Roddy broke my heart the day he left us . I really liked him . His faults , quirks ,strengths and character . Interesting old soul .

You are a good man, Mr Eisen.. And your sports center promo with Fluff and the 7 iron is still the best sports center promo ever..

Roderick Toombs, tears upon hearing the news. Give Randy Poffo a Big Hug up there in Heaven.......Going to miss you a ton!

@dw1985

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, me too man. I cried a river. He was something else, always loved him.

@davidmatthews1710

3 жыл бұрын

Mr perfect and Rick rude too

@DaveAnchovies

2 жыл бұрын

Leapin' Lanny Poffo/Randy Savage. Piper transcended the pro wrestling choreographed talk...he wasnt completely roided out, he was the guy you were supposed to hate, but everyone loved him. They Live. A treasure.

I think Rich showed some real heart felt class here, and you could see he was truly stunned and saddened by Roddys passing. I to grew up watching "Hot Rod" and loved every single time that I was able to see that man perform, and what a man he was! A true original and absolutely one of a kind! I know it's been a minute since he left this earth but some people leave such an indelible impression on you that it feels like they've left a little bit of themselves for all that loved them, God bless, love and respect to you and your family and thank you for all the memories Roddy......

@Joe-96X4E

4 жыл бұрын

Why? The guy was a fuckin racist

I see clips several times a week, I like the old Roddy, the attitude, the smirk, that slap the audience as he walks down the aisle swagger. Just watching his entrances, so subtle but so much happening and it's in his walk, his eyes, his posture the man was a literal genius at connecting with People, growing up for most of his life with Wrestlers was the best education he could have ever gotten and he used it all.

I was fortunate to meet Mr. Toombs whe I was in school. He was so down to earth and a sweetheart. I CRIED😭 my eyes out. Still to this day I get teary eyed. His anniversary of 07/31 is fast approaching. Still heart broken 💔

Roddy you made my childhood amazing thank you from millions of us

After coming back from the West Coast, it's surreal watching these tributes. RIP Rowdy one

I am just seeing this and it's so nice of you Rich Eisen to say this. You're a real gentleman and professional.

Thanks for this needed it today... love your show man!

Rich was very classy in this statement as he always is.

Very touching clip of interview with Roddy about Ronda Rousey

That was a class act . Mr. Eisen you did a very nice and compassionate thing mentioning Mr. Piper and his family . Thank you from a old time wrestling fan .

Goddammit I loved that man. Thank you Rich for being fair and classy to our fallen "Piper", I commend you for that. R.I.P. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Ronda won't let you down. She possesses the same kind of fire that you always displayed.

@tommykincaid4823

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more! The media is always so quick to look down on both wrestlers and the business in general for doing things that Hollywood has been doing for almost a 100 years! It was really nice to see not just any main stream journalist but a sports journalist "to boot". He treated Roddy death and all he accomplished with the respect it deserves while at the same time touching on some not very flattering circumstances that he would have lost any creditably if he hadn't at least acknowledged the situation. He did it with the utmost respect for both Roddy and his family!

The best of all time. Miss you so much Roddy.

Well done Mr. Eisen! May the great Roderick George Toombs rest in peace. J

It was obvious that he was having problems breathing. Guy was suffering. Rest in peace hot rod

@jordankennedy3938

3 жыл бұрын

That was the first thing i noticed he is really struggling may god bless love and take care of him rest easy HotRod

@charles2675

Жыл бұрын

Heart issues

I loved Roddy Piper (RIP), he reminded me of guys I played rugby with and against.

Very well said Rich. What a respectful thing to do. It was obvious Roddy was in trouble during the interview and now we know why

Rich Eisen like many of us, he loved Roddy Piper... RIP Roddy! Today would have been Roddy's 69th birthday

The "Hotrod" is very popular and charismatic person and now he's in heaven with the man who trained him WWE Hall of Famer The Patriarch of the Hart family the late great Stu Hart and the hosts of Prime Time Wrestling Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

gets me he knew he wouldnt live to be 65 and he was right

I came to chew bubble gum & kick azz and I am all out of bubble gum RIP ROWDY ONE

Well said, Mr. Eisen. Well said.

I miss him now the legend nothing but a legend!

that was very nice of you sir

Rich always classy as heck, perfectly stated sir 👏

RIP GREAT MAN

RESPECT!

Rich you are a class act.

Very classy of you Rich Eisen, RIP Roddy.

