A featured singer in the 1985 MTV Music Video "Land of 1000 Dances" with Meat Loaf, Cyndi Lauper and Rick Derringer.
After a falling out with his father, he hit the road, and from age 12 to 15, he stayed in youth hostels wherever he could find them.
Aided by former henchman 'ACE' Cowboy Bob Orton, whipped Mr. T with a belt after a boxing match between T and Orton on WWF's Saturday Night Main Event in 1985.
At Starrcade 1983, Piper beat Greg Valentine in the legendary "dog collar" match. Roddy lost 75% of the hearing in his left ear, which remains today.
At Wrestlemania V, Piper did a Piper's Pit segment interviewing Brother Love and the late Morton Downey Jr.. Downey repeatedly blew smoke in Piper's face, so Piper used a fire extinguisher on him.
By late 1975 and early 1976 Piper was a top heel for Mike & Gene LeBell's NWA Hollywood Wrestling.
Claims the only pin fall loss he ever had in the WWF was to Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 8, however on the Coliseum Video Release, Best of the WWF Vol. 3, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka clearly pinned Piper in a strap match.
Daughter is actress Ariel Teal Toombs and son is MMA Fighter Colt Toombs.
Former Golden Gloves boxer and Black belt in Judo
Former World Tag Team Champion.
Former WWF Intercontinental & WCW U.S. Champion
From 1973-1975 Piper was a jobber in the AWA.
Has four children: daughters Anastacia, Ariel Tiel, Fallon Danica and son Colton.
He appeared in some of the live action segments of the cartoon series "Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling" (1985-198?)
He has never won a world championship and is likely the most famous professional wrestler never to do so.
He was the special guest referee in the "I Quit" match between Bret "Hitman" Hart and Bob Backlund at WrestleMania XI.
His very first pro wrestling match was against Larry "The Axe" Hennig. Piper lost to Hennig in ten seconds, and he earned 25 dollars (in Canadian funds) for the match.
In 1980, Piper and Rick Martel won the NWA Pacific Northwest tag team titles three times.
In 1981, Piper started with the Georgia territory as an antagonistic heel commentator.
In July 1999 was Storyline Vice President of WCW.