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 ...

“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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper asked fans to observe a moment of silence as his friends and relatives gathered for a memorial Tuesday. The kilt-wearing trash-talker who ...

“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 ...

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the kilt wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, died Friday. He was 61. The WWE confirmed the death. The wrestling organization ...

“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, 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, ...