So is Rich Eisen is a big wrestling fan? I've heard him backhandely mention other wrestlers, I remember at the nfl draft one year the Steelers had Pittsburgh icon bruno sammartino announce their pick, and rich seemed to get a kick out of it

Yes. Rest in peace. Heaven. (The best ) wrestler and your friend Ric Flair

Him and Randy Savage are the best wrestlers ever.

Rich Eisen is a class act

I dont know what's sadder the fact that Roddys gone or the fact that even Piper knew his days were numbered

@uscman

3 жыл бұрын

He said in one interview he wouldn’t receive his pension plan until he was 65, 49 year old Roddy Piper then said “I’m not gonna make 65. That’s just face facts, guys”. I’m not a WWE fan, but he seemed like such a nice, funny, and respectful man who saddens me knowing he’s gone.

awsome

What a Great man Hot Rod 🔥

rich you done good

Big ups to the Piper. Slam some pints with Owen, bud.

Eisen is class. i remember his early days at ESPN. i was skeptical, but he rose to be one of the greats among many turds.

Rich said posse. It's not a bad term.

You could see and hear that Piper's brain wasn't with in. Sad....he was shutting down. RIP RRP

*the Toombs family.

Legend. Piper.

He was clearly tanked during the Eisen interview. Oh well, grown man.

Ronda Rousey rules

@DavidTMSN

7 жыл бұрын

Head kick, R.I.P.

If everyone would have listened to Jesse Ventura, Wrestlers in general would be better off

Hot Rod was the best...

Whatsup with the smirk on his face lol?

Why did you post that interview of a obviously dying man.

How couldnt anyone have told him he needs to see a doctor or go to the emergency room after the show? Especially since so many people could tell he obviously wasnt well.. idk, just seems like a very preventable death.

@JohnnyGingy

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately he was having the same kind of problems many older athletes have that most definitely have CTE. It’s almost a “normal” thing to see as messed up as that sounds have you heard Ric Flair recently?

@johnnegrete9329

6 ай бұрын

His heart was shot, didnt matter. His appearance equated him being in hospice

His verbal style was to fly by the seat of his pants, be erratic and wild, and when he was still sharp when he was younger, he could string it ogether for a wild, fun interview. He attempted to do the same in his last interview. It may have fallen flat because he didn't have quite the razor wit he had before. But he was just trying to do what he always did. I believe he had his wits about him in his older years. But just some of his word choice and and mannerisms in his last interview did not look as strong as an old man.

You were really rude to him on his last interview

@Joe-96X4E

4 жыл бұрын

Rude to a racist?

@BeeBumper

3 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-96X4E stay you moron. Nothing racist about him. Ed Norton played a racist in a movie guess it is case closed for your dumb @$$

He likely had CRT, its becoming a fact many wrestlers obviously have got it.

@anthonytrevon865

2 жыл бұрын

Critical Race Theory?

@glasshalffull8471

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonytrevon865 I just looked it up again, it's CTE, I was close, I'm dumb enough to know what CRT is, Pro tip- don't follow politics, save yourself before it's too late

@Mamashmeeky

Жыл бұрын

He was an older guy, probably did own a CRT television or two.

Well ronda rousey let piper down..

Forgot what I was going to lovingly say when Rhonda Rousey's freekin voice pop up 🤮🤮 she's far from rowdy and three decades plus away from rowdy Roddy Piper knowledge anyway okay I'm back man miss you so much love you so much brother you have no idea how you made me step up like a man throughout my 54 year life in a way the father I never knew didn't even attempt ✌️❤️💪👊🙏👍

I still don't get what was so special about the interview beside it being the last.

He wasn’t a fan only got payed to say it

Ronda Lousy.

Kind of a douche thing to keep mentioning Piper's "interesting" last interview and how "non together" he was. It goes without saying. He was inching closer to death and wasn't in good health at all the last month of his life.

@anthonybranco

3 жыл бұрын

It was just an observation, nothing wrong with mentioning the obvious.

@Drummer_Jeff83

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonybranco exactly. It's not like it was something you could ignore so I think Eisen did the right thing by being real and calling it for what it was. I think it would have been more of a douche move if Eisen acted as if Pipers last interview was flawless and couldn't have gone better. He did the right thing, in my opinion

@Johnnyrocks34

2 жыл бұрын

It was an observation about how he was obviously struggling and about to die. Not an insult. His family said same thing in biography

@danielplainview4778

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t take it that way at all… clearly that’s what everyone was thinking so just ignoring it would have been odd. This seemed very respectful imo