Pat Patterson

Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Real name: Pierre Clermont
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 240 lbs.
Date of birth: January 19, 1941
Date of death: December 2, 2020
From: Montreal, Quebec
Pro debut: 1958
Trained by: Pat Girard
Finishing move: The Sleeper Hold

Biography

– Clermont began his career in his native Montreal as ‘Pat Patterson’
– In the 1960s, Patterson moved to the US to further his career, despite speaking very little English
– On June 17, 1964, Patterson & Tony Borne defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Buddy Moreno to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
– On August 3, Patterson & Borne defeated Don Manoukian & Pampero Firpo to retain the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
– On October 2, Patterson defeated Pepper Martin to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
– On April 17, 1965, The Blond Bombers (Patterson & Ray Stevens) defeated Billy Red Lyons & The Destroyer to win the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On April 22, The Blond Bombers defeated Ramon Torres & Enrique Romero to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On May 13, The Blond Bombers defeated Bearcat Wright & Enrique Romero to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On May 29, The Blond Bombers defeated Ricky Romero & Pepper Gomez to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 15, The Blond Bombers defeated Ramon Torres & Enrique Romero to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, The Blond Bombers defeated Red Bastien & Ramon Torres to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 9, The Blond Bombers defeated Ramon Torres & Luis Martinez to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 17, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Bearcat Wright to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 27, The Blond Bombers defeated Al Costello & Eric Froelich to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On August 19, The Blond Bombers defeated Luis Martinez & Jack Lanza to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On September 1, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On September 18, The Blond Bombers defeated The Assassins to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On October 20, The Blond Bombers defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On December 26, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Jim Hady to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On January 1, 1966, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On January 12, The Blond Bombers defeated Red Bastien & Dominic DeNucci to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On January 19, The Blond Bombers defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Kinji Shibuya to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On January 29, The Blond Bombers defeated Rene Goulet & Jim Hady to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 2, The Blond Bombers defeated Bill Watts & Red Bastien to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On March 28, The Blond Bombers defeated Luis Martinez & Jim Hady to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On April 27, The Blond Bombers defeated Ripper Collins & Johnny Barend to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, The Blond Bombers defeated Billy White Wolf & Red Eagle to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 16, The Blond Bombers defeated Ciclon Negro & Kinji Shibuya to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 21, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Joe Scarpa to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On August 31, The Blond Bombers defeated Ciclon Negro & Kinji Shibuya to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On October 19, The Blond Bombers defeated Victor Rivera & Pepper Gomez to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On December 9, Patterson defeated Tony Borne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title, but lost it back to Borne just over a week later
– On December 29, The Blond Bombers (Patterson & Ray Stevens) defeated Jim Hady & Pampero Firpo to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– The Blond Bombers lost the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles to Ciclo Negro & The Mongolian Stomper on December 31, but would regain them on January 21 of the following year
– On March 1, 1967, The Blond Bombers defeated Jim Hady & Eddie Morrow to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On March 21, The Blond Bombers defeated Ciclon Negro & The Mongolian Stomper in a No-DQ Match to retain the AWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On October 24, 1968, Patterson defeated Pat O’Connor in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA Amarillo North American Heavyweight Title
– On November 7, Patterson defeated Pat O’Connor to retain the NWA Amarillo North American Heavyweight Title
– On November 25, Patterson defeated Jerry Kozak to retain the NWA Amarillo North American Heavyweight Title
– On August 9, 1969, Patterson defeated Pedro Morales to win the vacant NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 11, Patterson defeated Bobo Brazil to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On February 14, 1970, Patterson defeated Peter Maivia by countout to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On March 14, Patterson defeated Peter Maivia by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On April 25, Patterson defeated Ray Stevens to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 20, Patterson defeated Spiros Arion to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On February 13, 1971, Patterson & Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia & Ray Stevens to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On March 9, Patterson & Graham defeated Peter Maivia & Ray Stevens to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On March 16, Patterson & Graham defeated Rocky Johnson & Peter Maivia to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On April 17, Patterson & Graham defeated Rocky Johnson & Tony Parisi to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 8, Patterson & Graham defeated Rocky Johnson & Peter Maivia to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On August 14, Patterson & Graham defeated Rocky Johnson & Pepper Gomez to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 12, 1972, Patterson defeated Rocky Johnson in a No-DQ Match to win the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On March 18, Patterson defeated Ray Stevens by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On April 19, Patterson defeated Rocky Johnson to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 13, Patterson defeated Ray Stevens to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On July 8, Patterson defeated Ernie Ladd to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On August 9, Patterson defeated Paul DeMarco to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On August 19, Patterson defeated Lars Anderson to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On September 20, Patterson defeated Paul DeMarco to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On November 1, Patterson fought The Great Mephisto to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On December 6, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated Lars Anderson & Paul DeMarco to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On January 10, 1973, Patterson & Johnson defeated Anderson & DeMarco in a Cage Match to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 26, Patterson & Johnson defeated Luke Graham & The Great Mephisto to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles and would do so several more times through mid-April
