The former professional wrestler Rowdy
Roddy Piper, known for wearing a kilt in the ring, has died aged 61.
Piper, born Roderick Toombs in Saskatchewan, Canada, was one of the main stars of the wrestling circuit from the mid-1980s.
During his career, he won more than 30 titles and was inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in 2005.
His death comes a month after that of Dusty Rhodes, another Hall of Fame member, aged 69.
The cause of Piper’s death was not revealed. He had successfully fought Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006.
Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic performers ever in WWE,
said chairman Vince McMahon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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