WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is undergoing emergency neck surgery after a recent MRI revealed that he’s been wrestling with a broken neck. Hot Rod is going under the knife today and wrote the following on Twitter regarding the situation.
Keep Piper in your thoughts – he clearly has a good attitude about the situation and says the thing he’s scared of most is ugly nurses at the hospital.
“Well Tweets. In 5 hours I’m being taken on a hard battle. I’ll be 10 days in hospital, Doctors told me. So I figure give me a day!
Been asked Why? I don’t really want to say, I was being stupied, things got out of hand!
I’ll try to explain. At he time I was doing Fantasy Factory And WWE Access, I BROKE MY NECK! But I didn’t know it! I knew I was Hurt, I [am] hurt all the time. I just thought the neck injury will go away. But after couple months my neck is hurting worse. No sleep from pain. So I go to best Doctors in Country. When Doc saw the MRI’s he went into the 911 attitude fast. So now at 10 am. there cutting me open!
So just for the record, I beat, The Miz, Terry Funk, and 2 others guys with a brokrn neck!! All the Raws and WM where I broke it!
Some say I’m crazy! Doctors are telling me that there could be problems! Ya, if they give me ugly nurses!
There going to shave my hair, slash neck open, and take a chisel and hammer to my neck bones. That’s in 5 hrs.Waiting 4 God to send Locusts
There’s a bright side of geeting neck cut off. You get to wear bumless house coats. Great jello….help me out here!
Hospital update: Found out there asigning someone to my room 24/7..I getting pissed and called. They said hospital staff requested it! SUX’S
GOT TO GO AND GET CUT NOW! THERE USING ALL THE SMARTS THEY HAVE AT UCLA. I SAY, BRING IT ON!! CUT DEEP!! I’M NOT AFRAID ONE BIT!!!””
— The latest issue of WWE Magazine says they have obtained a short list of candidates for induction into next year’s Hall of Fame class and it features past Superstars estranged from WWE.
The Informer wrote in his monthly column: “A trusted source managed to sneak me the short list for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame, and I can tell you that a lot of old wounds are about to be reopened!”
— WWE has released seven-inch refillable lighters featuring six legendary Superstars: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, British Bulldog and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. The lighters, which also include a bottle opener, are available at select convenience stores.
— WWE.com has added Buff Bagwell to its list of WCW Competitors. His picture, however, links a New World Order photo gallery.
— Shawn Michaels and WWE.com writer Craig Tello are collaborating on an e-book titled Diary of the Heartbreak Kid. It is scheduled for release this December. Further details on the book have not been disclosed.
— 7-Eleven has released eight collectible Slurpee and Super Big Gulp cups featuring WWE Legends and Superstars. The Miz, John Cena, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock are featured on Slurpee cups while Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper are featured on the Super Big Gulp cups.
– REMINDER: WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels’ new outdoor lifestyle TV show, “Shawn Michaels Macmillan River Adventures” premieres tonight at 11:30pm EST on the Outdoor Channel.
– WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper wrote on Twitter that he’s considering taking Drew McIntyre under his wing. Piper got good feedback about the idea and said he’s going to consider it.
– Michael Cole said on RAW that Mason Ryan was injured over the weekend. We haven’t heard anything about Ryan being injured, but he didn’t wrestle on this weekend’s live events, so we’ll ask around about this.
– Former WWE Superstar JBL wrote on Twitter that he’s currently involved in helping troubled youth in Bermuda:
“Helping some great folks put a program together for gangs here in Bermuda-giving kids an alternative. Most exciting thing I have ever done!”
— The ESPN news magazine program E:60 is considering doing a piece on Scott Hall, which would center on his publicized struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction. The piece could also be in conjunction of the death of Randy Savage and the recent story of over 25 percent of the performers for WrestleMania VII no longer being alive.
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper spoke to WWE.com about lending his voice to an alien bounty hunter named Bolphunga in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, available on DVD and Blu-Ray this Tuesday.
— Former WWE talent Diamond Dallas Page, Stacy Carter and Kizarny are advertised to appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in Industry, California on Saturday, June 25 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Visit www.frankandsonshow.net for more information.
To add further fuel to the widespread belief that Vince McMahon held Randy Savage in contempt during the wrestling legend’s final years, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper claimed Friday on Twitter that the multi-time world champion once slapped the WWE Chairman at a bar.
