Roddy Piper interrupts an interview with Danny DeVito (02-18-1985)
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- As "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Danny DeVito backstage at Madison Square Garden about "The War to Settle the Score", "Rowdy" Roddy Piper interrupts with a message for Hulk Hogan.
(MTV The War to Settle the Score Special, February 18th 1985)
I love that these two did a wrestling episode together on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 24 years later. The Maniac and the Trashman!
My ALL TIME favorite show. Piper was great on his several appearances in the shows long running history. RODDY
Mr maniac!
DA MANIAC LOVES YOU
I have to find that episode
He just drifted away
I love how Piper says "the planes" to DeVito. A reference to Tattoo from Fantasy Island. 😂🤣😂
Ze plane!
Damn ..you nailed it 💯😂
Hahahaha
i caught that too - fuck that made me laugh.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Piper was so convincing and passionate that it was difficult to believe he wasn't really that angry. This is missing from todays promos. RIP Roddy Piper
This man shouldn't have never died
From what I hear Piper was really a bit of a nut in real life like most wrestlers so I do believe at least some of this is really him.
@@paulbelmonte1201 shouldn't have never? so he should have died? learn to communicate in your native language ffs
@@jayroi1814JAYROI is an Uneducated Mouth-Breathing Troglodyte.
JAYROI's mother sat him on the toilet backwards when he was a child which is no EXCUSE for his lack of education, wit, and class.
Jay 🥱🥱🥱
Wrestling is idiotic
Promo skills 10/10. Mean Gene even took a small step backwards. Hahaha - brilliant Roddy
I love it when Piper says “The planes” after looking at Devito. Priceless.
that reference would go right over most peoples heads nowadays. Taatoo
If you look close, DeVito turns to his left, behind Okerlund..you see him start to smile...you knew he was cracking up and had to get off camera...lol
Thanks for your comment, I missed him saying that. and you are right, that is priceless.
😂😂
Was that a Fantasy Island reference? If so that was hilarious
Roddy was at the top of his game, here. Nobody else could do this.
Amen
Josh S Flair could.
Flair was great but Piper here was unmatched,
Nobody but Piper. He is WrestleMania
@@jmgmarcus808 Flair is trash.
Roddy was so nice to everyone. Especially his fans. God rest him
I met him and macho man as a kid. He was truly a class act. He left us far too soon.
@@brikkalassontae4697 Me too, at Boston Garden. He let me show him a wrist lock I learned at Kung Fu. He pretended it hurt. Loved that guy.
No one could cut a promo like Roddy. The wrestling world was a better place with him in it. Rest in peace. You are missed.
Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage tried their best to imitate Rowdy Roddy Piper, but never could.🤔
Roddy and Iron Sheikh GOATs of heels.
I would argue society-at-large was better off with him around.
@@ravensbrood3544bruh what lol they ain’t never try to imitate Piper 😂
@@seans3291 That's Exactly what l posted Bruh...
The Trashman and the Maniac before Wrestlemania (02-18-1985)
Patrick Bateman omg I just realized that, it's always sunny in Philadelphia, best show!
He called me the "N" word lolololololol
The Trashman ain’t half the man that the Maniac is, but the Trashman fights dirty.
Both in their prime.
So long, Maniac.
"I throw trash all over the, all over the ring!"
Nobody cut more believable and energetic promos than Piper. One of the best ever.
THE BEST! BAR NONE
Still 😆 at "The Planes..." RIP Roddy
You must not have heard of that other guy that rhymes with nacho
For modern day wrestling schools when they are doing "promo class", they seriously need to show their students every single Roddy Piper promo as examples of how to cut great promos.
@@johnpenguinthe3rd13yes. Especially that promo from PNW where Piper smashes a bottle on his forehead and keeps going as blood drips down his face.
God I miss Piper. He was an absolute monster... in the ring... and on the mic. All time fav, hands down.
Rowdy was always my favorite. My kids,too! And the movie "They Live" by John Carpenter ,starring Roddy is one of the best scifi films ever made.
And that was last time Danny Deveto did coke with Piper.
Joe Smerksky Danny looked drunk.
He was drunk with awe from being with Piper.
Joe Smerksky Idiot
@@joeclements7750 Weed
It’s a joke man. Please calm down.
