Roddy Piper - My Problems with Mr T at Wrestlemania
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the most legendary professional wrestlers of all time. Back in the 1980s, Piper was the top heel performer for Vince McMahon's WWF (World Wrestling Federation, now known as WWE).
Building up to the first Wrestlemania there were plenty of issues backstage between Roddy Piper and Mr T. Find out about the meeting with Hulk Hogan right before the big show and why Piper feels McMahon "toned down" his popularity.
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Rowdy Roddy Piper lived wrestling: as a spectator, as a professional wrestler, as a commentator. He lived it, and lived for it. Nothing but love and respect for the man.
Vastly superior actor and real life bad ass and former golden gloves boxer compared to the roids, I mean the rock
your comment would have been much better stand alone without the shot at another living legend the ROCK@@a_ya5555
Roddy had such a unique persona, I know it's said a lot but the "old timers" forgot more about the art than modern guys will ever know.
They need to do a biopic on Roddy, Flair, The Grappler, and a few other guys.
@@Its303AcidBass they did on A&E
That's because sports entertainment and wrestling are two different things.
Its best if you don't conflate them
PIPER WAS A ALL TIME HEEL !
But ENTERTAINING and funny as hell !
Man I miss Hot Rod RIP greatest heel promos of them all!!!
@lrm215, IYHO, that is.
I actually met this guy YEARS ago when I was an assistant manager of a restaurant in a suburb of Buffalo - in the late eighties. It was late on a Sunday night (we were open until eleven back in those days) and it was very typical for a Sunday at that time, which wasn't too busy. We had a take out window and probably around ten or ten fifteen, there was someone at the window who was taking up the whole area (it was a very old restaurant and our TO window wasn't very big, basically the width of an average sized 36' window) and someone said Roddy Piper is at the take out window! LOL. It seems that he was coming from Niagara Falls where they had wrestled that night, and was on his way up to Canada but he was taking the Peace Bridge which is in Buffalo rather than the Rainbow Bridge which is in NF, for some reason, which is what took him by our place which was located on Niagara Falls Boulevard, but nowhere near the actual city of NF. Anyhow, he wanted to buy two beers to go, and unfortunately, NYS doesn't allow that, but he couldn't have been nicer. He was incredibly friendly and greeted everyone who came to say hello and see him like old friends, and took the time to shake hands and chat. THAT really impressed me most of all, how OVERLY kind and friendly he was - oh, that and I was very impressed with how BIG he was in person. I was saddened to hear of his passing.
Roddy Piper was the guy that made me want to watch professional wrestling back in the 80’s. Piper was the real deal.
He didn't want to do jobs and he is in wrestling?
@@usdjpy8929 what u mean?
@@byronherrera628 its not real hate to break it to you Byron
Piper lives wrestling but was actually an AMAZING actor. He killed it in “They Live” and thought we would see him in a bunch of things. He was built to act.
"Body Slam"!!!
He came out in an episode of Walker The Texas Ranger
It sucks that his acting career didn't take off! He aced They Live, which looked like a role written for Kurt Russel.
HELL COME TO FROGTOWN
Legendary fight scene
how can u not like The Hot Rod?
Seriously. Even as a kid growing up in the 80s, I always loved Piper, despite him being a "villain".
HE WAS ENTERTAINING LOL
Roddy was the best villian in wrestling of all time.
@Blue sky Mars, Piper was 1 of the best, remember along with Piper back then in the business, there was Rick Rude, Ole Anderson, Harley Race & Nick Bockwinkel who working in the same time period that Piper was
he waSNt really a villain most of his career..... in the nwa he would shift between heel and babyface. there's only a limited number of guys who can easily most those shifts and piper is one of them.
a villain to me is someone like tully blanchard.. someone who just exudes Heel
@@TheSportsfan35 none of them come close to the hot rod
@@jimmyolsen5897 Really?None of the legends I mentioned "come close to hot rod"?Nick & Harley were 2 of the best world champs the business ever had, & they were both a part of Legendary tag teams before they became world champs. Ole & Tully were both BELIEVABLE as heels & both had runs as a tag champ as well as had U.S. title runs. How does Roddy top a world champ?I mean the dude was NEVER even considered by any promoter he worked for, for a world title run.
