I think Mr. T let how tough he was in Rocky 3 get to his head..tough guy, I'm sure..better fighter than a former actual boxer, trained by judo legend? Doubt it. T is tough, Piper is legit.
Hey, I love both Mr. T and Roddy Piper and I don't know why they don't like each other. I heard George Papard didn't like Mr. T either. I think it was the character he portrayed. I would have thought since both Mr.T and Roddy seem to have fun personalities that they'd get along but I'm sensing that one of the two was a diva. Piper doesn't think that actors make good wrestlers and some Actors don't think wrestlers make good actors. They've both recovered from cancer so I hope they patch things
I had the priv of meeting Mr Piper many many years ago and actually spent about 30 minutes in his presence. When the cameras are not rolling, he is the nicest guy and has nothing bad to say of other wrestlers of his calibre. Total CLASS! When the cams are rolling, though... TOTAL ASS!!!! Classy dude, in real life!
@oldschool6804 Relax, Dude! All I said was that the night I met him, he showed some class. Sure, he may have enemies, but THE NIGHT I MET HIM, HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT ANYBODY. Did I say anything about Hogan? Did I say that I saw Hogan and Piper hugging each other?... NO! All I said was that he didn't say anything bad that evening and showed some class. Period.
@oldschool6804 Watch "Rowdy Roddy Piper 2005 p2 and Rowdy Roddy Piper 2005 p3." This might give you an idea of the Roddy Piper I had the privilege to meet so many years ago. He even talks about Hogan in his speech. He's an entertainer, Bud.
@oldschool6804 Honestly, Friend... I dont care enough about this subject to argue about it. I met the man and In MY opinion, he is a pretty classy guy. But ok, you win.
MR.T is the toughest man to ever live and is not only a good wrestler but outside on the street without fixed matches in a real fight he would kick anyone ass
If anyone reads Hulk Hogan's book you'll find out what kind of jerk Mr. T was and probably still is! Hulk wrote that Mr. T was getting ready to leave at Wrestle Mania because Mr. T brought a bunch of guest without any notice and there was no way to get the guest in. Well of course Hulk went out of his way by talking with Vince and they surrendered to Mr. T's demands in which saved Wrestle Mania. So ask yourself "Did Mr. T deserve to be the #1 celebrity inducted into the hall of fame"?
Roddy Piper was one of the nicest wrestlers I had ever met in working for the Spectrum for over 25 years,just a true gentleman in every way.He had got jumped by three guys on a plane on his way to Philadelphia and still wrestled that night,and had enough time to take pictures with me in the back of the Arena.just an true nice guy.thanks Roddy
just be cause Mr. T made a bad joke that makes him a jerk? Mr. T is a god among men...and hes a night elf mohawk...I rest MY case Mr. Rodney the Piper!!
For Piper to dislike Mr. T for those petty reasons he gave then he must be a real jerk himself. As a matter of fact most wrestlers are jerks and egotistical in real life.
Mr T let fame and fortune go to his head in the 80's. I've seen his appearances on Late Night. Pure hateful attitude.
But, Mr T had an attitude adjustment after his cancer scare in the late 90's. He seems a lot nicer now. I've seen recent interviews and he seems pleasant, mellow, and funny.
Plus. In the 80's a lot of wrestlers didn't like Mr T because he was a wannabe wrestler who didn't pay his dues like everyone else. He was in the main event at Wrestle Mania because he was a celebrity.
Kinda funny....doesn't seem like Piper actually has a real reason to dislike Mr. T....seems more like a simple personality conflict. Not every personality type is gonna click with another. They'd probably get along great if T had been a full-time wrestler and worked on the road with Piper.
With all due respect to Rowdy Piper, but he has to realize that if it wasn't for the Popularity of Mr.T at the time and Hulk Hogan's WWF Title win from the Iron Sheik, the WWF would've died then and there. If it wasn't for Mr.T, Wrestlemania wouldn't have gotten the publicity. Mr.T trained really hard and took the Wrestling business more serious then some of these "pros" like Ric Flair what not. Simply, Without Mr.T, No Wrestlemania, no WWF, No Hogan, Or Piper!
