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Saturday, June 14, 2014
WWE Legend Comes Out As Gay After Being In The Closet For Over 50 Years
Wrestling icon Pat Patterson has come out as gay after hidden this for over 50 years.
73-year-old Patterson, who's a WWE exec, dropped the news on the finale of WWE Network's "Legends' House". In a clip provided by WWE, a sobbing Pat, wiping his face with a napkin, said:
"Sitting here tonight, I'm gonna say something that I would never want to say, publicly. For once in my life I'm going to be me now. I survived all this, being gay. I lived with that for 50-something years. I had a friend (his partner) with me for 40 years and I lost him because he had a heart attack… It's tough guys, it was tough."
Explaining his decision to come out now, Pat continued:
I gave my life to the business, I don't regret nothing. For the rest of my life, I want to be happy."
The WWE star came from poverty in Quebec when he joined the organization. Patterson rose to fame as the organization's first-ever "Intercontinental Champion," and became known for his signature move, the "atomic drop."
In 1996, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Patterson now works for WWE as a creative consultant. He is the second WWE megastar to come out as gay.
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