| 1 | 02.09.2025 | Matzen | | |
| 2 | 26.08.2025 | Brutish Dandy | | |
| 3 | 23.08.2025 | Bockelito | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 11.08.2025 | Robertb22 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 28.07.2025 | Aliiadwana | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 24.07.2025 | ewcraleigh | 10.0 | A pivotal figure who revolutionized wrestling entertainment. He popularized the Dog Collar Match with Valentine. While it may not have been the first, it was one of the first and arguably the most famous. Piper's Pit was an innovation in how the wrestlers would tell their stories and was also novel in that a Heel was the host. As expected from a Heel, Piper would press the interviewee's buttons and have multiple combative confrontations. He never had high flying moves but that was part of his brand as a "rowdy" brawler. He helped launch Starrcade. He was arguably the spark that ignited the fire that was Wrestlemania. Without Piper's antagonism of the Huckster, Hulk may never have gotten as big when he did. His WCW years weren't as stellar but the 80s period, particularly 84-87, were so stellar that it warrants a 10 rating regardless. Personally, my favorite of all time. |
| 7 | 20.07.2025 | MooGati | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 19.07.2025 | TonyMcTony24 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 07.07.2025 | Scarletsound | 9.0 | |
| 10 | 05.07.2025 | TERRYFUNKFANATIC | 9.0 | |
| 11 | 19.06.2025 | Mark4Lyfe | 9.0 | Roddy Piper wasn't just a great wrestler--he was a force of personality that helped define an era. While he never needed a world title to stay relevant, his promo work alone made him one of the most memorable and influential characters in wrestling history. "Piper's Pit" revolutionized the talk-show segment, and his feud with Hulk Hogan laid the groundwork for the WWF's mainstream explosion in the '80s. In-ring, he was a tough brawler with underrated psychology, and he always made his opponents look better. He could be funny, intense, unhinged, and real--all in one promo. Simply put, he was one of the best heels to ever do it. An icon who didn't play by the rules--Hot Rod was wrestling's original agent of chaos. |
| 12 | 05.06.2025 | Drew115 | 9.0 | |
| 13 | 22.05.2025 | ChopChopChop | 8.0 | |
| 14 | 19.05.2025 | bherbert1980 | 3.0 | Roddy Piper was a character a lot of people grew up admiring. He stood out in an era where personalities drove business, and Piper's chaotic energy made him a standout. But the deeper you dig into his career, the more the legend starts to crumble. Let's start with the obvious. Piper was never great in the ring. He was a punch-and-kick brawler with very little depth to his in-ring work. His matches were messy, repetitive, and often relied on stalling and crowd noise to feel alive. Most of his big moments came from Piper's Pit or backstage segments, not bell-to-bell action, sans Orndorff and Bret Hart carrying him at WrestleMania. He built his legacy around not losing and protecting his character, even when it made no sense. Taking the leg drop from Hogan was too much for his ego, so he skipped the pin and left a lot of money and credibility on the table. That may have protected his mystique in the short term, but it also kept him from ever having a signature run. He was famous, but his actual match catalog is paper thin. The nostalgia is strong, but nostalgia doesn't make a body slam any better. Physically, he was juiced up at points but never had a great physique. He had charisma, sure. He could work a crowd and sell well when he wanted to. But his promos, while legendary in energy, often amounted to rants and nonsense. He talked in circles. He screamed. He raved. He got over through volume and unpredictability, not substance. If you look back at the actual content of what he said, it rarely made much sense. Then there's the ugly part that too many fans ignore. On his podcast making racist jokes, including references to lynching African American wrestlers, that went unchecked by many but said a lot about who Piper may have really been. For someone that many view as a folk hero, hearing that was stomach-turning. The idea that he "joked" about that and still got a pass from large portions of the fanbase is a stain on his legacy. And then there's the late-career era. Sting wrestled into his 60s. Edge/ Cope, is over 50 and still going hard. Piper stuck around long past his expiration date and not because he had something left to prove. He just wanted attention and a paycheck. He would stumble into segments, barely move in matches, and added nothing but empty nostalgia. Jericho's