Rowdy Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper with a headlock on Steve King during a match at Madison Square Garden on April 30, 1979. Referee Gilberto Roman crouches down to see if Piper's headlock constitutes a choke.

WWE Fan Axxess - Classic Memorabilia/Ring Gear

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper bronze statue at WrestleMania 35 Axxess, April 2019

Roddy Piper with a hulkamania shirt, circa 1985

Roddy Piper bodyslamming Cyndi Lauper's manager, David Wolff, during a wrestling angle centered around an award presentation at Madison Square Garden on December 28, 1984. As the storyline went, Dick Clark was there to present an award to the people responsible for creating "The Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection". Piper crashed the event and proceeded to smash the award over Lou Albano's head, then kicked Lauper before bodyslamming Wolff. Both Albano and Lauper are seen here lying on the mat. Clark is seen at right, kneeling down to check on Lauper. Next to him is possibly Jack Tunney, the storyline president of the World Wrestling Federation. Clark soon after beat a hasty retreat from the ring. This was all concocted as one of the series of events leading to the first WrestleMania.

Photo of Roddy Piper's grave

Bob Orton Jr. (back) and Roddy Piper (front), circa 1986

Mr T. hoists "Rowdy" Roddy Piper up onto his shoulders as Hulk Hogan cheers in the background during the main event of Wrestlemania, March 1985

Roddy Piper, circa 1983