In 1985, World Wrestling Entertainment (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF) was all over the pop culture landscape. Promoter Vince McMahon's bold plan to take the once-regional WWE ...

Wrestler Hulk Hogan prepares to slam "Rowdy" Roddy Piper down on the mat during the first WrestleMania in March 1985 at New York's Madison Square Garden. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, a premier wrestler in the ...

Just a few weeks after the world of wrestling lost Dusty Rhodes, another legend has passed away. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, born Roderick Toombs, passed away at the age of 61 on July 31, 2015. Piper was one ...

Cyndi Lauper is joined for an in-ring celebration with Wendi Richter, Hulk Hogan, and Captain Lou Albano, but is interrupted and attacked by Rowdy Roddy Piper. This aired on WWF Championship Wrestling ...

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the kilt-wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, has died, the WWE said Friday. He was 61. WWE had no additional details. Piper, ...

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who as a professional wrestler/esteemed alumnus appeared on myriad WWF and WWE TV programs over the decades, died Thursday from cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. He was 61. "Roddy ...