Triple H: ‘No One Besides Vince Had A Bigger Impact On WWE Than Pat Patterson’

The wrestling world was rocked yesterday by the passing of Pat Patterson. He had been a fixture in WWE for decades and his influence has been felt by countless wrestlers through the years.

Now, Triple H has taken it one step further, saying no one besides Vince McMahon has had a bigger impact on WWE than Patterson. He made these comments during the NXT TakeOver WarGames media call.

HHH says that nobody besides Vince McMahon had a bigger impact on WWE than Pat Patterson.

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) December 3, 2020

Triple H told stories about how talent were at the Capitol Wrestling Center and during a break, they were watching the legendary Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter match from Madison Square Garden. He added that the whole crew was watching the match as if it were a live event with cheering and booing.

Patterson was one of the great workers in the business working for Roy Shire in San Fransisco in the 1970s. After retiring from the ring, he went to work backstage at WWE. In that role, he helped mentor many of the top wrestlers of all time such as The Rock, Chris Jericho and John Cena.

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