“Rowdy” Roddy Piper has left the Coliseum

I remember him.

WWE legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper dies at 61

Piper and Hogan battled for years and headlined some of the biggest matches during the 1980s. Hogan and Mr. T beat Piper and Paul Orndorff on March 31, 1985, at the first WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden.

Piper was a villain for the early portion of his career …

If you read the whole CNN article, it seems he was actually a pretty nice guy, involved in some important charities. one of the few wrestlers to wear his wedding ring during matches.