@@TheSportsfan35 he was a legend in Portland Georgia Florida The Carolinas piper’s pit headlined the 1st Wrestlemania I could go on and on and on Mingle with some of the biggest celebrities on the planet Cindy Lauper Mr. T and he smash Jimmy’s not go with the coconut Your boys would just be in the territories that’s it
I miss this guy, he was so freaking cool, and how he rocked the kilt !!! the hot rod !!! wrestling does not have these greatest characters anymore.
I loved him. He had such a huge personality and he was a maniac. I loved him in the sci-fi horror movie, "They Live" (1988) I wish he would've been in more movies. He definitely wasn't the best actor, but he played his role well and I believe there were many other roles he could've done well in.
he put on a good show but I was never a fan of the skirt
Everyone wants to be a Roman Reigns. So boring.
@@rockk9753 the kilt you mean. Not a skirt. Tell a Scotsman that he’s wearing a skirt and you’ll see how quickly you can get your ass kicked.
@@alienlife7754 call it what you want its still a skirt, hahahaha get my ass kicked sure... Im not scared of any skirt wearing weirdos
What a story teller holy shit super cool dude
I always looked forward to the Piper Pit segments watching wrestling as a kid. It was always hilarious! 🤣
Is it just me or does anyone know what the hell Piper is trying to say. He is going in all sorts of directions and just rambling on. He's a bit incomprehensible. The poor guy! He appears to have some kind of brain damage. And I say that not to be disrespectful, but it's my honest opinion. Pro wrestling ruined his life. At least the second half of his wrestling career. I remember him in the 80's. Back then he was a completely different person. He was the most unique wrestler at that time. That's why Hollywood pick him up for acting. But unfortunately Hollywood used him the wrong way and he didn't make it. When he return to wrestling it was the beginning of the end. He just wasn't the same. And over time it got worse for him. But it was like he didn't have any other options.
Watch his last interview on the Rich Eisen show. He’s 100 times worse. It’s beyond sad.
Ya, well your Literary prowess ain't that swift either. Your English teacher could say the same about you. At least Roddy has an excuse.
What year was that vs the year of this interview?
Understood everything he said Maybe it's You with The Problem .. He was Talking about Wrestlemania and His Problem with Mr. T And How they Wanted Him To Take a Dive For Mr. T and He Refused . I mean what Part Of That Did You or anyone Here have a Problem Understanding . I mean if he was all over The Place it's Because The Guy interviewing him was asking him Different Questions
The best and truest line Hot Rod ever said was in WCW when he told Hogan. You only got to be the most famous wrestler in the world, because I carried you to the top.
One of the few people on the planet I really miss seeing.
Really made the world a bit dimmer when he passed away.
“If It’s Good Nuff For Da Pope It’s Good Nuff For Me!”-Mr. T
Piper was very entertaining and he tells a story in his wrestling matches.
He certainly had some first - material to pull on!
I never thought Piper ever understood the vision that Vince had Mr.T was a huge star at that point just adding him to the match made everyone involved stars and helped turn Wrestlemania into a household word
I was about to say the same thing. Thanks for beating me to it.
Glad to know that others felt the same way about the vision to increase the scale of visibility to the business.
@@shinigami146 Yeah, it was so great that now a rapper like Bad Bunny or as Jim Cornette calls him Bugs Bunny is now from some fan's perception is on the same level as The Miz & the rest of the talent. Brilliant move Vince, it's shit like that is the reason why the business now is a joke.
If Vince knew how to actually run a promotion he wouldn’t have had to cheapen the business by bringing in stars that didn’t have any business in the ring.
@@chuckfinley6747 Exactly right. I mean, I'm sure the NFL,NBA,NHL & MLB players would hate it & have a problem with anybody in the wrestling business stepping onto their field, rink, or court when they have no business in that arena, so why the fuck should it be accepted & tolerated that actors & musicians step into our arena & expect either current talent or legends like Piper to not take exception to T or as in today's case, Bad Bunny & Snoop Dog among other celebrities stepping in the ring & be booked by idiots like $ mark Khan & Vince to go over current stars?
