Pat Patterson
Born: 1941-01-19 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2020-12-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pat Patterson 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. He is recognized by the company as their first Intercontinental Champion and creator of the Royal Rumble match. Patterson was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1996. In 2019, Patterson became the oldest person to win a title in WWE history, after winning the WWE 24/7 Championship at age 78. He was described by journalist Dave Meltzer as "Vince McMahon's right-hand man" and "one of the chief architects of the WWE, playing an integral role in helping it become a global phenomenon."
Filmography
2024
- Brett Was a F*ck ... (Line Producer)
2022
2021
- My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson as Pat Patterson
2017
- The Price of Fame as Self
2016
- NXT Takeover: Toronto as Pat Patterson
- Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars as Pat Patterson
2015
- WWE 24 as Pat Patterson
2014
- Wrestlemania Rewind as Pat Patterson
- WWE Rivalries
- WWE Legends' House as Pat Patterson
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Pat Patterson
2012
2011
2010
- WWE NXT
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Pat Patterson
2009
- WWE Breaking Point 2009 as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
2008
- WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship as Pat Patterson
2007
- WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary as Pat Patterson
2006
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as Pat Patterson
2001
- WWE Tough Enough as Pat Patterson
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven ... (Writer)
2000
- WWE Backlash 2000 as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
- WWE Judgment Day 2000 as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
- WWE King of the Ring 2000 as Pat Patterson
- WWE Armageddon 2000 as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
1999
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown as Pat Patterson
- WWE WrestleMania XV as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
- WWE Over the Edge ... (Writer)
- WWE Backlash: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Unforgiven 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE King of the Ring 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Armageddon 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Fully Loaded 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999 as Pat Patterson (Appearance)
- WWE Rebellion 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE No Mercy 1999 ... (Writer)
- WWE Halftime Heat ... (Writer)
1998
- WWE King of the Ring 1998 ... (Writer)
- Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows as Pat Patterson
- WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1998 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania XIV ... (Writer)
- WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1998 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series 1998 ... (Writer)
- WWE Mayhem in Manchester ... (Writer)
- WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE Breakdown: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE Capital Carnage ... (Writer)
- WWE Judgment Day: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE Over the Edge: In Your House as Pat Patterson (Ring Announcer)
- WWE Unforgiven: In Your House ... (Writer)
1997
- WWE Royal Rumble 1997 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1997 as Pat Patterson
- WWE Survivor Series 1997 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania 13 ... (Writer)
- WWE Badd Blood: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE King of the Ring 1997 ... (Writer)
- WWE D-Generation X: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE Ground Zero: In Your House ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 13: Final Four ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede ... (Writer)
- WWE One Night Only ... (Writer)
- WWE Sunny as Pat Patterson
1996
- WWE Survivor Series 1996 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1996 ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania XII ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1996 ... (Writer)
- WWE King of the Ring 1996 ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 9: International Incident ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 12: It's Time ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog ... (Writer)
- WWE Hall Of Fame 1996 as Self
- WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies ... (Writer)
1995
- WWE SummerSlam 1995 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania XI ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1995 ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings ... (Writer)
- WWE King of the Ring 1995 ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 4: Great White North ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks ... (Writer)
- WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header ... (Writer)
- WWE March to WrestleMania XI ... (Writer)
1994
- WWE Sunday Night Slam ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1994 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania X ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1994 ... (Writer)
- Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive! ... (Writer)
- WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam ... (Writer)
- WWE March to WrestleMania X ... (Writer)
- WWF Countdown to The Crowning ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994 ... (Writer)
1993
- Raw as Patt Patterson
- WWE King of the Ring 1993 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania IX ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series 1993 ... (Writer)
- WWE March to WrestleMania IX ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993 ... (Writer)
- WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 ... (Writer)
1992
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 ... (Writer)
1991
- WWE WrestleMania VII ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1991 ... (Writer)
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII ... (Writer)
- WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall ... (Writer)
- WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series 1991 ... (Writer)
- WWE This Tuesday In Texas ... (Writer)
- WWE The Main Event V ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 ... (Writer)
1990
- WWE WrestleMania VI ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1990 ... (Writer)
- WWE The Main Event IV ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 ... (Writer)
- WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI ... (Writer)
- WWE The Main Event III ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam Fever ... (Writer)
1989
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1989 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania V ... (Writer)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 ... (Writer)
- WWE U.K. PPV ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89 ... (Writer)
- WWE The Main Event II ... (Writer)
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 ... (Writer)
1988
- WWE Survivor Series 1988 ... (Writer)
- WWE SummerSlam 1988 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleMania IV ... (Writer)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1988 ... (Writer)
- WWE WrestleFest ... (Writer)
- WWE The Main Event ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE U.K. Rampage 1988 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 ... (Writer)
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 ... (Writer)
1987
- WWE WrestleMania III ... (Writer)
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show ... (Writer)
- WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 ... (Writer)
- The Ken Patera Story as Pat Patterson
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 ... (Writer)
1986
- WrestleMania II ... (Writer)
- Villains of the Squared Circle as Pat Patterson
- The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano as Pat Patterson
- WWE The Big Event ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 ... (Writer)
- WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 ... (Writer)
- Inside the Steel Cage as Pat Patterson
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 ... (Writer)
- The Best of the WWF: volume 8 as Pat Patterson
- WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 ... (Writer)
- Tag Team Champions as Pat Patterson
1985
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event as Pat Patterson
- WrestleMania as Pat Patterson (Referee)
- Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits as Pat Patterson
- Andre the Giant as Pat Patterson (Archive footage)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 ... (Writer)
- The Wrestling Classic ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 ... (Writer)
- WWE War to Settle the Score ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 ... (Writer)
1984
- Tuesday Night Titans as Pat Patterson
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 ... (Writer)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 ... (Writer)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 ... (Writer)
- WWE The Brawl to End it All ... (Writer)
- WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 ... (Writer)
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 ... (Writer)
1983
- WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983 as Pat Patterson (Commentary)
1980
- WWF Championship Wrestling as Pat Patterson
- WWE Showdown at Shea '80 as Pat Patterson
1975
- WWF All-Star Wrestling as Pat Patterson
1973
- WWE Old School as Pat Patterson (Interviewer)