Of [Corny] Dreams"
I like They Live, his match with Bret at WM8, and his work as The Maniac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I love that movie they live piper was phenomenal in it along with Keith David
Remember this boys and girls, your friend can get stiffer with you, than a guy you don’t like.
Roddy's best run (that I know about) was mid-'80's WWF main-event heel (around the 'Wrestlemania I" days. Once he turned face, he was never the same again. I never took him serious again after that, he had lost his crazy, batsh*t evil unpredictable side and never got it back.
He was excellent as a babyface during the WM3 era. He wasn’t the same after he “retired” the first time in ‘87.
One of my favorite wrestling moments ever was when he ripped russo on TNA. He was one of those old school guys who could make shit feel so real and it engrosses you.
Pretty sure the TNA thing was real, I doubt "Did you book my cousin's death?" was in the scri... format.
George Scott was not booking the Carolina's when he turned babyface.
You can def see jims promos has a wild piper influence !!
Loved Piper in Portland Oregon!
damn he had SO many...consider at the same time he was doing north carolina georgia and portland!...never see his like again
My dad has the Roddy Piper DVD set and I watched it several times as a kid. I enjoyed his matches and promos.
I honestly don’t know about Piper’s best run, but Titus O’Neil’s best run culminated at the Greatest Royal Rumble. It’s still talked about to this day.
good one Sir
#TitusWorldSlide
Rim shot! #MakeItAWin
"You don't throw rocks at a guy who's carrying a machine gun!" - Roddy Piper after Andre the Giant ripped his shirt off on Piper's Pit.
No Brian, Pipers promos absolutely stand out to this day e.g. if you say They Live to almost any adult they will quote his kick ass and chew bubblegum line.
I can't unsee Corny as Marilyn Monroe pose🤣🤣
That's just to entice Pat Patterson.
GOAT.
Didn't Piper leave the WWF for a while after WrestleMania 3?
Piper left the WWF until Wrestlemania 5.
Piper was great
Tommy Rich & Dick Slater bring in George Steele for back up as a face. Hot Rod remained unimpressed, "George Steele? Strong as an ox. And he's almost as smart."
me being 27 i can say that piper was so good his wcw run in the 96 or 97 run is the only thing i really dont care for from his career everything else he was golden
Fans loved Piper even if they hated him because he was so predictably unpredictable. Business as usual with Piper meant something unusual was definitely happening soon.
My favorite match of Roddy's took place on March 23, 1983 in Sunrise, Florida. He was scheduled to work the main event against Dusty Rhodes that night, but Dusty failed to appear due to a missed flight connection. The replacement for Rhodes ended up being Barry Windham. Windham vs. Roddy Piper was a far better matchup for my money than had Piper faced Rhodes. I was thrilled with what ensued. Piper started beating the hell out of Barry and busted Windham open with a series of stiff shots. Barry was bleeding like a stuck hog. Barry then started mounting a comeback on Roddy, and fired back with a barrage of punches, then a nice vertical suplex, and a solid knee drop to the head. Piper was pretty dazed. Around this time, all of the heels came out of the dresssing room and started to surround the ring, seemingly to back up Piper if he began to lose. To combat this, all of the babyfaces came out of the other dressing room and started to surround the ring on the other side, in case there was interference. It began to look like an impromptu lumberjack match at rhis point. Roddy began to take control again, and was beating Windham down, much to the encouragement of the heel wrestlers who had surrounded the ring. After a couple of minutes of solid attacks, Piper even executed a piledriver on Windham, but Barry still powered out of the pin. Barry, still bloodied and beaten down, started to mount another comeback, and had Piper reeling. Barry then hit both a sunset flip, and also an inside cradle for near falls. Roddy started to get nervous, and gave a signal, at which point all of the heels who had come out to ringside all piled in to the ring all at once, and they all started pummeling Barry Windham. Terry Allen, Brad Armstrong, Scott McGhee and all of the babyfaces that had come out, all jumped in the ring and started brawling with the heels that were attacking Barry. It looked like a battle royal. It took several minutes to get the ring cleared after this near riot situation occurred. Once the dust settled, the ring announcer grabbed the mic and declared that "Roddy Piper has been disqualified for massive interference." Not just interference, but "massive interference". This was the type of chaos that followed Roddy everywhere that he went during those times. It was a great card that night at the Sunrise Musical Theater, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for the memories, Roddy. You were one of a kind.
Saw Piper in ‘81 ultra heel mode in Toronto. White hot heat. Also saw his first post face turn match in same venue in ‘86 (teaming with Hogan!). Loudest ovation Ever.
I’m from Toronto, one of my Dad’s friends was friends with Piper growing up here, and he told me stories of skinny, pimpled faced Hot Rod knocking out bigger, older dudes - no problem.
Piper’s crazy guy act was no act, according to my Dad’s buddy.
I was at the Olympic Auditorium the night Roddy Piper made his So Cal appearance. There was a short masked wrestler (can't remember his name) who lost his match and had to remove his mask if he lost. My grandfather took me there and I told him before that match begun that the masked wrestler was a lot taller and leaner then he had been in the weeks prior and we could tell it was someone else under that mask. When he lost he pulled off his mask and was Roddy Piper. We never found out who was wearing the mask originally. Roddy and The Guerrero brothers were the headliners usually at the Olympic as Chavo held a belt and Hector and Mundo had a great rivalry while outside of the ring Roddy and the Guerrero brothers were the best of friends and spent a lot of time together
roddy pipers best run was 1989 to 1992 i would of liked to see him stay in wwf after wrestlemania 8 and won the i.c belt again
I’m 21 a “modern wrestling fan” and piper will always be my favourite absolutely loved his promos
Watching this and waiting for breaking news special on new reports on Vince
Me too! Gonna be epic lol!
I loved the piper dvds
god I wish I got to witness Piper live i was born too late smh
Piper had a freelance type of existence that was unique with the kilt the bagpipes, the pit, he had a wild whacky unpredictable attitude and with his behavior. He adapted very well to that showmanship emphasis that took off in the 1980s. But, he was overall very average inside the ring when it came to his matches. No finisher. I guess his best in ring work had to be before the 80s. I watched the Mid-Atlantic in the 70s and I just don't recall too much Piper then. Maybe my memory has faded. Flair and Rhodes, Wahoo, Paul Jones, the Andersons, Blackjack Mulligan, Johnny Valentine, Magnum TA.
Pipers finish was the sleeper hold. I remember piper and flair going at it and his matches with Greg valentine
His best run was WWF 84-87
Piper had the single funniest moment I’ve ever seen in wrestling. He sat in a chair with his kilt on. Knees spread open. Suddenly he realizes you can “look up his skirt”, closes his legs and says “sorry, grandma…”
Im someone who grew up watching the later attitude era: the end of 98 through the beginning or so of the invasion angle.
Austin is my favorite wrestler, along with the Hardys, but I recently, a few months ago saw the Goldust - Piper match & its probably one of the most impressive matches I've ever seen, where Piper gets hit by the car and rolls off.
piper brought hell to frogtown 🐸
Hot Rod was ridiculous and fans like me ate it up. He wasn't the most "fluid" wrestler, but he was a man of the time. Good brawls. Good storytelling.
Wonder if it bothers jim that so many of his peers these videos are based on have passed on!?
Piper my all time favorite!
TRAVIS! I Really didn't need this image in my head! Now I can't stand up THANKS
My favorite two wrestlers: 1. Flair 2. Piper
I haven't heardvso many lies since I was telling them
I remember piper busting a roll of quarter on Don Muraco s jaw
Weasel…lol..I had a Weasel friend