@tonshaad1230 Your on crack! WWF had so many celebs lined up before T was there it isnt funny. MTV, Hogan on A Team, Hogan in Rocky, etc etc all built WM, not MR. T. Heck, saying it was all Mr. T. that built WWF is like saying David A. winning the WCW is the ONLY reason it went under.
@JohnACorp782 Um, you need to reread what I wrote. I SAY that there are many things that kill WCW. I said that saying Mr. T is the ONLY thing that saved WWF is as big a joke as blaming Dave A. for the fall of WCW. Many things helped both.
Mr. T became a real loser in life: cutting down trees WITHOUT a permission in a private gated community, stealing money from his "church services," and more... Even his long-time friends don't trust him!
With all due respect, Mr. T's involvement in Wrestlemania gave the WWF the publicity they needed to explode on the national scene. Mr. T could have sunk the ship by coming out and wrestling very poorly. To Mr.T's credit, he trained hard and took the wrestling very seriously and contributed well to an entertaining main event. Having personal issues with him is fine, but he was very professional as a wrestler.
@Derby14 I disagree.Mr.T didn't make wrestling popular.May have helped ratings a little for that event but who cares.If T is acting like a douche then Piper has his reasons.
@Derby14 The problem is is that T wanted it to be a shoot and felt that he was the best in the ring, even over Hogan, since he was a "legit" tough guy being a bouncer. He REFUSED to sell to the heels and it took a few stiff shots to let T know he wasnt in the ring with a bunch of wannabees. There is a difference in taking it seriously and thinking your better than everyone.
@Derby14 I agree with that, but if you read Hogan's book you'll see that Mr T almost single-handedly ruined the main event because he was having a temper tantrum over security not letting in his entourage of some 25 or more people. He threatened to walk away, and it was Hogan who smoothed things over. Mr T was out of his element, and should've shown more respect. It is true that Orndorff wanted to hurt T, and in some ways it's justifiable.
@Derby14 In the ring he was fine and professional, outside the ring sometime... For instance, they were some problem with his personal security that did not want to let him go to the ring at wrestlemania 1. It took Hogan to bring Mr.T to the ring because Mr.T was ready, at that point, to simply not show off. On the other hand, we probably don't know the story from all the side and I think Piper would have let bigger jerk do some stupider stuff...
@therrydicule Those are good points and you are right...my comments were based on Mr. T's in ring performance. There was probably some stuff going on behind the scenes that may support Piper's view.
It just concerns me of the criteria for induction. When you induct somebody like Koko before Roddy Piper or Randy Savage just blows my mind. A HOF is supposed to be for the elite I thought, but maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about since the WWE would probably just say I was stupid mark.
@UncleJemimia It's Vince's own HOF, not a real pro wrestling HOF. Vince inducting a limo driver and ex WWF midcarders shows that the whole thing is a work
@UncleJemimia Hey, he held a lot of independant titles and might of had a tag title reign with Owen. He got in because he was good in the independants and though he didn't hold any major titles he put butts in the seats and made Vince a whole lot of money. It didn't hurt that Jerry Lawler, The Honky Tonk Man and some other high ups came to his defense. I think Honky once said that hewouldn't go in if they didn't induct Koko so there you have it. When other wrestlers say you should be in than...
The WWE hall of fame is a joke. They hvae Refrigerator Perry and Pete Rose in there. They have guys that have nothing to do with the WWE in there and what's worse, Koko B. Ware is int he HOF. He never even held a title much less main evented. They just put whoever kiss enough ass apparently.
where is the interview with ted dibiase jr talking about wwe svr2010? ive heard the guy in this video talk about dibiase talking about it b4 and ive seen dibiase in one video shpwing a trailer or something
greg valentine was one of my favs, for just that being tough, plus a great all round wrestler to boot!
