Roddy Piper's 15 Most Memorable Moments

By Scott Carlson /

4. A War That Settles Nothing

Piper€™s actions directly led to he and Hogan squaring off for the WWF Championship in an event televised on MTV, €œThe War to Settle the Score.€ This was in February 1985, when MTV was still a rapidly growing, massively popular cable station that teens and other young people watched in huge numbers. The match itself lasted less than eight minutes, ending when €œMr. Wonderful€ Paul Orndorff interfered, which triggered a massive brawl that drew Cyndi Lauper onto the apron and Mr. T into the ring. Piper attacked Mr. T, but he and Orndorff scrambled once Hogan recovered, though they would try to re-enter the ring. The ensuing fracas involving police, security and other officials had fans in a frenzy.All of this really didn€™t settle anything and only served to set up the main event for the first WrestleMania the following month, as things continued to build€