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In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy
Here, in his own words, is the story of one of the greatest wrestlers ever-Rowdy Roddy Piper. The bagpipe-playing legend gets down and dirty about the world of professional wrestling-and his own career.
He takes readers back to his life as a teenage runaway and his first match, when he stepped into the ring for $25. He recalls his triumph as the youngest World Light Heavy...more
He takes readers back to his life as a teenage runaway and his first match, when he stepped into the ring for $25. He recalls his triumph as the youngest World Light Heavy...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
November 5th 2002
by Berkley Trade
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the loudest and biggest names in professional wrestling. He's wrestled huge stars like Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and even boxed Mr. T. "In the Pit with Piper" details all those events and much more.
I've read some great wrestling biographies i.e. Mick Foley and some bad ones i.e. Ted Dibiase and I would have to say that this is one of the better ones.. Roddy Piper never bit his tongue in front of the camera and he doesn't hold back ...more
I've read some great wrestling biographies i.e. Mick Foley and some bad ones i.e. Ted Dibiase and I would have to say that this is one of the better ones.. Roddy Piper never bit his tongue in front of the camera and he doesn't hold back ...more
I promise, I'm reading all these wrestler autobiographies as research.
My favorite line: “I have never backstabbed anybody in my profession, but I’ll be the first to admit to front-stabbing them right in the face!”
Otherwise, not so great, and not all that interesting. Mediocre writing and it overlooks the most compelling aspects of the story in the way that most celebrity autobiographies do.
My favorite line: “I have never backstabbed anybody in my profession, but I’ll be the first to admit to front-stabbing them right in the face!”
Otherwise, not so great, and not all that interesting. Mediocre writing and it overlooks the most compelling aspects of the story in the way that most celebrity autobiographies do.
A highly-entertaining read for wrestling fans, especially those who know the call-it-as-he-sees-it style of Hot Rod. Some inflammatory comments are certainly questionable in their accuracy, but true fans of wrestling know that half-truths and allegations are part of the charm.
An okay autobiography, but as I've written about many old-school wrestlers' books, it's hard to believe everything that's written in it. That said, the story itself was entertaining.
This is a book that probably should have been bigger, and maybe some day he'll come out with another that will tell even more stories....if Foley can three, this guy should be able to have about eleven.
Not really a book; more like a guy talking into a tape recorder and another guy writing it down into paragraphs.
Hilarious! If you love funny wrestling stories, you'll love this one!
This was a self-indulgent book that did nothing for my sympathy for Mr.Piper. As a fellow Canadian, I would expect a better criticism of the wrestling world, not just a critic of the P, or McMahon. I am no way, a mark for McMahon but Roddy started the book off really good, and then kind of dwindle off on these tirades, littered with side stories that made me feel completely misdirected. Overall, just very disappointing.
I was rather disappointed with this book. Roddy Piper is one of the most creative and innovative characters whoever entered the squared circle, but his book was rather uninteresting. It seemed as if Roddy had a chip on his shoulder and didn't lose it throughout the whole book.
Hey, I know I gave "Catcher in the Rye" and this book the same amount of stars, but growing up with Rowdy Roddy and WWF I could relate more than some outcast rich kid. Sorry.
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Not really a book; more like a guy talking into a tape recorder and another guy writing it down into paragraphs.
It flew through 1987-1992, peak years in WWF.
A rollicking tale of one of the greatest wrestlers & entertainers of the modern era of wrestling. For those who are used to seeing the glitz, glamor, & goofiness of what's called wrestling today, Piper's story shows how much hard work & paying one's dues went into his career.
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