Roddy Piper

Roderick George Toombs better known as Rowdy Roddy Piper was a Canadian professional wrestler amateur wrestler comedian and actor In professional wrestling Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the World Wrestling Federation WWF now WWE and World Championship Wrestling WCW between 1984 and 2000 Although he was Canadian because of his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music Piper earned the nicknames Rowdy and Hot Rod by displaying his trademark Scottish short temper spontaneity and quick wit According to The Daily Telegraph he is considered by many to be the greatest heel or villain wrestler ever One of wrestlings most recognizable stars Piper headlined multiple PPV events including the WWF and WCWs respective premier annual events WrestleMania and Starrcade He accumulated 34 championships and hosted the popular WWFE interview segment Pipers Pit which facilitated numerous feuds In 2005 Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair who dubbed him the most gifted entertainer in the history of professional wrestling Outside of wrestling Piper acted in dozens of films and TV shows most notably taking the lead role of John Nada in the 1988 cult classic They Live and a recurring role as a deranged professional wrestler called Da Maniac on the FX comedy series Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia He is also widely known for his role in Hell Comes to Frogtown as the character Sam Hell Description above from the Wikipedia article Roddy Piper licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia