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I would like you
to meet by all means
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the greatest wrestler
in the entire world,
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Mr. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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How are ya?
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Come in and sit down.
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Loud-
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- your ears are
all nasty-
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I know that your nose
is smeared all over your face.
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controversial-
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We know how
intelligent you are.
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Oh, yeah.
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and you too, huh.
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Yeah.
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merciless.
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He's going to go
back to the chain.
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He's got it wrapped around the
fist.
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As dangerous as
he was in the ring,
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper was
absolutely lethal
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with a microphone in his hand.
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The whole damn
wedding stinks.
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Today, we look
back at one of the most
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impactful villains in WWE
history, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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You do not throw
rocks at a man
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who's got a machine gun.
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This is WWE's
Greatest Moments.
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Nice to have me,
isn't it?
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If you smell--
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Oh, my
God.
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What the hell are you doing?
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Absolutely
unbelievable.
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Hulkamania is
here.
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{\an8}Welcome,
everyone,
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{\an8}to WWE's Greatest Moments.
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{\an8}I'm Michael Cole, and on this
edition,
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{\an8}we're looking back at
the career of one
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of the most polarizing
superstars of all time,
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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Upon bursting on
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the professional
wrestling scene,
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Piper's malicious magnetism and
complete
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lack of a filter drew the eyes
of the world directly to him.
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He had no problem sharing his
controversial opinions.
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You could wind up
looking like this.
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I painted this myself.
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And soon enough,
the Hot Rod had his own talk
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show where he could torment his
guests however he pleased,
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Piper's Pit.
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{\an8}We take you
now, ladies and gentlemen,
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{\an8}to Piper's Pit.
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{\an8}We'd like to flatly state that
the views of Mr. Piper
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are those of Mr. Piper alone.
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{\an8}First Piper's
Pit, I believe,
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{\an8}was a gentleman named
Frankie Williams.
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Nobody knew anything about him.
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Being-being the kind of person
that I am, and I like to give
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everybody a fair break-
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{\an8}Piper's Pit was
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{\an8}The Tonight Show where the host
could end up
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{\an8}beating up the guests.
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Frank Williams,
first of all,
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I don't know where
you come from.
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I'm from
Columbus, Ohio.
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Right there that
one statement set the tone
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for the rest of Piper's Pit.
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I've never lost a match in
Columbus, Ohio.
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Have you ever lost a match?
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Yeah.
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{\an8}I have never seen
you win a match in my whole
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{\an8}career of watching you.
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Maybe what you do is maybe you
should be making pizza.
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I'm not
telling nobody-
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And now
the cameraman's going,
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"Yo, get out of there."
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Simple as that, man.
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I might be a
lousy wrestler,
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but I'm still in there.
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And I'm not afraid of nobody.
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You had to be
ready.
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You know, you never knew when
he'd turn on you,
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{\an8}or if he wanted to,
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{\an8}he could chop you down to
size pretty quick.
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That's
incredible.
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And it was one of
the first times I-I think
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I said, "Just when they
think they got the answers,
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I change the questions."
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Full on said it.
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People just went, "Did you see
that?"
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And it set the tone for
everything.
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In the
1980s,
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WWE was a hotbed for celebrity
involvement.
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Perhaps none as lauded as Rocky
III's Clubber Lang, Mr. T.
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Here comes Mr.
T, ladies and gentlemen.
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Everyone loved
the A-Team megastar.
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Everyone that is except the Hot
Rod.
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I know who you
are 'cause your name's written
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on the back of the chair, and
I'm assuming that that's there
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so you don't get lost.
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The rivalry
between these two got so heated
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a traditional wrestling match
just wouldn't suffice.
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At WrestleMania II, Piper,
a former amateur boxer,
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decided to challenge Mr. T
at his own game,
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settling their differences
in a boxing match.
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{\an8}All right,
round one.
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{\an8}The best
rivalries in WWE
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are the ones where you truly are
invested in their hatred.
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{\an8}Oh, as Roddy
begins to throw jabs.
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{\an8}I remember Roddy
Piper throwing the jab,
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{\an8}throwing the jab.
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{\an8}And Piper always-- He was always
good with his hands.
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Piper, look at
this.
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{\an8}We was punching and
whatnot,
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{\an8}so this is what we
going to do.
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I'm in the ring
going,
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"What if I just took him out?"
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Come on.
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Uh-oh.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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I knew this was coming.
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Clearly, it
doesn't look like
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a real boxing
match.
