The Rowdy Life Of Roddy Piper

His official WWE bio tells it best: "'Rowdy' Roddy Piper claimed he was born to cause controversy, and his wild, freewheeling life proved that statement to be more than hyperbole." One such example of Piper's freewheeling wildness was recorded by The Fresno Bee. After the wrestler's death in July 2015, the paper recalled an event

His official WWE bio tells it best: "'Rowdy' Roddy Piper claimed he was born to cause controversy, and his wild, freewheeling life proved that statement to be more than hyperbole." One such example of Piper's freewheeling wildness was recorded by The Fresno Bee. After the wrestler's death in July 2015, the paper recalled an event from 1986 that, in classic "Rowdy" fashion, ended up endearing him to the California town.

One wild night after a wrestling event, Piper and fellow grapplers "Cowboy" Bob Orton and Don "The Magnificent" Muraco ended up at a local bar just after last call. After an argument with a patron ended with Piper showing him what a professional-grade body slam feels like, the three escaped in a rented car, but they didn't get too far. They got their ride stuck on some railroad tracks and abandoned it in order to cause more mayhem.

The cops were quickly called after the drunken trio returned to their hotel. Piper and Orton were arrested for public intoxication. When the police arrived, they found Orton naked as the day he was born on his fifth-floor balcony, screaming challenges for them to come up and fight him. "He answered the door in his cowboy boots and not much else," said the officer who arrested him. The two spent the night in jail, but the charges were dropped the next day, and neither Piper nor Fresno would forget that night.

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