But because of our education, we backed up and looked at each other. And here comes a young kid with bagpipes…". I would be pouring hydrogen peroxide in it, and it hurt so bad. Get back there and tape your head up and drive all the way back to Charlotte with Piper and some of the other guys. We knew we had to get it done. Piper was coming off a severe ear injury and Valentine went right for the ear in the These legendary rivalries are the backbone of professional wrestling, as well as any sport. Roddy Piper began pursuing the title, and, after Piper gave Valentine a cake with a dog collar inside, the two had a series of brutal dog collar matches, most notably at Starrcade 1983, where Piper pinned Valentine in a non-title match after repeatedly whipping Not long before heading to the WWF, Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine had an epic feud spanning over four years. [Starrcade’ 83] was fabulous. My ear’s bleeding badly, and he’s screaming at me while he’s wailing away. And that was the attitude right from the bell. We had a responsibility to make them proud and make history if we could. It really hadn’t hit me what I had got myself into until that moment for some reason. "I went and got a 12-foot logging chain and leather collars with spikes. It just looked horrible. Never crossed this dumb wrestler’s head…", "A Dog Collar match. We knew we had to go backward. New York had done this. It was a pride issue, and we had been given the gauntlet. There’s a famous picture of Greg with the chain around me, and I’m down on the mat. Little did they know they would have to perform one of the most violent matches in the history of the sport around forty times at each town in the territory. But I understand it because they felt like they got cheated out of their main events because the business got exposed back then. May 22, 2014 - Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in a dog collar match (1983) People also love these ideas But I can’t hear him because I’ve got a blood clot in my ear. The match would cause Piper to lose hearing in one of his ears. Greg Valentine Vs Roddy Piper Dog Collar Match 11-24-83 See more of Old School Wrestling Haven on Facebook RODDY PIPER and GREG VALENTINE on their legendary feud and brutal 'Dog Collar Match' of Starrcade '83: PIPER: "The guys who broke Greg and myself in were the guys that were at the end of the Gorgeous George era. Enjoy the full Greg \"The Hammer\" Valentine \u0026 \"Rowdy\" Roddy Piper shoot interviews on our streaming subscription service, http://TitleMatchNetwork.com.Title Match Media LLC digitally remastered the original raw footage, including color correction and advanced audio editing specifically for this YouTube release.Before they arrived in WWE (known as WWF back then) Greg \"The Hammer\" Valentine \u0026 \"Rowdy\" Roddy Piper had some legendary brawls in NWA Wrestling. During which Valentine used the ring bell to attack Piper's left ear. "1983 – the ‘Year Of The Ear.’ (laughs) Piper was a Golden Gloves boxer. Perhaps both wrestlers best match of their careers before leaving to join McMahon's circus. But little did we know that we were going to have to go all around the territory after that and do the same match!" After we went backward and that chain got tight, I didn’t lay off him much at all when I was hitting him, nor did he lay off of me because it was all about working for the Carolinas. Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka on Fateful Piper’s Pit Coconut Incident GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and What Became of His IC Title Sources used in this article: Mike Mooneyham: Rowdy Roddy Piper: From Pit to Pinnacle , In Your Head Online interview with Greg Valentine , Mid-Atlantic Gateway interview with Greg Valentine . The Great Kabuki Greg Valentine vs. John [19] Valentine broke Piper's left eardrum during the match with the collar's chain, causing Piper to permanently lose 50–75% percent of his hearing. Hear from both WWE legends as they relive those infamous dog collar matches.Stream the 1000s of Full Shoot Interviews \u0026 Live Events➡ http://TitleMatchNetwork.comPlease visit our amazing sponsor Walker Texas Lawyer. [Early in the feud], he took a blade and just cut his ear right in half. That sounded good- in principle. |…, GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and