Wrestling world mourns loss of Pat Patterson, pioneer and first openly gay star
by Bryan Fonseca from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5B4R7)
In 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pat Patterson became the first Intercontinental Champion in WWE (then WWF) history by unifying the WWF North American Championship and a South American Championship. He is credited with the creation of the Royal Rumble, where the first-ever was held in 1988, a match that has since...