Comedian Erica Clark recounts alleged Hogan-Piper hotel brawl

Erica Nicole Clark, a standup comedian and daughter of wrestling personality Mr. T, said in a recent comedy set that she witnessed a chaotic, allegedly violent scene involving Hulk Hogan and Roddy Roddy Piper after the first WrestleMania in 1985. In a clip posted to the Dont Tell Comedy Instagram account, Clark described how her father, who teamed with Hogan in the event, was legitimately injured during the match and how that injury precipitated a hotel-room confrontation she said left her and her sister in tears.

Clark told the story as part of a routine explaining why she often avoids talking about her famous father. She said she attended WrestleMania as a child and was told by Mr. T that the matches were staged. During the main event, she said, Piper flipped Mr. T in a way that cracked his ribs, sending him to the emergency room. Clark described her father returning to the hotel bandaged and in pain, and then said Hogan, still in his yellow shorts, was present and doing lines of cocaine. According to Clark, Hogan erupted with anger when Piper later knocked on the door to apologize, grabbed Piper, threw him against a wall and smashed a mirror as a brawl unfolded in the room.