3 Wrestling legends who were stabbed by fans

Roddy Piper was stabbed thrice in his career
Roddy Piper was stabbed thrice in his career

#1 Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper and Vince McMahon
Roddy Piper and Vince McMahon

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the greatest heels that professional wrestling has ever seen. The man could sell feuds just with his words, talking people into buildings night after night.

As one of the most hated guys around, Piper wasn't a stranger to facing the ire of enraged fans. He was attacked a number of times during his career which included getting stabbed 3 times.

In an interview, Piper revealed that the worst of the stabbings had taken place in Raleigh, NC. Here's how he described it:

“First rule of a knife fight — don’t take your eyes off the knife. Broke that rule. I stopped, boom — he got me an inch from the heart.”

Piper added that he then started chasing the fan but was stopped by the police who caught the man who stabbed him and arrested him. Piper added that this was also the closest he'd come to see anybody (the man who stabbed him) get shot.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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