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Pat Patterson

Nickname: Killer; Pretty Boy

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 240 lbs.

From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Birthday: Jan 19th

Pro Debut: October 1958

Aliases: Pretty Boy Patterson, Le Reve du Quebec, Patrick Patterson, Pat Andrews

Feds Worked For: AWA, NWA, NWA-West, TSW, WWE, WWF, WWWF, All Star Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Lutte International (Canada), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA/NV), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Polynesian (HI), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Provincial Sports Association (Canada), San Francisco (CA), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Virginia Wrestling Association (VA), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Finisher: Sleeper Hold

Signature Moves: Atomic drop, Diving knee drop, Figure four leglock, Headbutt, Stinkface

Career Highlights: -AWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Ray Stevens)
-AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ray Stevens)
-IW Canadian International Tag Team Champion (5x; 3 w/ Pierre Lefebvre, 2 w/ Raymond Rougeau)
-IWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Art Neilson)
-NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Champion
-NWA Americas Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Ivan Koloff)
-NWA Florida Television Champion
-NWA (Los Angeles) North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Johnny Powers)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion (3x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Tony Borne and The Hangman #1)
-NWA Polyneian Pacific Champion
-NWA (San Francisco) United States Champion (7x)
-NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (13x; 4 w/ Rocky Johnson, 2 w/ Billy Graham, 1 each w/ Paul DeMarco, The Gladiator, Peter Maivia, Moondog Mayne, Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, and Pepper Gómez)
-WP Arizona Champion
-WWE 24/7 Champion
-WWF Hardcore Champion
-WWF Intercontinental Champion
-WWF North American Champion

Affiliates: The Grand Wizard, Gerald Brisco, Vince McMahon, George Harris, Ray Stevens, Pierre Lefebvre, Raymond Rougeau, Art Neilson, Ivan Koloff, Johnny Powers, Tony Borne, The Hangman #1, Rocky Johnson, Billy Graham, The Gladiator/RickyHunter, Peter Maivia, Moondog Mayne, Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, Pepper Gómez, Paul DeMarco, Raúl Mata, Kinji Shibuya, Vince McMahon, The Rock, Shane McMahon, Chyna, Kane, Ken Shamrock, The Big Show, Pete Gas, Rodney, Joey Abs, Mideon, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Test, The Big Bossman, Triple H, Billy Gunn, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Road Dogg, Tori, X-Pac, Lou Albano

Notable Feuds: Al Pago Pago, Jim Dalton, Jack Dalton [1st], Kazimoto, Bing Kai Lee, Bruno Sammartino, Ken Patera, Don Muraco, Sgt. Slaughter, Angelo Mosca, Ivan Koloff, Raymond Rougeau, Jacques Rougeau, Animal, Hawk, Steve Austin, Rikishi, Gerald Brisco, Pepper Gómez, Peter Maivia, Ray Stevens, Rocky Johnson, Karl Von Brauner, Masa Saito, Lonnie Mayne/Moondog Mayne, Don Muraco, Kurt Von Stroheim/Kurt Von Brauner, Mr. Fujiwara/Mr. Fuji/The Great Fuji, Greg Gagne, Kinji Shibuya, Frankie Cain/Inferno #1/The Great Mephisto, Inferno #2, Jim Brunzell, Pepper Martin, Antonio Inoki, Cyclone Negro, Angelo Mosca, Billy Robinson, Rufus R. Jones, Ken Patera, Intern #1, The Hangman/Intern #2, Masked Invader #1, Masked Invader #2, Afa, Sika, Ricky Romero, Billy White Wolf/Adnan Al-Kaissey, Pedro Morales, Paul DeMarco, Super Destroyer Mark II/Sgt. Slaughter, Lars Anderson, Verne Gagne, Tony Parisi, Gerhardt Kaiser, Luther Lindsay, Lou Albano, Mad Dog Vachon, Nick Bockwinkel, Luis Martínez, Omar Atlas/Buddy Moreno, Larry Zbyszko, Ted DiBiase, Seiji Sakaguchi, André the Giant, Ivan Koloff, Bob Backlund, The Mighty Igor

Other Facts: -Real name was Pierre Clermont. He adopted the ring name Pat Patterson at the outset of his professional wrestling career in 1958. He legally changed his name to Pat Patterson in 2008.
-As Patrick Patterson, he used the nickname "Lord"
-Godfather of Stephanie McMahon
-Sometimes billed from San Francisco, CA
-Began his career as "Pretty Boy" Patterson, in the early-60's, which included red lipstick, and pink tights. He was accompanied by his pet poodle.
-Emigrated from Canada to the United States in 1962, eventually successfully applying for United States citizenship
-Won the Cow Palace Battle Royal in 1975 and 1981, the last year the event was held.
-Wore a mask in the San Francisco area for a while. He always was billed under his own name and made no effort to hide his identity. His official reason for wearing a mask was to hide his facial expressions so his opponents couldn't tell if he was in pain. The real reason was so he could load the mask with foreign objects to headbutt the babyfaces for cheap wins.
-Hosted an interview segment known as "Le brunch de Pat", where he would politely ask questions in English but furtively mock his guests in French
-After retiring, became a WWF Official & Road Agent, as well as part time booker.
-Known for putting finishing touches on the booking of top matches.
-Created the Royal Rumble. Despite coming up with the idea, he never officially participated in one of those events.
-Refereed the main event of Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff at the 1st WrestleMania
-In 1992, he was one of the figures accused of sexual misconduct, and had to resign from the WWF until things cooled down. His sexual orientation came out during the sex scandal, but luckily he was not scoffed at by the industry, and was rehired.
-On October 5, 2004, he gave his notice to the WWE and left the company after Taboo Tuesday. This stemmed after his comments were published criticizing Triple H being over-pushed and blaming him for the recent slump.
-August 7, 2006: Patterson underwent emergency heart surgery to remove a cyst the "size of a baseball" from the main artery.
-October 13, 2006, Patterson amazingly returned to the WWE as a Road Agent (now called a "Producer").
-His victory over Drake Maverick for the WWE 24/7 Title at age 78 made him the oldest person to ever hold a WWE Title
-Released a CD entitled "My Second Dream" in 2009
-His autobiography "Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE" was released on August 9, 2016
-Former member of The Corporation
-Former member of The McMahon-Helmsley Faction
-Won Wrestling Observer's Match of the Year (vs. Sgt. Slaughter) in 1981
-Awarded Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Stanley Weston Award in 2004
-Lifetime member of The Cauliflower Alley Club
-Inducted into the WWE (then WWF) Hall of Fame in 1996
-Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame in 1996
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006
-Passed away from liver failure complicated by cancer on December 2nd, 2020 at the age of 79