He wrote, “Randy slapped Vince in a bar…End of that story!!”
The WWE Hall of Famer was writing stories on Savage following his passing earlier in the day.
Former WWE talent Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, however, doesn’t believe that their alleged animosity is due to the bar incident in question. He wrote on Twitter in response to a fan bringing up the allegation: “I respectfully disagree with Roddy. Not that it didn’t happen, but it’s not where the heat came from.”
There is a long-standing internet rumor regarding an alleged incident between Savage and Stephanie McMahon that was said to have occurred several years ago, therefore explaining Vince’s animosity towards him. While the allegation has never been verified, Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer said on his podcast two years ago that ‘top people’ within WWE believed the rumor to be true, though not known for sure.
— Melina posted a blog on her official website, RealMelina.com, updating fans on John Morrison after he underwent surgery to correct a pinched nerve in his neck.
“The first week after surgery is the most painful,” she wrote. “He hates not helping out and carrying his own weight. He stubbornly tries to do little things and I understand that I can’t baby him but I worry. I want to do everything for him so he can just rest.
“I have taken him on mini walks so he can get out of the house… he can’t stay out for very long because he starts to ache. I wish I could do more. During the day he has to sit, but he can’t sit for long because his neck starts to hurt… then he can’t stand for too long either because the same thing happens. His body gets tired because its hard for him to rest. At night he wakes up every few hours and gets out of bed because his neck is sore. For some reason he thinks I sleep through him bumping into stuff in the dark, on his way to the kitchen. He says coconut gelato is the only thing that makes his neck feel better at 5am. Bless his heart.”
She continued, “I hate to see him in pain. He won’t tell me a lot of the times but you can just see it. It breaks my heart because he’s my Honey, but he always tries to smile. I admire him for being so positive, being strong and making me laugh. I wouldn’t blame him if he just vegged and sulked a bit… but instead he keeps his chin up and Smiles… even if it hurts.”
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is the first guest to be announced for WrestleReunion 8 at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton-Toronto Airport April 13th-15th, 2012.
— WWE Superstar Zack Ryder celebrates his 26th birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays are Big Van Vader (54) and Robert Fuller (60).
— WWE issued a survey to fans yesterday querying their thoughts on the following pay-per-view titles:
* WWE Champions
* WWE Revolution
* WWE Uprising
* WWE Vengeance
— Former WCW star Scotty Riggs has been hospitalized in Georgia with what is believed to be bleeding ulcers. He underwent a procedure Thursday to locate the source of the bleeding.
— WWE has a table reserved for the annual Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion, which takes place next week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jim Ross noted on Twitter that Sunny, Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Gerald Brisco and Harvey Wippleman will be on hand for the festivities, as well as himself.
— WWE United States Champion Sheamus is advertised for an autograph signing on April 29 at Stingray Chevrolet in Plant City, Florida. The signing takes place from noon to 2:00 p.m.
– Former United States Senate candidate Linda McMahon appeared at a community center this week in New Haven, Connecticut and said she is still considering another Senate run in 2012. It’s considered likely that Linda will run again, since she still has a ton of cash on hand and has the ‘campaign infrastructure’ ready to go from her previous campaign.
– Former WWE star Chris Jericho tweeted the following on Thursday:
“Said “Never Evvvvvvvvver” for the first time in 6 years in an interview today. Gave me, the soundguy and the camera man goosebumps…”
– It’s been announced that WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper will be starring in a new stars in a new movie called Fancypants, a comedy about play-by-play wrestling announcers. The film is being shown today (Friday) at the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida. Check out this “behind the scenes” look at Fancypants:
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is teasing a surprise for WrestleMania XXVII. He posted the following on his Twitter account today:
“OK..I HAVE A LITTLE SUPRISE FOR WM 27..NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN MY LIFE. KICK ME PUNCH ME,BUT DON’T BORE ME!!”
The last time Piper teased a surprise for a pay-per-view event, WWE officials nixed his appearance.
— Following Vladimir Kozlov’s victory over Tyler Reks this morning at WrestleMania Axxess, The Corre attacked the Raw Superstar. The faction used the steel steps to crush The Moscow Mauler’s shoulder against the ring post.
