In The Pit With Piper

by Rowdy Roddy Piper and Rowdy Roddy; Picarello Piper

Book Overview

Here, in his own words, is the story of one of the greatest wrestlers ever-Rowdy Roddy Piper. The bagpipe-playing legend gets down and dirty about the world of professional wrestling-and his own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425187217
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Berkley Trade
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent and honest

There are so many awful books coming out which cater to Vince McMahon and dance around the truth and Roddy Piper does not go that route. He is honest about everything in his career. He doesn't hold back. This is an incredible read that really takes you into the ongoings of every major part of Roddy's career.He tells it like it is. You really learn all about Piper's life, his career and all the controversy of drug abuse in the wrestling business that Vince McMahon likes to censor from his books. This isn't Jerry Lawler or Hogan's puff piece. This is one of the best wrestling autobiographies to put in your library. It is definitely one of the best books I have ever read and I recommend it to all real wrestling fans, not the casual fans.

Fantastic book

When I was a kid-living in the east-Roddy Piper was just one of those characters you would see on the cover of wrestling magazines with his head all bloody. Then he moved up east and became a super legend. Reading this book was like replaying the whole scene on a television set in my mind. The interview with Frankie Williams, rock n wrestling,the coconut,the steroid scandel and on and on! I could not put the book down. I even took a little extra time to read this slower than usual,taking every bit of it and letting it soak in. I loved the old W.W.F. days and all my favorite wrestlers are all talked about in this book. Also it was cool to read about the dropout piper making a living of wrestling and how the old school wrestlers took him under there wings. Great Job Roddy!

This book is the Real Deal!

"In the Pit with Piper" is probably one, if not the best wrestling autobiography ever written. In this day and age of "ghost writing", it's hard to find a decent wrestling biography that is actually written by the real wrestlers. Books like "The Rock Says" and "It's True, It's True" are clear examples of ghost writing, in other words, stories that are not written by the wrestlers as indicated on the title page but actually written by authors that may have never even met the wrestlers but just go by a 10 minute voice recording done by the wrestler about his or her life. That's where this book is set apart from all the others, you can tell that Roddy Piper actually sat down with an author and told the author word by word what to write.The book is about "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who is a famous pro wrestler from the 1980s(and is still popular today). This book spans his life from age 15 running away from home until the final days of WCW. In this book, he talks all about the "Sickness" that goes on in wrestling when the promoters back in his day used manipulation on wrestlers and how hard business was back then. I strongly suggest this book to any fan of pro wrestling or just a person trying to find a great read

Great Book of the ICON, that is "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

If you're a true wrestling fan, ths is a must have. Piper talks about: *his days on the street, literally homeless *being stabbed numerous times*Alot of great funny road stories. REALLY amusing stuff!! *Wrestling on the indys in Portland, Charolette, and L.A., and overseas*Talks abot his bad experience with Ole Anderson and Jim Barnett, a promoter while working in Atlanta. *Being "ribbed" (practical joke) on his first WWF appearance in New York City and returning 10 years thereafter. *Piper also talks about how he met his wife and talks about his family.*His dog-collar matches that are still remembered with Greg Valentine.*Talks about his dislikes and a real shoot with Mr. T. and where Mr. T messed up at WM2.*The creation of Piper's Pit (and he gets in detail of how the infamous coconcut incident with Jimmy Sunka appeared).*His WrestleMania 3 farewell match against Adrian Adonis.*Being stabbed in the back by some of "the boys" (wrestlers).*Steriod charges on WWF and how the FBI was looking for him.*Broadcasting with Vince McMahon and doing voice overs.*From WWF, going hollywood, and later going to WCW --he touches alot of these subjects.*This and MUCH more.--When I purchased this book, it seemed as if it was not enough pages to cover the legendary status of a man who's been on top for so many years. However, he was completely honest and he was very accurate w./in detail of the life he led and what made him a superstar. He also talks about the tricks of putting on a memorable interview an segments (especially with Hulk Hogan). Its only [a price], so don't be cheap.. you won't regret it. Also has black n white and color pics in the book of his family and his wrestling years. GREAT READ and a 10++++. Hot Rod, you are a true icon in the sport. Thank you!

The funniest book I've read in a while

Piper's conversational style makes this book a quick read. The many behind-the-scenes anecdotes (and his colorful way with words) carry the book. Most will enjoy the second half, which covers his WWF days, back when the Roman numerals after the "Wrestlemania" were I and II, and "Piper's Pit" was the hottest thing going in the sport. But I enjoyed the first half, which focused on his days in the much smaller federations. The "Mexican national anthem on the bagpipes" story alone is worth the price of the book! It wasn't until after I read this book that I realized that my interest in pro wrestling waned at about the same time that Piper faded away.