Damn, after watching numerous Roddy Piper vids recently, I've realized how I totally overlooked his charisma and off-the-cuff diatribes as a kid. Dude was on another level with his intensity of insults.
If you really want to appreciate Roddy as a performer and see how he came up, check out his matches against Buddy Rose @ PDX wrestling. He's a PHENOMENAL wrestler.
It wasn't overlooked back then. Kids loved the Hulk. Teenagers loved Piper.
Roddy was a master of taking those quick gulps of air every few seconds so that his blistering tirades would never wane in intensity. His verbal barrages were impenetrable walls of smack talk. There was no getting a word in edgewise with him unless he allowed it.
Those gasps of air are equivalent to the speed of most Olympic swimmers
Jesus Christ, I just saw this for the first time and it’s one of the greatest promos I’ve ever seen!
And years later, Piper would cameo on It's Always Sunny
Da Maniac
JaconatorLS Da Maniac loves you
@@sublimelove23 I like you guys..you remind me of my kids...
American Zero oh you have kids Maniac?
@@sublimelove23 *goes to speak...but suddenly stops*
...Nah, not anymore....
*walks away*
There will never be another piper .
Man's a genius. They Live is one of the best movies ever.
@White women think Black men are pathetic lol I stream it every once in a while on Vimeo. Helps me keep things into perspective. I'm not sure I'd say it's documentary, but it sure does blow the lid off of those who control us.
@White women think Black men are pathetic lol and are you really a white woman who thinks black men are pathetic
If you're a Piper fan then you have to watch the movie, HELL COMES TO FROG TOWN . That is a cult classic.
@@trembling3674 That's where I first saw it. I really miss USA Up All Night. So many great cheesy movies!
@White women think Black men are pathetic lol its actually based on a short story eight o clock in the morning by Ray Nelson written in 1963
Mean Gene is a great interviewer. Huge talent.
The best in the business.
Just heard that no one came to mean jeans funeral, felt so bad for the guy
Put the glasses on!
Had a chance to meet him just months before he passed. Awesome guy and true gentlemen. We exchanged jokes and I got a pic of me shaking my fist at him and he was totally into it. He remarked
" yeah do that" as we both smiled.
So friendly and cordial. 👍👍
Thanks for sharing. He was a really great guy.
One of the greatest matches to never happen: Da Maniac vs. The Trashman.
That took way too long.
After the cameras cut the Trashman hit him with a garbage can and Cricket counted the 1...2...3 for the belt.
The birds of war would died of a hart attack when he came out screaming....lol
It’s up there next to Ali and frazier
The wrestlers back then were on a different level, as far as acting skills were concerned. I could watch this sort of entertainment all day.
Piper was amazing. He could sell anything. Naturally hilarious.
Piper was the man. RIP Roddy. Enjoy valhalla warrior
Gene got rid of Billy Squier as fast as possible. A true pro.
Whats wrong with Billy Squire?!
Hilarious and accurate!
@@greysky1252 Nothing. Until he released the video to Rock Me Tonite. Look it up. Career ender.
@@BillyRamirez great song though
He saw that “Take Me in Your Arms”...video...
Piper is full of energy and power! Even the suits were quiet. Childhood fan from the 1980s. Thanks TV
Consider that current WWE "superstars" have their promos written word for word for them by writers and it makes you appreciate a raw and unscripted talent like Piper.
I didn't know that but it sounds about right and explains why it got so bad that i stopped watching back in 2004
I like AEW because they let their guys talk
"Wonderful, wonderful the planes". "Ah what, ah this". Say what u want about the piper. But he was amongst the best of them that ever did it...
So damn good on the mic.
Nightrain76 The very best!
Absolutely and actor!
He was public enemy number one in entertainment at the time...even out "heeling" J.R. Ewing for a while! Still fresh off his tenure in Mid Atlantic, he was also good IN THE RING,having kept the skills he learned there. When he came back to the WWF in the 90s his ring work was AWFUL and he was a "babyface"!
WHAT ! The Rock ??? Everyone knows that Piper and Flair were untouchable on the mic !!!!!!!!
The best.
Classic piper promo.
Piper was unreal in 1985.
