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Roderick ToombsRoderick George Toombs (born on April 17, 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), best known by his stage name of Rowdy Roddy Piper, is a Canadian professional wrestler of Scottish descent. His alter ego hails from Glasgow, Scotland, which included wearing a kilt and walking to the ring to bagpipe music. His gimmick last name "Piper" refers to bagpipes. He earned the nickname "Rowdy" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" rage, spontaneity and quick wit, and is also called the "Rowdy Scot." Toombs began wrestling at the age of 15. He was an extremely talented heel in the industry before going face in the World Wrestling Federation around 1987. At the 1992 Royal Rumble, Piper defeated the Mountie for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, but lost it soon after to Bret Hart at Wrestlemania VIII. Piper was always known for his charismatic attitude and ability to match wits with absolutely anyone, as well as holding a resilience in the ring matched only by a very few. In late 1985-early 1986, he had his own interview segment called "Piper's Pit." It was a segment in WWF where he talked to other superstars. One of his shows featured Jimmy Snuka. On his show, Piper attacked Snuka and hit him over the head with a coconut. After the brutal attack, Piper uttered these words, "just when they think they got the answers, I change the questions." Later in 1996, Piper left the WWF for WCW. He appeared at "Halloween Havoc" to "break Hogan's monotony." In the fall of 2000, WCW terminated Piper's contract. In November 2002, Piper's autobiography, In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy, was released. At Wrestlemania XIX in Seattle, WA, Piper did a run-in during the Hulk Hogan-Vince McMahon bloodbath, and attacked Hogan with a steel pipe. He brought back "Piper's Pit" on the April 10, 2003 edition of "Smackdown," and smashed a coconut over the head of Rikishi. Around the same time on RAW, Chris Jericho started "The Highlight Reel" a show similar to "Pipers Pit". In June 2003, WWE officially released Piper from his contract, after a controversial interview with HBO in which Piper discussed the darker side of the wrestling business. Piper is currently with the Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling promotion and serves on their NWA Championship Committee. Piper has acted in several movies through the years. His best-known movie is the 1988 science fiction cult classic They Live. Notable in his movie appearances is his refusal to doff his wedding band for a role, despite the character he is portraying. On February 21, 2005, it was announced that Roddy Piper was to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania 21, along with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Jimmy Hart, and Hollywood Hogan. Piper will hold an edition of "Piper's Pit" at Wrestlemania 21 where he will interview Stone Cold Steve Austin. Piper is also going to present "ITV Celebrity Wrestling", a weeky show where celebrities will learn professional wrestling moves and compete in wrestling matches, to be shown in the UK. Toombs, Rodderick Toombs, Rodderick Piper, Roddy
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