@Lamont Norwood back when Vince was doing this garbage with Mr. T most wrestlers did know how to legitimately fight. Go read arrest reports and listen to the road stories of the old territory guys. It was nothing for them to get into a brawl and clean the place out. I would love for you to bring this attitude to Haku or Dan Spivey.
And as far as the modern guys, just because the ending of the match is predetermined doesn’t take away from the work they’ve put in or the athleticism that is required to put on a match.
Piper is my favorite all time wrestler, ever. Even as I was a kid in the 80s and he was Hogans nemesis he was my favorite. Hated he never beat Hogan for that belt.
Piper was the type of wrestler that didn’t not seem like a heel or a baby face.
Mr. T is 2 wins 0 losses at wrestlemania
Roddy Piper was a legend
They Live..love that movie he did!
People always talk about Hogan not putting people over clean…he took more dives than Piper did…lol
I'm just glad they made peace before Piper passed away
Too bad they ain’t friends because I respect both of them.
They Live is my favorite!!
It's nice to see a coherent Piper here. Many of his interviews closer to the of his life, he could barely keep a cogent thought going. It was pretty sad.
This guy was awesome in "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
"I wasn't going to take a dive for him."
Nevermind the reporter, I don't think Roddy knew whether wrestling was real or not.
He was protecting the business. Outsiders aren't supposed to be able to come in and beat a pro wrestler. Just like the David Arquette thing
Piper jobbed clean to Henry Winkler in 5 seconds so what waa the big deal with Mr. T?
Henry WINKLER??!!
Roddy is simply one of the greatest of all time. He’s on my personal Mount Rushmore of wrestling.
“I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass….and I’m all out of bubble gum!” - Roddy Piper
Piper has the best voice in pro wrestling Dr. D David Schultz is the best slap
Piper was all talk!
I ran into him at an Airport. The guy wouldn't stop yakkin. "I did this, I did that, Im the greatest"
I had enough, one thing led to the other and he swung his carry on bag at me.
I threw him against the Delta gate counter. I then tossed him through the glass and he landed on the tarmac. I jumped out the window superfly snooka style.
He ended up pulling out a cocunut from his trunks and busted me upside the head. Then I woke up and realized it was all a dream.
I got this full shoot on DVD. Pretty good.
RiP to the legend.
Piper not being one of the biggest guy's in the business was surely one of the best minds when it came to mastering his character. Thank you Piper for the memories, and I pray you are with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I don't blame piper.................T has no business in any ring
No he honestly doesn't, but still Mc McMahon went after Mr. T to build Wrestlemania 1 around the match co headlined with Hogan. Back in that day, Mr. T didn't need The WWF or McMahon, McMahon needed Mr. T.
I had no idea he looks exactly like marky mark
Piper didn't like Mr.T for reasons other than.Wrestlemania was marketed to the casual and the curious wrestling viewer,that's the reason for all of the celebrities at that first event.Mr. T's name is what sold that event to those who didn't really follow wrestling.Piper and all of those who had a problem with that man being there knew why he was there,and why he so important to the event.
Mtv and cindy lauper also
True.Those bigname celebrities put that event over.
@@Friend2AllCats They knew he wasn't a wrestler,they knew it. That was one of the reasons Mr.T was on the card,he was over big time.He brought a lot of attention to WM 1.
Piper should be upset with McMahon, not Mr. T. Piper was jealous of Mr. T's celebrity.
@@76WestSports I agree with you on a hundred. 💯
Roddy was great. Before my time but I’ve watched a ton of stuff which includes him. Great stuff.
Classic Roddy Piper!!
Looking back now if it wasn't for Piper there would of been no Wrestlemania.
I miss him so much
R.I.P Great one!
