["The Green Hills of Tyrol" playing]
- Every time he walked out, he would have, like, the bagpipes
and his kilt on,
and always this leather jacket on top of the kilt.
which I always thought was so cool--
which it is so cool because now I get to wear it.
[laughs]
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- The first time I got to meet Ronda Rousey
was a really special moment.
Uh, she was making her debut in "Royal Rumble."
- At the 2018 "Royal Rumble," I was gonna be making
my WWE surprise debut,
and Colt flew all the way across the country
to personally bring me his father's jacket to wear.
- She wanted to have a part of Dad,
and she told me what it meant to her to have that jacket,
what Dad meant to her.
- So start to smile. Some laughs and stuff.
Where you're looking a little more intimidating.
There you go.
- I studied "Rowdy" Roddy Piper,
and, like nonstop,
just the way that he spoke
and how he would go off on these tangents
and his delivery.
He didn't try to fit into what was the idea of a heel.
He created the best heel that he could be himself.
I'm very much inspired by him.
- It's interesting. We have a lot in common.
Uh, and I'm sorry for that, but you know,
but I'm working on it.
- I picked the name for a reason.
It wasn't random selection.
It wasn't just 'cause it rhymed, I swear.
"Rowdy" is the only name I could've taken on.
It's "Rowdy" or nothing, you know?
I am a rowdy one, and that's it.
[chuckles]
- And the nickname Ronda took from Dad,
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey!
- ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪
[cheering]
- Ronda Rousey is here!
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- It's not just a jacket, you know?
It's like a work of art, and, um,
man, yeah, there's something, like, mystical
about that jacket, really.
Congrats, guys! Congrats!
Oh, my God. You did so good.
- Hi. [laughs]
Dude, the Roddy Piper stuff is awesome.
- This is his jacket.
The weight of the jacket itself is very representative
of the emotional weight that came along with it.
So I got a couple
of Roddy-inspired, elements to my gear.
This is my, uh, sporran
that I walked out in "WrestleMania" with.
- "WrestleMania 35" was phenomenal
on so many levels.
[hopeful music]
There was definitely a feeling that Dad's presence was there,
and one thing that stood out to me
specifically was my mother.
She does not like being on camera,
and she was the first one who goes straight up to Ronda,
holds both of her hands, and is just like...
I really felt this genuine, like,
"Wow, Mom really had words she wanted Ronda to hear."
- Thank you. You're doing great for us...
- Thank you. - For his name.
And congratulations on headlining
"WrestleMania 35."
Wow, that's awesome. Oh, God.
- Thank you so much.
Oh, wow, I love Kitty.
- Ronda Rousey carrying on the "Rowdy" name
is welcomed by this family.
We couldn't be happier.
I hope that she has a very long career.
She's a lovely person.
- Oh, my God. I never showed you.
I wanna show you I had a replica made of the jacket.
This is the first jacket replica that I made
of his original jacket, so it's exactly the same
except for a little smaller.
- It's like a mini version of it.
- It's like a... [laughter]
It even has a secret pocket. - It's so cute.
- Aw, we love it.
We have so many memories with his jacket, you know?
So it's really cool to see. - Oh, yeah.
It was our blanket back in this locker room
when we were growing up.
It was our blanket every time. - Or our punishment.
Like it was really heavy when we were little.
I can't even tell you how many times as a kid
we would be obnoxious or whatever, and he'd be like,
"Oh, are you cold?"
And I'd be like, "I'm not cold."
And you're like at a restaurant, and he would
put that jacket on you like, "Oh, no, you're cold."
You'd put it on.
It was so heavy, you couldn't move your arms.
It was like being in a straitjacket.
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- ♪ [vocalizes] ♪
- This is the first time women are main eventing
at "WrestleMania," and to have you
and my dad's name and image around you,
he would love it so much to see how far women have come,
and you are such a big part of that.
- I didn't know that until she said it that he was a feminist,
which was another thing that makes him more amazing.
Sometimes it's unfair that we didn't get the time
to know each other that well, but then it's also
I get to continue to discover more amazing things about him.
I'm grateful for everything.
Even the limited contact that we had with each other,
he really made me aware of how much of an effect
I can have on people's lives from afar
because of how much he affected mine from afar.
- You're very special, and it's your spirit.
And you're going to give so many people hope.
[crowd cheering]