At the start of 1991, the United States was still in the midst of the Gulf War, which had begun in August 1990 when Saddam Hussein's forces invaded Kuwait. This Iraqi invasion caused a decrease in oil production, leading to a spike in oil prices keenly felt by a country in recession. ...
In the pantheon of professional wrestling, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper loomed large during wrestling's heyday in the 1980s. In fact, Piper was at the center of the WWE's (then WWF) very first Wrestlemania event, partnering with Paul Orndorff to take on Hulk Hogan and Mr. T in a tag-team m...