The Roddy Piper-Hulk Hogan rivalry was a major draw in the WWF during 1984-85, but by 1986, Hogan was moving on to fighting King Kong Bundy, while Piper rekindled a feud with another member of the WrestleMania I main event, Mr. T. Piper and Mr. T famously met up in a boxing match at WrestleMania II, main-eventing the New York portion of the three-location Mania. Although it was a worked fight, the two held it together nicely for the first couple rounds. But by the third round, they were throwing phantom haymakers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfTm_q5NMLg The bout ended in the fourth round when Piper slammed Mr. T, losing on a disqualification. The match, much like most of WrestleMania II, was a disappointment, but the entire encounter was one you couldnt forget, especially considering that Mr. T still was one of the biggest stars on television at the time.
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.
