Roddy Piper interrupts an interview with Danny DeVito (02-18-1985)

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  • As "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Danny DeVito backstage at Madison Square Garden about "The War to Settle the Score", "Rowdy" Roddy Piper interrupts with a message for Hulk Hogan.
    (MTV The War to Settle the Score Special, February 18th 1985)

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  • @alicem3415
    @alicem3415 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    I love that these two did a wrestling episode together on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 24 years later. The Maniac and the Trashman!

    • @chardiemacdennis7218
      @chardiemacdennis7218 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      My ALL TIME favorite show. Piper was great on his several appearances in the shows long running history. RODDY

    • @JamNTekInc.
      @JamNTekInc. ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr maniac!

    • @johnathanrush4666
      @johnathanrush4666 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      DA MANIAC LOVES YOU

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have to find that episode

    • @martincastaneda8574
      @martincastaneda8574 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He just drifted away

  • @donmorton4597
    @donmorton4597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +964

    I love it when Piper says “The planes” after looking at Devito. Priceless.

    • @eriscreations8558
      @eriscreations8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      that reference would go right over most peoples heads nowadays. Taatoo

    • @michaelseidl5240
      @michaelseidl5240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      If you look close, DeVito turns to his left, behind Okerlund..you see him start to smile...you knew he was cracking up and had to get off camera...lol

    • @rattleballs1414
      @rattleballs1414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Thanks for your comment, I missed him saying that. and you are right, that is priceless.

    • @tommy2chips
      @tommy2chips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂

    • @rubenmolinar1035
      @rubenmolinar1035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Was that a Fantasy Island reference? If so that was hilarious

  • @KatchouroBlade
    @KatchouroBlade ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I love how Piper says "the planes" to DeVito. A reference to Tattoo from Fantasy Island. 😂🤣😂

    • @ADHDfuntimes
      @ADHDfuntimes ปีที่แล้ว

      Ze plane!

    • @wilhelmhesse1348
      @wilhelmhesse1348 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Damn ..you nailed it 💯😂

    • @otto5580
      @otto5580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hahahaha

    • @menacexp
      @menacexp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      i caught that too - fuck that made me laugh.

    • @mykingdom613
      @mykingdom613 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jamesm3657
    @jamesm3657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    Piper was so convincing and passionate that it was difficult to believe he wasn't really that angry. This is missing from todays promos. RIP Roddy Piper

    • @paulbelmonte1201
      @paulbelmonte1201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This man shouldn't have never died

    • @jasonoak4564
      @jasonoak4564 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      From what I hear Piper was really a bit of a nut in real life like most wrestlers so I do believe at least some of this is really him.

    • @jayroi1814
      @jayroi1814 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@paulbelmonte1201 shouldn't have never? so he should have died? learn to communicate in your native language ffs

    • @timbow1356
      @timbow1356 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@jayroi1814JAYROI is an Uneducated Mouth-Breathing Troglodyte.
      JAYROI's mother sat him on the toilet backwards when he was a child which is no EXCUSE for his lack of education, wit, and class.
      Jay 🥱🥱🥱

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrestling is idiotic

  • @joshs4594
    @joshs4594 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1073

    Roddy was at the top of his game, here. Nobody else could do this.

    • @SupesMe
      @SupesMe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Amen

    • @jmgmarcus808
      @jmgmarcus808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Josh S Flair could.

    • @joshs4594
      @joshs4594 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Flair was great but Piper here was unmatched,

    • @Bryantthewizz
      @Bryantthewizz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Nobody but Piper. He is WrestleMania

    • @TobeyStarburst
      @TobeyStarburst 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jmgmarcus808 Flair is trash.

  • @l1n5n8
    @l1n5n8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    The Trashman and the Maniac before Wrestlemania (02-18-1985)

    • @jtapisue9489
      @jtapisue9489 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Patrick Bateman omg I just realized that, it's always sunny in Philadelphia, best show!

    • @TheLegendarySuperSaiyanBroly
      @TheLegendarySuperSaiyanBroly 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He called me the "N" word lolololololol

    • @mcbillygoat2413
      @mcbillygoat2413 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Trashman ain’t half the man that the Maniac is, but the Trashman fights dirty.

    • @GrahamBarth
      @GrahamBarth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Both in their prime.
      So long, Maniac.

