10 Wrestlers That Told You They Were Pissed
3. Roddy Piper
A gloomy and uneasy time for all involved, Roddy Piper's TNA debut was anything but a celebratory event for the promotion.
Soaking in the applause on the December 4th 2002 weekly pay-per-view, the 'Hot Scot' was initially in good spirits until matters moved to the start of a worked programme with - who else? - Vince Russo.
Fans were enjoying the bullsh*t until it all got way, way too real. Piper mocked Russo's assertion that he was a creative genius, but spun that into directly referencing the death of Owen Hart.
The pivot in the promo was so sharp and instant that it took the audience by surprise, and suddenly the angle didn't seem so fun. Piper went further with it, even deploying his "everybody pays the Piper" catchphrase before Russo finally slid into the ring to retort.
He didn't get a chance. "Did you kill Owen Hart?" Piper asked, getting right in Russo's face before striking him with a copy of his book. The red mist eventually passed (and, predictably, the angle went nowhere), but there were fewer ways as unpleasant as this to evoke the name and legacy of a legitimate and much-missed legend.