Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Long before Ronda Rousey burst onto the scene, Roddy Piper made “Rowdy” a household name. One of the greatest professional wrestlers in history, a WrestleMania 1 main eventer and WWE Hall of Famer, Piper has family ties to MMA. His son, Colt Toombs, trained out of Team Quest before losing his pro debut in 2010. Having had some level of direct exposure to both pro wrestling and MMA, Piper has some insight into the journey currently being made by Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks (0-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) as he transitions from his position as one of WWE’s biggest stars to making his MMA debut under the bright lights of the UFC. “I didn’t know that he was proficient in martial arts before that,” Piper told MMAjunkie. “Then I saw him with one of the Gracies –he did a video.
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‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper on CM Punk’s UFC jump: ‘That’s what a man’s made out of’ – MMA Junkie