10 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Were In Non-Wrestling Video Games

4. Roddy Piper (Saints Row IV)

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Roddy Piper made something of a habit of unusual cameos throughout his long and eventful career. Not content with his famous bubblegum-bereft role in John Carpenter's cult classic They Live, the Rowdy one also made a handful of appearances in misanthrope's delight It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as recurring 'rassler Da' Maniac, loosely parodying Mickey Rourke's character in The Wrestler and, let's face it, himself.

But perhaps Piper's most curious one-off came in Deep Silver's open-world oddity Saints Row IV. An entire mission is devoted to Hot Rod called 'He Lives', obviously paying homage to his filmographic plateau. Piper appears in trademark garb, and is even played in to the wailing strains of his bagpipe theme music.

The series had previously shown a lotta love for this great sport, featuring voice work by RVD and Hulk Hogan no less, but nothing tops this affectionate wrestler walk-on.

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