The Life and Career of Rowdy Roddy Piper 

"Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions." -Rowdy Piper

Roddy Piper is the ultimate example of what is missing in mainstream pro wrestling today. SO much personality, SO much character, SO much originality... Thanks for all these vintage and tribute videos!

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and I'm all out of bubblegum." One of the Greatest Lines EVER in a movie!! RIP "Hot Rod" We ALL Love & Miss You!!

There will never be another Roddy Piper. He broke the mold.

Pipers Pit was my favorite and Hot Rod was my favorite all time wrestler. When he died I cried like a baby

When Rowdy Roddy Piper died he stole the spotlight once again from Hulk Hogan, I still miss Piper R.I.P Hot Rod

There are 2 things you need to know about great wrestling promo's. 1) There was Rowdy Roddy Piper. 2) There was everybody else.

I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta bubble gum

Not only an amazing wrestler, but he was in one of my all-time favorite movies, They Live. RIP Roddy.

*"Heaven just got a little Rowdier..."* I'm definitely not crying, you are!

There will never be another Rowdy Roddy Piper. I still remember the promos he did with Black Gordman, those were hillarious. His feuds with Jimmy Snuka and the Tonga Kid were legendary. He knew how to piss off the crowd, I used to hate his guts early on. Who can ever forget the Pipers Pit segments on WWF? Those will never be duplicated. The man was a genius, RIP Roddy😀😀😀

Such a great bio, thank you! ! Love him or hate him, 1 of the biggest wrestling icons ever. " Piper's Pit," such a classic!

He was controversial before that was The thing to be.

I'm glad I stumbled across ur channel. These are all the wrestlers I watched growing up. U do amazing work..

Piper was real when he grabbed a mic. He wasn't a persona or a catchphrase. That's why he was able to rile up crowds and make people either love him or love to hate him.

A great heel and a great Babyface. R I P Roddy Piper.

Rowdy Roddy Piper The Man, The Myth...…. The Icon. RIP Hot Rod you are truly missed.

Really makes me sad that we lost Roddy so soon. He is was and will always be the greatest heel of all time. R.I.P Hot Rod.

Rowdy roddy piper one of the greatest wrestlers ever 😎👍👌

40 year old Oregonian here, grew up with portland wrestling every weekend. piper, billy jack hayes, buddy rose, DYNAMITE KID, so many many more,

One of my favorite characters ever. RIP. There will never be another as good at selling the crazy.

Man gotta say, this one hit the heart. R.I.P

Awesome Job!! 👍 love the quote from The Rock." Heaven just got a lil rowdier!!"

I love watching these. I could sit here for hours if I didn't work for UPS. 😂

Rowdy, probably the most beloved Legend because he was without a doubt one of the most real human beings. EVER.

Piper one of the GREATS in the biz. Not the most talented guy in the ring but he made things count. Great on the mic and getting people to care. Just awesome.

Never wanted or needed a title thats saying something

When Rowdy got to heaven, he hunted down “‘Frank Williams” , interviewed him, hugged it out and both went on to celebrate their perpetual prize of peace ,love and happiness forever!!. R.I.P. Legend Destroyer

"You don't throw rocks at a man with a machine gun" Roddy Piper

Thank you Rowdy Piper for allowing me to know such great legends like you watching on TV when I was kid. Wrestling in 80's was great cause of wrestlers like you. So much love for you and so much respect for you. RIP heaven is gonna need someone to control your Rowdyness which in turn is not going happen. You will be missed terribly and one last note you will never be forgotten.😎😎😎😎😎😎👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Roddy was the Best ,no doubt about it! I still have a poster of him to this day! I’m 58 ha

Piper did a few shows for Portland Wrestling and was part owner of a Garage repair shop in Portland called Piper's Pit Stop out on Division Street. He WAS Wrestling. RIP.

Some of these videos choked me up a bit but this brought a tear to my eye. We miss you Hotrod. Thanks for making these videos.

An absolutely brilliant video. Especially the earlier photos in his career. Keep up the great work!!!

Piper was crazy i remeber being a kid in the late 80s watching him always interesting lol

Rowdy Roddy Piper, Oregon’s greatest adopted son. We are lucky to have him here. What a wonderful guy, great entertainer and he has an extremely nice family. Roddy is truly missed.

Heaven just got a little rowdier 😊 There is only one "rowdy one" 🙏

Piper was not to be ignored. Even before he hit McMahonland, he had fans lining up to hate his guts. Eric Clapton plays the Fender Stratocaster, Piper played the crowd, live and on tv. He wasn't the biggest, the fastest, or the strongest. But to the end, he was the SMARTEST. God bless him and his family.

Looking forward to watching this one mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The 1988 film They Live by John Carpenter starring Roddy Piper is in many ways a documentary and a prophetic film, more relevant in the modern world.

