{"id":1490,"date":"2013-08-11T03:21:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T03:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringtimeprowrestling.com\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2013-08-11T03:21:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T03:21:41","slug":"old-school-profile-rowdy-roddy-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringtimeprowrestling.com\/?p=1490","title":{"rendered":"Old School Profile – Rowdy Roddy Piper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There may not be a greater wrestler to never win the World Heavyweight Title than Rowdy Roddy Piper. Although he never was world champion he headlined many big PPV\u2019s and has has held over 34 championships over his career. The man in a kilt was a part of the biggest explosion in the history of professional wrestling. He is a member of the prestigious WWE Hall of Fame.<\/div>\n
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Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Roddy began his wrestling career at the young at of 14. He made his debut against the legendary Larry “The Axe” Hennig. Already having the gimmick of playing the bagpipes to the ring the ring announcer called him \u201cRoddy The Piper\u201d and history was made.<\/div>\n
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From the early 1970s until 1980 Piper traveled all over the country wrestling in various territories. With probably his most notable break coming in 1976 when he had feud with Chavo Guerrero in NWA Hollywood. Their issue lasted the better part of 2 years with a big hair match that caused Piper to have to shave his head. After leaving LA he went to star for Don Owen in the Pacific Northwest Territory.<\/div>\n
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In 1980 Piper\u2019s career really began to take off into superstar status. He had a run in the Mid Atlantic territory and then into Georgia Championship Wrestling. He got to really show off his talking skills as commentator alongside the legendary Gordon Solie. In 1983 he went to the Mid-Atlantic and feuded with Hall of Famers like Ric Flair and Sgt Slaughter as a fan favorite. His most notable issue came against Greg \u201cThe Hammer\u201d Valentine.<\/div>\n

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This culminated in one of the most brutal matches in the history of wrestling. The dog collar match was held at the first Starrcade in 1983. A busted eardrum and a lot of blood later Piper had become a household name after the Thanksgiving super card.<\/div>\n