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Rowdy Roddy Piper - WWE WWF Hasbro Figure

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Rowdy Roddy Piper - WWF Hasbro Figure
Roderick George "Roddy" Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015),[better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor.
In 1983, WWF owner Vince McMahon contacted Piper, who insisted on serving out his contract with Jim Crockett. On his way out of Crockett's promotion his character became a villain, which set the stage for his WWF run in 1984. Piper debuted in the WWF as a manager because of injuries he suffered during dog collar match at Starrcade, he managed "Dr. D" David Schultz and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul . He was given his own interview segment called Piper's Pit on Championship Wrestling and Wrestling at the Chase in 1984, starting a run of the segment that ended in 1987.
Piper's next major storyline was with Hulk Hogan and also involved pop singer Cyndi Lauperto the ring by Lauper, Captain Lou Albano, and Mr. T.[21] This event set up the very first WrestleMania, which pitted Paul Orndorff and his former manager Piper against Hogan and Mr. T.[21] Orndorff was pinned by Hogan when Piper's bodyguard "Cowboy" Bob Orton interfered and mistakenly struck Orndorff instead of Hogan. Piper faced Mr. T in a boxing match at WrestleMania 2 in 1986, which Piper lost by disqualification after bodyslamming Mr. T.Following a leave of absence from the WWF, Piper returned as a face in1986in a Hair vs. Hair match at WrestleMania IIIIn 1989, Piper returned from a two-year hiatus with a live Piper's Pit at WrestleMania V, where he hosed down a smoking Morton Downey, Jr. with a fire extinguisher.[28] After this, Piper began co-hosting Prime Time Wrestling with Gorilla Monsoon, feuding with Bobby Heenan, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, and Brother Love.[21] Piper returned to the ring when he interfered in Rude's Intercontinental Championship defense against The Ultimate Warrior at SummerSlam, costing Rude the title. The feud finally came to an end when Piper defeated Rude in a match where the stipulation stated that if Piper won, Heenan would have to dress as Santa Claus for an episode of Prime Time. Piper also wrestled Bad News Brown at WrestleMania VI in 1990.In 1991, he supported Virgil in his feud against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. He also renewed his feud with Ric Flair and at the 1992 Royal Rumble defeated The Mountie for his first, and only, Intercontinental Championship.[21] He lost it soon after to Bret Hart at WrestleMania VIII.[He reemerged in 1994 at WrestleMania X as guest referee for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna.[35] During the match, commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler remarked that he hated Piper and continued to taunt Piper on his King's Court segment on Monday Night Raw, eventually culminating with Lawler bringing out a young, skinny impersonator in a Piper T-shirt and kilt and forcing him to kiss his feet.[36] Enraged, Piper agreed to wrestle Lawler at the King of the Ring, where Piper emerged victorious. Piper wrestled as a fan favorite, and adding to the face attitude by donating part of his purse from the fight with Lawler to a children's hospital in Ontario.[36] In spring 1994, Piper began hosting a segment on All-American Wrestling called "The Bottom Line" where he commented on various happenings in the WWF.[37]
Leaving the WWF again, he soon returned in 1995 at WrestleMania XI, once again in a referee capacity, for the submission-only match between Hart and Bob Backlund.[38] In the January 29th, 1996 episode of Monday Night RAW, Piper was named as interim WWF President.[39] On February 24th at a house show at East Rutherford, NJ he made his first match appearance in almost two years. As a substitute for Razor Ramon, Piper defeated The 1-2-3 Kid after hitting him with a ring bell. As president, Piper had become the object of affection for Goldust. Enraged, Piper claimed he would "make a man" out of Goldust at WrestleMania XII.[41] His final appearance came the September 6, 1996 edition of Monday Night RAW, where footage was shown of him participating with other WWF wrestlers at the CNE "Experience" in Toronto.
On July 31, 2015, Piper died in his sleep at the age of 61, in his home in Hollywood, California. His death certificate attributes this to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by hypertension, listing a pulmonary embolism as a contributing factor; TMZ reported this as a heart attack caused by the embolism.[8][126][127] Piper is survived by his wife, Kitty, their four children, and four grandchildren.
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