    • @srj34
      @srj34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "I throw trash all over the, all over the ring!"

  • @paulkersey1007
    @paulkersey1007 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Roddy was so nice to everyone. Especially his fans. God rest him

    • @brikkalassontae4697
      @brikkalassontae4697 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I met him and macho man as a kid. He was truly a class act. He left us far too soon.

    • @dominysynclair
      @dominysynclair ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brikkalassontae4697 Me too, at Boston Garden. He let me show him a wrist lock I learned at Kung Fu. He pretended it hurt. Loved that guy.

  • @Reizermo
    @Reizermo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Promo skills 10/10. Mean Gene even took a small step backwards. Hahaha - brilliant Roddy

  • @judahslion5611
    @judahslion5611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Nobody cut more believable and energetic promos than Piper. One of the best ever.

    • @echolalia682
      @echolalia682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      THE BEST! BAR NONE

    • @dougfredricks2017
      @dougfredricks2017 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Still 😆 at "The Planes..." RIP Roddy

    • @ignitespark9293
      @ignitespark9293 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You must not have heard of that other guy that rhymes with nacho

    • @johnpenguinthe3rd13
      @johnpenguinthe3rd13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For modern day wrestling schools when they are doing "promo class", they seriously need to show their students every single Roddy Piper promo as examples of how to cut great promos.

    • @Myrridan19
      @Myrridan19 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@johnpenguinthe3rd13yes. Especially that promo from PNW where Piper smashes a bottle on his forehead and keeps going as blood drips down his face.

  • @teletran1175
    @teletran1175 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    No one could cut a promo like Roddy. The wrestling world was a better place with him in it. Rest in peace. You are missed.

    • @ravensbrood3544
      @ravensbrood3544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage tried their best to imitate Rowdy Roddy Piper, but never could.🤔

    • @jamiecrawford8133
      @jamiecrawford8133 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Roddy and Iron Sheikh GOATs of heels.

    • @dominysynclair
      @dominysynclair ปีที่แล้ว

      I would argue society-at-large was better off with him around.

    • @seans3291
      @seans3291 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ravensbrood3544bruh what lol they ain’t never try to imitate Piper 😂

    • @ravensbrood3544
      @ravensbrood3544 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seans3291 That's Exactly what l posted Bruh...

  • @rxtp17
    @rxtp17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    God I miss Piper. He was an absolute monster... in the ring... and on the mic. All time fav, hands down.

  • @jimt7109
    @jimt7109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Roddy was a master of taking those quick gulps of air every few seconds so that his blistering tirades would never wane in intensity. His verbal barrages were impenetrable walls of smack talk. There was no getting a word in edgewise with him unless he allowed it.

    • @johnrivers3813
      @johnrivers3813 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Those gasps of air are equivalent to the speed of most Olympic swimmers

  • @joesmerksky5919
    @joesmerksky5919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1335

    And that was last time Danny Deveto did coke with Piper.

    • @joeclements7750
      @joeclements7750 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Joe Smerksky Danny looked drunk.

    • @ralphgoodman4670
      @ralphgoodman4670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He was drunk with awe from being with Piper.

    • @Kelski1998
      @Kelski1998 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joe Smerksky Idiot

    • @HyperInflation2020
      @HyperInflation2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@joeclements7750 Weed

    • @robertteague6342
      @robertteague6342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It’s a joke man. Please calm down.

  • @BootlegBrain
    @BootlegBrain 6 ปีที่แล้ว +851

    And years later, Piper would cameo on It's Always Sunny

    • @mikecarone7320
      @mikecarone7320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Da Maniac

    • @sublimelove23
      @sublimelove23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      JaconatorLS Da Maniac loves you

    • @American-Zero
      @American-Zero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@sublimelove23 I like you guys..you remind me of my kids...

    • @sublimelove23
      @sublimelove23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      American Zero oh you have kids Maniac?

    • @American-Zero
      @American-Zero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@sublimelove23 *goes to speak...but suddenly stops*
      ...Nah, not anymore....
      *walks away*

  • @michaelwalker3935
    @michaelwalker3935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Man's a genius. They Live is one of the best movies ever.

    • @michaelwalker3935
      @michaelwalker3935 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @White women think Black men are pathetic lol I stream it every once in a while on Vimeo. Helps me keep things into perspective. I'm not sure I'd say it's documentary, but it sure does blow the lid off of those who control us.

