The most hated man in professional wrestling became one of the most beloved in an amazing turn of events in 1986. While Piper was away from WWF, his Pipers Pit segment was replaced by the Flower Shop, a similar-style talk show led by Adorable Adrian Adonis. Adonis was an effeminate wrestler managed by Jimmy Hart, and Piper was having none of it when he returned to the company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfu_5ufG4i8 Pipers attempts to shut down the Flower Shop were thwarted, and he was left laying in a heap. But the Rowdy One would not be silenced, and he returned with a vengeance, brandishing a bat and destroying Adonis Flower Shop set in epic fashion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHPjGqR2nA The feud would culminate at WrestleMania III, but Pipers rampage was a truly unforgettable moment for wrestling fans.
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.