Favorite wrestler of all time HOT ROD RODDY PIPER
One of the biggest mistakes in wrestling history was Vince not having Hogan vs Piper 1 on 1 at Wrestlemania 1. That's a match that would be remembered. The main event they booked as a tag match with Mr. T is notable only because of Mr. T. Other than that it's an afterthought
I wish Piper did more big budget movies like They live. He definitely would have had a bigger career as an actor than Hulk Hogan. As a matter of fact just his role in "They Live" was bigger than any thing Hogan ever starred in. If Hogan Had Piper's role in "They Live" as good as the story line was the movie would have flopped due to the Hogan Curse.
RODDY PIPER
RIP GREAT MAN , GONE WAY TOO SOON .
Mr.T was a baby.He was in their territory.He should of been more respectful.Shame on you Mr T.Love Rowdy.
Mr. T looked small compared to the real wrestlers. 😅 and he blinked every time he fired his weapon on The A-Team. 😅
Mr Rodrick Toombs
R.I.P. RODDY PIPER
Rowdy could of knocked the shit out of Mr t anytime he chose so
*"Wouldn't take a dive" Dude its SCRIPTED WRESTLING. Basically theatre.*
I can’t fell if he is felling the truth or not. Even so called shoot interviews are filled with embellishments.
There was a great match between Roddy Piper and Bret Hart somewhere, can´t remember where, I think that was one of the top matches I watched
Wrestlemania VIII.
This is awesome
This interview is confusing. It’s scripted wrestling. He takes dives all the time. Mr. T isn’t the character that he played in Rocky 3. It’s not like Mr.T came there for a real boxing or wrestling match.
Roddy you made me hate you so much because you were so good at being the bad guy. Also he should of been a star after making They Live.
Piper refusing to do the job at Wrestlemania because of his own ego was one of the biggest reason that match sucked. His ego got in the way to many times which kept him from being involved in the most memorable matches in history. Nobody wants a disqualification and too many times his matches ended in them.
Agreed
😢 I miss Hot Rod last time I saw him was on storage wars with Barry and the kilt 😂. He missed 😢
Once you see this you won’t unsee it…piper could pass as mark wahlberg’s father lol
Canadian legend
They live
I PITY THE FOOL THAT TRIES TO INSULT MR. T!
Man Was Never Gonna Take A Dive For Mr. T... No Wonder The Boxing Match Looked Sloppy As Sh"t .. It Never Hurt the Gate tho.. 😂🤣
Piper is a legend
Roddy looks like Mark Wahlbergs older brother!!! Semper Fidelis.
I watched an interview with King Kong Bundy (RIP), talking about the "worked" boxing matches, and how they were always terrible. He mentioned Piper's actual boxing credentials and how he had some of the fastest hands he'd ever seen. According to Bundy (and others), in a "shoot" boxing match, Piper would have completely wrecked Mr T, probably quite easily, which would have been a PR disaster.
But it wasn't boxing it was pro wrestling which is fake and it was a PR thing.
Remember.Piper was a cartoon character not a tough guy.
He puts forth an act but that speak for all he might've done or learned earlier...like being a real fighter.
I don't know about that. Mr. T was a bounce and competed in tough man competitions. This is how he got his break in television.
And Mr T. Was an actual wrestler in high school so in a real wrestling match, he would have defeated Piper.
RIP Da Maniac
rowdy piper, ladies and gentlemen, the incoherent nightmare.
Its always sunny in Philadelphia
Roddy knew how to deal with Vince better than anyone. Somehow, he made Vince a lost little boy looking for his mother.
Roddy had the ability to make Vince believe that he needed Piper more than Piper needed Vince.
Historically the 3 guys who complained the most about the past in shoot interviews: Roddy Piper, Kamala, HTM. I get it they had some real beef with things in the past but refusing to get over it is a poison and poisons kill.
I've always liked the hot rod one thing for sure if you got the party with him it would not be boring
The story about Mr. T and the rubber chicken smacking him in the face...I'm dead.
so your typing beyond the grave?
As a kid I got to “help the Piper up” as my dad would constantly tell me. Despite his all time GOAT heel status at the time, he instantly became my favorite wrestler. Dad always got us ringside seats whenever wrestling came to El Paso despite how lower middle class we were. Thanks for the memories dad and Hotrod. RIP dad and Roddy
Middle class? So rich kid then?
