WWE Responds To Report On Wrestlers Dying Early, Ronda Rousey's Mom Talks Piper, They Live, Tributes

- This past weekend, the Carlton Cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada screened John Carpenter's classic They Live in honor of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The event was held for charity with all proceeds of the screening going to Stand For The Silent, the anti-bullying charity that Piper was so heavily involved in. You can check out the intro at the screening in the video above.

- Speaking of They Live, Entertainment Weekly recently ran this article regarding They Live director John Carpenter paying tribute to Piper on Twitter when Piper's death was made public.

- Pee Wee Herman also posted photos on his website of Piper and himself on a special called the All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular in 1985. Piper was the host of the show.

- Legends of Wrestling promoter Uncle Louie has an article at The Huffington Post remembering Piper and discussing legends paying tribute to Hot Rod at last month's "Legends of Wrestling Night" event at the Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres game in Miami.

- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was on the canadian sports television show Tim and Sid last week and talked about Piper and Dusty Rhodes, which you can watch here.

- WWE Hall of Famer Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and former 3x NWA national heavyweight champion Phil "Nitro" Monahan are scheduled to appear at the Jackson, MI Meggacon event on August 22nd at 7 pm for Championship International Wrestling. Both Valentine and Monahan have signed to face each other in a Dog Collar Chain Match, which was made famous by Piper and Valentine. You can get more information about the show at MeggaCon.com.

- Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, Ronda Rousey's mother and Judo World Champion, recently appeared on Submission Radio and shared her memories of Piper.

"I mean every now and then he would just be at the gym, you know, like Gene's [Lebell] birthday parties, stuff like that, you know, things that everybody would come to," Mars said. "And he was just a really nice guy. I mean you would not have guessed that he was somebody very famous and successful if you met him. He would just be like "oh hey, how are you? Would you like some cake?" (Laughs). So it was just very sad.

"I know Ronda talked about how whenever she would talk to him, he would say how 'oh it's so great the relationship you and your Mom have. My son is my best friend,' and he said that many times. So I think that when she heard that he passed away, that was her first thought of how heartbroken his family must be. And at that point she said she wanted to dedicate the fight to him because she knew how when you lose somebody in your family you feel like your world has ended, but everybody else in the world goes on, you know, 'cause it's just Saturday. And so yeah I think he was really nice. He was always nice to Ronda before anybody had ever heard of her. You know, once you're very successful everybody is nice to you. But he was really nice to her when she was just some kid in a gym."

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- BBC ran this article over the weekend asking the age-old question about why so many wrestlers die young. It was noted that cardiovascular disease was the most common cause of death, and the rate of death for wrestlers aged between 45 and 54 was nearly 3x greater than the rate for men in the U.S. WWE sent them the following statement:

"Unfortunately, some past performers were part of a generation of wrestlers who made unhealthy and poor personal lifestyle choices, which in some cases continued beyond their years in the ring.

"Today's athletes take great pride and personal responsibility for their overall health and well-being. Notwithstanding, WWE talent are subject to random drug testing and expected to live healthy lifestyles."

L.O.S. The Butcher, Matthew Saliba, Real Talker Sky Walker and Philly Phil contributed to this article.