Roddy Piper was in a class all by himself. He was unpredictable before, during and after his matches. One of the most unique aspects of his career is that he never had a signature finishing move, until he used the sleeper move in WrestleMania 3. He was so talented on the mic that wrestling gave him his own interview segment called "The Piper's Pit". The only one that can hold a candle to him on the mic was the Macho Man. He not only raised the bar, he blasted that sucker to the moon. R.I.P. Hot Rod

Man, hes great at pumping out good vids that aren't just top 10s. Thank you 👍

Hot Rod will always be my favorite wrestler. There are very few in the industry that can match his skills on the Mike. When you hated Roddy, he made sure there was no doubts. When you loved him, he made sure he left no doubts. Thank You Roddy for your years of entertaining us. You will never be forgotten.

My childhood hero. I'm so glad I got to meet him 2 months before he passed away. Such a kind guy.

Thank you for this. Piper was one of the greats. Never held the championship belt, but a perennial fan favourite whether as a heel or a face.

Just when you think you have the answer I change the question

RIP rowdy Roddy piper

I met Rod at a Comic Con show. He was late by a half an hour but when he did show the people started to chant, "Rowdy! Rowdy!" He loved it and explained his delay. My then g/f kissed him before leaving and I think he was embarrassed. RIP RRP!

Highlight of my independent wrestling career was being in the same ring with Roddy May 2004 for Empire State Wrestling in Niagara Falls NY. Then becoming Roddy's Theatrical and appearance manager in 2013. And working with him for the last two years of his life. RIP to a True Legend. Miss you man.

love the vids mate childhood memorys

Fondly remembered, dearly missed... Roddy lived the wrestling entertainement as no other. He was part of it, saw it grow international, had a legendary run, and most of all, he did his own thing. Nothing but love and respect.

Rowdy Roddy Piper is in a class of his own.

Ahh man l got chills watching this. So many cool memories of when l was a kid. Great worker who genuinely made you me smile. And he was a great seller and also his commentary underrated aswell so much energy.. Great video thanks for your work.. RIP Hotrod.

Roddy was a huge influence on me in my teens and early 20's. In the early 90's I was training in L.A. to get into wrestling. I had already developed the Romeo Brawley persona which was somewhere in between Roddy and the Brooklyn Brawler, Steve Lombardi. I was big and fairly quick for my size (6'4 300 lbs.) and I tried to talk trash as well as Roddy. Every now and then I hit that mark. In some off the cuff talking just goofing around with the guys at the gym somebody mentioned that I sounded like Roddy. There was no bigger compliment. It was also that day that Bam Bam had showed up to work out with us and put some pieces of what we'd been learning together in the ring. He made me look like I knew what I was doing. Working with him was an experience I'll never forget. He told me on the side "Keep up the work and you'll work with Roddy some day.. maybe a tag team with the Big Boss Man." Which wasn't something I'd thought about even though we were similar size, build and look like I could be his brother (even today). Shortly before Roddy passed I had finally connected with him on Twitter. There was one insult that I use (mostly in fun) today that never left my mind after Roddy said it in the early 90's. "Did your mama put your swing in front of a wall?" I asked Roddy about this because I couldn't remember who he said it to. I tweeted it out and went to bed. I woke up the next morning to find a reply from Roddy.. "It was George the Animal Steele!" After all the years of trash talk and all the comments he made. He could remember one quote and who he said it to 20 years later. The reason I say all of this is because Roddy fought his own demons his entire life and into death. I want as many people to know that those demons were lying to him. He was respected. He was loved and he made a huge impact on my life and many others. He was a good, honorable, faulty man. I wish I could have worked with him. I'd be honored to call him my friend.

One of the best talkers ever,got you into wrestling matches hard. RIP

Piper known for one of the best lines in movie! As well, as being one of the best wrestlers ever, Face or Heel! Btw, if you haven't ever seen, "They Live," make sure you check it out!

R.I.P Roddy Piper one of the all time greats in professional wrestling..thank u for making a video about him

Popper and Savage were 2 of the best villains I can remember. Both gave such great promos.

Any "It's Always Sunny" fans? He was great as the "Maniac"

As a Kid growing up in this Era....It hit hard when he passed.

Fantastic tribute.. Great video my friend.

As a Black woman I have to agree with the narrator. I do not believe in any way that Piper was racist or trying to offend Black people. Some people just can't take a joke or separate life from a show.

Excellent video!! You do such a great job when doing these videos. Roddy was also one of my favorite wrestlers. As you said there has been no one else that can get under the skin like Piper and most likely never will be!!!!

I've come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all outa bubblegum. Best improvised movie line EVER

1.) Ric Flair 2.) Hogan 3.) Piper 4.) Macho Man Best 4 to ever do it. Not technically speaking but the greatest overall. Think about it: what other wrestlers were completely over as a face and could draw nuclear heat as a heel. R.I.P

Piper and Rude was the best match I had ever seen live in LA; the crowd went bizerk when he entered while interrupting Rude's theme music. They started brawling before ever making it to the ring. The match looked better than a real fight. That's because they were really hitting each other with verocity. Will miss both of them!

