Pat Patterson
Pierre Clermont (March 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was better known by the ring name Pat Patterson. He worked as a creative consultant for the WWE.
| Pat Patterson | |
|---|---|
 Patterson at an NXT event in April 2014 | |
| Born | March 19, 1941 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 2, 2020 (aged 79) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Pat Patterson Le Rêve du Québec |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | San Francisco, California |
| Trained by | Pat Girard |
| Debut | 1958 |
| Retired | 2000 |
His career highlights were 2 matches against Sgt. Slaughter at Madison Square Garden in 1981. The rematch was called an "Alley Fight" (with no referee) and remains the wildest and one of the greatest matches in wrestling history. Patterson was the very first man to hold the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. Patterson was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.[1] Patterson invented the WWE Royal Rumble, which is one of the most popular type of matches and is a hit with fans every year since the first one in 1988.[2]
Patterson was openly gay.[3]
Patterson died of cancer at a Miami, Florida hospital on December 2, 2020. He was 79 years old.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Pat Patterson: 1996 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "'I always wanted to do something that's never been done': The story behind the Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Pat Patterson Comes Out: WWE Legends' House, June 12, 2014". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson passes away". WWE. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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