Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted July 31, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2015 I never wanted to be the one to post one of these threads, because it seems so ghoulish jumping in like you're trying to be Mr. Breaking Newz, but there are no threads yet, so...  TMZ have it, but few details yet.   Wrestling legend Roddy Piper has died at the age of 61 .. TMZ Sports has learned. Piper -- born Roderick George Toombs -- passed away from natural causes at a home in Hollywood. Piper was a wrestling icon -- one of the biggest stars in the WWE back in the '80s. Piper had been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2006 ... but last November he said he was cancer free. Roddy was admitted into the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2005 ... and was one of the top 50- villains in the history of the WWE . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members waters44 Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Bat shit crazy but I loved him. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Linus Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Piper kind of embodied what a mental business professional wrestling is. There won't be many more like him, will there? Â My favourite Piper moment: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 RIP, you lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Christ that generation seem to be dropping like flies at the moment. RIP Roddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Bloody hell, this one has caught me off guard. It was just a day or two ago he popped up on TMZ defending Hogan. Â Didn't seem like the most mentally stable guy, but even still its a massive shame he was in WWE's bad books at the time of his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CoreyVandal Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm not sure why, but Im struggling to fully believe this, seems so sudden considering he was doing interviews and tv appearances only a few days ago, but I guess thats how death works. If it's true, then wow, the wrestling world's going to be a lot less colourful without him around. Guess this was his final interview then. Seems so hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Saw him last year on that "Evening With" tour that Eros comedy did. He was batshit mental. First wrestling T Shirt I owned was the Hot Rod shirt when I was 14. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSF Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Wrestling is a much more depressing place knowing we will never see another one of his mad rants. RIP Roddy. I hope theres bubblegum up in heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just, no, really? Bang right in the childhood. Too many awesome things to mention. Stunned beyond belief RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Aw, FFS. One of my favourites of all time, in my top 5. Not altogether surprising, considering the health problems he had, but still saddening. Â RIP Hot Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted July 31, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2015 Brutal. Just came in to see what the chat was. Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyc Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm really shocked by this one. I met him near enough exactly one year ago in Birmingham at one of the Eros Comedy events. It was a a really hot night in that building but he gave every fan he spoke with that night his full time and attention. I'll long treasure the short conversation I had with him. Say what you want about Roddy Piper and his eccentric nature and his questionable comments at times, but I left that show without any doubt in my mind that he had a genuine love for his fans and an appreciation for the part they played in allowing him to live the life he lived. The guy was a class act as far as his treatment of the fans went.  As for Roddy Piper the performer? One of my all time favourite characters. Never again shall there be another like him.  It's a painful one this.  R.I.P Hot Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted July 31, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 31, 2015 Shocking news, and very sad to hear. I expected him to continue to crop up well into the future. Such a major part of WWE history. RIP Hot Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted July 31, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 31, 2015 His match against Bret Hart at WM8 is what hooked me in to wrestling. I remember being in to it in a very loose way, but seeing that just immersed me. I was transfixed as a kid and it still resonates now. Such sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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