Why does Ronda Rousey dress like Roddy Piper?
Why does Ronda Rousey dress like Roddy Piper?
Ronda Rousey’s “Rowdy” moniker is no mistake – it’s a deliberate tribute to the man who inspired her to be a wrestler, Rowdy Roddy Piper. When the former UFC Bantamweight Champion debuted in WWE in 2018, it was Piper’s son who gifted Rousey his authentic jacket that she proudly sports on her way to the ring.
Why does Ronda Rousey wear a kilt?
It is well known that the ‘Hot Ronda’ logo on Rousey’s T-shirts and the kilts she wears are in tribute to Piper, whom she met through MMA star Gene LeBell, who helped train both of them.
Did Ronda Rousey know Roddy Piper?
The notion made Rousey uncomfortable, because it felt like stealing, when that’s what Roddy Piper was already so well known as being. But then Rousey got to meet Piper. “I happened to see the ‘Rowdy’ one,” Rousey said in A&E’s Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, “and got his blessing and he was very sweet about it.
Why did Roddy Piper wear a panther shirt?
Roddy Piper favored two T-shirts during his run as WWE’s most dastardly villain in the early 1980s. One featured the face of a scowling black panther — a nod to the rowdy Scot’s predatory cat–like dominance over the squared circle.
