One of the most memorable things about Roddy Piper was his groundbreaking interview segment, Pipers Pit. Unlike previous interview segments, where an announcer or host asked questions of a wrestler and/or manager, Pipers Pit put a wrestler in control of the interview, asking fellow wrestlers questions. Piper was the perfect person to lead this charge, as his brash, manic and quick-witted style worked perfectly in these often unscripted segments. Often times, Pipers guests would be on the receiving end of not just a tongue-lashing, but a physical lashing as well. Even the longest-reigning WWF/E Champion in history was no different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHlg-WIk01s Pipers Pit provided some of the most memorable segments on WWE television, and it could always be counted on to stir up controversy. Nearly 30 years after the Bruno Sammartino incident at Madison Square Garden, Piper was up to his old tricks with some of the WWEs young guns, the Shield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6y9xzzDXA Proof that no matter the era, Piper could still get under peoples skin.
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.