I think if that wm2 boxing match was a shoot bout piper would have killed mr t, especially considering mr t's tough guy a team persona was no more than a gimmick while piper was too a tough s.o.b
@manemustaine i also loved greg valentine. Loved how he was legitimately tough and as you put it, was a great all-round wrestler with tremendous in-ring psychology. Would had been NWA World champ had he not been in the WWF/E at the time.
Love Piper.
Moredread25 1 week ago
Piper is feeling the effect of the blows and the blow
capucchan8 1 week ago
I think Mr. T let how tough he was in Rocky 3 get to his head..tough guy, I'm sure..better fighter than a former actual boxer, trained by judo legend? Doubt it. T is tough, Piper is legit.
vpirates62 4 weeks ago
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jasondavis46 1 month ago
fooo
exv092 6 months ago
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exv092 6 months ago
Hey, I love both Mr. T and Roddy Piper and I don't know why they don't like each other. I heard George Papard didn't like Mr. T either. I think it was the character he portrayed. I would have thought since both Mr.T and Roddy seem to have fun personalities that they'd get along but I'm sensing that one of the two was a diva. Piper doesn't think that actors make good wrestlers and some Actors don't think wrestlers make good actors. They've both recovered from cancer so I hope they patch things
TheMidnightBell07 7 months ago
This guy was obviously not ready for how insane Roddy Piper is.
scabberson 7 months ago
I had the priv of meeting Mr Piper many many years ago and actually spent about 30 minutes in his presence. When the cameras are not rolling, he is the nicest guy and has nothing bad to say of other wrestlers of his calibre. Total CLASS! When the cams are rolling, though... TOTAL ASS!!!! Classy dude, in real life!
cyclist421 8 months ago
@cyclist421 he never got along with hogan you're a liar!
oldschool6804 2 months ago
@oldschool6804 Relax, Dude! All I said was that the night I met him, he showed some class. Sure, he may have enemies, but THE NIGHT I MET HIM, HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT ANYBODY. Did I say anything about Hogan? Did I say that I saw Hogan and Piper hugging each other?... NO! All I said was that he didn't say anything bad that evening and showed some class. Period.
cyclist421 2 months ago
@oldschool6804 Watch "Rowdy Roddy Piper 2005 p2 and Rowdy Roddy Piper 2005 p3." This might give you an idea of the Roddy Piper I had the privilege to meet so many years ago. He even talks about Hogan in his speech. He's an entertainer, Bud.
cyclist421 2 months ago
@cyclist421 he was jealous of hulk for years he even said it in hof 2005
oldschool6804 2 months ago
@oldschool6804 Honestly, Friend... I dont care enough about this subject to argue about it. I met the man and In MY opinion, he is a pretty classy guy. But ok, you win.
cyclist421 2 months ago
"He wanted to play Mickey Mouse. I'm not Donald Duck." LOL
GlorifiedTruth 8 months ago
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years ago my no ex girlfriends sister met piper at a bar and from her account he was a totally nice guy. Signed a few autographs and what not.
MrMolmem 8 months ago
years ago my no ex girlfriends sister me piper at a bar and from her account he was a totally nice guy. Signed a few autographs and what not.
MrMolmem 8 months ago
The reason Piper never made champion was because you cant put belt around his mouth,it wouldn't fit.
SmittyHeWasNumber1 8 months ago
Consider the source
tommym202 8 months ago
MR.T is the toughest man to ever live and is not only a good wrestler but outside on the street without fixed matches in a real fight he would kick anyone ass
tomnotass1 8 months ago
Is Piper wearing a rug ?
nosherz 8 months ago
''One-Winged Angels''? Never took Piper as a FF7 fan.
DynamiteHeaddy 8 months ago
To be honest Roddy Piper seems like a jerk himself. I bet if a fan would walk up to him to say "hello" Piper would be a dick to him or her.
angelinaramon 9 months ago
He looks young
tnelegend 10 months ago
Love Piper's Canadian accent. It's so subtle, but great to hear.
bolso4 10 months ago 2
hes drunk
XYazoxWweX 1 year ago
If anyone reads Hulk Hogan's book you'll find out what kind of jerk Mr. T was and probably still is! Hulk wrote that Mr. T was getting ready to leave at Wrestle Mania because Mr. T brought a bunch of guest without any notice and there was no way to get the guest in. Well of course Hulk went out of his way by talking with Vince and they surrendered to Mr. T's demands in which saved Wrestle Mania. So ask yourself "Did Mr. T deserve to be the #1 celebrity inducted into the hall of fame"?
