Roddy Piper’s Daughter Says She’s Honored By Ronda Rousey Wearing His Jacket

– Roddy Piper’s daughter says that she feels honored by Ronda Rousey wearing her father’s jacket when she came out during the Royal Rumble. Ariel Teal Toombs spoke with TMZ about Rousey’s appearance at the Rumble, where she wore a T-Shirt inspired by Piper and wore his jacket.

“Honestly, I feel honored,” Toombs said (per Wrestling Inc). “It’s so empowering to see a woman like Ronda, like, coming into wrestling right now. And then, on top of it, her wearing his jacket, that symbolism is very sweet. She’s just so great about carrying the torch and showing her Piper pride.”

She also said that Rousey is continuing Piper’s legacy, saying, “The beauty of Ronda is that she’s bringing in her own fanbase. So she has a whole lot of fans that maybe weren’t even Piper fans that she’ll be bringing her own element to. There’ll never be another ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper. There just won’t. We can all pay tribute to him and do our best, but I think that Ronda is gonna do a great job taking the talent and the fighting charisma she has, and becoming her own new thing. And I think this is just her paying tribute because dad was so much a part of her life.”