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| Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 09:46 pm |
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Born Roderick George Toombs 57 years ago in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Piper broke into the wrestling profession during a time when rookies were treated harshly and the weak were quickly separated from the strong. So my question is. Did Winnipeg do their own TV tapings? Or did they use Vernes tapings? The only way this could be true with Piper and Graham would be at a TV taping in Winnepeg from what I am seeing. Anyone else ever hear of this TV match? Last edited on Sun Jul 31st, 2011 09:47 pm by Ron |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 10:42 pm |
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I'll let someone like Khawk verify or go more in depth on this, but in short, yes, Winnipeg had it's own AWA tapings, but I don't believe that was until like 1984... Before then, I think Winnipeg used the squash matches from the US version for the most part...
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 11:29 pm |
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clawmaster HALL OF FAMER
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Piper broke in for Tony Condello in Winnipeg during 1973. Came down a few times with the Winnipeg jobber crew to the AWA tapings in Minnesota during late 73 and early 74. I think he wrestled Flair in an AWA TV match on All Star Wrestling. He hit Kansas City and East Texas before getting his first break in Los Angeles. He became a big star in Portland. Then he went to Crockett. The rest is history. Greg Oliver might know the most about Piper's training with Condello.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 11:31 pm |
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Considering Larry Hennig had little patience for the youngin's, I wouldn't be surprised if Piper's story was more or less accurate.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31st, 2011 11:36 pm |
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clawmaster HALL OF FAMER
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For years Winnipeg had a secondary promotion that featuring guys like Bobby Jones, Frenchy Champaign, Stan Mykatowich aka Stan The Moose & Moose Morowski, Fred Puppy Dog Peloquin, Bob Tuck, Jake Banman, John Banman and a host of other guys including Bob Brown and even Piper. They ran weekly at the Madison something or other. Vance Nevada would know a bunch about this promotion too. I'm sure AndyO and Vance have a ton of listings for it.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 12:32 am |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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Piper's been telling that Hennig story since the mid-'80s if not earlier. As far as I remember based on research that people have done, the match happened as he says it did but he had been in the business for 1-2 years at that point. Last edited on Mon Aug 1st, 2011 12:39 am by srossi ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 12:59 am |
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Ron
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thats why i am wondering. I know they met in Texas. But that wasnt till: April 15, 1975 Dallas, TX Superstar Billy Graham defeated Roddy Piper Dallas wasnt the TV tapings. Ft Worth was. And they didnt meet in Ft Worth. So im debating that it jsut might have happened in 1974
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 01:29 am |
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srossi wrote: Piper's been telling that Hennig story since the mid-'80s if not earlier. As far as I remember based on research that people have done, the match happened as he says it did but he had been in the business for 1-2 years at that point. Exactly. I called him on it once, and he just glared at me. He has basically chosen to ignore Tony Condello and Al Tomko (in whose gym he slept) being key figures in his early wrestling career/life in favor of bigger names. That's fine, it's his right. It's also my job as a historian/author to get the story right. Here's the results page we have for him (which doesn't get updated, by the way) http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/piper-roddy.html The Hennig match definitely lasted longer than he talks about too: [size="-0"](Winnipeg Free Press; April 27, 1974) One of the shortest matches in Winnipeg history saw Larry “The Axe” Hennig dispose of Roddy Piper in just under two minutes. It was almost a matter of the bell ringing to start the fight and then immediately echoing back to end the match.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 02:56 am |
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Wow, never heard this story (from Slam...) Wrestler Stabbed RALEIGH, N.C. – Professional wrestler Roddy Piper was stabbed in the chest Tuesday night by a fan of another wrestler who had defeated Piper earlier in the evening, police said.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 04:34 am |
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carpetbeggar The Ayatollah Of Rock And Rolla 
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On topic, but about a year or two after the time frame of Piper's supposed "debut" Here's a link to a great thread @ KM regarding Piper's run in The Maritime territory, 'Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling' in the Summer and Fall of 1975. There is also a scan of a clipping from a Halifax newspaper from May 2003 hyping Monday's Raw and Tuesday's taping of SD there in which Piper is interviewed and he talks about his run there in 1975. Good read. Also Claw lists Piper's results that Vance Nevada compiled from that run. http://www.infinitecore.ca/superstar/index.php?threadid=46714 Check it out! *EDIT** Actually just going back and reading that newspaper article in that thread again Piper mentions the night Leo Burke challenged Jack Brisco for the NWA World Title. (Here's the card...credit Vance Nevada via Claw) 10/28/75 Halifax, NS @ The Halifax Forum Jack Brisco (NWA World) vs. Leo Burke (NA) Beast & Rudy Kay vs. Bob Brown & Patriot Gilles Poisson vs. Steve Bolus Danny Warcloud vs. Bob Boucher Bobby Bass vs. Herbert Gallant Roddy Piper vs. Paul Peller Piper's direct quote in that article which you can read yourself on that KM link is: "Leo Burke (wrestled) against Jack Brisco in the Halifax arena. I wrestled Gene Kiniski. It was one of the first semi-main event matches I ever had." Now if there was another Burke-Brisco main event in Halifax that I'm not aware of please correct me, but I see neither Gene Kiniski on that card, or Piper wrestling him 'nor anyone in the semi-main event. The guy he did wrestle 'Stompin' Paul Pellar was a local guy who stuck around the Martimes much of his career, although he did wrestle in Stampede and I'm sure T.O. and Montreal too in the Winters. He was sort of The Maritimes version of the AWA's Jake 'The Milkman' Milliman. He did get a bit of a push in the late 80's when he turned face after being a heel for as long as I remember and doing a bit of a 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan gimmick by carrying a 2x4 around. Last edited on Mon Aug 1st, 2011 04:49 am by carpetbeggar |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 04:53 am |
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carpetbeggar The Ayatollah Of Rock And Rolla
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the squared circle wrote: Wow, never heard this story (from Slam...) Wasn't that the time he has talked about in interviews and shoots and maybe even on his WWE DVD documentary that he was coming to the aid of some kids and got stabbed? That was Piper who the "saving the wrestling fan kids from the guy with a knife" story was attributed too wasn't it?
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 04:54 am |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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carpetbeggar wrote: the squared circle wrote:Wow, never heard this story (from Slam...) Piper's talked about getting stabbed so many times I've lost track, but there's definitely more than one story that he's told over the years.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 1st, 2011 10:47 am |
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Famous Mortimer
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His autobiography is almost as hilariously lie-filled as Hogan's is.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30th, 2013 05:23 am |
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Kudos on your approach to the Piper story about his debut Greg Oliver. I know from my own experience talking to some of the retired workers, that they don't enjoy someone calling them on one of their often told stories if the facts indicate they aren't all that accurate LOL 
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| Posted: Mon Dec 30th, 2013 06:15 am |
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BigJ
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clawmaster wrote: Piper broke in for Tony Condello in Winnipeg during 1973. Came down a few times with the Winnipeg jobber crew to the AWA tapings in Minnesota during late 73 and early 74. I think he wrestled Flair in an AWA TV match on All Star Wrestling. He hit Kansas City and East Texas before getting his first break in Los Angeles. He became a big star in Portland. Then he went to Crockett. The rest is history.Flair and Piper in 73?? That'd be awesome to see
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