Roddy Piper
Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 ā July 31, 2015)[1] better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. During his career, Piper worked for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He played the role of a Scottish wrestler, most of a time he was a heel.
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Roddy Piper | |
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Born | (1954-04-17)April 17, 1954[1] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[1] |
Died | July 31, 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 61) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Roddy Piper[2] The Masked Canadian[1] Piper Machine[1] Roddy the Piper Roderick Piper Piper |
Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland[2] |
Trained by | Tony Condello[1] Stu Hart Alfred Eloquin |
Debut | 1969 |
Retired | April 18, 2008 |
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