    • @michaelwalker3935
      @michaelwalker3935 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @White women think Black men are pathetic lol and are you really a white woman who thinks black men are pathetic

    • @spacecowboy_1962
      @spacecowboy_1962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you're a Piper fan then you have to watch the movie, HELL COMES TO FROG TOWN . That is a cult classic.

    • @davidgoza5620
      @davidgoza5620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trembling3674 That's where I first saw it. I really miss USA Up All Night. So many great cheesy movies!

    • @aaroncordes2444
      @aaroncordes2444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @White women think Black men are pathetic lol its actually based on a short story eight o clock in the morning by Ray Nelson written in 1963

  • @SolidSnakeVMB007
    @SolidSnakeVMB007 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jesus Christ, I just saw this for the first time and it’s one of the greatest promos I’ve ever seen!

  • @nelsonvargas7977
    @nelsonvargas7977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    There will never be another piper .

  • @1keykneedeep
    @1keykneedeep 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Had a chance to meet him just months before he passed. Awesome guy and true gentlemen. We exchanged jokes and I got a pic of me shaking my fist at him and he was totally into it. He remarked
    " yeah do that" as we both smiled.
    So friendly and cordial. 👍👍

  • @oldrichkosacka5522
    @oldrichkosacka5522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Mean Gene is a great interviewer. Huge talent.

    • @beavisbuttgoblin
      @beavisbuttgoblin ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The best in the business.

    • @darrenfirth3458
      @darrenfirth3458 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just heard that no one came to mean jeans funeral, felt so bad for the guy

    • @Chrisicola
      @Chrisicola 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Put the glasses on!

  • @johnbooth1583
    @johnbooth1583 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Rowdy was always my favorite. My kids,too! And the movie "They Live" by John Carpenter ,starring Roddy is one of the best scifi films ever made.

  • @sandman9932
    @sandman9932 7 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    One of the greatest matches to never happen: Da Maniac vs. The Trashman.

    • @JimmyFranceable
      @JimmyFranceable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That took way too long.

    • @jimdavis2436
      @jimdavis2436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      After the cameras cut the Trashman hit him with a garbage can and Cricket counted the 1...2...3 for the belt.

    • @catkitty532
      @catkitty532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The birds of war would died of a hart attack when he came out screaming....lol

    • @moderatemexicanamericanpat4904
      @moderatemexicanamericanpat4904 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s up there next to Ali and frazier

  • @jzen1455
    @jzen1455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Damn, after watching numerous Roddy Piper vids recently, I've realized how I totally overlooked his charisma and off-the-cuff diatribes as a kid. Dude was on another level with his intensity of insults.

    • @timbow1356
      @timbow1356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you really want to appreciate Roddy as a performer and see how he came up, check out his matches against Buddy Rose @ PDX wrestling. He's a PHENOMENAL wrestler.

    • @Munedawg
      @Munedawg ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn't overlooked back then. Kids loved the Hulk. Teenagers loved Piper.

  • @spiritchild9101
    @spiritchild9101 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The wrestlers back then were on a different level, as far as acting skills were concerned. I could watch this sort of entertainment all day.

  • @battlestarmarc
    @battlestarmarc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Classic piper promo.
    Piper was unreal in 1985.
    Piper was perhaps the best heel ever.

  • @williambowen1771
    @williambowen1771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Piper was the man. RIP Roddy. Enjoy valhalla warrior

  • @scottspencer6036
    @scottspencer6036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Gene got rid of Billy Squier as fast as possible. A true pro.

    • @greysky1252
      @greysky1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Whats wrong with Billy Squire?!

    • @alltruthmatters4395
      @alltruthmatters4395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hilarious and accurate!

    • @BillyRamirez
      @BillyRamirez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@greysky1252 Nothing. Until he released the video to Rock Me Tonite. Look it up. Career ender.

    • @charleswilson4526
      @charleswilson4526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@BillyRamirez great song though

    • @davidkopec9442
      @davidkopec9442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He saw that “Take Me in Your Arms”...video...

  • @JohnMegaton2062
    @JohnMegaton2062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Piper was amazing. He could sell anything. Naturally hilarious.

