Roddy Piper stood up for wrestling after ... you could see just how rowdy Roddy could get. In 1999, wrestling was red-hot, ...

After months away, Adam Copeland, AKA Edge, AKA Cope, has finally returned to the AEW ring and he's already kicked off a new feud with a rival he is comparing to the legendary "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

Orton was simply in the corner of "Rowdy" Roddy ... as one of Piper's closest allies. Not only did he stand in the corner of Piper at the first WrestleMania, he was also Hot Rod's corner man ...