WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper announced via his official website that he's been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and will begin treatment to battle the disease immediately.
The cancer was found after Piper was hospitalized for the removal of a benign tumor in his back that had been causing Piper tremendous pain. As we noted earlier today, there had been great relief when the tumor was ruled benign, but additional tests found the lymphoma.
Piper, on his official website, commented, "It seems like I have been fighting someone, something, someplace, in some manner, my whole life. But this fight, is one I am gonna win!"
Piper, considered to be one of the top heels of the 1980s and one of the all time greatest talkers in the history of the business, had a DVD devoted to his life and career released earlier this month by World Wrestling Entertainment titled, "Born to Controversy."
Although he recently had a short WWE Tag Team championship run with Ric Flair, Piper had been more focused on his acting career of late, booking several independent films and a Trvial Pursuit board game commercial while developing a one man show that would look at the more comical aspects of his career.
Met him at a convention a few years back, and he couldn't stop smiling and shaking hands with fans. I'll pray for him.