  • @doubledave7451
    @doubledave7451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Consider that current WWE "superstars" have their promos written word for word for them by writers and it makes you appreciate a raw and unscripted talent like Piper.

    • @nigeldaddyo
      @nigeldaddyo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't know that but it sounds about right and explains why it got so bad that i stopped watching back in 2004

    • @andu1854
      @andu1854 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like AEW because they let their guys talk

  • @erikl1447
    @erikl1447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Piper's Pit is still better than any late night talk show you'll see now

  • @jenuwinmoore9258
    @jenuwinmoore9258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "Wonderful, wonderful the planes". "Ah what, ah this". Say what u want about the piper. But he was amongst the best of them that ever did it...

  • @oliverstanley3227
    @oliverstanley3227 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man I love Roddey when he gets worked up, he had a way of talking so fast he sounded like he was speaking in tongues and his breathing pattern reminded me of when a little kid tells a story but is trying to say to much at once and forgets to breathe.

  • @rodolfotonelli3689
    @rodolfotonelli3689 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Piper is full of energy and power! Even the suits were quiet. Childhood fan from the 1980s. Thanks TV

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Dear WWE Superstars,
    This is how to cut a promo. You're welcome.

    • @bonechip01
      @bonechip01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vince made it like that.

    • @ladistar
      @ladistar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jack Riggs damn LOL savage gahahahaha

    • @chadk890
      @chadk890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jack Riggs And AEW

    • @billyfubar2748
      @billyfubar2748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unscripted just raw talent

    • @michaellopez2070
      @michaellopez2070 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of companies get more conservative over time. There is probably a huge pressure these days for them to act a certain way, and that's holds down creative types.

  • @jsboening
    @jsboening 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    “I’ve come to kick ass and chew bubblegum....and I’m all out of bubblegum.”

    • @F.W.ENDER.75
      @F.W.ENDER.75 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Well then can I see the shop steward"

    • @adamkane5205
      @adamkane5205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Looks like Roddy needs to put those glasses on.

    • @Rj-yr1br
      @Rj-yr1br 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      god i love that line

    • @tomscott3
      @tomscott3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you got it, but reversed.

    • @jsboening
      @jsboening 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomscott3 was it chew ass and kick bubblegum?

  • @mikemasiello5965
    @mikemasiello5965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    No one will ever...EVER...do interviews like this.

  • @tonymaurice4157
    @tonymaurice4157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    And that crazy intensity hasn't been seen since 1985! Piper is an absolute Legend!! My childhood

    • @Se7s95
      @Se7s95 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MJF is the only one who comes to mind!

  • @Nightrain76
    @Nightrain76 9 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    So damn good on the mic.

    • @lkcampbell9795
      @lkcampbell9795 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nightrain76 The very best!

    • @robinsmall4457
      @robinsmall4457 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absolutely and actor!

    • @pulsarstargrave256
      @pulsarstargrave256 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was public enemy number one in entertainment at the time...even out "heeling" J.R. Ewing for a while! Still fresh off his tenure in Mid Atlantic, he was also good IN THE RING,having kept the skills he learned there. When he came back to the WWF in the 90s his ring work was AWFUL and he was a "babyface"!

    • @jeffsandy5088
      @jeffsandy5088 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      WHAT ! The Rock ??? Everyone knows that Piper and Flair were untouchable on the mic !!!!!!!!

    • @jordanbrooks2855
      @jordanbrooks2855 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The best.

  • @jamescourt5201
    @jamescourt5201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Hot Rod looks at Devito and says "the planes." Gold

    • @DominicanManowarFan
      @DominicanManowarFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@trembling3674 Roddy making fun of Danny Devito's height by saying the planes, the planes is a reference to the tv show called Fantasy Island; where one of the main characters is Tattoo a dwarf who used to say "The Plane boss, the plane" each time he saw visitors coming to the island by airplanes.

    • @MAC-mo9cj
      @MAC-mo9cj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I noticed Divito got out pipers way very quickly aswell😂

    • @jamescourt5201
      @jamescourt5201 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trembling3674 there was an actor on fantasy island that was a midget. Every time a plane flew over he'd say the planes, the planes.

    • @kevinkeane303
      @kevinkeane303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tato

  • @thewolf7119
    @thewolf7119 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This man is in the top 5 of greatest entertainers of all time!

