10 of the greatest wrestlers of the 1980s

#4 Rowdy Roddy Piper

The late great Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper was perhaps one of the greatest talkers in the history of wrestling. With his 'angry Scot' charm and over the top antics -- such as busting a bottle over his own head to prove how crazy he was -- Roddy wormed his way into the hearts of wrestling fans the world over, even when he was supposed to be the 'bad guy'.

Piper main evented the first Wrestlemania against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T in a tag match, and has often said that he is responsible for the rise of Hulkamania. After all, would the fans have cheered Hogan so loudly if they hadn't hated Piper so much?

Here's Piper taking on some obscure talent named Shawn Michaels.