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{\an8}It actually resembles a real
fight.
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Piper is right
back on top of him.
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Ladies and
gentlemen,
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the decision as a result of a
disqualification, Mr. T.
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{\an8}I loved how
Piper could really take anything
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{\an8}and make it into gold.
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{\an8}In 1996, Roddy
Piper was caught in the
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{\an8}crosshairs of the bizarre
Goldust.
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I want a piece of you
real bad, baby.
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{\an8}The golden one
became obsessed
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{\an8}with the Hot Rod, but Piper
was far from interested.
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Never one to back down from a
fight, Piper accepted a
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challenge to a match between the
two at WrestleMania XII.
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You want a fight,
you jerk,
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then I'll fight you good.
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This would be no
ordinary one-on-one contest.
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It would take place outside the
ring
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in a Hollywood Back Lot Brawl.
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{\an8}Whoa.
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{\an8}First shot was to the
side window, man,
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{\an8}and glass just went
all over me, man.
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And here he comes, and he
started just whooping my ass
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all over the place.
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This is vintage
Piper.
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I get in the car, I
started driving and I'm looking
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at him and I'm waiting for him
to jump.
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So I kind of gas it just a
little bit.
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I just didn't
move.
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Well, I was supposed to.
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His knees just went
boom, boom on the front of that
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car, and I was like, "Oh, my
God.
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I just hit Roddy Piper.
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I just ran him over."
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Oh, my God.
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This is totally
out of hand.
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Roddy Piper was hit by a car.
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{\an8}It took us
from Hollywood to Anaheim.
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Here's Roddy Piper chasing
Goldust.
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Back then OJ
Simpson was hot.
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Everybody remembers where they
were when the white Bronco was
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on the highway getting chased by
the police.
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They're here.
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Whoa.
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Starts just stalking
me and I'm backing up, and I'm
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like, "How did I end in the
arena?"
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There's no
rules.
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Anything goes.
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This was a brawl.
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They went full out, and it only
ends when someone
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has had enough and leaves.
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"Rowdy" Piper
has disrobed Goldust.
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My wife covers me up
with my robe, and we run off,
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and that's how we end the match.
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I've never seen
anything like this in my life.
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Piper, I
believe
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this is his last WrestleMania.
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What better way to-to end your
WrestleMania career than to have
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it be in such a unique way?
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{\an8}December 1984 at
Madison Square Garden,
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pop icon Cyndi Lauper presented
Captain Lou Albano with
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a gold record for bringing
the worlds of music
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and professional
wrestling together.
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Captain Louis
Albano.
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But it's never a
party without the Piper, right?
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{\an8}Cyndi-
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{\an8}brothers and sisters,
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{\an8}I don't know what
to say.
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{\an8}I'm so grateful to receive
this award.
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This is an honor to me.
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Uh-oh.
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This is
something special.
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It's really beautiful, Cyndi.
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There's Roddy
Piper.
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Maybe they have some
justification to make.
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Wait just
a minute, Roddy.
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Just a--
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{\an8}That night,
nobody could have been
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{\an8}ready for that moment.
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Please, please.
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I know even though- even though
it was me that set this up and
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it was me that started it, I
want to present you with this.
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The main thrust was there.
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They all hated me.
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This is just icing on the cake.
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Oh, look out.
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Captain Lou Albano clobbered.
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{\an8}I heard Roddy
Piper once say that was the
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{\an8}biggest moment of his career.
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Pure pandemonium.
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Look at Roddy
Piper's just gone bananas.
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David Wolff trying to come to
the rescue, but he's no match.
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Oh, he piledrives him right down
into the canvas.
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Roddy Piper's gone crazy here.
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{\an8}It caught me off
guard.
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{\an8}I didn't think any way Piper's
going to come out
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{\an8}and ruin this moment.
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It was just insanity.
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Look out.
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The Hulkster's heading to the
ring.
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Cyndi Lauper is down.
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I kicked Cyndi
Lauper.
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I said to myself, "The end of
her career could
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be the beginning of yours."
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Things like that made Roddy the
ultimate rebel.
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What a
despicable, disgraceful display
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on the part of Roddy Piper.
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In 1986, "Rowdy"
Roddy Piper took a brief absence
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from WWE, and thus, Piper's Pit
was no more.
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Upon his return, Piper was
shocked to find his beloved Pit
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replaced by the flower shop,
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hosted by "The Adorable One"
Adrian Adonis.
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I'm here to take
my show back,
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and the first thing that has
to go are these damn flowers.