Kozlov’s arm was severely bruised during the sequence. Click here to see a photo.
WWE Champion The Miz and WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper appeared on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Tuesday night to promote Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view. Here’s the footage:
— There have been discussions all week about whether to close Sunday’s WrestleMania XXVII pay-per-view event with John Cena vs. The Miz or Triple H vs. The Undertaker. The latter match was scheduled to close the show last week, but Vince McMahon is going back and forth this week on what to do.
— WWE Champion The Miz and WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight on ABC at midnight Eastern Time.
— The reason “The Cole Mine” was constructed is because Michael Cole will resume his role as a mere commentator following WrestleMania XXVII and creative wants to keep him and Jerry Lawler apart.
— Former WWE Diva Ashley Massaro has been announced for K & S presents Super Saturday taking place April 9 at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport 76 Industrial Hwy. Essington, Pennsylvania. The one-time Playboy cover girl will also be filming a shoot interview with Highspots.com that weekend in which she discusses her involvement with the professional wrestling industry. Fans can submit questions to Highspots@aol.com.
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has canceled his planned comedy performances on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 in Atlanta, Georgia in order to appear for World Wrestling Entertainment functions WrestleMania XXVII weekend. He will, however, still perform on Thursday, March 31 at The Punchline. Piper announced yesterday that Sgt. Slaughter would appear at the event.
— Santino Marella, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella’s appearance on the latest episode of Cake Boss replays Saturday at 7:00 p.m. on TLC.
Right After Wrestling with Roddy Piper
Hosts: Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas
Available at TheScore.com or at Itunes.
Piper on working with WrestleMania celebrities: “The acts I did were to further the business. It took a lot of balls to say you’re not pinning my shoulders at WrestleMania. I was protecting the business. You never let somebody come from outside the business, have their way with the business and then leave the next day and laugh at you. How the hell does David Arquette become World Champion. Maybe you can have – in the Hall of Fame – the lifetime achievement award. Bob Uecker would fit in right there. It’s the way you categorize it I think. Because there were guys who got stabbed three times to get into that Hall of Fame!”
Piper on his WrestleMania boxing match with Mr. T: “It was one of the worst matches of my life. Why? In that match with Mr. T, they didn’t trust me. I had done some boxing. I trained for five weeks for this fight. They taped my fists up solid and then put it in the gloves. He was scarred. At the end of the day it was my fault, let’s make that clear. Those boxing gloves are thumbless. Mr. T was supposed to throw a left-cross. They asked my for a little show-business. So when he threw the left, I was supposed to go through the ropes to the floor. But when he threw it, he missed. He was all tired. They really protected him. We got an old saying, I would rather you punch my teeth down my throat then throw a popcorn punch!”
Piper on an idea he provided for WrestleMania 27: “I did shoot an idea to the WWE. I said put Cena and The Rock in Piper’s Pit at WrestleMania. Because I knew he wouldn’t wrestle but everybody would wanna see him. They should use people who have given to the business – like The Rock, like myself – who are powerful enough to entertain. Instead of just putting in Snooki.”
Other Topics
Addressing rumors and responds to false accusations about him and his health and missing appearances, from unreliable sources, over the years (6:15)
Discussing how to handle celebrity involvement in professional wrestling, particularly at WrestleMania (11:30)
Discussing the current WrestleMania landscape – including The Rock, John Cena, Snooki and the possibility of Piper’s Pit at WrestleMania 27 (16:00)
Thoughts and memories from the first WrestleMania, and thoughts on the age old argument: “who sold WrestleMania 1?” (19:03)
Why WrestleMania 1 didn’t feature a 1-on-1 main event between Piper and Hulk Hogan (22:05)
On his thoughts with working with Mr. T at both WrestleMania and WrestleMania 2 (30:10)
Would his career have been far different financially and from a legacy standpoint if he ever became World Champion (39:13)
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper said last week on his Twitter account that he will be on hand for WrestleMania XXVII, which takes place April 3 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
— The latest issue of WWE Magazine includes a one page advertisement promoting “The Road To WrestleMania XXVII” on WWE Classics On Demand and a large photo of TNA star Hulk Hogan is solely featured.
Speaking of the video on demand service, next month’s theme is dubbed “Over the Top” as outrageous Superstars and unusual matches will be featured.
