The Wrestling World comes together to celebrate Pat Patterson’s life. The WWE Hall of Famer sadly passed away today at the age of 79.
Pat Patterson is one of the most influential people in professional wrestling. The Hall of Famer was arguably the first openly gay wrestler and he came out all the way back in the early 70’s! He went on to become the ever WWE Intercontinental Champion and is also the oldest champion in the WWE, after winning the WWE 24/7 championship when he was 78. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 1996. In 2019,
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Patterson was just as influential backstage as he was inside the ring. He is credited for coming up with the concept of Royal Rumble! He was crucial to WWE’s rise around the world and helped make it what it is today by investing as much time on the show as on the wrestlers who appeared on it.
The Wrestling World comes together to celebrate Pat Patterson’s life
Several prominent wrestling figures took to social media to recite anecdotes and their memories with the late legend. Here’s a few of them:
Love you Patrick
ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
A gentlemen, a friend, a legend and one hell of a karaoke singer
You’re up there singing with Dusty again
You told me that I had found my way
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