Revelation21st 1 year ago
You guys are not listening. The guy wanted to act bouncy tough to piper.
And Piper just made a joke by touching his head and told him soft and the guy lost it.
Are you expecting Piper to say good memorable things about mr mohwak.
He dosent seem to bad mouth no one else witch shows to me he is a guy easily to get along with. I'm going for Piper all the way.
levedia 1 year ago
Roddy Piper ruled! He actually had a brain.
FORMETOKNOWONLY 1 year ago
Both Piper & Mr T are great in there own rights. Both deserves props!
8cire 1 year ago
Roddy Piper was one of the nicest wrestlers I had ever met in working for the Spectrum for over 25 years,just a true gentleman in every way.He had got jumped by three guys on a plane on his way to Philadelphia and still wrestled that night,and had enough time to take pictures with me in the back of the Arena.just an true nice guy.thanks Roddy
rockytheyorky 1 year ago
@rockytheyorky he didn't alays get along with his peers though rocky johnson said piper could be a jerk and a bigot!
oldschool6804 2 months ago
roddy piper would whip MR T's bitch ass
leedogg6T9 1 year ago 4
just be cause Mr. T made a bad joke that makes him a jerk? Mr. T is a god among men...and hes a night elf mohawk...I rest MY case Mr. Rodney the Piper!!
King2123 1 year ago
@King2123 It's Roddy! And he's absolutely right. Mr T. has a bloated ego, not just bad jokes. A god among men!? Please!
JohnACorp782 11 months ago
For Piper to dislike Mr. T for those petty reasons he gave then he must be a real jerk himself. As a matter of fact most wrestlers are jerks and egotistical in real life.
draconian45 1 year ago
Mr T let fame and fortune go to his head in the 80's. I've seen his appearances on Late Night. Pure hateful attitude.
But, Mr T had an attitude adjustment after his cancer scare in the late 90's. He seems a lot nicer now. I've seen recent interviews and he seems pleasant, mellow, and funny.
Plus. In the 80's a lot of wrestlers didn't like Mr T because he was a wannabe wrestler who didn't pay his dues like everyone else. He was in the main event at Wrestle Mania because he was a celebrity.
1060893 1 year ago
@1060893 I bet they didn't mind so much when they saw the payouts they got from Wrestlemania and because T was in the main event like that
fundyspokerblog 1 year ago
Kinda funny....doesn't seem like Piper actually has a real reason to dislike Mr. T....seems more like a simple personality conflict. Not every personality type is gonna click with another. They'd probably get along great if T had been a full-time wrestler and worked on the road with Piper.
BigAlbinoDonky 1 year ago
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MysteryGameGeEk3000 1 year ago
Roddy Piper have taking too many shots to the head
Rassamdul 1 year ago
@Rassamdul
piper is the fuckin man!
but so's mr t
sayanroy36 1 year ago
Why piper NOT wearing his HOT ROD shirt
WHALEDOGS9111 1 year ago
IS PIPER DRUNK?
Djteedoe420 1 year ago
@Djteedoe420 sure sounded like it
LEEKYLE99 1 year ago
With all due respect to Rowdy Piper, but he has to realize that if it wasn't for the Popularity of Mr.T at the time and Hulk Hogan's WWF Title win from the Iron Sheik, the WWF would've died then and there. If it wasn't for Mr.T, Wrestlemania wouldn't have gotten the publicity. Mr.T trained really hard and took the Wrestling business more serious then some of these "pros" like Ric Flair what not. Simply, Without Mr.T, No Wrestlemania, no WWF, No Hogan, Or Piper!
tonshaad1230 1 year ago
@tonshaad1230 Your on crack! WWF had so many celebs lined up before T was there it isnt funny. MTV, Hogan on A Team, Hogan in Rocky, etc etc all built WM, not MR. T. Heck, saying it was all Mr. T. that built WWF is like saying David A. winning the WCW is the ONLY reason it went under.