Piper was perhaps the best heel ever.
This man is in the top 5 of greatest entertainers of all time!
I think you're right. Roddy and Jackie Chan. Who are the others?
LOL "Wonderful, wonderful, da planes!"
Solomanium I'm laughing my ass off so hard over that comment i'm crying!!!! My man Roddy, RIP.
Solomanium I'm laughing my ass off so hard over that comment i'm crying!!!! My man Roddy, RIP.
scott351wins He was the best ever.
I don't get it... ta rass
It's a reference from fantasy island.
“I’ve come to kick ass and chew bubblegum....and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
"Well then can I see the shop steward"
Looks like Roddy needs to put those glasses on.
god i love that line
you got it, but reversed.
@@tomscott3 was it chew ass and kick bubblegum?
And that crazy intensity hasn't been seen since 1985! Piper is an absolute Legend!! My childhood
MJF is the only one who comes to mind!
No one will ever...EVER...do interviews like this.
Piper was my all time fav. grew up watching him on Portland Wrestling back in the 70's before he hit it big. Talented and entertaining.
1:07 "Da planes" fkn hilarious!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!
YES....he looks at DeVito with disdain and drops that quick line that everyone got back then with Tattoo on Fantasy Island.....a great snipe-line
what does it mean? Da planes ?
saw it now , but tattoo was not played by Danny Devito
John are you bipolar?
Man I love Roddey when he gets worked up, he had a way of talking so fast he sounded like he was speaking in tongues and his breathing pattern reminded me of when a little kid tells a story but is trying to say to much at once and forgets to breathe.
That interview with Billy Squire was as long as his famed music career.
Billy Squire? Looked like the late Eddie Van Halen to me.
@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 yes; it’s Eddie’s hairdo for sure. That is Billy Squier. Everybody Wants You was my favorite song of his but the video of Rock Me Tonight most likely ended his career.
@@MrSpeed-lt8gr he talked about how it ended his career. He wanted a totally different video however the music industry execs made him do the video that was pretty damn gay. His career died right there. Brutal didnt go with his gut and his career died overnight.
Fun fact, Billy Squire's first band was called Piper.
Hot Rod looks at Devito and says "the planes." Gold
@@trembling3674 Roddy making fun of Danny Devito's height by saying the planes, the planes is a reference to the tv show called Fantasy Island; where one of the main characters is Tattoo a dwarf who used to say "The Plane boss, the plane" each time he saw visitors coming to the island by airplanes.
I noticed Divito got out pipers way very quickly aswell😂
@@trembling3674 there was an actor on fantasy island that was a midget. Every time a plane flew over he'd say the planes, the planes.
Tato
Roddy was quite the actor. Wonderful entertainer. R.I.P. Roddy Piper.
At times he was also genuine,he was a real boxer as well ,in real life he would’ve mugged Mr. T ,I heard he went after him for real as well and wanted a real fight behind the scenes .
HotRod! This guy is so over the top. What a unique charcter, there is no one that is even close. This fucking hilarious. Thanks Rowdy!
Piper was the man of all men!! I watched it because of him and after WM 1, I never watched another match again. I used to go to the Boston garden religiously to watch matches, but after WM 1 being on PPV, I never looked back
You grew out of wrestling huh
Dear WWE Superstars,
This is how to cut a promo. You're welcome.
Vince made it like that.
@Jack Riggs damn LOL savage gahahahaha
@Jack Riggs And AEW
Unscripted just raw talent
A lot of companies get more conservative over time. There is probably a huge pressure these days for them to act a certain way, and that's holds down creative types.
I have to add that it sucks getting older, miss these day's of entertainment and a lot of have gone to their next life. Seen Billy Squier at the Cow Palace back in 1983
Roddy was every bit of Hollywood as these folks were. And notice Jerry Brisco in the background, he was working for Vince all the way then - 1:10
Piper was in good shape here, looking jacked and probably geeked out, too. Never be another Piper. ❤️
Piper's Pit is still better than any late night talk show you'll see now
No better TALKER than the Piper RIP
Mean gene Okerlund was awesome! So many hours being entertained by him and the wrestlers as a little kid. Got older and realized how good he was at his role.
Thank you Mr Acavano !!