    • @dominysynclair
      @dominysynclair ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you're right. Roddy and Jackie Chan. Who are the others?

    • @cmsmhp
      @cmsmhp 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dominysynclair Michael Jackson, Liberace, Judy Garland, Elvis, and Freddie Mercury should all be high on the list

  • @tomservo5347
    @tomservo5347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The polite 'Thank You' after Piper turned, walking away after that explosive diatribe.

  • @jonathanturbide2232
    @jonathanturbide2232 9 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Why Roddy was never able to become a huge movie star is beyond me, he should have won an Academy Award at some point.

    • @AHalevonEric
      @AHalevonEric 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +Jonathan Turbide I've heard it mentioned he was left off the Oscar in memoriam montage.

    • @mardy341
      @mardy341 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      or even worse of all like never having that push to become WWE CHAMPION....

    • @jonathanturbide2232
      @jonathanturbide2232 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I understand your point Marty and yeah, I think Piper would have loved a run as champion but truth is: the guy never needed a belt to be over. Some guys needs a title to become a star, Piper was his own walking title. Hell, even a guy like Flair needed 1 or 2 title reigns to get over, but not Piper. So the fact he never won the World title yet was always super over both as a heel and a babyface is a real compliment to him and shows how much he was amazing.

    • @mardy341
      @mardy341 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonathan Turbide wow good point

    • @NealDamiano
      @NealDamiano 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** None of Carpenter's films got major publicity or promotion. Read a book. ( laughing)

  • @paulsmith8212
    @paulsmith8212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Roddy was quite the actor. Wonderful entertainer. R.I.P. Roddy Piper.

    • @UncleTermite
      @UncleTermite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At times he was also genuine,he was a real boxer as well ,in real life he would’ve mugged Mr. T ,I heard he went after him for real as well and wanted a real fight behind the scenes .

  • @benvasilinda9729
    @benvasilinda9729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    That interview with Billy Squire was as long as his famed music career.

    • @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736
      @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Billy Squire? Looked like the late Eddie Van Halen to me.

    • @MrSpeed-lt8gr
      @MrSpeed-lt8gr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 yes; it’s Eddie’s hairdo for sure. That is Billy Squier. Everybody Wants You was my favorite song of his but the video of Rock Me Tonight most likely ended his career.

    • @brandonpaavola5634
      @brandonpaavola5634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrSpeed-lt8gr he talked about how it ended his career. He wanted a totally different video however the music industry execs made him do the video that was pretty damn gay. His career died right there. Brutal didnt go with his gut and his career died overnight.

    • @Erock-bs9ur
      @Erock-bs9ur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fun fact, Billy Squire's first band was called Piper.

  • @mrknowitalllt1
    @mrknowitalllt1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    piper is often imitated but can never be duplicated

  • @kwmusic4560
    @kwmusic4560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Piper was it his best here. The build up to the match against Hogan, the match itself, and the immediate aftermath completely changed the world of wrestling.

  • @earlofrednecks9533
    @earlofrednecks9533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Piper was my all time fav. grew up watching him on Portland Wrestling back in the 70's before he hit it big. Talented and entertaining.

  • @peckerdecker
    @peckerdecker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was a _serious_ promo. Even the _entourage_ in the background gives the _substance_ . Brilliant

  • @buckchurch1551
    @buckchurch1551 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ive watched wresting my whole life, NOBODY brought more heat than this man in his prime.

  • @Solomanium
    @Solomanium 9 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    LOL "Wonderful, wonderful, da planes!"

    • @scott351wins
      @scott351wins 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Solomanium I'm laughing my ass off so hard over that comment i'm crying!!!! My man Roddy, RIP.

    • @scott351wins
      @scott351wins 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Solomanium I'm laughing my ass off so hard over that comment i'm crying!!!! My man Roddy, RIP.

    • @--angry--man--
      @--angry--man-- 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      scott351wins He was the best ever.

    • @stuartpost6407
      @stuartpost6407 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't get it... ta rass

    • @--angry--man--
      @--angry--man-- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's a reference from fantasy island.

  • @jorgecoto5483
    @jorgecoto5483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    No better TALKER than the Piper RIP

  • @billy1673
    @billy1673 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rowdy Roddy Piper was a national treasure!
    By far, my all time favorite pro wrestler!
    Still to this day he never fails to make me sigh with these “interviews”!🤣🤣🤣

  • @Boski391
    @Boski391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HotRod! This guy is so over the top. What a unique charcter, there is no one that is even close. This fucking hilarious. Thanks Rowdy!

