#2 Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper was one of the finest heels in pro-wrestling history and played a pivotal role in getting Hulk Hogan over with the fans. And unlike now, when almost everyone understands the way in which the industry functions, heels in that era used to engender real heat from the fans.
And when I say real heat, I mean as real as it can get. Piper, for instance, was stabbed by fans no less than three times in his career!
The most devastating and the last of the stabbings took place in Raleigh, North Carolina when a fan’s knife just missed Piper’s heart by an inch! Untimely as his demise was and deeply saddened by it as we all were, we could have lost Roddy Piper much earlier had that fan found his mark.
Gives me the goosebumps to even envision the scenario...and not the good kind either.
Rest in piece, Roddy. You were loved.
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