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Remembering The 'Hot Rod' Roddy 'Rowdy' Piper One Year After His Demise

The 'Hot Rod' Rowdy Roddy Piper has passed away. To all of those who don't know him, he was a pro-wrestling legend, a WWE veteran and in exactly the same league as other icons such as Hulk Hogan and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. To a generation of fans, wrestling or non-wrestling regardless, he was the first 'Original Rebel' of an institution. He could very well be the first man to wear the title of ANTI-HERO for, for the entire course of his wrestling career, he defied the company orders and that too by portraying a 'heel' character on national television and even then went on to become the one of the most loved and admired wrestling characters. And I haven't yet mentioned his wrestling skills and work ethics. He once worked 91 days straight without taking a break for a wrestling promotion. 'Working' for a pro-wrestling promotion as an active wrestler is not a 9am-5pm job, ladies and gentleman. It means you have to grapple with fellow wrestlers on daily basis and put on live performances in front of live crowd on national television and this is why I respect professional wrestling and its 'Workers' so much. For someone like John Cena, the schedule stretches to 310+ days a year where he is required to participate in fanfare shows, WWE house shows, Raw, Smackdown, WWE Special Events, Movies and PR events organized by WWE, notwithstanding the travelling they require and which almost invariably takes a irreparable toll on a wrestler's body and fitness regime. And they do all of it to entertain us. Someone will tell me, boss, they do so much because they are paid so much (millions, in fact) but I will tell him that only when a worker put his entire young life on the line for the business that he gets an opportunity to earn a handsome amount in pro-wrestling business. I am not at all saying here that promotions such as WWE and TNA exploits wrestlers and underpay them but Wrestling is a tough business and every penny earned in this business is worth their sweat and blood.

And as for as Roddy's case, his popularity spanned through time periods and generations. His kilt, bagpipers, persona, and entrance were all legendary and his entry to a squared ring always received. the huge pops from WWE Universe. Ronda Rousey, a living legend and a UFC bantemweight women's champion has Rowdy as her middle name and she requested Hot Rod for using it, HoT Rod being her childhood hero. Piper, always being a sweet family man obliged Ronda and Rousey became the 'baddest' women in mixed martial art territory following this blessing. Tomorrow, Ronda Rousey will fight Correira for the title of 'UFC BANTENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP' and she has decided to dedicate this bout to her champion childhood hero and if she somehow overwhelms her toughest challenge to date, no one must be surprised where she found out the motivation from to do so. It is going to be an highly charged up emotional encounter, Rousy vs Correira.
And for HOT ROD, ROWDY Roddy Piper, this appreciation post for the last time pays a three fingers royal salute..........‪#‎Legend‬........‪#‎AntiHero‬.........‪#‎OriginalRebel‬.........‪#‎WrestlingIcon‬.........‪#‎Kilts‬&Bagpipers........‪#‎WWE‬..........‪#‎UnadulteratedRespect‬........‪#‎RousyVsCorreira‬............‪#‎UFC‬

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