  • @MrMuttly55
    @MrMuttly55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    As a kid the only wrestler that could get me to jump out of my seat when the first few notes of his music hit was Roddy Piper.

  • @jimpuertas6781
    @jimpuertas6781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I have to add that it sucks getting older, miss these day's of entertainment and a lot of have gone to their next life. Seen Billy Squier at the Cow Palace back in 1983

  • @jadenumpherville308
    @jadenumpherville308 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We don’t have promos like this anymore

  • @dennisgraham9444
    @dennisgraham9444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These guys reuniting on its always sunny in Philadelphia is pretty awesome.

  • @johnliberty3647
    @johnliberty3647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I forgot how young Devito looked back then. He is one of those guys that always seemed old.

  • @c.v.5050
    @c.v.5050 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Piper was the cat's meow, plain and simple. True definition of a PURE BAD-ASS. He sugar coated nothing unlike all the other Hoser's of that time. We all should follow his lead.

  • @shirleypena4133
    @shirleypena4133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You've got fire in your eyes, your heart on your sleeve. A curse on your lips, but all I can see is BEAUTIFUL!" RIP to a VERY beautiful man: Roderick George Piper.

  • @BBQFanNo1
    @BBQFanNo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The good old days! The 1970s and 1980s! There was never a dull moment with Piper, Hogan, Andre The Giant, Superstar Billy Graham, Bruno Sammartino and Savage.

  • @neilharrison3187
    @neilharrison3187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Gives me flashbacks of my Dad when I stole 2 bottles of Lager from his beer shed.

  • @skinny9283
    @skinny9283 8 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    1:07 "Da planes" fkn hilarious!

    • @j2times2006
      @j2times2006 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!

    • @elleeway8060
      @elleeway8060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      YES....he looks at DeVito with disdain and drops that quick line that everyone got back then with Tattoo on Fantasy Island.....a great snipe-line

    • @farerse
      @farerse 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      what does it mean? Da planes ?

    • @farerse
      @farerse 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      saw it now , but tattoo was not played by Danny Devito

    • @farerse
      @farerse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John are you bipolar?

  • @TheSerpentsEye
    @TheSerpentsEye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Piper was in good shape here, looking jacked and probably geeked out, too. Never be another Piper. ❤️

  • @Slightapex
    @Slightapex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mean gene Okerlund was awesome! So many hours being entertained by him and the wrestlers as a little kid. Got older and realized how good he was at his role.

  • @StuUngar
    @StuUngar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Savage, Hogan, Warrior, Piper....all had intensity. Today’s wrestlers could put you to sleep with their promos

    • @SirHumphrey498
      @SirHumphrey498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and there will never be another George "The Animal" Steele either

    • @bobhoffman5581
      @bobhoffman5581 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SirHumphrey498 A wrestling coach at a Detroit area high school in his later years, if I recall correctly. Maybe it was football? I DO recall the school's football field was named AFTER him. An absolute "local legend," in a capacity different than the "character" he played. RIP...

    • @Lewiss7423
      @Lewiss7423 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Benoit was pretty intense.

    • @dbmartin60
      @dbmartin60 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't forget Dr. D David Schultz

    • @StuUngar
      @StuUngar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dbmartin60 He wanted a Whoa-Man!! He couldn’t FIND a Whoa-Man!!!

  • @jasonluckett2263
    @jasonluckett2263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "The plane" LOL Fantasy Island reference for the win. Roddy Piper was the best.

  • @antneyfatts665
    @antneyfatts665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Piper was the man of all men!! I watched it because of him and after WM 1, I never watched another match again. I used to go to the Boston garden religiously to watch matches, but after WM 1 being on PPV, I never looked back

  • @NightWarriorAlive
    @NightWarriorAlive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Roddy was every bit of Hollywood as these folks were. And notice Jerry Brisco in the background, he was working for Vince all the way then - 1:10

  • @ericarcieri3836
    @ericarcieri3836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Piper was pure gold as a heel no doubt about it

    • @agedinthesun6689
      @agedinthesun6689 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heel?

