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Best villain of all time. No Piper, no Hulkamania.
RIP Roddy.
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Oh he was so cool, bugger, 61, still young, posted he was feeling fit as a fiddle just last week....
RIP. And thanks for the memories,
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stui magpie 
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RIP Rowdy Roddy
This tribute from back when he retired is as relevant now as any.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYKUMEltG88
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Dave The Man 
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Sad To Hear.
Was he having some Health Problems?
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RIP RRP
One of my favourites from the WWF. |
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The Prototype 
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I was so sad to hear about this, reading everything about Piper I can see he was a beloved figure that gave a lot of time back to the up and coming wrestlers and was a true gentleman. He had it all charisma, in ring talent, ring savy, he could tell a story and he could keep you hooked on his every word.
His Pipers Pits segments were legendary, my favourite Piper moments came when he arrived in WCW in 1996, and went after Hogan the work there and then the trip to Alcatraz and making everyone believe he was crazy was amazing. It was funny it was a compelling feud and since I have Superbrawl 7 now I am going to watch it again and remember Piper.
He was a very good actor as well, dad enjoyed his work as an actor.
Rest In Peace, Roddy.
| Dave The Man wrote: | Sad To Hear.
Was he having some Health Problems? |
It wouldn't appear so, he seemed to be pretty fit.
Though the strain on the body from the old wrestling schedules they used to have would have seriously added to that I would imagine. There were days in the 1980s and early 90s that they'd almost wrestle every night.
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Well that sucks immensely 
He also starred in John Carpenter's film "They Live". Well worth checking out if you haven't seen it.
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| Mountains Magpie wrote: | Well that sucks immensely
He also starred in John Carpenter's film "They Live". Well worth checking out if you haven't seen it.
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Yeah, there's a clip from it in my OP. It's the second link. |
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stui magpie
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He's been fairly busy in the movie/TV industry.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684929/
Interesting it looks like he just played Oscar Wilde in a movie called "The Green Fairy" which i'm guessing is Absinthe related, which is in post production ATM.
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| Dave The Man wrote: | Sad To Hear.
Was he having some Health Problems? |
He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006, apparently just in time. In 2014 he said he was clear of cancer. Thing is though, as anyone who knows anyone who's been through cancer, the treatments can take a big toll on the body, so who knows?
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Doc63
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| think positive wrote: | | Dave The Man wrote: | Sad To Hear.
Was he having some Health Problems? |
He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006, apparently just in time. In 2014 he said he was clear of cancer. Thing is though, as anyone who knows anyone who's been through cancer, the test,nets can take a big toll on the body, so who knows? |
He did admit to steroid use a few years back as well. More for getting over injuries than for bulking up, obviously.
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i must be the only person not to know or care who he was.
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The Prototype
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A lot of the wrestlers through the 80s and 90s were using some drugs to recover from injuries sadly they would work a lot of shows back in the 1980s. Jake Roberts explained in an interview what he needed to do to get up in the morning, to go to bed, to recover, etc.
It is believed the tough wrestling schedules has lead to many of them becoming drug dependent leading to their pre-mature deaths.
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