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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 4, 2015 12:00:17 GMT -5
Great story from Woody Paige:
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Post by Johnny D on Aug 4, 2015 14:11:51 GMT -5
RIP Roddy and thank you for the hours of entertainment and charisma you graced me with when I was growing up. You will be dearly, dearly missed. This one hurts.... alot.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Aug 4, 2015 17:45:52 GMT -5
It feels like almost every couple of weeks another wrestler influential to my wrestling fandom has died. Piper was someone who relished being hated and spoke his mind regardless of the consequences. The line between genius and insanity is very thin and Roddy walked it like a tight rope walker. He was the perfect foil to Hulk Hogan and a vital reason why Hulkamania blew up as it did. This hurts. RIP Piper.
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Hank Scorpio
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Post by Paco on Aug 4, 2015 21:31:22 GMT -5
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Post by PrimeTyme on Aug 5, 2015 23:57:52 GMT -5
Just finally had a chance to watch Raw and see the tribute video for Roddy and though it didn't bring me to tears it did give me a helluva case if goosebumps. For a man I never met it just seems like I knew him my whole life.
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Paco
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Paco on Aug 7, 2015 6:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Aug 7, 2015 7:14:47 GMT -5
Just finished listening to Jericho's New Day podcast and he played the promo Piper cut on him during his "legend" storyline. I had forgot how absolutely awesome that promo one. Just masterful in every day.
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Post by idislikeeverything on Aug 8, 2015 14:38:38 GMT -5
Roddy Piper dying gets 21 pages and Hogan being a bigot hit 100.
This is why I dislike and hate things.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Aug 8, 2015 20:34:06 GMT -5
Roddy Piper dying gets 21 pages and Hogan being a bigot hit 100. This is why I dislike and hate things. Give me 20 pages of tributes over 100 pages of arguments anyday
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Post by idislikeeverything on Aug 8, 2015 20:47:01 GMT -5
Roddy Piper dying gets 21 pages and Hogan being a bigot hit 100. This is why I dislike and hate things. Give me 20 pages of tributes over 100 pages of arguments anyday True but not all those pages are arguing. The numbers aren't even close and it seems sad that us wrestling fans almost just accept deaths now as common news while Hogan being a loser was juicier material.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 21:01:03 GMT -5
Roddy Piper dying gets 21 pages and Hogan being a bigot hit 100. This is why I dislike and hate things. Because Hogan being a bigot is a controversial subject with many points of debate to discuss and a ongoing subject with news updates while there isn't much to say in a tribute thread beyond more than one post. Like honestly how do you think you're suppose to get a 100 pages in a tribute thread without more members? Almost every active poster here posted in this thread offering condolences and there favorite memories/matches/etc that can all be said in one post. What else are they suppose to post? What else can be discussed?
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Post by mvcvz on Aug 9, 2015 3:32:56 GMT -5
Don't post here much, but read regularly. Just wanted to say -
Finest promo guy ever One of top five heels ever One of top two or three most charismatic performers ever (that would probably hold good across any genre of entertainment, not simply pro wrestling) A legitimate star
RIP
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Post by hassanchop on Aug 13, 2015 2:33:07 GMT -5
allwrestling.com/news/86549/triple-chyna-others-attend-private/- A private funeral for WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper was held in Portland on August 11th, attended by family and friends. Ric Flair was among those that spoke. Notable names who attended were Triple H, Chyna, Chael Sonnen, Michael Hayes, Brian Knobbs and Bret Hart. Triple H and Chyna were reportedly in the same room for about an hour but never spoke. Vince McMahon was not there.
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Post by kidglov3s on Aug 13, 2015 3:12:17 GMT -5
Roddy Piper dying gets 21 pages and Hogan being a bigot hit 100. This is why I dislike and hate things. Especially when I mean, from what we've seen on wrestling, Roddy put WAY more time and effort into racism over the years than that poser Hogan ever did.
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