takedown of him -- calling him selfish and out of touch for taking TV time from younger talent -- was one of the most satisfying reality checks in wrestling history. Piper had his role in the early Hogan era. He was the cartoon villain. He sang "For Everybody" on the first WWF album. He was a fixture on the Rock n Wrestling cartoon. But after WrestleMania 1, he stopped bumping, stopped evolving, and started repeating himself. Brother Love and Bobby Heenan took more bumps on TV than he did post-1985. When he did return, it was usually around projects like Hell Comes to Frogtown or a failed TV pilot. The passion wasn't there. The work rate never was. He was a pioneer in terms of character and personality. He helped define the talk show segment in wrestling. He made chaos into a tool. But if you strip away the nostalgia, you're left with a guy who couldn't touch Randy Savage in charisma or ring work. He was loud and he got over -- but once the volume goes down, there isn't much left worth replaying. |
| 15 | 16.05.2025 | RemyLeBeau | 8.0 | |
| 16 | 30.04.2025 | Pantaman | 9.0 | |
| 17 | 29.04.2025 | JediSaiyanMaster1203 | 10.0 | "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of my all time favorite wrestlers for so many reasons. The man was a promo wizard, often making his promos feel like shoots that come from the heart (even if he will go off topic and try to tie it back to the point he was, previously, making), Piper's Pit is still the best talk show in wrestling no matter how many great shows have came after, while he wasn't a great wrestler in the traditional sense, he was a good brawler and it worked for his character, either way, he was still able to tell stories in the ring and work the crowd like no other, look at his match with Bret Hart at WrestleMania VIII along with his dog collar match with Greg Valentine, true classics that withstand the test of time. This might be off topic, "They Live" is the best movie to star a professional wrestling and I will die on that hill. Overall, Hot Rod was a great heel, talker and worker who will forever be remembered as one of wrestling's greatest professional wrestlers to ever step foot inside a ring and grab a mic. R.I.P. Roddy Piper. |
| 18 | 18.04.2025 | TripleCrown | 10.0 | Piper was revolutionary and incredibly important to the wrestling business being where it is today. Fantastic brawler in-ring and his mic skills are up there with the very best. Still gets talked about to this day, despite passing almost 10 years ago. Just goes to show how highly regarded he is. Will never be another Roddy Piper. |
| 19 | 13.04.2025 | Lerds | 7.0 | |
| 20 | 02.04.2025 | Rassle Fan | 7.0 | Amazing talker, decent brawler, below average wrestler. Especially when it came to taking bumps. He was really uncoordinated, even in his prime. However, he more than made up for it with his unending charisma and near perfect mic skills. Towards the very end of his career, 1999 and later, you could tell his heart wasn't into it and his work suffered. He's still one of the all time greats. |
| 21 | 17.03.2025 | elmark | 8.0 | |
| 22 | 13.03.2025 | neuuwave | 7.0 | |
| 23 | 16.02.2025 | arkhamoutlaw10 | 10.0 | |
| 24 | 15.02.2025 | KingofKingsHHH | 9.0 | |
| 25 | 08.02.2025 | Shainy | 9.0 | |
| 26 | 19.01.2025 | TigetMask15 | 10.0 | |
| 27 | 18.01.2025 | scottdani0505 | 10.0 | |
| 28 | 17.11.2024 | Japanese BAKA | 10.0 | |
| 29 | 17.11.2024 | tmxicon | 7.0 | |
| 30 | 12.11.2024 | Alons8hasaBrokenBack | 9.0 | |
| 31 | 16.10.2024 | socktherapy | 10.0 | |
| 32 | 07.10.2024 | Sweet Fighter V | 7.0 | |
| 33 | 30.09.2024 | FDT | 9.0 | |
| 34 | 24.09.2024 | wrestlingswiftie | 10.0 | His matches are typically messy brawls, (which is how his character is supposed to fight), and his promos were heat-seeking gold. Sometimes, you could barely understand what he was saying, but that's because he was more focused on making you believe he was crazy rather than getting his point across. But then, he went to the WWF and had to make his style a bit more cartoonish, toning it down a bit. Even with those restrictions though, he was still a master at what he did. |
| 35 | 09.09.2024 | DragonSuperman7 | 9.0 | |
| 36 | 04.09.2024 | Firebird22 | 8.0 | |
| 37 | 13.08.2024 | perconflncns | 10.0 | |
| 38 | 31.07.2024 | JPowers10 | 10.0 | |
| 39 | 17.07.2024 | Johan | 10.0 | |
| 40 | 28.06.2024 | watts | 10.0 | |
| 41 | 26.06.2024 | piglatin | 9.0 | |