    • @nathj4818
      @nathj4818 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agedinthesun6689 Yep Piper was a heel at that stage in his career , I loved him as a heel or face didn't matter to me

    • @agedinthesun6689
      @agedinthesun6689 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathj4818 I know, but he is always a face to me.

  • @MrMustard2U
    @MrMustard2U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Piper always cracks me up...Damn that dudes gone way too soon...RIP....

  • @johnkiebler963
    @johnkiebler963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never knew Danny Devito was a fan. So cool.

    • @NYR21135
      @NYR21135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well he did say that he was shooting Wise Guys with Captain Lou. Chances are he was a guest of his that night.

  • @paw9213
    @paw9213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This rivalry between the Maniac and the Trashman goes way way back

  • @je19662008
    @je19662008 8 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    I've totally lost interest in pro wrestling in recent years because there are no more "fun" characters like Roddy Piper anymore. They're all generic and can't offend anyone because they have to be politically correct. R.I.P. Roddy. You were the toughest son of an unnamed goat ever.

    • @James-xx4kb
      @James-xx4kb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nohemi Cruz
      What do you mean you wish you had someone like Roddy Piper in your life? You want a man like that as your spouse? LOL!

    • @jennyn5692
      @jennyn5692 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +James8107 I would, lol. It would never be boring.

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea, and who's to blame for that? Society. Vince adapted to society in 90's with the Attitude Era and he's adapting now. It's not different

    • @rokkodurango4368
      @rokkodurango4368 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      im here..go to facebook..im here..

    • @WecanWinJesse
      @WecanWinJesse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thosew ere the wrestling times man the 80's were hot bro. We appreciated when Hulk came out it wasn't evry week that you saw him. Saturday Night main events were crucial..

  • @MIGHTYBOOSCH198
    @MIGHTYBOOSCH198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just giving Devito his due, he'd never watched wrestling before but was very humble and doing his best to put wrestling over despite not really being a fan or having the words. Wonder what he thought about Piper coming in soaking wet in seemingly just a towel. I mean I'm sure he was told Piper would interrupt but I doubt he ever imagined a crazy, naked scotsman bursting in.

  • @jayinla81
    @jayinla81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a true showman. He really had it down. They should use his style as a reference on how it should be done.

  • @charlesruffing5606
    @charlesruffing5606 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He called Danny Davito Tattoo from Fantasy Island! Priceless!

  • @nickcarp2655
    @nickcarp2655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    1985, Rod Toombs over the top. ain't no other pro wrestlers going forward gonna top Piper. Rod was not a gimmick, just a rough and tumble Scottish Canadian. And a good bagpipe, good enough to complete with the city of Toronto pipe band in 1969. My pal Jake Watson, who is a world class piper remembers Roddy competing with the city of Toronto pipe band in 1969. I knew Roddy personally for twenty years. God Bless Roddy, & the Toombs clan. Nick Carpellotti , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    • @taylorcarpellotti8987
      @taylorcarpellotti8987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's dad lol ^^^^

    • @stacyhamilton2619
      @stacyhamilton2619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember him talking about you. Roddy Piper didn't have a lot of close personal friends that he let call him Rod Toombs. But he always told me that Nicky Carpe Diem was his real ace in the hole.

    • @aggcavan943
      @aggcavan943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nick Carpellotti cool story, Nick. Thanks for sharing.
      Cheers!

    • @nycinstyle
      @nycinstyle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some of the reasons pro wrestling took off into a huge multimillion dollar business including live ppv events like wrestlemania in the mid 1980sMcMahon put wrestling shows on cable tv regularly including prime time, wrestling stars like hulk Hogan coming of his role in Rocky 3 and others like Andre the Giant, Lou Albano, etc. - Yet, the biggest reason pro wrestling viewership exploded and interest in it grew dramatically was due to Roddy Piper and his Pipers Pit.

  • @TyRiders2
    @TyRiders2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    That awkward moment when you realize Piper is Legit here.

  • @taowaycamino4891
    @taowaycamino4891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Look at DeVito's face, lmao. DeVito was about to say something to stay around for a while longer when Piper came in....but Piper started talking...DeVito: "there is no way I can say anything to this guy, I better go now" lmao!

