Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, comedian and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1984 and 2000. Although he was Canadian, because of his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. Piper earned the nicknames "Rowdy" and "Hot Rod" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" short temper, spontaneity, and quick wit. According to The Daily Telegraph, he is "considered by many to be the greatest 'heel' (or villain) wrestler ever". One of wrestling's most recognizable stars, Piper headlined multiple PPV events, including the WWF and WCW's respective premier annual events, WrestleMania and Starrcade. He accumulated 34 championships and hosted the popular WWF/E interview segment "Piper's Pit", which facilitated numerous feuds. In 2005, Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair, who dubbed him "the most gifted entertainer in the history of professional wrestling". Outside of wrestling, Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows, most notably taking the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da' Maniac on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He is also widely known for his role in Hell Comes to Frogtown as the character Sam Hell.
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Biography: Wrestlemania I
The Firefly Funhouse Match- CYCyndi Lauper: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Andre the Giant
The Price of Fame
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
The Bet
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
The Green Fairy
The Chair
The Masked Saint
The Reconciler
Portal to Hell!!!
The Old Boys
Adventures of a Pizza Guy
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Don't Look Back
I Am Santa Claus
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Other Plans
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Clear Lake
WWE RAW 1000
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Timeline The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper
Fancypants
Pizza Man
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Roddy Piper and Terry Funk
Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes
Alien Opponent
The Portal
Lights Out
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Bloodstained Memoirs
A Family Underground
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
A Gothic Tale
Life In The Fast Lane
Super Sweet 16: The Movie
Blind Eye
Ghosts of Goldfield
Domestic Import
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Sin-Jin Smyth
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Honor
Shut Up and Shoot!- LELegends Never Die
Legion : The Final Exorcism
The Damn! Show
Three Wise Guys
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Jack of Hearts
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WCW Slamboree 1999
WCW SuperBrawl IX
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
WCW Slamboree 1998
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Last to Surrender
Shepherd
The Bad Pack
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
Dead Tides
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1997
WCW Slamboree 1997
WCW Uncensored 1997
WCW SuperBrawl VII
First Encounter
Sci-fighters
WCW Starrcade 1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
Marked Man
Terminal Rush
No Contest
Tough and Deadly
WWE King of the Ring 1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WWE WrestleMania X
Immortal Combat
Back in Action
Jungleground
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
WWE World Tour 1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE WrestleMania VIII- WWWWE March to WrestleMania VIII
WWE Royal Rumble 1992- FIFighting Fit with Rowdy Roddy Piper
- WWWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
WWE World Tour 1991
WWE Greatest Hits
WWE Funniest Moments
Tagteam
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
WWE WrestleMania VI
Wrestling Superheroes
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Buy & Cell
They Live
Hell Comes to Frogtown
The Making of 'They Live'
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
WWE WrestleMania III
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Inside the Steel Cage- WRWrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Villains of the Squared Circle
WrestleMania II
WWE Grudge Match
Body Slam
The Wrestling Classic
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits- ALAll-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
The Best of the WWF: volume 4- PNPNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
WrestleMania
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE War to Settle the Score
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Best of the WWF Volume 1- WWWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
NWA Starrcade 1983- NWNWA The Race to Starrcade
NWA The Final Conflict
The One and Only
The Damn! Show : Vol. 3