@@brenb70 If you want to call my dad supporting a family of six on $45k per year then yeah - we were rolling in dough 🤡
@@KinnereyBthat's actually not bad however I can never understand ur situation. Was that the average at the time
@@KD400_ Tickets were cheap where we lived. I grew up in El Paso, TX. I was just fortunate to grow up where I did when I did. My dad literally saved pocket change for Christmas presents and rare treats like that. I remember rolling pocket change with my parents and even enjoying that. I had to leave this comment bc it made me think how hard he worked to have next to nothing for himself so that we could live the childhood he never did. My grandfather was an abusive monster. I’m blessed that my dad stopped that cycle. He taught me how to be a dad 💯 “Any jerk can father a child, but it takes a man to be a dad.” - Author Unknown
@@KinnereyB my father was like ur grandfather I don't have kids however I will also stop the cycle too
I wish Roddy continued a career in movie acting. He was talented and fun to watch
They live is a classic
Good movies good actor
Check out Hell Comes to Frogtown. Lol
THEY LIVE WAS A PRETTY GOOD MOVIE
@@derekazyan9942 greatest film fight ever with Keith David
He was a devoted husband. Refused to remove his wedding ring, even in movies,
Piper was old school and he protected the business. He wasn't going to let some big shot celebrity come in and expose the business.
I stole a pair of glasses from this guy one time... I put them on and the girl I was dating looked like some weird creature. I threw them it the trash. Wish I kept them. This guy is a legend.
That comment was legendary
Well played.
Did they come with bubblegum?
@@JacksonHerod hah! That's KICK ASS!
LOVED IT WHEN HE SMASHED JIMMY SUPERFLY SNUKA IN THE HEAD WITH A COCONUT THAT SHIT WAS FUNNY !
I love Mr. T...but..F him...why should Roddy have ever done anything for him, let alone a dive?
Piper did what was best for his character and value as a performer. Why should he...he was the hottest heel in wrestling and T was just a celeb passing through...if Piper jobbed (which was a bigger deal then in the eyes of fans than now) the fans would see him as being neutralized, degraded. Gotten his comeuppance. He wouldnt be the same
Rody Piper was a real wrestler too having learned Catch Wrestling from Gene LeBell.
I didn't know that! Cheers.
He has a judo back ground and was trained by Gene Labelle who was a jUdo black belt who also trained Ronda Roussey which is why Both have honoured Labelle by doning the Rody moniker which is what Gene Labelle had as a wrestling name.
@@urielcalderon9639
Also Piper had a Catch Wrestling background he learned from Gene LeBell who is considered the best Catch Wrestler ever.
@@davidtice4972 forget the small circuit of catch wrestling judo is the more impressive credential as it was a international discipline.
Catch Wrestling is the arch enemy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Japanese Catch Wrestler Kazushi Sakuraba defeated 4 members of the famous Gracie Family. Sakuraba defeated Royler Gracie, Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie and Ryan Gracie. American Catch Wrestler Josh Barnett defeated Ryron Gracie.
Roddy Piper, Scott Hall and Mr. Perfect. All three should have been a heavyweight champion at either WWE or WCW.
RIP to all three.
McMahon not being upfront and honest with Roddy is what led to the conflict with Mr T.
Rest In Peace
🙏🤍🕊
this dude was not as famous as Mr. T. he has to be crazy. nobody even knew who he was but wrestling fans.
@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLawRoddy Piper was a household name back then too. His territory was in Oregon but he made the rounds. By the time he got to the WWF his name was as widely known as Dusty Rhodes. And everybody knew who Dusty was.
Pro wrestling existed long before WrestleMania was ever a fever dream in McMahon’s head.
again...he was nowhere near as famous as Mr. T.@@dr.floridamanphd
@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw keep telling yourself that, kid.
dude....ask anyone under 45 years old who in the hell is damn Roddy Piper and not one person would know. You can go ask any 10 year old kid who Mr. T is and they will know and he has not been active in almost 20 years. dont be a Cletus.@@dr.floridamanphd
RIP HOTROD ROWDY RODDY PIPER#1
LEGEND OF WRESTLING!