Rcksaltnnails 11 months ago
@Rcksaltnnails Wrong! Read the book Death of WCW and you'll see there was many other reasons than that..
JohnACorp782 11 months ago
@JohnACorp782 Um, you need to reread what I wrote. I SAY that there are many things that kill WCW. I said that saying Mr. T is the ONLY thing that saved WWF is as big a joke as blaming Dave A. for the fall of WCW. Many things helped both.
Rcksaltnnails 11 months ago
Piper is the real deal!! its taken alot of damage over the years! and he knows how to fight for real
Fender1976uk 1 year ago
Piper is talking like he's drunk or something.
Irockgswift 1 year ago
Mr. T became a real loser in life: cutting down trees WITHOUT a permission in a private gated community, stealing money from his "church services," and more... Even his long-time friends don't trust him!
grumpypant 1 year ago
DEMOLITION should've been in before KOKO
Gio7426 1 year ago
Every time I see this Has Been, he disses Mr. T.
Get over it, Piper! It was 25 Years ago and as far as I heard you are a pretty big Jerk yourself.
Konni1969 1 year ago
With all due respect, Mr. T's involvement in Wrestlemania gave the WWF the publicity they needed to explode on the national scene. Mr. T could have sunk the ship by coming out and wrestling very poorly. To Mr.T's credit, he trained hard and took the wrestling very seriously and contributed well to an entertaining main event. Having personal issues with him is fine, but he was very professional as a wrestler.
Derby14 2 years ago 19
@Derby14 also that night Mr T was about to walk off and not participate and they begged him.
WecanWinJesse 1 year ago
@Derby14 I disagree.Mr.T didn't make wrestling popular.May have helped ratings a little for that event but who cares.If T is acting like a douche then Piper has his reasons.
cliftonite187 1 year ago
@Derby14 The problem is is that T wanted it to be a shoot and felt that he was the best in the ring, even over Hogan, since he was a "legit" tough guy being a bouncer. He REFUSED to sell to the heels and it took a few stiff shots to let T know he wasnt in the ring with a bunch of wannabees. There is a difference in taking it seriously and thinking your better than everyone.
Rcksaltnnails 11 months ago
@Derby14 I agree with that, but if you read Hogan's book you'll see that Mr T almost single-handedly ruined the main event because he was having a temper tantrum over security not letting in his entourage of some 25 or more people. He threatened to walk away, and it was Hogan who smoothed things over. Mr T was out of his element, and should've shown more respect. It is true that Orndorff wanted to hurt T, and in some ways it's justifiable.
chiquidean 11 months ago
@Derby14 In the ring he was fine and professional, outside the ring sometime... For instance, they were some problem with his personal security that did not want to let him go to the ring at wrestlemania 1. It took Hogan to bring Mr.T to the ring because Mr.T was ready, at that point, to simply not show off. On the other hand, we probably don't know the story from all the side and I think Piper would have let bigger jerk do some stupider stuff...
therrydicule 9 months ago
@therrydicule Those are good points and you are right...my comments were based on Mr. T's in ring performance. There was probably some stuff going on behind the scenes that may support Piper's view.
Derby14 9 months ago
@Derby14 Billy Martin,Muhammad Ali,Cyndi Lauper,Liberace......but yes,MR. T is the only reason Wrestlemania succeeded
TheCJShameless 8 months ago
@Derby14 I totally agree with you I meant to click the thumbs up. Mr. Helped the then WWF become a firm part of pop culture than and now.
THEDARQUEKNIGHT 7 months ago
@Derby14 how the fuck do you know???? Idiot!!!
sjmmrcrdd 6 months ago
@sjmmrcrdd Sorry you were offended....my comments were simply based on what I observed in the ring during the match.
