By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper says the main reason why he was asked to induct Wendi Richter into the Hall of Fame is because there's virtually no one left from the Rock 'n Wrestling Era to induct Richter.

"I'm the only one left around that knows anything about her. I said to Vince McMahon, 'What am I inducting Richter for?' and he said, 'You're the only one alive.' (laughs) Thank you, Vince," Piper told Matt Fowler of IGN.com.

Piper was interviewed to promote his appearance on "Cold Case" this Sunday night on CBS, where he will be playing a villain wrestler on the show. Piper joked that he always has to play the heel.

"As always, I'm a suspect. The story is, back in the '80s a fellow was killed and the gun turned up and so they're re-opening the case and I'm one of the suspects. And they're trying to track down who killed this guy, who left his little boy and his wife behind," Piper said. "I had an acting coach on the set with me the whole time. And I refused to quit until they were all happy with it. The fellow, Ryan (Farley), who wrote it stayed on the set. A lot of heart went into this one. Everyone worked really hard so I hope the people enjoy the episode."

Piper also cracked a joke about Hulk Hogan probably writing the 1980s wrestling cartoons to make him look dumb before putting over the TNA product because it gives wrestlers a place to get work in the wrestling business.

"Competition is great. I would hope that everyone would embrace it, including the WWE. It's another place for young, great wrestlers to come up and I hope that everyone lets the talent rise to the top and not step and block," Piper said. "When I was coming up there was a lot of blocking and I had to fight my way through. And I would hope that that parts ended. But you know, good for Hogan for trying to supply other domains. And good for McMahon for supplying the one he's got going. I'm not on either side. I'm a fan of both of them. You know, I started when I was fifteen years old. That's some sort of record too. I was the youngest pro ever in history."

Link: Read Piper's entire interview with Matt Fowler on IGN.com. Highly entertaining and recommended.

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