Post by Zigzag on Jul 31, 2015 19:21:20 GMT -5
Wow... Just wow. Where do I begin?
Roddy Piper was the guy who hooked me into the world of pro wrestling. My first exposure to the WWF at the time, was when I was about four or five. I was born with cardiac (and other) defects, prompting a few surgeries after birth. The nurses would come in and cheer me up as often as they could, leaving me little presents now and then. Amongst these gifts, were packs of WWF Wrestling Superstars trading cards, as well as the big rubber LJN figures. I guess they were aiming for any 'boy things'. Through the cards, I would learn all about Andre, JYD, Iron Sheik, and many others. I would rattle off wrestler stats to anyone who would listen. People would often wonder why my parents would let me watch 'that stuff', when my mom would confess that I would only read the cards, and had no idea it was even something on TV. Anyway, one day, a nurse I hadn't seen up to that point came in to check on me. She remarked - "Well, I hear you like wrestling, huh? Just remember this name, and don't ever forget it: Rowdy Roddy Piper."
Soon after I left the hospital, and started Kindergarten, I discovered wrestling on TV. Once I saw Roddy, that was it. He was my favorite. He wore a kilt and took no guff from anyone. So, whenever an adult would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my five-year-old self would say - "A professional wrestler, just like Rowdy Roddy Piper!" It shocked my parents at the next PTA meeting...lol. The rest is history. RIP to my first wrestling hero.
Roddy Piper was the guy who hooked me into the world of pro wrestling. My first exposure to the WWF at the time, was when I was about four or five. I was born with cardiac (and other) defects, prompting a few surgeries after birth. The nurses would come in and cheer me up as often as they could, leaving me little presents now and then. Amongst these gifts, were packs of WWF Wrestling Superstars trading cards, as well as the big rubber LJN figures. I guess they were aiming for any 'boy things'. Through the cards, I would learn all about Andre, JYD, Iron Sheik, and many others. I would rattle off wrestler stats to anyone who would listen. People would often wonder why my parents would let me watch 'that stuff', when my mom would confess that I would only read the cards, and had no idea it was even something on TV. Anyway, one day, a nurse I hadn't seen up to that point came in to check on me. She remarked - "Well, I hear you like wrestling, huh? Just remember this name, and don't ever forget it: Rowdy Roddy Piper."
Soon after I left the hospital, and started Kindergarten, I discovered wrestling on TV. Once I saw Roddy, that was it. He was my favorite. He wore a kilt and took no guff from anyone. So, whenever an adult would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my five-year-old self would say - "A professional wrestler, just like Rowdy Roddy Piper!" It shocked my parents at the next PTA meeting...lol. The rest is history. RIP to my first wrestling hero.
