Good observations in the two posts above!
Piper was indeed an "average joe" in a giant's business, and so he did have to work much harder to stand out. And, I can also certainly understand his paranoia and obsession with protecting his image, standing, and profession because of it.
On a side note: Piper was born in Canada, but I believe he is legitimately of Scottish ancestry, and is also a very decent bagpipe player. In fact, Fred Blassie pulled a rib on Roddy during his first WWWF tryout: Piper went to do his pre-match gimmick of performing the Scottish anthem on his bagpipes, but no sound would come out. The fans started booing, but not the good kind. It killed Piper's shot at getting into the territory. It would be about five years before he got another chance.
Anyway, after the match, Roddy discovered wads of toilet paper stuffed in the pipe's canter (I think that's what it's called). And, years later, he also he learned it was Blassie who did the deed.