— WWE developmental wrestler James Bronson, a former mixed martial artist, has launched an account on Twitter.
— Darren Young, who was selected as one of six former NXT contestants to return to the show in its fifth season, NXT Redemption, was listed as a member of the Raw roster upon its premiere. He had been largely relegated to WWE Superstars in recent months but is now competing for a spot in the sixth season of NXT.
— Former WWE creative member John Piermarini said on his Twitter account that Brodus Clay was originally tapped for the role of Ted DiBiase’s bodyguard last year. The role, however, went to Virgil.
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper said on Twitter that he’s filming a piece for Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week.
— The March 5 SmackDown live event in Albuquerque, New Mexico drew 6,000 fans and gate of $170,000. The March 6 show in Waco, Texas drew 4,000 fans for a gate of $120,000.
– As previously reported, Jersey Shore star Snooki will be hosting Monday’s episode of WWE RAW. John Cena tweeted the following about Snooki coming to RAW:
JohnCena
CeNation. Very excited bout @sn00ki comin 2 raw. Now I can beat up a washed up reality star ( miz). In front of a real one! :)
– SmackDown star Alberto Del Rio revealed in a MyFox Houston interview this week that his current WWE contract is for three years.
– MTV has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper will be appearing on the new season of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.
– In a dark match that took place after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Houston, John Cena, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Christian beat Alberto Del Rio and The Corre. John Cena got the win for his team.
As reported earlier, former WWE superstar Shelton Benjamin wrestled a tryout match prior to the tapings. To read more on that, check out:
— Awesome Kong was backstage at last night’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in Boston, but was not used. She is set to debut imminently. She is backstage at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence for tonight’s Raw.
— WWE Superstars Superstars Darren Young, David Hart Smith and Primo were advertised on WWE.com for last night’s 40-Man Royal Rumble Match but ultimately excluded. All three were not backstage at the Rumble as they were informed last week that they had been taken off the show. Smith, however, is in Providence for tonight’s Raw.
— Gail Kim took to Twitter to comment on speculation she performed as a heel at Saturday’s live event due to her partnership with Maryse in a tag team match. She wrote, “People I was forced to be Maryse’s tag partner by the GM! She left me high and dry so don’t think I wanted to be her partner.I had no choice.”
— There was much criticism amongst WWE officials regarding the quality of the commentary by Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker during last night’s Royal Rumble broadcast.
— “Rowdy” Roddy Piper suffered a black eye at the hands of Terry Funk during a battle royal at WrestleReunion 5 in Los Angeles.
WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper recently took part in a spoof public service announcement regarding childhood obesity for the comedy website www.funnyordie.com.
The WWE Hall of Famer is shown getting physical with children who consume junk food, as well as the adults who provide it to them.
— Jim Ross wrote on his official website that it’s unlikely he’ll return to working WWE television on weekly basis in response to a reader who asked if he’ll be paired with Jerry “The King” Lawler again.
“I don’t think that WWE is interested in putting me back on weekly TV and all the travel that comes along with it at this time,” Ross wrote. “Would I love to work with King again? Certainly. Is this my call? Nope. Do I think that I will ever be paired with Lawler again on a regular basis? Highly unlikely.”
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will be appearing in a wrestling-themed episode of the crime drama Cold Case airing tonight on CBS at 10:00 p.m. Playing a character named “Sweet Sil,” Piper bleached his hair blonde for the role.
— Tyler Reks is on the road this weekend with the SmackDown brand. He beat Jimmy Wang Yang at yesterday’s SmackDown live event in Stockton, California.
— Recently released WWE grappler Eric Escobar, who has since resurfaced in Puerto Rico, recently cut a promo on television knocking his former employer, describing the company as “disorganized” behind-the-scenes. He also said he wasn’t told he would be paired with Vickie Guerrero on television as her new boyfriend until John Cena told him.
The former SmackDown Superstar equated WWE to a home where the mother wanted one thing, the father wanted something else, and the kids wanting another thing.
Apparently saving face, he later said in the following promo that he left the company on good terms with the door open for a return.
— Lilian Garcia will be appearing on The Special Delivery Show on XM 202/Sirius 197 Saturday night at around 9:45 p.m. Visit www.SpecialDeliveryShow.com for more information.
