Medium: Television
Title: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bio: The Trashman is a mini hardcore wrestler who carries around his own garbage can that doubles as his weapon of choice and source of nourishment.
Signature Move: Eating out of trashcans.
Tag: tv
Create-A-Wrestler: Bert “The Titanic” Zupanic
Medium: Television
Title: The X-Files
Bio: Bert Zupanic is a down on his luck, washed-up wrestler who pays his way to the top of Argyle Promotions. His bribery lands him in the main event against Rob Van Dam cosplaying as Westley from The Princess Bride.
Signature Move: Twin magic.
Mister Ed
“The Wrestler”
Season 2, Episode 12
1/7/1962
Yes. Mister Ed had a wrestling-themed episode. Sadly, it didn’t involve Mister Ed wrestling against a human wrestler. They could’ve at least used him as part of a grand spectacle of an entrance. Then again, it was 1962 and that sort of thing would’ve probably caused granny plants in the audience to faint.
Roddy Piper’s Wrestling-Related TV & Film Appearances
The fact that you can become just as popular as Hulk Hogan in the 80’s, and do an even better job at transcending pro wrestling and cementing yourself a spot in pop culture, without the full backing of the WWE, speaks volumes of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s endless talent and charisma. Nowadays, it’s clear that Piper not only made better life choices than Hogan, but he also made better career decisions when it came to acting on TV and film. My favorite part about seeing Piper in other forms of media was his interpretation of different wrestling gimmicks, even when they were simply an extension of the Hot Rod himself. So, here’s a look at the top 10 Roddy Piper wrestling-related appearances on TV and film.
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