Rowdy

“The real-life stories of wrestlers have proven great literary fodder, and this memoir-biography of wrestling’s greatest heel confronting his demons is one of the subgenre’s best.” —National Post“[W]hile the plethora of stories and information about his impressive in-ring career and time in the spotlight should be more than enough to satisfy wrestling aficionados, Rowdy also chronicles Piper’s rough-and-tumble early days growing up in Winnipeg and other parts of Canada… . [T]he book also shows a softer side.” —Calgary Herald“[This] revealing but touching biography … completes the record of a man fans just loved to hate, and to whom they hated to say goodbye.” —Miami Herald

ARIEL TEAL TOOMBS is an actress and singer in Los Angeles, California. She is the middle daughter of Roddy Piper.

COLT BAIRD TOOMBS was an undefeated amateur MMA fighter, who has turned his attention toward professional wrestling. He is the son of Roddy Piper and lives in Portland, Oregon.