MMA fighter and aspiring pro wrestler Colt Toombs took to social media on Friday evening to comment on the passing of his father, one of the biggest legends in the history of pro wrestling — “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.
As reported earlier today, Piper passed away at age 61 from cardiac arrest on Thursday, and was body was found in his Hollywood home on Friday.
“My father Roddy Piper was a great man and my best friend,” wrote Toombs. “I will miss him forever and will alway try to be the man he raised me to be.”
My father @R_Roddy_Piper was a great man and my best friend I will miss him forever and will alway try to be the man he raised me to be
— Colt Toombs (@ColtToombs) July 31, 2015