10 Recent Wrestling Books You Must Read
2. Rowdy: The Roddy Piper Story
First and foremost, those taking the plunge and reading The Roddy Piper Story shouldn't expect a blow-by-blow account of Hot Rod's time in the WWF. Instead, this is an emotional memoir penned by Piper's children following their father's death. This is a different kind of wrestling book.
Roddy's kids are clearly proud of him, and that comes across loudly throughout this biography. Accidentally, Ariel and Colt Toombs right the wrongs of 2002's In The Pit With Piper release. This is everything that book was not; insightful, heart-warming, emotional, and melancholy.
The Roddy Piper Story aims to outline Piper's life away from the ring too. It succeeds. Roddy Piper was a super-intense, ever-passionate guy who left an imprint on his children even when away for long stretches of time during their formative years. If there's one thing this book does brilliantly, it's honing in on that history of Roddy's family.