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Aided by Don
Muraco and "Cowboy" Bob Orton,
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Adonis brought the pain to the
Hot Rod.
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But Roddy Piper's a man of
pride.
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Ya think for
one second,
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Hot Rod is going to be
humiliated
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by someone who wears
a dress,
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look like someone shot the
curtain to day's end?
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With over 93,000
screaming fans in attendance
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at WrestleMania III, it would be
billed as Roddy Piper's farewell
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to in-ring competition.
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{\an8}This one's
underway.
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{\an8}And there ain't
gonna be much holds in this one.
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{\an8}This is gonna be a fight,
Gorilla.
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This is the
retirement match,
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WrestleMania III.
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Adrian Adonis.
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You know, I knew there's nothing
he wouldn't do.
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He's so good, and he's so tough.
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Roddy just
about out of this,
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doesn't have a clue where he is.
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{\an8}They went at it
pretty hard.
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They were amped and ready to go.
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I think they fed off of each
other, too.
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Oh.
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They both go
over the top and down.
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It was so loud
that it gave me probably
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the most memorable time in my
career.
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Right in the
middle of the ring.
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"Rowdy" Roddy with a sleeper.
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That's it.
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The Adorable
One has been
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put out, and the victor, "Rowdy"
Roddy Piper.
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I win the match
at WrestleMania III, and 93,000
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people standing on their feet.
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It's the nicest compliment that
you can get, and only they could
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give me that, and they did that
night.
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For that, I'm ever grateful.
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I think that's the kindest thing
that's ever happened
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in my career.
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Standing
ovation, 90,000-plus on their
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feet for the Hot Rod.
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{\an8}Roddy Piper's
Hall of Fame career had been
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{\an8}built in the back of his
rage-inducing persona more so
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than his accolades in the ring.
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I was rowdy
before rowdy was cool.
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But that's not
to say his trophy case is empty.
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In the 1992 Royal Rumble, Piper
took on Intercontinental
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Champion, The Mountie, emerged
victorious, capturing gold for
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the first time in WWE.
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We have a new
Intercontinental Champion.
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{\an8}In front of
60,000 screaming fans
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{\an8}at WrestleMania VIII, the Hot
Rod would defend his new title
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{\an8}in a contest with Bret
"The Hitman" Hart.
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I wanna win back
the Intercontinental belt.
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You got it.
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I'm gonna take it.
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When it came
time for the two to be
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face-to-face, things got heated.
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{\an8}Both guys
will pull out all the stops.
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{\an8}Here we go.
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{\an8}He spat at
him.
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{\an8}Here we go.
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{\an8}It was an important
story for Roddy to tell.
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He was a mentor to me, and our
personalities changed when
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we had to fight each other.
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What a sucker
shot.
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{\an8}Bret showing
Piper, not only can I keep up
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with you, I can beat you.
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I think the
Hitman hurt his shoulder.
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He's got him
with it.
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Oh, small
package right in the center.
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He's got him
with it.
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Almost-
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What a great
move.
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It was one of the
best storytelling matches.
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It brought out the heel part of
Roddy again, a little bit.
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Oh, referee
got caught right
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in the middle there.
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He's got the bell.
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I was gonna hit
him over the head with the bell.
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{\an8}People were
screaming, "Don't do it.
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Don't do it."
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He's having
second thoughts.
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Oh, what a
sickening display.
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And they
literally made him throw
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the bell away.
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Oh, look at that move.
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00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,488
Off the turnbuckle.
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It's over.
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Roddy was really--
was the first big-name wrestler
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to put me over.
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History has
been made here
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in the Hoosier Dome.
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{\an8}It's really
cool that Piper,
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{\an8}at that stage of his career,
329
00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,402
{\an8}could essentially steal the
show.
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Because sometimes when you think
of one thing that they're really
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good at, Piper, oh, he's a good
talker, he's a good talker, you
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00:12:54,141 --> 00:12:56,977
have to have matches like this
every now and then just to let
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people know and remind them that
you can do more.
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00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:05,952
Roddy Piper was
a lightning rod for stirring up
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anger, placing him right at home
in the counterculture
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00:13:08,588 --> 00:13:10,090
of the 1980s.
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I realize that
your ears are all nasty
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and naughty.
339
00:13:14,861 --> 00:13:17,931
I know that your nose is smeared
all over your face.
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00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:20,333
Eventually,
Piper's gift of gab granted him
341
00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:23,336
an audience with talk show host
and fellow instigator
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Morton Downey Jr.
at WrestleMania V.
