Roddy Piper's WWF Returns 1986

Roddy Piper (with one hand behind his back) vs. AJ Petruzzi & A mini-recap on his feud with Adrian Adonis in 1986.

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• roddy
• piper
• wrestling
• 1986
• adrian
• adonis

[BlueSkyeReynolds]

What's with the narration? Was this from a Roddy Piper video or something?

[Dotheoz1]

@BlueSkyeReynolds Best of the WWF vol.10

[ideveloper1]

Great Piper moment in a lifetime of great moments

[VinnyV444]

You have to understand Justinklein is a flaming rump ranger, and a dumb as a rock one at that. Therefore his idiotic opinion is blinded by his homo agenda, and his mark comments are the result. This asshole is just too fucking stupid to realize Keith Frankie (aka: Adrian Adonis) was simply playing a character, which was a knockoff of Gorgeous George from a generation earlier.

[dapunisher1000]

As great as piper was he never had a great finishing move

[craigandjolene]

I thoroughly enjoyed this face-turn, but I still insist that he was at his best when Piper was a heel, - but a lot of people finally started to 'get' how awesome Piper was and how much respect he deserved, too. Piper was, however, throughout most his WWF tenure, underutilized; his legitimate in-ring skills were scrapped in favor of a brawling style more suitably associated with the raving lunatic he portrayed, but fact is Piper COULD really actually wrestle - WELL! He's an all-time great!

[flipgood89]

that was fucked up of piper to bury that jobber like that. Hand tied behind your back? for real? Weird to hear Vince say "professional wrestling"

[VersionNSX]

are all these staged?

[Cavillier1970]

@bigmike7379 I think you can argue the same about Adonis when he was teaming with DIck Murdoch as the North/South Connection. I think if he had been able to keep the wieght off, but still dyed his hair he could of been a clone of Gorgeous George. Too bad the WWE dropped him, becuase a Adonis / Beefcake fued was looming and wouldve been a good one.

[landrykkb]

@lockenjr None of us watching WWF then were aware of Rowdy Roddy Piper's history with Adrian Adonis pre-WWF.

[John6yt]

Piper didn't change his style of wrestling at all when he turned face, the only difference is Vince and Bruno's chuckling over Piper's antics instead of being outraged

[bigmike7379]

yes wrestling is scripted but Piper had the ability to get the crowd going like few ever could and he was a golden gloves boxer in Canada as a teeager and was very successful so he knew how to throw

[bigmike7379]

@VinnyV444 yes and after this stint he went to Japan and dyed his hair back dark and dropped about 75 pounds and was getting his life back on track when he died and did anyone ever see his wife? Adonis had a GORGEOUS wife too bad many never saw just hop talented this guy Adrian Adonis was if u guys get the chance look at some old AWA footage when he was part of the east west connection with Jesse Ventura