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<p>Pat Patterson had a wrestling career that spanned six decades before the inaugural Intercontinental Champion passed away earlier today after a battle with cancer.</p>



<p>Patterson was linked with many of the company&#8217;s biggest ideas throughout his career, the best-known one being the Royal Rumble match which was the brainchild of the star. </p>



<p>Patterson is also famed for being the first-ever openly gay WWE Superstar in history and even wrote about his acceptance in the sport as part of his 2016 Autobiography, <em>Accepted: How The First Gay Superstar Changed WWE</em>. </p>



<p>After starting his wrestling career back in 1958, Patterson was working as a WWE official at the time of his death, a position that he had held in WWE since 2005 and was one of their longest-standing employees. </p>



<p>Patterson also became the oldest Champion in WWE history at 78 years old when he won the 24/7 Championship back in July 2019 as part of the Raw Reunion episode. </p>



<p>Many current and former WWE stars have paid their respects on social media to a man who had been seen as a mentor in recent years and sadly lost his battle with cancer this morning at the age of 79. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I can not express how crushed I feel right now with the loss of Pat Patterson. A true member of my family, mentor and dear friend. <br>I love you Pat. <br>God speed. <a href="https://t.co/FdaAFnsw8m">pic.twitter.com/FdaAFnsw8m</a></p>&mdash; Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/shanemcmahon/status/1334136903478677504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Tony Marinaro broke the news on Twitter a few hours ago and noted that he had passed away in a Miami hospital. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just got a text from my buddy Rodger Brulotte letting me know that legendary wrestler Pat Patterson of <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> passed away earlier this morning in a Miami hospital. Patterson, had cancer. He was 79. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. RIP. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a></p>&mdash; Tony Marinaro (@TonyMarinaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyMarinaro/status/1334124104228741129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson Passes Away at the Age of 79

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