After his death in July 2015, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's kids finished the autobiography he was working on. In telling the story of the man behind the character, they were able to process their grief.

Roddy Piper was a very accomplished bagpipe player. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 17, 1954, the future “Rowdy” Roddy Piper earned his nickname early in life.

Though “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s memorials are closed to the public, Ariel Toombs — Piper’s daughter — is asking for fans of her late father to share in a moment of silence during his ...

RATH: Rowdy Roddy Piper, born Roderick George Toombs. He first appeared in the ring in Canada at the age of 15. He wore a kilt - you've got to be tough to pull that off - and bagpipes played as he ...

Roddy Piper took a short break from WWE back in the late 80s. When he came back, WWE wanted to bring back the Piper’s Pit Segment as well. They booked the segment for WrestleMania V and decided ...

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the wrestling star and pop culture icon, died Friday of cardiac arrest.He was 61. Born Roderick George Toombs, he made his wrestling debut in Canada at the age of 15 ...

Rowdy: The Roddy Piper Story (Penguin Random House Canada, October 2016) completes the record of a man fans just loved to hate, and to whom they hated to say goodbye.

Celebrating Rowdy Roddy Piper’s Greatest Non-Wrestling Pop Culture Moments. by Brandon Stroud. On Friday, WWE Hall of Famer ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper passed away in his sleep at age 61.

Rowdy Roddy Piper was considered one of wrestling's top villains and was a key player in the WWE's rise during the 1980s. Click through the gallery for more photos of Piper and other late wrestlers.

Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the kilt-wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania, has died at the age of 61, WWE announced Friday.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper's daughter Teal has joined her father's industry and is now a pro wrestler. Following his death in 2015 Teal Piper entered pro wrestling and is now becoming a star herself.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper may have never been a WWE or WCW World Champion, but that didn't stop him from becoming a household name ...