Whatever Became of the IC Title He Destroyed, Roddy Piper: From The Streets to the Big Time, Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka on Fateful Piper’s Pit Coconut Incident, GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and What Became of His IC Title, Mike Mooneyham: Rowdy Roddy Piper: From Pit to Pinnacle, In Your Head Online interview with Greg Valentine, Mid-Atlantic Gateway interview with Greg Valentine, Bruce Tharpe – Rare Interview After Hiatus From Wrestling, Wrestling on Wheels! The first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair vs. Harley Race for the NWA World Title in a Steel Cage and Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine. "The guys who broke Greg and myself in were the guys that were at the end of the Gorgeous George era. Sources used in this article: Mike Mooneyham: Rowdy Roddy Piper: From Pit to Pinnacle, In Your Head Online interview with Greg Valentine, Mid-Atlantic Gateway interview with Greg Valentine. © Pro Wrestling Stories. And oh my God, that was brutal. Roddy Piper VS Greg Valentine (Starrcade 1983) A Dog Collar Match is something you don't see too often these days. But you weren’t allowed to complain…", Recommended read: GREG VALENTINE: The Man, the Feuds, and Whatever Became of the IC Title He Destroyed, "I start thinking about all the trips I made years ago for Jim Crockett. Follow Pro Wrestling Stories on Twitter @pws_official, Facebook @prowrestlingstories, or reach out via e-mail at admin@prowrestlingstories.com. Piper's feud with Valentine culminated in a dog collar match at the first Starrcade . 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This match took place on Thanksgiving Day 1983 as a part of Starrcade 83 in Greensboro, NC. It finally came to a head in Greensboro at the very first Starrcade, in November of’ 83…". Greg “The Hammer” Valentine is back on the scene, ratcheting up the Q-factor of the bad guys in the area through the roof. It looked hideous. They wanted Greg and me to have a match that was so brutal that people would keep coming back to see it. (Mid Atlantic Wrestling, July 13th 1983) The culmination of their feud occurred in the Starrcade 1983 dog collar match where Roddy Piper gigged his ear so bad he almost lost it forever! To the apron and Piper continues to land rights. We got along better in the ring if we rode together because then we could talk. Sep 30, 2016 - Starrcade 1983 Dog Collar Match. They were absolutely brutal. Bob Caudle interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper about Greg "the Hammer" Valentine. They were absolutely brutal. This is an oral history of one of the most memorable feuds in wrestling, in their own words. Piper with right hands to our bloody Valentine. Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure, In the Ring With Dan and Benny – A Recommended New…, Interview with Pro Wrestling Stories’s Javier Ojst and Benny Scala, Talking Stories with Pro Wrestling Stories Owner JP Zarka, The Pro Wrestling Stories Podcast to Return in the Fall (2020), Raven in WWE – Where Did It All Go Wrong? Greg Valentine and Roddy Piper in one of their infamous dog collar matches. As a fan favorite, Piper feuded with Sgt. We had to hide when we stopped to get beer or whatever. In color Only a man would put sheep’s wool in a dog collar. As a fan favorite, Piper feuded with Sgt. And the double-shots. They Greg "The Hammer" Valentine's hard-hitting style in the ring will never be forgotten by those who saw him, and along with fellow WWE Hall of Famers, "Nature Boys" Flair and Buddy Rogers, Valentine helped make the figure-four leglock a staple of sports Slaughter, Ric Flair, and Greg Valentine. And one time? Sometimes we’d do doubles on Saturdays and then come back and do doubles on Sundays. The guy really knew how to fight, so he could play up that part of it really well. Roddy Piper Vs. Greg Valentine in a Dog Collar Match - NWA Starrcade 1983 - A classic many see as the first "hardcore" match Close 11 Posted by I wish this flair died in the womb! He’s stiff as a son of a gun. It was our job to perform. (This was supposed to post last week, but a glitch deleted the post) Story 3 out of 5: There is a story here, though clips are hard to find. Greg and Roddy were to have a match that was "so brutal that people would keep coming back to see it" — the Dog Collar Match.