Pat Patterson

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Pat Patterson was a pioneering professional wrestler and influential WWE producer best known for his innovative match concepts and trailblazing role in the industry.

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instanceOf WWE Hall of Famer
professional wrestler
professional wrestling producer
appearedIn WWE television programming NERFINISHED
authored Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE NERFINISHED
billedFrom Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED
San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
birthName Pierre Clermont NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath liver failure
championshipHeld AWA World Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) NERFINISHED
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) NERFINISHED
WWF Intercontinental Championship NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-01-19
dateOfDeath 2020-12-02
employer World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED
World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED
ethnicity French Canadian
fullName Pat Patterson NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction NWA Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
WWE Hall of Fame (1996) NERFINISHED
language English
French
notableAchievement first WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion
notableFor being one of the first openly gay major professional wrestling stars
notableWork creation of the WWE Royal Rumble match concept
occupation producer
professional wrestler
road agent
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
residence San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
retirement 1984
returnedToRing occasional matches in the late 1990s and 2000s
ringStyle brawling
technical wrestling
roleInWWE backstage producer
creative consultant
on-screen authority figure
sexualOrientation gay
trainerOf Shawn Michaels NERFINISHED
The Rock NERFINISHED
Triple H NERFINISHED
workedWith Gerald Brisco NERFINISHED
Vince McMahon NERFINISHED
wrestlingDebut 1958

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WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) firstChampion Pat Patterson
subject surface form: WWE Intercontinental Championship