When I first heard of Roddy, back in the 1970's, I didn't think much of him; however, by the time he started wrestling in the WWF for Vince Jr , you couldn't help but take notice of his greatness. He was destined to be the great foil for professional wrestlers, Face or Heel. God allowed Rod to experience some things in life that mist people can't possibly imagine, but He also gave him the talent to excel at being one of the greatest characters ever to step into the squared circle.

I first discovered Roddy Piper in 81 as color commentary for Georgia championship wrestling,alongside commentator great,Gordon Solie.It is my opinion,that the rowdy one was in his prime,at least verbally.I saw stellar promos,quick wit without equal,charisma,charm,unparalled showmanship/entertainment; everything an impressionable,growing 13 year old like myself needed.

Villan or baby face piper was a natrual

Thank you for doing this video.... R.I.P. the Real rowdy one..

I remember that Match with the Mountie, he had a shock stick, that he used on the opponents to put them down, and when it didnt work, on Hot Rod, who then jumped up and defeated him, he tore off the HotRod Tshirt, to reveal another one underneath that said Shockproof on it. one of the best moments ever.

Great video. Completely forgot he and ric won tag title

These videos are so good buddy. Keep up the amazing work :) can't wait for more superstars from the late 80's and 90s

I've been waiting. Big fan brother! Can't wait to watch it

I was born in 78 in Glasgow and when I first got into wrestling it was right around the same time as when mania started and I instantly fell in love with piper as a wrestler I was too young to realise that he wasn't born in Scotland but he had the Scottish persona bagpipes kilt all the hallmarks whilst every other kid liked hogan savage and warrior I wanted to be different and instantly he was my favourite wrestler amazing performer great charisma and a fan favourite.... Legend

Roddy Piper was the best, he could talk the talk and walk the walk like no one else, that made for many great Saturday and Sunday mornings for me as a kid, RIP Hot Rod.

I grew up watching him here in Portland as a child in the 80s on Portland wrestling. Alway my favorite wrestler and had the honor of speaking with him at a restaurant in Hillsboro, Oregon when I was about 11. Even though he was eating with his family he still took the time to talk to me.... great guy. Miss him.

I met him and i can tell you all!!!! He was the coolest man i ever met!!!!!!

This was fascinating. I used to really enjoy seeing Piper as a wrestler but learning about his earlier years was really cool. Thanks for putting this together.

Over the last couple of days I've watched at least 10 of these bio videos,and I gotta say,I love this channel.you put so much work into them and the level of research is amazing.keep uploading,and I'll keep watching.noel.

Ok, I think I've watched enough of these videos now, time to subscribe!! These videos are really well done and entertaining!!!

You are missed . I've always been a fan and always will be.

Thank you for this, I love this

Hey ever since your videos got suggested, ive been really enjoying these brief informative videos of the people i grew up watching with my old man.... I look forward to your future content!

Love this channel! I respect the passion that you have for pro wrestling. 👌

“How did you get the job”, Roddy floored Mahr.

I swear this is one of the best channel's on RU-vid. Absolutely love it.

I’m a proud fellow Canadian. Roddy always was, and always will be, my favourite wrestler. Hands down. I met him a couple of times doing cameos in a couple of movies he was in here in Canada. I’m a paramedic, and was used to play one in the movies he was in. I got to hang out with him at the local premieres. He was so gracious and humble. I’ll cherish those memories forever. I even have some pics with him - including one of him putting me in the sleeper hold. Such a gentle giant. Love him and miss him terribly.

Remember that fight with goldust what a match

Roddy was one of my fav characters and one of the pillars in wrestling's early TV era.

When it comes to in-ring storytelling and promos he was a novelty, truly one of a kind and gifted beyond words. He set a very high bar, that only few had ever reached.

Hot Rod.. My all time favorite. Thank you!

Well my friend O I've been asking and waiting for ages for this this vid and it was worth the wait. Best vid So far ( and Mr Perfect ). Piper was definatly the best heel in the busines and also one of the best entertainers. Thanks very much your the man cant wait to see whos next.

That Stone Cold drama at the end of his life still kind of pisses me off. I kind of wish you touch on that in this documentary. Totally missed mentioning that big, and public, drama situation he went through right before he passed away.

Been on a binge of your videos! Very well laid out & thorough too great watch, grand work here pal

One of my if not most favorite wrestler. I always loved seeing him on screen and knew something was about to go down. RIP Pipper you dont know just how many people you reached and the movie They Live is a classic in many ways as it is a documentary 💔 🙏.

Wish you would have covered Piper's time in Portland Wrestling, his feud with Playboy Buddy Rose was legendary.

Great Video!!

Man I didn't realize how hard it is to loose our childhood hero's. This brought a few years to my eyes. Thank u for this beautifully made video. Watching all u made just because of this vid.

Rip brother 🙏🏽 missed all u legends an thnk u💪🏽