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Hulk Hogan claims Roddy Piper contacted him from beyond the grave

Posted by John Powell | May 1, 2024 | News

Hulk Hogan has made a bold claim. In an interview with The 700 Club, Hogan said that fellow...

Roddy Piper’s daughter saves the day on ‘WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 11, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

A kilt, bagpipes, maybe a dog collar chain … what would you pick out as Roddy Piper’s most...

WWE/A&E’s ‘Rivals’ charts Hogan and Piper’s neverending feud

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 16, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

While A&E’s own promo picture, shown here, displays the main event of WrestleMania featuring...

Kowboy Mike Hughes hangs up the boots for good

Posted by Domenic Marinelli | Nov 7, 2022 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Kowboy Mike Hughes recently decided to hang up the wrestling boots for good after 23 years. He’s...

Squared Circle Cinema and Shots #4: Piper’s pictures rowdy and fun

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | May 23, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

Welcome to another Squared Circle Cinema and Shots, the only column that dares to watch wrestlers...

Documentary review – 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Feb 27, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

By Scott Walton for SlamWrestling.net The long-awaited documentary 18th & Grand: The Olympic...

Mat Matters: When I realized I couldn’t be Roddy Piper

Posted by Caleb Smith | Apr 15, 2018 | Opinion

Constant reader, you have followed the tales of my childhood struggle to watch wrestling as a kid...

Taya Valkyrie took a different path to Impact

Posted by Don Davies | Mar 9, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Canadian Taya Valkyrie has taken the road less traveled to make it to Impact Wrestling and to...

Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies good appetizer for Fan Expo

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 4, 2015 | Events, Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

TORONTO – People that remember WWE’s ill-fated ECW Zombie character may cringe at the...

Childhood friend turned NHLer remembers Roddy Piper

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 3, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

During his hockey career in the WHA and NHL, Cam Connor racked up 1,160 penalty minutes, using his...

Piper’s legacy through the voices from the past

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 1, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Social media is all well and good for the people who are still around to be able to react and...

SLAM! Speaks: Memories of Roddy Piper

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 1, 2015 | Obituaries, Opinion

We may write about professional wrestling here, but we’re fans too. And who wasn’t a...

WWE, wrestlers react to Piper’s sudden death

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2015 | Obituaries

The shocking death of Roddy Piper stunned the wrestling world. Even WWE Chairman Vince McMahon,...

Roddy Piper dead at 61

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2015 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

The legendary Rowdy Roddy Piper has died. He was 61. The TMZ.com website is reporting that he died...

CAC award ultimate honour for Scrap Iron Pearce

Posted by Pat Laprade | Jun 24, 2014 | CAC, Interviews

After 15 years, Adam Pearce has done almost everything the world of pro wrestling. He’s a...

Piper’s take on 1984 rambling and entertaining

Posted by Caleb Smith | May 21, 2014 | Shoot Interviews

The WWF in 1984 was in the midst of its build towards national expansion and the first...

Getting access to WWE stars Heyman, Clay and Piper at Axxess

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 5, 2014 | Interviews, WrestleMania

NEW ORLEANS – At WWE Axxess on Friday, I got a chance to talk to a few WWE Superstars....

Wrestling and religion mix in ‘A Masked Saint’

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Dec 11, 2013 | Hollywood Headlock Interviews

Who was Dr. Chris Whaley? Was he a pastor? Was he a professional wrestler? It may seem odd to ask...

Albano hams it up in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 7, 2013 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Watching The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, starring Captain Lou Albano as the iconic video game...

Colourful Cam!!ikaze known for crazy moves

Posted by Matthew Byer | Nov 4, 2012 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

The crazy Cam!!ikaze has been wowing audiences throughout Alberta with his death-defying monsaults...

Piper front and centre at TOW Stardom

Posted by Yves Leroux | Sep 23, 2012 | Other House Shows

MONTREAL — Friday night at the Pierre Charbonneau Center, Rowdy Roddy Piper made Montreal...

Surprises, stories make Hall of Heroes banquet memorable

Posted by Mike Andrews | Aug 12, 2011 | Events, Interviews

ATLANTA – At the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Gateway Hall of Heroes award banquet, a much-anticipated...

