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Tributes flow for wrestling’s first openly gay superstar Pat Patterson – Wide World of Sports
The Rock leads tributes to ‘father figure’ WWE legend
WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson has died aged 79 following a long battle with cancer.
Starting his professional wrestling career in 1958, Patterson eventually joined what was known as the WWF at the time, in 1978. He became the first-ever titleholder of the Intercontinental belt and was the key figure behind the creation of the infamous Royal Rumble Match.
Patterson was also famously known for being the first openly gay performer in the wrestling industry when he came out during the early 1970s.
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