While this memory doesnt directly relate to Roddy Piper, his role in this moment was both critical and central. Pipers Pit was the backdrop of the budding Hulk Hogan-Andre the Giant feud in 1987 that would explode in what Jesse Ventura (accurately) called, the biggest match in the history of professional wrestling. It was on Pipers Pit that Hogan would be presented with a trophy for being world champion for three years, and then Andre would later be presented with a smaller trophy for being undefeated for 15 years. In two segments, the seeds were sown, it things were set to come to a head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKu13G91AlU In one of the most famous scenes in WWF/E history, Andre the Giant unveiled his new manager, Hogan nemesis Bobby The Brain Heenan, and challenged Hulk for his WWF Championship. Piper, long Hogans rival, had to play the role of calming the champ. A week later, it was Piper demanding yes or no whether Hogan would face his longtime friend at WrestleMania III. And it was Piper who got the answer out of him to set up the biggest match in the history of professional wrestling.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