| 42 | 04.06.2024 | Hippykillerz | 9.0 | For every great face, you need a great heel. For Hulk Hogan, that was Roddy Piper. My god, this man had incredible charisma, able to generate heat just his grin. One of the best promo guys ever, came across as a threat and believable. Without a doubt, one of the best heels in history. He then became a great babyface for the rest of his career but for me, the edge was gone. Regardless, he is one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time and deserves all the praise he gets. |
| 43 | 04.06.2024 | LordSodaPop | 9.0 | |
| 44 | 26.05.2024 | WrestlingGuru | 8.0 | |
| 45 | 16.05.2024 | CoolNameGuy91 | 7.0 | |
| 46 | 27.04.2024 | chaqudemus | 8.0 | |
| 47 | 24.04.2024 | rodzor | | Roddy Piper, the man that had it all. Gone all too soon, RIP. You don't have to be the greatest technician of all time to be considered the GOAT, so if we're talking heels? RP the GOAT. |
| 48 | 03.04.2024 | glhrams | 10.0 | |
| 49 | 01.04.2024 | Jamarcus | 9.0 | |
| 50 | 02.03.2024 | eetasa2 | 8.0 | |
| 51 | 02.03.2024 | Kung | 10.0 | |
| 52 | 20.02.2024 | benny5bellys | 7.0 | A career of two halves. The first half is brilliant with Roddy being one of the most watchable guys on earth, the second half went from diminishing returns to outright dire to the point you want to turn the TV off but his star power kept him over. The prolonged period where he was pretty much shit means I won't go higher. |
| 53 | 18.02.2024 | Nilesmania | 8.0 | |
| 54 | 13.02.2024 | edgyfr | 8.0 | Roddy Piper is full of charisma while beeing absolutely incredible wrestling wise, he has not gotten as many opportunities as he deserves, but he could have been one of the biggest of all time. |
| 55 | 11.02.2024 | crs285 | 9.0 | Piper was one of the best in the business in terms of his charisma and his mic skills. In the ring his matches were normally good with his brawling abilities, ability to work the crowd and selling being his best assets. Crowd bought whatever he was selling whether face or heel. Can't believe he never got a world title run. |
| 56 | 02.02.2024 | KEI | 7.0 | |
| 57 | 27.01.2024 | caz2345 | 10.0 | |
| 58 | 19.01.2024 | skybo90 | 9.0 | |
| 59 | 09.01.2024 | TheKeyboardWarrior | | In a world of copied gimmicks, Piper was 1 of 1. No other wrestler was like the Rowdy one, in or out of the ring. Definitely high on the list of most influential performers ever. |
| 60 | 06.01.2024 | danzitorock | 10.0 | Easily one of my all-time favorites, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the best and most important talkers and entertainers in wrestling history, nobody could do it like him... the man just exhales charisma. Piper is the true definition of a perfect heel, and every person that tries to be a villainous character on television should look up to him. He clearly wasn't the best or most gifted athlete ever in terms of ring-skill, but at that time the most important thing was the character work, and he was simply the best. Piper absolutely has to be ranked in every list of the best heels and mic workers ever, the Piper's Pit was phenomenal. |
| 61 | 23.12.2023 | Liam Miyahara | 10.0 | |
| 62 | 18.12.2023 | humanserpent | 9.0 | |
| 63 | 08.12.2023 | AidanArcher | 10.0 | |
| 64 | 30.11.2023 | attackonmob | 9.0 | |
| 65 | 29.11.2023 | Bar786788 | 10.0 | |
| 66 | 21.11.2023 | nothingleftinside | 10.0 | If there ever was a wrestler deserving of a 10 out of 10, it's Roddy Piper. The guy was a master storyteller in and out of the ring, I really don't think there has ever been anyone better. Some of his stuff might look dated, but in the 80s this was the most "real" guy you were ever going to see in wrestling. He also was in so many significant places, in so many different time periods, and his runs are fantastic in about all of them (until 96 maybe and that's mostly due to age). *And* he had time for acting. They Live is easily the best movie featuring a wrestler and I can't imagine anything beating it out. Piper definitely had weak points (some of his stomps and strikes aren't great, he utilized old-fashioned spots well into the 90s) but he's potentially the best promo of all time and was rarely *truly* bad between the ropes. A+ talker, A gimmick/look, and a hard B for in-ring. His influence is still felt today, and his historical significance is second to only guys like Hogan, Bruno, and Austin. A definite top 10 all time guy who is often forgotten these days when it comes to GOAT discussions. |
| 67 | 12.10.2023 | MrRaider959 | 8.0 | |
| 68 | 11.10.2023 | Akatsuki | 8.0 | |
| 69 | 08.10.2023 | exequieljuzzle | 9.0 | |
| 70 | 03.10.2023 | andytuga86 | 7.0 | Promo master, his Piper's Pit interviews were memorable and iconic, because he often made it look like a shoot, as the infamous Frankie Williams episode. His in-ring work was overrated for me, not a great moveset. Despite that, he was an entertaining brawler, very intense, with lot of stamina, who could work a crowd like no one, because was great in ring psychology. One of the best heels in the Golden Era of WWE. |
