#pat patterson

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Brett Hart Remembers Kerry Von Erich

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@ IAmJericho : Great pic that I’ve never seen before from the classic #WWF tour of Japan, Singapore & Malaysia in March of 2002! I worked with @TheRock for the World Title the whole tour, and we tore the house down every night. Then, we drove our mentor, #PatPatterso, crazy by doing 20 minutes of improv comedy for the fans after the matches. Thx to #DeanMalenko for sending this to me!

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Pat Patterson

Physique: Husky Build Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)

Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020; aged 79) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, first as a wrestler, then as a creative consultant and producer ("booker"). He is recognized by the company as their first Intercontinental Champion and creator of the Royal Rumble match. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1996.

I first became aware of Patterson when he and Gerald Brisco became onscreen stooges of Vince McMahon in 97. He had peeked my interest a little, then after his match with the Mean Street Posse where he took off his sweat shirt and started parodying Hulk Hogan’s flexing routine. I started putting my dick in a sleeper hold to the thought of him. It wasn’t until a few years later that I found out he was gay.

A native of Quebec, Patterson came to the U.S. in 1962 to wrestle, though he didn’t speak any English. He wrestled for regional promotions before joining WWE in 1979 as a wrestler, referee, and commentator. After his wrestling career, he worked for WWE in many capacities, including as a referee and in promotions. He was described as McMahon's right-hand man and played a crucial role in the company's massive growth. Patterson was touted as the inaugural Intercontinental Champion, credited as the Royal Rumble creator, and often described as the first openly gay wrestler.

Patterson came out as gay in the 1970s and acknowledged it on a WWE reality show in 2014. Patterson's longtime partner was Louie Dondero. Patterson said on WWE Legends' House he and Dondero were together for 40 years. Dondero died of a heart attack on June 28, 1998, the same night as King of the Ring. Patterson died of liver failure caused by a blood clot at a Miami, Florida, hospital on December 2, 2020.

Damn… The stories about this guy from WWE Ringboy scandal of 1992 to accusations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault with employees. Now all that is wrong, but If I was offered the 'push' from Patterson, I'd be world known. Just saying.

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Best of the Hardcore Championship's 24/7 Era | WILD CARD SUNDAY: Ringside Rewind Edition

Crash Holly truly was that generation's R-Truth.

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Pat Patterson, 1930s

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Okay but the episode where the kids are on a field trip and Soleil is trying to distract Pat with conversation and she asks if he likes zombie romcoms -> to the episode where they're at Soleil's to keep her company because of the nightmares/kushma and Pat asks if they could watch a romcom instead of another horror movie -> to the last episode of season 2 where Soleil asks if she'll see Pat at movie night & when he asks whether it's horror or romcom she responds with "zombie romcom?"

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W A T C H I N G 🏳️‍🌈

"MY WAY: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson"

He was a semi-openly gay man within professional wrestling. Publicly, he was secretive about his sexuality. He had a poor, sad, lonely upbringing until he was more successful his father accepted him more. But he didn't have much support from his family when he came out to them as a teenager in the late 50s. Had to leave home at 16.

He's been the subject of rumors and erroneous stories because of homophobia in wrestling and in society.

He was a talent and a genius for wrestling and helped so many wrestlers over 45-50 years throughout the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s all the way until his death in 2020. He was like 'required reading' for anyone dreaming to wrestle, he put on shows and matches that today are still unbelievable.

I think he's a good man. He's a hero.

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The next match was a Battle Royale for the revived WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Prior to the match, it was announced that inaugural champion Pat Patterson would present the winner with the championship.

Lance Storm was eliminated by Kane.

Kane was eliminated by Booker T, Christian, Chris Jericho, Goldust, Christian, Test and Val Venis.

Test was eliminated by Booker T.

Val Venis was eliminated by Goldust.

Rob Van Dam was eliminated by Chris Jericho.

Goldust was eliminated by Booker T.

Chris Jericho was eliminated by Christian.

In the end, after attacking Patterson and Booker T with the championship, Christian won the match by last eliminating Booker T to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the second time. (Judgment Day 5/18/2003)