6. “Hair vs. Hair” match at WrestleMania 3
Piper returned in 1986 after a hiatus and was distressed to find his Piper’s Pit segment replaced by The Flower Shop, a segment hosted by Adrian Adonis.
Piper spent weeks crashing Adonis’ show and trading insults, leading to a “showdown” between the two segments that ended with Piper being assaulted and humiliated by Adonis, Piper’s former bodyguard Orton (now in Adonis’ employ), and Don Muraco. The trio left Piper with his face covered in red lipstick lying in the middle of the remnants of the Piper’s Pit set, which had been destroyed.
In response, Piper stormed the set of Adonis’ show and destroyed it with a baseball bat. This led to their Hair vs Hair match at WrestleMania III, which was billed as Piper’s retirement match from wrestling before he left to become an actor full-time.
Piper won the match with the assistance of Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, who had been sheared by Adonis shortly before the match.