| 71 | 19.09.2023 | DangoDaisuki | 6.0 | Ich sehe einen großen Einfluss auf die heutige Zeit von seinem Kampfstil, aber ich bin weder der größte Fan davon, noch habe ich in ihn jemals einen interessanten Wrestler gesehen. Aber okay war er für mich schon immer. Ganz nett ist für mich 6 Punkte. |
| 72 | 27.08.2023 | Austinisaew | 9.0 | |
| 73 | 15.08.2023 | RoadblockGOAT | 10.0 | |
| 74 | 13.08.2023 | MattHall | 10.0 | One of the best talkers in wrestling history. Piper had a good look and a great gimmick. Piper's pit is one of the best wrestling segments in wrestling history. Although he wasn't the greatest in the ring, however, his mic skills certainly make it up. Plus he didn't need a technician wrestling style, he is better as a brawler. |
| 75 | 10.08.2023 | Immortan Scott | 10.0 | |
| 76 | 04.08.2023 | juiceisloose | 10.0 | Probably the greatest talker in the history of wrestling. He is sometimes criticized regarding his lack of in ring skills. But in Roddy's case, since he was a brawler and he could play his character so well it did not have a negative effect on his overall performance at all. He didn't wrestle but rather fought his opponents and is one of few people who told the story perfectly through his in ring stuff. There have been many past and present wrestlers who got inspired by his mic skills and story telling abilities. Truly an inspirational man, and from the stories about him, was a lovely human too. May he rest in peace. |
| 77 | 18.07.2023 | GeneBlastKyodai | 10.0 | One of if not the greatest promos to ever walk the earth. A legend in the ring and on the stick. Its a shame he never got a world title push because it wouldve been deserved. |
| 78 | 11.07.2023 | ElPolloLoco | 8.0 | |
| 79 | 28.06.2023 | crippleddonut | 10.0 | |
| 80 | 26.06.2023 | Jimmy 3 People 0 | 8.0 | |
| 81 | 18.06.2023 | texasyosh | 10.0 | Piper was pretty much excellent at all facets of wrestling. It sucks that he isn't around anymore, it really is a testament to someone who was so giving to wrestling, but the life of being a pro wrestler wasn't giving back to him. Career peaks pre-WWF, with excellent work in Portland, and NWA + Mid-Atlantic. A wrestling icon who had 10+ years of prime work, going into his time in the WWF. |
| 82 | 05.06.2023 | Draculamura | 10.0 | |
| 83 | 20.05.2023 | Mister Cute Face | 8.0 | Vital to the boom period and one of the best talkers. One of the reasons for that is that he would never stop talking, so the good stuff carried the weird stuff. Not the best worker ever but had two of my favorite matches (vs Hart at WM8 and vs Valentine at Starrcade 83). |
| 84 | 07.05.2023 | PapaGus | 9.0 | |
| 85 | 19.04.2023 | benh2 | 9.0 | |
| 86 | 12.04.2023 | Chriswarrior11 | 9.0 | |
| 87 | 09.04.2023 | Giantfan1980 | 7.0 | Possibly the greatest heel of the 80's or at the very least in the top 3. I loved his returning baby face run in the late 80's but when he came to WCW in 96, he was looking noticeably old and his matches with Hogan were pretty terrible. I prefer to remember Piper form 1983-1992. |
| 88 | 04.04.2023 | Lcrossin | 10.0 | Roddy is by far one of the best promos in the history of wrestling and one of the best in ring as well. He is certainly the best to never win a world title. |
| 89 | 01.04.2023 | BatNak | 8.0 | |
| 90 | 06.03.2023 | xGAICHx | 7.0 | |
| 91 | 21.02.2023 | Madmanfunaki14 | 7.0 | |
| 92 | 30.01.2023 | joaosousa20 | 10.0 | |
| 93 | 07.12.2022 | khalek | 8.0 | |
| 94 | 06.11.2022 | ucey | 8.0 | |
| 95 | 06.10.2022 | jonsnoe | 9.0 | |
| 96 | 03.10.2022 | conker8 | 10.0 | |
| 97 | 03.10.2022 | JumpinJerry | 9.0 | |
| 98 | 23.09.2022 | GM56 Champion | 7.0 | |
| 99 | 09.09.2022 | jibjab | 10.0 | |
| 100 | 23.08.2022 | Zombrero | 4.0 | Tolles Mic-Work und wirklich guter Entertainer. Die meisten seiner In-Ring-Auftritte haben mich allerdings ziemlich kalt gelassen. Selbst für damalige Verhältnisse war das kein großes Wrestling. Eye Poke, Punches, gegnerischen Kopf auf die Ringpfosten kloppen. Das alles theatralisch und oft ziemlich comedymäßig (aber wirklich nur für ganz Anspruchslose noch lustig). Dazu nen Sleeper Hold als Finisher. Den Million Dollar Dream habe ich Ted Dibiase zum Beispiel abgenommen, aber Pipers Sleeper Hold war schon ziemlich schwach. Würde also sagen als Wrestlingpersönlichkeit verdient er seinen guten Ruf, als Wrestler selbst jedoch nicht. Da hatte ich teilweise mehr Spaß an irgendwelchen Jobbern. |
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