RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper

[mr666]

Via various websites:

WWE Hall of Famer Roderick George Toombs, a.k.a. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, passed away at his home in Hollywood, CA at the age of 61, according to TMZ Sports. According to the report, Piper died from cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday night. He was discovered today.

Piper was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. He was scheduled to wrestle at the Survivor Series that year, teaming with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Sgt. Slaughter and Dusty Rhodes against the Spirit Squad, however he was replaced in the match by Ron Simmons. He stated in an interview with The Hillsboro Tribune last November that he was now cancer free.

"The cancer is gone as far as I know," Piper said. "I've passed the five-year mark. It's one of those things that haunts you a little bit, especially when you go as hard as I did. I'm doing OK, but about a year ago, I was driving home and I couldn't breathe and almost passed out. I was trying to ignore it, but I had a blood clot in my lung and spent some time in the hospital. I need to start being careful. I'm not sure we're invincible anymore."

[Fancyinheels]

Damn. I liked him from the silly sci fi cult classics "They Live!" and "Hell Comes to Frogtown." He was only 61, and seemed a merry fellow. He was also man enough to frequently wear a kilt. My kind of guy. May the pipes play him into Heaven before the Devil knows he's dead.

[black sunshine]

Piper's Pit was the best......
R.I.P. to the best bad guy ever.

[jstone420]

Damn

[Don T. Lukbak]

chewing gum and kicking ass....

[count e 55]

He was wrestling when wrestling was still good. One of the best!

[Island_Gent]

This was sad news, RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper!

[Guest092816]

Originally Posted by mr666

Via various websites:

WWE Hall of Famer Roderick George Toombs, a.k.a. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, passed away at his home in Hollywood, CA at the age of 61, according to TMZ Sports. According to the report, Piper died from cardiac arrest in his sleep on Thursday night. He was discovered today.

Piper was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. He was scheduled to wrestle at the Survivor Series that year, teaming with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Sgt. Slaughter and Dusty Rhodes against the Spirit Squad, however he was replaced in the match by Ron Simmons. He stated in an interview with The Hillsboro Tribune last November that he was now cancer free.

"The cancer is gone as far as I know," Piper said. "I've passed the five-year mark. It's one of those things that haunts you a little bit, especially when you go as hard as I did. I'm doing OK, but about a year ago, I was driving home and I couldn't breathe and almost passed out. I was trying to ignore it, but I had a blood clot in my lung and spent some time in the hospital. I need to start being careful. I'm not sure we're invincible anymore."

R. I.P

[zerodahero]

He was great in They Live

[strongbad]

The scene where he is trying to get Keith David to put on the glasses in "They Live" has to be the best fight scene of all time in a movie.

[LustyBustyGina38FF]

Damn so sad

[Island_Gent]

Originally Posted by strongbad

The scene where he is trying to get Keith David to put on the glasses in "They Live" has to be the best fight scene of all time in a movie.

No question, one of the best fight scenes ever!



Not to mention the Timmy and Jimmy cripple fight scene.

[Hot to Trot Daphne]

He was awesome and funny as hell on Wife Swap, they played the rerun the other day...



And hurray for Rowdy Ronda Rousey, who kicks ass like none other.. what other female fighter pays homage to a great like this?