Why Roddy was never able to become a huge movie star is beyond me, he should have won an Academy Award at some point.
+Jonathan Turbide I've heard it mentioned he was left off the Oscar in memoriam montage.
or even worse of all like never having that push to become WWE CHAMPION....
I understand your point Marty and yeah, I think Piper would have loved a run as champion but truth is: the guy never needed a belt to be over. Some guys needs a title to become a star, Piper was his own walking title. Hell, even a guy like Flair needed 1 or 2 title reigns to get over, but not Piper. So the fact he never won the World title yet was always super over both as a heel and a babyface is a real compliment to him and shows how much he was amazing.
Jonathan Turbide wow good point
***** None of Carpenter's films got major publicity or promotion. Read a book. ( laughing)
Piper was it his best here. The build up to the match against Hogan, the match itself, and the immediate aftermath completely changed the world of wrestling.
That was a _serious_ promo. Even the _entourage_ in the background gives the _substance_ . Brilliant
I never knew Danny Devito was a fan. So cool.
Well he did say that he was shooting Wise Guys with Captain Lou. Chances are he was a guest of his that night.
"The plane" LOL Fantasy Island reference for the win. Roddy Piper was the best.
Piper always cracks me up...Damn that dudes gone way too soon...RIP....
Ive watched wresting my whole life, NOBODY brought more heat than this man in his prime.
He called Danny Davito Tattoo from Fantasy Island! Priceless!
I forgot how young Devito looked back then. He is one of those guys that always seemed old.
Piper was the cat's meow, plain and simple. True definition of a PURE BAD-ASS. He sugar coated nothing unlike all the other Hoser's of that time. We all should follow his lead.
What a true showman. He really had it down. They should use his style as a reference on how it should be done.
These guys reuniting on its always sunny in Philadelphia is pretty awesome.
Gives me flashbacks of my Dad when I stole 2 bottles of Lager from his beer shed.
Piper was pure gold as a heel no doubt about it
Heel?
@@agedinthesun6689 Yep Piper was a heel at that stage in his career , I loved him as a heel or face didn't matter to me
@@nathj4818 I know, but he is always a face to me.
We don’t have promos like this anymore
Look at DeVito's face, lmao. DeVito was about to say something to stay around for a while longer when Piper came in....but Piper started talking...DeVito: "there is no way I can say anything to this guy, I better go now" lmao!
As a kid the only wrestler that could get me to jump out of my seat when the first few notes of his music hit was Roddy Piper.
Wow..... what an awesome time. I wish it was 1985 again! Billy...Danny.... Piper.... Albano.... crazy wrestling....MTV.... THE music.. the hair...the clothes... the girls.... the fun!
Those were good days indeed!
Rowdy Roddy Piper was a national treasure!
By far, my all time favorite pro wrestler!
Still to this day he never fails to make me sigh with these “interviews”!🤣🤣🤣
The polite 'Thank You' after Piper turned, walking away after that explosive diatribe.
Savage, Hogan, Warrior, Piper....all had intensity. Today’s wrestlers could put you to sleep with their promos
and there will never be another George "The Animal" Steele either
@@SirHumphrey498 A wrestling coach at a Detroit area high school in his later years, if I recall correctly. Maybe it was football? I DO recall the school's football field was named AFTER him. An absolute "local legend," in a capacity different than the "character" he played. RIP...
Chris Benoit was pretty intense.
don't forget Dr. D David Schultz
@@dbmartin60 He wanted a Whoa-Man!! He couldn’t FIND a Whoa-Man!!!
i applaud you sir....there wil never be another R.I.P "ROWDY"...
And it really hurts!
One of the best of all times putting it over.
This is amazing
I've totally lost interest in pro wrestling in recent years because there are no more "fun" characters like Roddy Piper anymore. They're all generic and can't offend anyone because they have to be politically correct. R.I.P. Roddy. You were the toughest son of an unnamed goat ever.
Nohemi Cruz
What do you mean you wish you had someone like Roddy Piper in your life? You want a man like that as your spouse? LOL!
+James8107 I would, lol. It would never be boring.