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00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,879
{\an8}The fun has
just begun.
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{\an8}Back in
the day, when Piper had
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{\an8}Morton Downey Jr. on the show,
he was red hot back then.
346
00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:40,821
Why do you call
yourself Morton Downey Jr.?
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00:13:40,821 --> 00:13:42,889
That's the
name your mama wanted to call me
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00:13:42,889 --> 00:13:45,659
from the husband who reared me.
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00:13:47,594 --> 00:13:49,396
Number one
syndicated talk show
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00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:51,097
at the time.
351
00:13:54,568 --> 00:13:57,604
Mr. Downey, I'd
really appreciate it
352
00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:59,639
if you wouldn't do that again.
353
00:14:00,774 --> 00:14:01,975
Smoke?
354
00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:03,343
Yeah, especially
blow in my face.
355
00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:04,578
I said, "Don't blow smoke on my
face."
356
00:14:06,313 --> 00:14:07,247
He blew the smoke.
357
00:14:07,247 --> 00:14:08,381
"All right, you jerk."
358
00:14:08,381 --> 00:14:10,217
Don't blow no more smoke in my
face.
359
00:14:10,784 --> 00:14:12,886
{\an8}He kept blowing
smoke into Roddy's face,
360
00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:14,654
and Roddy, of course,
is who he is.
361
00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:17,691
You know, that's
like the fourth time
362
00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:18,859
you've done that.
363
00:14:19,726 --> 00:14:20,961
Smoke all you
want, but I'm gonna show you
364
00:14:20,961 --> 00:14:23,830
what the wrestling business is
really all about.
365
00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:24,698
And Piper did.
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00:14:25,732 --> 00:14:27,000
Gimme that smoke,
would ya?
367
00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:32,172
Fire
extinguisher right
368
00:14:32,172 --> 00:14:33,773
in the kisser.
369
00:14:33,773 --> 00:14:35,141
I don't think
Morton Downey ever been
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00:14:35,141 --> 00:14:36,610
treated this way before.
371
00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:38,478
I would give them
a good beginning,
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00:14:38,478 --> 00:14:39,279
a great ending.
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00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:40,447
And I would give a lot in
between.
374
00:14:40,447 --> 00:14:41,481
I think the
cigarette's out now.
375
00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:45,452
You fool with me,
you'll find out that my fists
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00:14:45,452 --> 00:14:46,853
are as fast as my lips, brother.
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00:14:47,621 --> 00:14:49,489
Before making
his way to WWE, Piper was
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00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:52,859
embroiled in one of the most
heated rivalries of his career
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00:14:52,859 --> 00:14:54,394
with one Greg "The Hammer"
Valentine.
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00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:57,063
And he was known as the Hammer
for good reason.
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00:14:58,131 --> 00:14:59,699
If you can't
take the pounding,
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00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:00,867
get out of the ring.
383
00:15:01,334 --> 00:15:03,069
I feel that it's
time to draw a line
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00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:04,271
on Valentine.
385
00:15:05,572 --> 00:15:07,607
Starrcade 1983,
Valentine and Piper would settle
386
00:15:07,607 --> 00:15:10,210
their differences chained
together in one of the most
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00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:11,845
brutal face-offs you'll ever
see.
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00:15:12,879 --> 00:15:14,614
A ruthless dog collar match.
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00:15:17,818 --> 00:15:19,519
{\an8}Both of these
wrestlers will be
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00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:21,888
{\an8}chained to each other
around the neck.
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00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:24,791
{\an8}No disqualification to a finish.
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00:15:25,492 --> 00:15:27,928
The meanest,
nastiest,
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00:15:27,928 --> 00:15:30,263
most brutal match
you can think of.
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00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:33,166
I can't imagine
two men linked together like
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00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:34,534
this in mortal kombat.
396
00:15:35,769 --> 00:15:37,103
{\an8}They wanted to go
out there and steal it,
397
00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:38,538
{\an8}and they did.
398
00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:39,940
The match cannot
be stopped.
399
00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:41,174
There's gotta be a winner.
400
00:15:41,174 --> 00:15:42,609
Roddy was a
great wrestler,
401
00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:45,445
{\an8}but he was never really
solid and stiff like I was.
402
00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:46,813
{\an8}But that night he was.
403
00:15:49,516 --> 00:15:50,851
Roddy
Piper, right here,
404
00:15:50,851 --> 00:15:53,120
could be in real danger, fans.
