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Ray Mullan reporting for 1Wrestling.com. Each week I’ll be bringing you the “Top 10 Of…”, an essential viewing list of the best matches and moments from some of Pro Wrestling’s biggest legends. Join me this week as we take a look at the Top 10 Of…”Rowdy” Roddy Piper!
Back in the “Rock N Wrestling” Era, there simply was no better heel than the Hot Rod. However, i find it odd at times that people tend to underestimate Piper’s contributions when their compiling their “All Time Great” lists. In large part this is due to the fact that he never held the World title, that he was never “The Main Guy” like Hulk Hogan. But people tend to forget that Piper was just as influential as Hogan for the success of Wrestlemania. Fact was Piper didn’t NEED the belt to get over. Roddy was charismatic, had a great work rate and had no peers when it came to talking on the mic.
Compiling a Top 10 list is never easy but this week proves particularly difficult, Roddy Piper has contributed so many great matches and iconic moments to Pro Wrestling in his career, but i think i’ve done a good job here of selecting a nice variety of matches and moments that show the various elements to Roddy Piper and hopefully show any doubters just how good this man was.