– On April 28, Patterson defeated The Great Mephisto in a No-DQ Match to win the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 2, Patterson defeated Kinji Shibuya by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 5, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated The Interns to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On May 30, Patterson defeated Kinji Shibuya to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 23, Patterson defeated Ray Stevens to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 27, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr Saito & Kinji Shibuya to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 28, Patterson defeated Dutch Savage to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On September 12, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated The Interns to regain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On September 19, Patterson defeated Dr Ken Ramey to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On September 26, Patterson defeated Kinji Shibuya to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 13, Patterson defeated Dutch Savage to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 24, Patterson defeated Mr Saito by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On November 6, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated Kinji Shibuya & Mr Saito to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Patterson defeated Mr Saito in a No-DQ Match to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On November 22, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr Saito & Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On December 1, Patterson defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On January 9, 1974, Patterson & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr Saito & Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles and would retain against them four times before the end of the month
– On February 6, Patterson & Johnson defeated The Von Brauners (Kurt & Karl) to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 20, Patterson & Johnson defeated The Von Brauners to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On March 30, Patterson defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 22, Patterson & Peter Maivia defeated The Von Brauners (Kurt & Karl) to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles, lost them back on July 13, only to regain them once more on July 27
– On August 14, Patterson defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, Patterson & Peter Maivia defeated Karl Von Brauner & Lonnie Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles and would do so three more times before the end of the year
– On January 22, 1975, Patterson & Maivia defeated Moondog Mayne & The Brute to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles and did so several more times through early March
– On April 5, Patterson defeated The Brute to win the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On April 26, Patterson defeated The Brute to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 11, Patterson defeated Angelo Mosca to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On August 9, Patterson & Moondog Mayne defeated The Invaders to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back later that month
– On September 3, Patterson defeated Angelo Mosca to win the vacant NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On September 20, Patterson defeated Invader 1 to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 2, Patterson defeated Butcher Brannigan by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 18, Patterson defeated Invader 1 to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 29, Patterson & Pedro Morales defeated The Invaders to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On December 26, Patterson defeated Invader 2 to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– The next day, Patterson defeated Don Muraco to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 15, 1976, Patterson & Tony Garea defeated Invader 2 & Don Muraco to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 9, Patterson & Garea defeated Mr Saito & Great Fuji to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On June 12, Patterson & Garea defeated Don Muraco & Invader 1 to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On July 17, Patterson & Garea defeated Don Muraco & Mr Saito to retain the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 9, 1977, Patterson & Pepper Gomez defeated The Valiant Brothers to win the NWA San Francisco Tag Team Titles
– On February 12, Patterson defeated Toru Tanaka to win the NWA San Francisco United States Title, but the title was vacated after the match, as Tanaka was subbing for the champion, Great Fuji
– On March 12, Patterson defeated Alexis Smirnoff in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 20, Patterson defeated Mike Graham to win the NWA Florida Television Title
– On June 11, Patterson defeated Bob Ellis to retain the NWA Florida Television Title
– On June 20, Patterson & Ivan Koloff defeated The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) to win the vacant NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Patterson & Koloff defeated Mil Mascaras & Skip Young to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On June 23, Patterson defeated Jerry Brisco to retain the NWA Florida Television Title
– On June 27, Patterson & Koloff defeated The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry) to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On July 5, Patterson & Koloff defeated Steve Keirn & Don Muraco to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles. Through the remainder of the month, they defended against various combinations of Jack Brisco, Rocky Johnson, Mike Graham, Dusty Rhodes and Steve Keirn
– On August 3, Patterson & Koloff defeated Jerry Brisco & Steve Keirn to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On September 1, Patterson & Koloff defeated Rocky Johnson & Dusty Rhodes to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Titles
