WWE: Born to Controversy - The Roddy Piper Story (DVD)

WWE: Born to Controversy - The Roddy Piper Story (DVD)

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• A threedisc DVD set chronicling the life and career of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.It’s part documentary, part match compilation, and part classic interview (“Piper’s Pit”) highlight reel. 

Content Overview

Disc 1

• The documentary: Piper himself narrates much of it, discussing his early life (born in Saskatoon, Canada; time spent in Scotland; leaving home in his teens), how he got into wrestling, his rise through territories, his feuds, his acting, his time in WCW, his returns to WWE, his Hall of Fame induction, etc.

• Extras: “Piper Stories” (various behindthescenes anecdotes), matches from his early territory days, interviews/comments from fellow wrestlers and others who knew him. 

Disc 2

• A collection of many of Piper’s greatest matches. Big rivalries are included (Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, etc.). Also some of his WrestleMania matches and other signature bouts. 

Disc 3

• Entirely or mostly dedicated to Piper’s Pit, his interview/segment series. Classic moments, memorable confrontations, the unpredictable interviews that made that segment famous.

Key Features & Highlights

• Interviews/comments from lots of people: fellow Superstars (past & present) such as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Randy Orton; people outside the ring too.

• Covers the controversies and memorable feuds: including the “War to Settle the Score” (vs. Hogan), classic WrestleMania angles, controversial interviews (e.g. conflict with Mr. T), etc.

• It also reflects on Piper’s life behind the scenes: his character, his movie work (like They Live), his time working promotions, etc. 

Technical / Other Details

• Total runtime is about 8 hours 47 minutes across the three discs. Released in 2006, with a U.S. release date of November 14.

• Format: Standarddefinition DVD (NTSC in the U.S.) in a digipack. 

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