405
00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:56,223
That ear of his very definitely
badly damaged at this point.
406
00:15:56,990 --> 00:15:58,258
Both eardrums.
407
00:15:58,258 --> 00:16:02,062
My ear is bleeding from here all
the way down to my leg.
408
00:16:02,496 --> 00:16:03,964
Catches him with
the chain once again and again,
409
00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:06,132
and Valentine goes face forward.
410
00:16:06,766 --> 00:16:08,568
They wanted to
make sure that the fans knew
411
00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:10,103
that they were the real deal.
412
00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:12,639
You could see how brutal that
match was.
413
00:16:16,977 --> 00:16:18,411
He got the pin.
414
00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:21,047
That's what makes
a great match is you never quit.
415
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,649
Never give up.
416
00:16:25,285 --> 00:16:26,253
Roddy Piper did
it.
417
00:16:26,253 --> 00:16:27,487
Roddy Piper did it.
418
00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:28,822
He got the pinfall.
419
00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:32,959
From
its inception,
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00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,828
Piper's Pit was the
place to be for any WWE
421
00:16:34,828 --> 00:16:37,597
Superstar wanting to speak their
mind.
422
00:16:37,597 --> 00:16:38,765
What an idiot.
423
00:16:38,765 --> 00:16:40,400
Are you kidding me?
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00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,369
Over the years,
the show created a wealth of
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00:16:42,369 --> 00:16:45,639
unforgettable segments, but,
perhaps, none more famous than
426
00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:48,642
the 1984 appearance of
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.
427
00:16:51,912 --> 00:16:53,246
{\an8}This guy here
comes, I don't know, maybe he
428
00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:55,448
{\an8}comes sniffling to the--
sniffling to the people.
429
00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:56,416
{\an8}Comes in crying,
430
00:16:56,416 --> 00:16:58,652
"Woohoo. Roddy Piper didn't give
me a chance
431
00:16:58,652 --> 00:17:00,320
to say nothing on the Pit."
432
00:17:01,154 --> 00:17:05,559
{\an8}One of the most
iconic moments in WWE history
433
00:17:05,559 --> 00:17:07,994
was the Piper's Pit with Jimmy
Snuka.
434
00:17:08,962 --> 00:17:10,764
{\an8}I'll tell you
what, man, here you go.
435
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,332
{\an8}Take the little microphone.
436
00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:13,366
There you go.
437
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:14,701
Put it in the little greasy
paws.
438
00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:19,406
{\an8}I get this bag from Hanks
with a pineapple.
439
00:17:19,406 --> 00:17:20,373
Why don't you feel at home?
440
00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:21,942
Why don't you feel like the Fiji
Island?
441
00:17:21,942 --> 00:17:23,443
Bananas.
442
00:17:23,443 --> 00:17:24,411
You want a banana?
443
00:17:24,411 --> 00:17:25,445
Have a banana.
444
00:17:25,445 --> 00:17:26,713
Coconuts in it.
445
00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:28,615
Huh?
446
00:17:28,615 --> 00:17:29,883
More coconuts.
447
00:17:29,883 --> 00:17:31,251
I'm dropping coconuts, he says,
448
00:17:31,251 --> 00:17:33,253
"Are you trying to disrespect
me, brother?"
449
00:17:33,253 --> 00:17:36,690
You think-- Am I making fun of
you?
450
00:17:36,690 --> 00:17:38,058
No, no, no, no.
451
00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:40,360
Oh, no, sir.
452
00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:41,895
No, sir.
453
00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,604
{\an8}He was that guy,
and he loved to be despised.
454
00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:54,374
{\an8}He was the
perfect heel.
455
00:17:56,443 --> 00:17:57,878
With "Rowdy" Roddy
Piper,
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00:17:57,878 --> 00:17:59,079
you never knew what
he was gonna do.
457
00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:02,883
{\an8}This time, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
created a moment that only
458
00:18:02,883 --> 00:18:04,784
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper can create.
459
00:18:08,155 --> 00:18:10,123
{\an8}It's now time
for our number one moment,
460
00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:11,925
{\an8}and it's one that propelled
WWE
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00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:14,594
{\an8}into the mainstream media
stratosphere.
462
00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:17,564
WWE had found its very own
Superman
463
00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:19,199
in "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan.
464
00:18:19,199 --> 00:18:22,302
Train, say your
prayers, eat your vitamins,
465
00:18:22,302 --> 00:18:24,304
and believe in
yourself, brother.
