WWE Legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper Dies at 61

LOS ANGELES - WWE legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper died from natural causes in his Hollywood home on Friday. He was 61.

Born Roderick George Toombs, Piper joined the WWE in 1984 after getting his start with the NWA in the late 1970s.

Piper and Hogan met in landmark matchups including MTV's "The War to Settle the Score" and the first WrestleMania, where Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff took on Hogan and Mr. T.

His agent Jay Schacter confirmed the news, first reported by TMZ, to Variety.

"He was one of the most generous, sincere and authentic people I have ever known," Schacter said in an email.

Other WWE stars quickly shared their condolences on Twitter.

RODDY PIPER. I LOVE YOU FOREVER. GOD BLESS YOU BUBBA

— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) July 31, 2015

Just heard my friend and a huge influence on me Hot Rod-Roddy Piper has passed away. Rest well friend, you will be missed. #lifeWellLived

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) July 31, 2015

RIP to Roddy Piper. Prayers to his family and loved ones.

— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) July 31, 2015 

Piper, who made a foray into film acting, starring in John Carpenter's sci-fi pic "They Live," had suffered a bout of Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2006 but was reportedly deemed cancer-free last November.

The wrestling icon was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He was named one of the WWE's top 50 villains, as well.

Piper is survived by his wife, Kitty, and their four children.