  • @pearljam619
    @pearljam619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Couldn’t do this nowdays. I miss this. Yes I’m a boring old fart stuck in the past. Thank you Mr. Pipper and Mr. Gene for countless childhood memories.

  • @patrusso7278
    @patrusso7278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow..... what an awesome time. I wish it was 1985 again! Billy...Danny.... Piper.... Albano.... crazy wrestling....MTV.... THE music.. the hair...the clothes... the girls.... the fun!

    • @mouchiecat1
      @mouchiecat1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those were good days indeed!

  • @stanleystriker7065
    @stanleystriker7065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All that telling and moving around..... and the man STILL kept his towel on.
    That's class!

  • @David-fv7zg
    @David-fv7zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched this all the time when I was a kid, I just realized now he is Canadian.

  • @tiamat_023
    @tiamat_023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Wonderful...the planes" **as he eyes Danny Devito up and down**. Man was the goat lol

  • @mardy341
    @mardy341 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    i applaud you sir....there wil never be another R.I.P "ROWDY"...

    • @M-E-G-A
      @M-E-G-A 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And it really hurts!

  • @peterisnardi1197
    @peterisnardi1197 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "Wonderful, wonderful...the plane." That was funny shit...

    • @supermeninc93
      @supermeninc93 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fantasy Island. Funny as.

  • @farbeyondfading8697
    @farbeyondfading8697 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "We are dealing with a legit maniac. His mania is not conifined to the ring"

  • @anagram8
    @anagram8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Just when you think you have the answer, I change the question!" Rowdy Roddy Piper

  • @alltruthmatters4395
    @alltruthmatters4395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Wonderful, the planes!” After he looks at Devito, hilarious!!

  • @wesoblander3648
    @wesoblander3648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is only one Roddy Piper in the wrestling world. May he rest in peace.

  • @zackvanhalen
    @zackvanhalen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You know someone is short when they make Mean Gene look like Andre the Giant.

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was the heyday if wrestling to me. Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lew Albano... this was when wrestling became prime time.

  • @richardlee1972
    @richardlee1972 9 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Piper made Pro Wrestling.

    • @richardlee1972
      @richardlee1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @SaturdayNightSlamMaster Sorry I missed this so late. She Sheik and King Kong Bundy were hilarious acts too.

    • @richardlee1972
      @richardlee1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @40 Phil P yep, and we always could look forward to Piper's Pit, the best of all !

    • @scottmoore1614
      @scottmoore1614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There were so many greats back in the day and Piper was truly in a class by himself. He goes right up there alongside Hogan, Flair, Savage and Rhodes. Great in the ring and behind the mic. I can’t stand wrestling now. So boring.

    • @paulgrieshop5024
      @paulgrieshop5024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roddy Piper made the WWF for what is was on the 1980's Hulkamaina was great but pipers pit was the best

    • @cigdamagelungs
      @cigdamagelungs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truth

  • @danielclark241
    @danielclark241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    "Did they see him pin me!? Did they see him pin me!? NOOOO!!
    All they saw was a piece of crap, that's all they saw!"
    ROTFL!!! Hot Rod is the man!

    • @farerse
      @farerse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he said beat me

    • @vintagemxer9165
      @vintagemxer9165 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In his state of mind how did he control himself and not say SH*T?

  • @sz5876
    @sz5876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's amazing that The Maniac and The Trashman met 24 years before The Gang Wrestled for the Troops.

  • @roach2go
    @roach2go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Piper was a fricken genius...
    Didn't know that he was a born Saskatoonian.
    No one else like him!!

  • @dw1985
    @dw1985 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Piper was always my favorite. Best talker ever, hands down, period, end of paragraph. Thanks you for everything Hot Rod.

  • @dantegood2195
    @dantegood2195 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    U know he did a shit ton of blow right before this interview. He was lit!

    • @idiot-983
      @idiot-983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You may be right, but he could turn it on and off at will. I seen him signing autographs so politely with fans and turn around in a second and do the promo act.

    • @kimberlyisherwood4564
      @kimberlyisherwood4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dusty Rhodes said he was always "full of piss and vinegar".

    • @davedrust6378
      @davedrust6378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steroids

  • @jimf.1054
    @jimf.1054 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Mr Acavano !!

  • @jasonpeng33
    @jasonpeng33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:47...Mean Gene literally has to shake Pipers spit off..🤣