WWF on Donahue 1992

7 years later Pat was still around and involved in major story lines during the Attitude Era as a "stooge." And Patterson is still with the company to this day. I wonder why? Even though he was the first ever IC champ, he can't be expendable.

The only thing I can assume is that these allegations against Patterson were either false, or somewhat exaggerated.
Usually, with cases like this, the plaintiff is out to get some kind of revenge or money or both. Which makes sense with the announcer in this video, as he felt he was wrongly terminated.

whoa!!!!!

I had never seen this......man that was a great watch.thanks for posting man!!

Thanks for posting this. Then Graham and Sammartino are in the Hall of Fame. HAHA...

Patterson and Mel Phillips, the black guy who used to be ring announcer and was attacked by Terry Funk, were both fired but Pat was brought back after a while. It was also widely known that Steve Lombardi aka The Brooklyn Brawler got his push because he was a "boyfriend" of Pat Patterson.

From Pro Wrestling's Dark Side:
"The Terry Garvin and Pat Patterson sex scandal

In 1992, the WWE had more problems to deal with besides steroids. Like in most aspects in the entertainment industry, sex sells.

The media, already in a frenzy with the steroid scandal, would be given another tasty morsel to chew on, only this time it would be at the expense of Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and Terry Garvin.

The allegations would start when Barry Orton would claim that Garvin was harassing him during a long trip on the road.

According to Orton, Garvin would ask for oral sex on many occasions during the car ride. Needless to say, this made Orton very uncomfortable. They would not return in the same car on the way home.

The problems would not end there, though. A short time later, Garvin would be given a job with WWE, mainly because he was very good friends with Pat Patterson.

During Garvin’s time in the company he was known for using his influence to have sex with younger ring boys. Things would blow up shortly after Tom Cole, a ring boy, would lose his job after refusing Garvin’s advances.

Orton would be asked on a radio show if the rumors were true about Cole’s firing. He said yes, and then told the story of his car ride.

This interview would make the story covered countrywide. Vince had to defend himself on CNN and with many other members of the media.

A lawsuit would be filed by Orton, Cole, and announcer Murray Hodgson. Things would be settled a little later on, but Orton was let go because Vince felt he was the cause of the problem.

Garvin and Patterson resigned after the scandal broke, but Patterson would make his way back a short time later. Mainly because the company felt he was an innocent victim in all of this.

They felt he was targeted because he was openly gay. At the time, it was still a big deal to be gay as an open figure. Orton later said in an interview with Slam that he never saw Patterson do anything."

Their was a evening gown match between Pat & Gerald Brisco and at some point Jim Ross says "And he's single fellas." That was an inside joke about Pat being gay and their have been other times people said things on commentary about it but that's the big one I remember.

Love seeing Dave Meltzer sitting next to Vince McMahon on the stage. You know Vince must have wanted to smack him in the head.

Very Interesting about Pat Patterson