In other Garcia news, the former WWE ring announcer recently took part in a photo shoot for NOH8, an organization in favor of equal rights marriages. Her photo was released this past week at the following link.
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who was arrested on suspicion of DUI last July in Los Angeles, has since had the charge expunged.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some of the highlights:
His WWE Status: For the record, I don’t have a burning desire right now, while addressing my present health issues, to get back on weekly TV whatsoever. I am much more focused on the medical tests that I will undergo tomorrow which are the results of previous tests done a week or so ago. Yes sir, I’m ready for this little journey to end and to be 100% ready to rock….and that will happen.
Roddy Piper Hosting Raw: Rowdy Roddy Piper will no doubt be at the top of his game Monday night in Madison Square Garden when he hosts Monday Night Raw. I know that Hot Rod considers “The Garden” hallowed ground, as most of us veterans do, and who knows how many more times the WWE Hall of Famer will be in such a key role in this arena? I expect all sort of Survivor Series oriented fireworks in NYC Monday evening.
Ultimate Warrior in the WWE Hall of Fame? The WWE Hall of Fame class for 2010 seems to be garnering more interest as our email flow gets stronger. Lots of speculation that the “Ultimate Warrior” will be inducted this year. I have no clue but the fact that “Warrior” lives in Phoenix, the site of WM26, being a significant reason as to why makes zero sense to me. Either the man deserves to be introduced or he doesn’t no matter his zip code. I personally feel the former Blade Runner is deserving and just because the guy is considered “controversial” should not exclude him from any accolade. Warrior’s accomplishments and contributions to the business are what counts and hearing Warrior’s acceptance speech live and in person would be classic and likely a “Wrestlemania Moment.”
— WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is expected to host Monday Night Raw when it emanates from Madison Square Garden later this month.
— According to a report today by The Sun, Mickey Rourke says he would like to wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment after being disallowed from competing at WrestleMania XXV earlier this year. The Academy Award-nominated actor says in his new book, Wrestling With Demons, that a clause in his contract for the Iron Man 2 prevented him from taking part in a one-on-one match with Chris Jericho due to the possibility of injury, which would delay filming.
Rourke says he walked away from WrestleMania “disappointed” due to his limited involvement with the event, which saw him punch Jericho following the WWE star’s handicap elimination match with Hall of Famers “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. Rourke says he wanted to put his wrestling skills to the test after training for the lead role in The Wrestler. To read The Sun’s report, click here.
— Tuesday’s episode of ECW on Syfy drew a 1.0 cable rating, the same number as last week.
— John Cena, Big Show, Evan Bourne, MVP and several other WWE stars paid a visit to the National Guard’s Marseilles Training Center in Illinois in September. Click hereto see photos from their visit.
(Credit to f4wonline.com and pwinnsider.com for some of the information used in this report)
In an interview with IconvsIcon.com, WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper says that he’ll be hosting an upcoming edition of WWE Raw. While Piper hosting WWE Raw seems to be an indication that everything is fine between the two parties, that’s far from the case. Piper says he wasn’t happy with his involvement at WrestleMania 25 this April and wants to close his career on a better note.
“I wasn’t very happy with Wrestlemania XXV. In my mind, I want to put a cap on it as you say, with one more match, an extraordinary performance,” Piper said. “Ya know the clock is tickin’, let’s be honest, so sooner rather then later. So, I think if you saw me in Raw that it would be leading into that match. I don’t know what it is yet. But yeah, you are correct.”
Since WrestleMania back in April, Piper has been outspoken against WWE for booking him in a three-on-one handicap match with Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka against Chris Jericho. “I wasn’t wild about WrestleMania 25 to put it mildly. There’s not a chance in hell that that’s the last way you’re gonna see me,” Piper said on the Monday Night Mayhem radio show in August. “There will definitely be a return of Roddy Piper…and sooner than later. How many more fights I have in me, I don’t know.”
Piper knows that his days in the ring are virtually over, but he’s got an idea for one more high profile match that he’d like to see take place at WrestleMania 26 next year. “You got Vince McMahon who’s done a great job of promoting, who became a bodybuilder, and the last I saw him, I think he’s convinced himself he could fight now,” Piper said. “I say this…why don’t you just put Roddy Piper and Vince McMahon in the ring.”
