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Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, first as a wrestler, then as a creative consultant and producer ("booker").
The ring boy scandal was a sex scandal in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now known as WWE) centered around allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ring announcer Mel Phillips (1941–2012) had recruited teenage boys for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
He was good friends with fellow gay wrestler Pat Patterson. [2] He knew Patterson, as well as tag team partner Ron Garvin, when he was growing up in Montreal. [4] Garvin died from cancer on August 18, 1998, at the age of 61, and had been suffering from failing health. [4] [1] Terry was also married and had 2 children. [citation needed]
The scandal was covered in the Netflix docuseries "Mr. McMahon," which also touched on sexual abuse accusations directed at company employees Terry Garvin and Pat Patterson.
Pat Patterson, the first openly gay pro wrestling star and a WWE Hall of Famer, has died, the organization announced Wednesday. “From the Intercontinental Title to the Royal Rumble Match and ...
Pat Patterson was the first wrestler to hold the Intercontinental title. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/ ...
In October 2024, McMahon was named as a defendant in a lawsuit, accusing her, her husband, and WWE of negligence with regards to the "ring boys" scandal, in which multiple WWE personnel, including ring announcer Mel Phillips and wrestlers Pat Patterson and Terry Garvin, either resigned or were dismissed in 1992 after being accused of sexually ...
On Wednesday the WWE Universe lost another of its all-time greats as Hall of Famer Pat Patterson passed away. Born Pierre Clermont in Quebec, Patterson began wrestling all the way back in 1958 ...