Yea, and who's to blame for that? Society. Vince adapted to society in 90's with the Attitude Era and he's adapting now. It's not different
im here..go to facebook..im here..
thosew ere the wrestling times man the 80's were hot bro. We appreciated when Hulk came out it wasn't evry week that you saw him. Saturday Night main events were crucial..
Just giving Devito his due, he'd never watched wrestling before but was very humble and doing his best to put wrestling over despite not really being a fan or having the words. Wonder what he thought about Piper coming in soaking wet in seemingly just a towel. I mean I'm sure he was told Piper would interrupt but I doubt he ever imagined a crazy, naked scotsman bursting in.
i love rowdy and i love the macho man GOD REST HIS SOUL
"Wonderful...the planes" **as he eyes Danny Devito up and down**. Man was the goat lol
All that telling and moving around..... and the man STILL kept his towel on.
That's class!
"Wonderful, wonderful...the plane." That was funny shit...
Fantasy Island. Funny as.
"We are dealing with a legit maniac. His mania is not conifined to the ring"
"Just when you think you have the answer, I change the question!" Rowdy Roddy Piper
1985, Rod Toombs over the top. ain't no other pro wrestlers going forward gonna top Piper. Rod was not a gimmick, just a rough and tumble Scottish Canadian. And a good bagpipe, good enough to complete with the city of Toronto pipe band in 1969. My pal Jake Watson, who is a world class piper remembers Roddy competing with the city of Toronto pipe band in 1969. I knew Roddy personally for twenty years. God Bless Roddy, & the Toombs clan. Nick Carpellotti , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
That's dad lol ^^^^
I remember him talking about you. Roddy Piper didn't have a lot of close personal friends that he let call him Rod Toombs. But he always told me that Nicky Carpe Diem was his real ace in the hole.
Nick Carpellotti cool story, Nick. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
Some of the reasons pro wrestling took off into a huge multimillion dollar business including live ppv events like wrestlemania in the mid 1980sMcMahon put wrestling shows on cable tv regularly including prime time, wrestling stars like hulk Hogan coming of his role in Rocky 3 and others like Andre the Giant, Lou Albano, etc. - Yet, the biggest reason pro wrestling viewership exploded and interest in it grew dramatically was due to Roddy Piper and his Pipers Pit.
“Wonderful, the planes!” After he looks at Devito, hilarious!!
The good old days! The 1970s and 1980s! There was never a dull moment with Piper, Hogan, Andre The Giant, Superstar Billy Graham, Bruno Sammartino and Savage.
Amazing 👏
That awkward moment when you realize Piper is Legit here.
And he's ALL outta bubble gum.
mark.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He sound like Vito from jackass
Why awkward? He's just being his rowdy self
Piper was always my favorite. Best talker ever, hands down, period, end of paragraph. Thanks you for everything Hot Rod.
Couldn’t do this nowdays. I miss this. Yes I’m a boring old fart stuck in the past. Thank you Mr. Pipper and Mr. Gene for countless childhood memories.
This was the heyday if wrestling to me. Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lew Albano... this was when wrestling became prime time.
U know he did a shit ton of blow right before this interview. He was lit!
You may be right, but he could turn it on and off at will. I seen him signing autographs so politely with fans and turn around in a second and do the promo act.
Dusty Rhodes said he was always "full of piss and vinegar".
Steroids
Wow Roddy man real deal promo artist
He could go from zero to the speed of light just like that! As a kid it was great to watch!
Watched this all the time when I was a kid, I just realized now he is Canadian.
Blast from the past. I still watch the movie 'they live' starring rod piper.
There is only one Roddy Piper in the wrestling world. May he rest in peace.
Piper made Pro Wrestling.
@SaturdayNightSlamMaster Sorry I missed this so late. She Sheik and King Kong Bundy were hilarious acts too.
@40 Phil P yep, and we always could look forward to Piper's Pit, the best of all !
There were so many greats back in the day and Piper was truly in a class by himself. He goes right up there alongside Hogan, Flair, Savage and Rhodes. Great in the ring and behind the mic. I can’t stand wrestling now. So boring.
Roddy Piper made the WWF for what is was on the 1980's Hulkamaina was great but pipers pit was the best
Truth
The Greatest Heel since Gorgeous George...! RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper
Amazingly talented wrestler......never got the credit he deserved....true 60 min wrestler from the old days...