UPDATE: Statements from both WWE and Vince McMahon have been added below.
Just a month after losing wrestling icon Dusty Rhodes, we're sad to report that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died.
Piper, born Roderick George Toombs, was a huge pro-wrestling fixture in the 80s, helping launch the first ever WrestleMania as part of a tag team main event that also featured Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, and Mr. T.
TMZ first reported the news that Piper had been found dead today in his Hollywood home.
The cause of death is currently listed as "natural causes," though it is not known at this time if cancer played role. Piper battled Hodgkins Lymphoma back in 2006 but stated last year that he was cancer free.
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Just a month after losing wrestling icon Dusty Rhodes, we're sad to report that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has died.
Piper, born Roderick George Toombs, was a huge pro-wrestling fixture in the 80s, helping launch the first ever WrestleMania as part of a tag team main event that also featured Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, and Mr. T.
TMZ first reported the news that Piper had been found dead today in his Hollywood home.
The cause of death is currently listed as "natural causes," though it is not known at this time if cancer played role. Piper battled Hodgkins Lymphoma back in 2006 but stated last year that he was cancer free.
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