The actor and pro wrestler , whose real name was Roderick George Toombs , was diagnosed with Hodgkin 's lymphoma back in 2007 .
Piper said last year that he was cancer - free .
The actor and pro wrestler , whose real name was Roderick George Toombs , was diagnosed with Hodgkin 's lymphoma back in 2007 , but Piper said last year that he was cancer - free .