– On September 23, 1978, The Blond Bombers (Patterson & Ray Stevens) were awarded the AWA World Tag Team Titles after one half of the incumbent champions, Jim Brunzell, picked up an injury
– On October 3, The Blond Bombers defeated Rufus R Jones & Igor Vodik to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– Two days later, The Blond Bombers defeated Rufus R Jones & Steve Olsonoski to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On November 3, The Blond Bombers defeated Rufus R Jones & Igor Vodik to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On November 6, The Blond Bombers defeated Greg Gagne & Billy Robinson to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On November 11, The Blond Bombers defeated Paul Ellering & Steve Olsonoski to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On December 27, The Blond Bombers defeated The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On January 14, 1979, The Blond Bombers defeated Igor Vodik & The Crusher to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On January 19, The Blond Bombers defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– The next day, The Blond Bombers defeated The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) in a No-DQ Match to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On January 28, The Blond Bombers defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On February 10, The Blond Bombers defeated Pepper Gomez & Dick The Bruiser to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On February 25, The Blond Bombers defeated The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 4, The Blond Bombers defeated Tony Atlas & Johnny Weaver to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 10, The Blond Bombers defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 15, The Blond Bombers defeated The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) in a No-DQ Match to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 25, The Blond Bombers defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On April 7, The Blond Bombers defeated Steve Olsonoski & Jim Brunzell to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On April 28, The Blond Bombers defeated The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne) to retain the AWA Tag Team Titles
– On June 19, Patterson defeated Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Title and defended it against Joe Mascara later that day
– On June 30, Patterson defeated DiBiase to retain the WWF North American Title
– In July 1979, Patterson defended the WWF North American Title against Ted DiBiase, Dominic DeNucci, Bruno Sammartino and Johnny Rivera
– In August 1979, Patterson defended the WWF North American Title against Ivan Putski, Bruno Sammartino, Ted DiBiase and Johnny Rivera
– On September 1, 1979, Patterson ‘won’ the first ever WWF Intercontinental Title. He supposedly defeated Johnny Rodz in the final of a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, but the tournament was entire fictional
– On September 19, Patterson defeated Ivan Putski to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On October 1, Patterson defeated Ted DiBiase to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– The next day, Patterson defeated Ben Ortiz & Fred Marzino to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On October 20, Patterson defeated Bob Backlund by DQ to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title. Over the next three days, Patterson defended against Ted DiBiase & Mike Masters
– On November 19, Patterson defeated Ted DiBiase to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On December 1, Patterson defeated Johnny Valiant to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– A week later, Patterson defeated Ted DiBiase to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On December 17, Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On January 4, 1980, Patterson defeated Bulldog Brower to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– The next day, Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On January 12, Patterson defeated Lou Albano to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On January 18, Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– The next day, Patterson defeated Ken Patera to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On February 7, Patterson defeated Hussein Arab to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On February 13, Patterson defeated Jose Estrada to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On February 24, Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On March 14, Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On March 22, Patterson defeate Ken Patera to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On March 26, Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On April 3, Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On April 10, Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On April 17, Patterson defeated Tor Kamata to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On June 2, Patterson & Raymond Rougeau defeated Serge Dumont & Gilles Poisson to win the Canadian International Tag Team Titles, but would soon lose them to Richard Charland & Len Shelley
– On April 19, 1982, Patterson & Rougeau defeated Sailor White & Gilles Poisson to regain the Canadian International Tag Team Titles
– Patterson officially retired from wrestling in 1984, but would continue making very occasional appearances through 1987. He would move into a road agent role with the WWF and would soon transition onto the creative team
– Patterson is credited with inventing the Royal Rumble concept that debuted in 1989
– In 1992, Patterson was one of the WWF figures accused of sexual misconduct, and was forced to resign from the WWF, though would be back with the company soon after, following the retraction of some of the accusations
– Patterson was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996
– Patterson became a television character in 1997, acting as one of Vince McMahon’s ‘stooges’ alongisde Gerry Brisco
– Patterson won the WWF Hardcore Title from Brisco on the June 19, 2000 episode of Raw
– At King Of The Ring 2000, Patterson defended the WWF Hardcore Title against Brisco in an Evening Gown Match, but due to the 24/7 Rules of that championship, Crash Holly walked out with the title. Following this event, Patterson largely retreated from television once more.
– On October 5, 2004, Patterson gave notice to the WWE following his criticism of their booking direction, specifically his opinion that Triple H was over-pushed
– In May 2005, Patterson returned to WWE in a consultancy role
– Patterson underwent emergency heart surgery in August 2006, but would go on to make a full recovery
– On July 22, 2019, Patterson pinned Drake Maverick backstage to win the WWE 24/7 Title, making him the oldest person to ever hold a WWE-sanctioned championship
– Patterson passed away of liver failure on December 2, 2020.