Roddy Piper: Drew McIntyre Could Be Main Eventer

Always one who does business his own way, Roddy Piper is one of the most memorable characters in the history of pro wrestling. Bringing attitude before it defined an era, Piper recently conducted a two-part interview in the pages of FSM.

Speaking about his early years in the ring, as well as his time with the WWF/WWE and WCW, the former Intercontinental Champion revealed details of an idea he pitched to WWE management, which would see "Hot Rod" return as a manager for the only genuine Scottish grappler under contract to the promotion, Drew McIntyre.

"Yeah I would (like to have something more to sink my teeth into on WWE TV). Infact, I talked to them about bringing me in to interact with Drew McIntyre, who is someone I like a lot, but they just kept stalling. You know, I really don't want to go back there and have somebody else write something for me - it's too boring! I wish they'd just let me go; give me an idea of what they want, and I'll just go out there and do it", Piper told FSM.

"I can still pull in the ratings, because I was told that the last (Piper's) Pit segment we did bumped the viewership up on Raw by 500,000 people. I was saying, I had this idea of managing Drew McIntyre. I could have him as a main eventer in a month. I had the whole nine yards laid out for them, and they didn't do it. Why? I don't know. That's their business, I guess".

You can read the two-part interview with Roddy in Issues 84 and 85 of FSM. Back issues are available from www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/magazine/backissues. You can hear more from Roddy Piper by following him on Twitter @R_Roddy_Piper. Please also use the hashtag #FSM.