Honky Tonk Man steals show from CAC headliners

Posted by Steven Johnson | Apr 21, 2011 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — Sgt. Slaughter won the main event, but Honky Tonk Man stole the show. Those were...

Lighthearted ribs keep life interesting

Posted by Jason Clevett | Apr 1, 2011 | Interviews

Amber O’Neal was understandably nervous. She and partner Krissy Vaine were preparing to face...

How Piper’s Pit changed my life

Posted by Joe E. Legend | Feb 20, 2011 | Joe E. Legend

OK, so we’ve established that I went to a wrestling show with my dad and that gave me the...

‘Rowdy’ Roddy giving his all at WrestleReunion

Posted by Jason Clevett | Jan 27, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Events, Interviews

At 56 years old, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is as busy as ever. Playing phone tag between...

Hall of Fame ceremony a serious event

Posted by Bob Kapur | Mar 28, 2010 | Interviews, WrestleMania

PHOENIX — It took a literal downpour of money, but eventually the fans at the WWE Hall of...

Roddy Piper makes the Sportkings cut

Posted by Russ Cohen | May 28, 2009 | Not Another Collectible!

Rowdy Roddy Piper is a very familiar name to fans of the squared circle and to some moviegoers who...

Orndorff tops Wonderful Hall of Fame class

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | May 17, 2009 | Interviews, PWHF

AMSTERDAM, NY — The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is considered by some as the only...

Art Crews a post-wrestling success story

Posted by Chris Schramm | Apr 10, 2009 | Interviews

The Wrestler tells the story of a past his prime grappler who is still trying to figure out what...

Piper, Saito, Jacobs enter Tragos/Thesz HOF

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 28, 2008 | Interviews, Tragos/Thesz HOF

WATERLOO, Iowa – It was an international event Saturday, as the lives of two Canadians...

Leo Garibaldi dead at 78

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 13, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

There have been countless father-son tag teams over the eons, but the first great team was Gino...

Roddy Piper diagnosed with lymphoma

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 29, 2006 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews

Wrestling legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will begin...

PWHF announces 2007 induction class

Posted by Dr. Bob Bryla | Nov 24, 2006 | PWHF

AMSTERDAM, NY – The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (PWHF) is pleased to...

Everybody wants to know … notes from a WWE press conference

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 16, 2005 | Interviews

Press conferences can be deathly dull affairs, especially when they are aimed at promoting some...

Jays catcher marks out for wrestlers

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 21, 2005 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

TORONTO — With their well-paid celebrity status, it’s easy to forget that baseball...

HBO probes deaths, drugs in wrestling

Posted by Nick Tylwalk | Jun 25, 2003 | Documentary Reviews

Are professional wrestlers doomed to a cycle of self-destructive behavior that leads to a death...

CAC reunion year’s highlight

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2003 | CAC, Interviews

Forget Celine Dion and her big, ridiculously expensive Vegas show. There’s an even better...

Shameful lessons on Piper video

Posted by John Powell | May 16, 2001 | Hollywood Headlock

RoddyRaw Unplugged – Chapter One – Blackballed Distributor: RoddyRaw.com Price: $24.95...

Stu Hart honoured by his peers

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 11, 2001 | CAC, Interviews

LAS VEGAS — This year’s Cauliflower Alley Club banquet and awards ceremony may have...

Rowdy Roddy Piper chat

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Nov 21, 2000 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

Moderator: Roddy Piper has invaded the offices of CANOE and SLAM! Wrestling. Let’s start the...

Hogan, Piper, Foley open up in mainstream media

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Mar 19, 2000 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews

If there were any lingering doubts that pro wrestling was a part of mainstream culture, they were...

Super Brawl equals Super Bore

Posted by John Powell | Feb 21, 2000 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2000

If you didn’t know better, you’d swear that someone was deliberately sabotaging...

Roddy Piper and family story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Sep 22, 1900 | Story Archives

From the streets of Winnipeg to the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, Rowdy Roddy Piper and...

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