It’s actually nice to know that at wrestlemania 30 Piper and Mr T patched up their issues
@Ryan Keefe, actually if you watch the last interview that Piper did before he died, he still had heat with T & I can understand why.
Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorf were the real stars of Wrestle Mania 1.
They were the whole reason people tuned in. They wanted to see them get their asses beat.
Orndorf was The Man. No bullshit stud horse, sold the part in multiple ways. I saw him come down the aisle just past me in '79 in pre-robe days: not someone you'd want to mess with. Stossel better be glad he crossed Schultz and not Mr. Wonderful! Orndorf might've forgotten to open his hand before belting the SCHIIT out of him.
@@chuckfinley6747 Revisionist history
What a stupid comment this is, cant believe 70 other plums liked it also, Hogan & T were the clear stars, get a grip 👊
I came here to do two things ....... chew bubble gum and kickass and im all outta bubble gum lol
That line and Jesse's:"I aint got ⌚ time to bleed" 😂 Classic!
Can you imagine what Roddy must have been like with a few lines and drinks in him 🤣? It’d be like talking to a 200lbs. hummingbird!
I hated Piper as a kid in the 80s. He did his job. Then I loved seeing him again during the Monday night wars. One of the greatest wrestling personalities of all time.
Loved it when he SMASHED Jimmy superfly snuka in the head with q COCONUT !
Or how about the time he beat up that stiff frankie Williams on PIPERS pit !
SMASHED Jimmy superfly snuka in the head with a COCONUT on PIPERS pit that was funny !
Dont forget, They Live
Rowdy Roddy Piper has always been one of my favorite wrestlers. I liked him when he was one of the premier bad guys. My friends and I always looked forward to his Piper's Pit skits. They were always insanely funny.
Great Interview 👍 Roddy Piper is a legend who never won the World Title. It goes to show that the titles don't make the legend, the wrestler makes the legend.
Some performers don't need a belt and are considered legends.
The wrestling business is odd because Jake didn't win a lot of matches and never won a belt but yet, he's one of the biggest stars of the late 80s.
He was one of few who were so over that they didn't need the world title to solidify their legacy.
@@charlesmoore3654 Superfly didn't need a belt to create his legendary career.
Unfortunately, Jimmy ruined his legacy by....welll....I think everyone has seen Dark Side of the Ring series.
@@kenterminateddq5311 he and rude were the best heels of the late 80s
@@derekazyan9942 It's tough to say, there were a lot of great heels in the 80s from Orndorff to Dibiase.
I love Piper but damn his answers were hard to follow in later years. He was all over the place.
agreed
Who the hell knows what he was saying ... not even Roddy probably does here
He's on uppers...his pupils are dilated like crazy..
RIP piper. Top 3 best wrestlers ever.
Nope
the best heal in the 80s. but there was the 70s and 50s he was old school that much is confirmed
not really
So many greats from The Golden Era
Piper was a great heel.
Piper was so great in 1985.
Piper was perhaps the best heel ever .
Ernie Ladd (RIP) was pretty good as a heel as well.
Last main event I ever saw was a cage match main event between heel Ernie Ladd and then face Orndorff in the Superdome, around New Year's '79. Orndorff such a beast back then. Looked like you'd cut your hand off if you punched his jaw. Really physical match.
Mr. T vs Piper was a joke. Bu that’s when wrestling became a big spectacle.
Yeah he was a joke but his name recognition being one of the biggest TV stars in the world at the time along with Cyndi Lauper helped put WWF on the map for Wrestlemania 1. He wouldn't have got half of the mainstream coverage they did without those two.
Wrestling wasn’t a big spectacle before that? Ali vs Inoki?
@@ninjacape Gene lebell vs. Milo Savage was before that
How did Lauper get involved, for crying out loud?
Piper should have boxed Ali. Since piper thought he was so tough
Long live the memory of the late, great Roddy Piper. xoxo The Clarences
he was one of the best heels , so funny always made me laugh .
PIPER'S PIT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING LOL
He and the late Ernie Ladd were great heels as well as talkers.