Derby14 6 months ago
@Derby14 sorry about the idiot thing...I had too many beers lol...no offence taken I hope
sjmmrcrdd 5 months ago
It just concerns me of the criteria for induction. When you induct somebody like Koko before Roddy Piper or Randy Savage just blows my mind. A HOF is supposed to be for the elite I thought, but maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about since the WWE would probably just say I was stupid mark.
UncleJemimia 2 years ago 2
@UncleJemimia yes Randy Savage is not in the HOF yet but Piper was inducted in 2005 koko was inducted in 2009 so piper was inducted before koko
romans52345 2 years ago
@UncleJemimia It's Vince's own HOF, not a real pro wrestling HOF. Vince inducting a limo driver and ex WWF midcarders shows that the whole thing is a work
AceDagger1 1 year ago
@UncleJemimia Hey, he held a lot of independant titles and might of had a tag title reign with Owen. He got in because he was good in the independants and though he didn't hold any major titles he put butts in the seats and made Vince a whole lot of money. It didn't hurt that Jerry Lawler, The Honky Tonk Man and some other high ups came to his defense. I think Honky once said that hewouldn't go in if they didn't induct Koko so there you have it. When other wrestlers say you should be in than...
TheMidnightBell07 7 months ago
The WWE hall of fame is a joke. They hvae Refrigerator Perry and Pete Rose in there. They have guys that have nothing to do with the WWE in there and what's worse, Koko B. Ware is int he HOF. He never even held a title much less main evented. They just put whoever kiss enough ass apparently.
UncleJemimia 2 years ago
He never even held a title much less main evented.
He was on the Mega Powers team at Survivor Series 88. Main event match, if you ask me.
megamanmaniac 1 year ago
NO ONE BUT RODNEY THE PIPER
skarvika 2 years ago
Fuck Mr T. Roddy Piper 4 life.
RSXemperor 2 years ago
Piper is tight.
lonchecaliente 2 years ago
Piper is drunk off his ass.
Netriderceo 2 years ago 3
I never knew Mr T was a jerk. Mr Ego sounds more accurate.
wwebatmanmaniac 2 years ago
Classic Piper!
JoesRambles 2 years ago 2
Crown Royal !!!! Piper is GREAT
metlguy69 2 years ago
@metlguy69 and it sounds like he had some before that interview lol
LEEKYLE99 1 year ago
Yeah he beat up vader wearing flip flops. True story
MikeReganGR 2 years ago 8
where is the interview with ted dibiase jr talking about wwe svr2010? ive heard the guy in this video talk about dibiase talking about it b4 and ive seen dibiase in one video shpwing a trailer or something
burgerking7472 2 years ago
Yes apparently Paul Orndorff was a one bad dude with a no backward step attitude. Apparently destroyed Vader in a backstage shoot in the wcw days
manemustaine 2 years ago 9
Orndorff DID actually beat Vaders ass.
I will testify. Orndorff is legitamely tough.
But not as tough as Greg Valentine.
hoghash78 2 years ago
greg valentine was one of my favs, for just that being tough, plus a great all round wrestler to boot!
I think if that wm2 boxing match was a shoot bout piper would have killed mr t, especially considering mr t's tough guy a team persona was no more than a gimmick while piper was too a tough s.o.b
manemustaine 2 years ago 4
@manemustaine i also loved greg valentine. Loved how he was legitimately tough and as you put it, was a great all-round wrestler with tremendous in-ring psychology. Would had been NWA World champ had he not been in the WWF/E at the time.
manemustaine 1 year ago
@manemustaine Really? He beat up the strong man from Vampire circus?
StayUgly 1 year ago
@manemustaine "Cowboy" Bob Orton was one tough hombre also.
BullpenBoss 1 year ago
@manemustaine there is even a greater story/myth I've heard of Orndorff getting into a scrap with Tony Atlas and bit Tony in the skirmish.
Whooligan86 5 months ago
@Whooligan86 not amyth orndorff bit off half of atlas ear during a legit fight
oldschool6804 2 months ago