466
00:18:24,805 --> 00:18:25,806
But what is
Superman
467
00:18:25,806 --> 00:18:27,307
without his greatest foe?
468
00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:29,643
And who better to step into that
role than the white-hot
469
00:18:29,643 --> 00:18:32,679
instigator, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper?
470
00:18:33,413 --> 00:18:35,048
All of a sudden,
this Hulkamania is going wild
471
00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:38,151
all over the place, and he's
becoming a legend.
472
00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:39,753
Their bitter
rivalry would be a fixture
473
00:18:39,753 --> 00:18:40,754
of pop culture.
474
00:18:41,922 --> 00:18:44,157
{\an8}The aptly named, The War to
Settle the Score,
475
00:18:44,157 --> 00:18:45,859
{\an8}airing exclusively on MTV.
476
00:18:48,829 --> 00:18:51,298
{\an8}Tonight, on
MTV.
477
00:18:51,298 --> 00:18:54,568
{\an8}What really was
the match that captured the
478
00:18:54,568 --> 00:18:57,337
tension was The War to Settle
the Score.
479
00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,707
It was just like
throwing big tanks
480
00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:01,975
of gas on the fire.
481
00:19:01,975 --> 00:19:04,778
{\an8}We knew once MTV got on board,
this thing was gonna
482
00:19:04,778 --> 00:19:06,646
{\an8}be a monster.
483
00:19:07,681 --> 00:19:08,815
We have got
action.
484
00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:09,850
Oh.
485
00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:11,918
They're at
it.
486
00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:13,253
Whenever I went in
there against Piper,
487
00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:14,855
it was always a war.
488
00:19:15,088 --> 00:19:16,656
Oh, what a
showdown, ladies and gentlemen.
489
00:19:18,325 --> 00:19:21,127
Eventually,
during the match,
490
00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:23,063
all hell breaks loose.
491
00:19:23,797 --> 00:19:24,564
Look out.
492
00:19:24,564 --> 00:19:25,765
Orndorff.
493
00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:26,933
Wait a minute.
494
00:19:26,933 --> 00:19:27,601
Oh, come on.
495
00:19:27,601 --> 00:19:28,335
Oh, please.
496
00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:29,402
Look out.
497
00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:30,804
Oh, you gotta
be kidding me.
498
00:19:30,804 --> 00:19:32,272
Here comes Mr. T, ladies and
gentlemen.
499
00:19:33,106 --> 00:19:35,008
There's no
villain better than
500
00:19:35,008 --> 00:19:36,243
"The Hot Rod" Roddy Piper.
501
00:19:36,877 --> 00:19:40,046
{\an8}He's the perfect guy to reach
out to that pop culture,
502
00:19:40,046 --> 00:19:43,183
{\an8}that MTV crowd, and draw them
into the wrestling world.
503
00:19:43,617 --> 00:19:44,618
We've got a
madhouse here.
504
00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:46,319
Three of them
come back now.
505
00:19:46,319 --> 00:19:47,521
Come on.
506
00:19:47,521 --> 00:19:48,688
Security
holding everyone back.
507
00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:49,723
If you ain't got
enough guts to fight me
508
00:19:49,723 --> 00:19:52,092
one-on-one, mister, then take a
hike and leave
509
00:19:52,092 --> 00:19:53,326
the title with me.
510
00:19:57,330 --> 00:19:58,532
Piper and
Hogan's encounter set
511
00:19:58,532 --> 00:19:59,800
the wrestling world
ablaze,
512
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,869
leaving audiences
everywhere wanting more.
513
00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:04,971
And setting the stage for the
granddaddy of them all,
514
00:20:04,971 --> 00:20:07,374
the very first WrestleMania.
515
00:20:07,808 --> 00:20:10,844
The often imitated, never
duplicated Roddy Piper
516
00:20:10,844 --> 00:20:14,080
was certainly a force to
be reckoned with in WWE.
517
00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,083
Driving on the pure emotions he
generated in audiences,
518
00:20:17,083 --> 00:20:19,753
Piper reached heights that
some can only dream of.
519
00:20:19,753 --> 00:20:23,523
{\an8}That'll do it for this edition
of WWE's Greatest Moments.
520
00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:25,992
{\an8}I hope you've enjoyed this look
back at the incredible career
521
00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:28,762
{\an8}of one of the most appealing
antagonists in professional
522
00:20:28,762 --> 00:20:31,698
{\an8}wrestling history, "Rowdy" Roddy
Piper.
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