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Rest In Peace 'Rowdy' Roddie Piper

eiledoneiledon Posts: 1,287 Arc User
edited July 2015 in Off Topic
Wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died at the age of 61. Born Roderick George Toombs, he died from cardiac arrest in his sleep at his home in Hollywood on Thursday night.

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Sad news indeed, found him to be one of the most entertaining wrestlers of his generation.
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  • ealford1985ealford1985 Posts: 3,582 Arc User
    What.....damn.

    In other news....the world is out of bubble gum.

    RIP
  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    Holy hell... I was big into wrestling in the late 80s early 90s, as something that was entertaining before it got stupid. Yea I am aware it's mostly staged but before it became 60% showboating, 30% ham acting, and 5% strutting and 5% actual wrestling, it was some what enjoyable as they actually had wrestling matches. Hell, I remember loving Roddy because he gave us the most oft quote line in cinematic history from They Live!

    Just, I dunno. *sighs* I am tired fo seeing what made my childhood slowly fade away like this. It's just, so depressing.​​
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  • ashensnowashensnow Posts: 2,048 Arc User
    I was never really into wrestling but They Live was one of my favorite movies. Still is a blast actually. highly recommend it to anyone who has not seen it.

    RIP sir
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  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    ashensnow wrote: »
    I was never really into wrestling but They Live was one of my favorite movies. Still is a blast actually. highly recommend it to anyone who has not seen it.

    RIP sir

    That. I bought Saints Row IV just because they have him re-do that epic fight scene. The world is going to little more boring without him.

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  • ashensnowashensnow Posts: 2,048 Arc User
    SOrry for the tangent but I just mentioned Roddy Piper's passing to a friend. His response was, "who ?" I then mentioned They Live, to which he responded, "never heard of it."

    I am now on a mission.

    Must. Get. Friend. To. See. They. Live.
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  • eiledoneiledon Posts: 1,287 Arc User
    Hell Comes to Frogtown also - not in the same league as They Live but an entertaining romp. ​​
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  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,000 Arc User
    edited August 2015
    He admitted in a documentary interview that he took a lot of drugs during his wrestling heyday, I guess like a lot of other wrestlers in the 80's who have also perished in their 40s to 60s. He apparently cleaned up later on but the damage drug abuse does on one's heart is irreversible and it's no surprise if that's what cut his life short. I can't remember the name of the documentary that I watched on YouTube but he also did mention that he didn't expect to live past 60 if I'm remembering it correctly. Well it seems that he barely did.

    I totally forgot that They Live exists and I need to go watch it.
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