Sports WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, first openly gay wrestler, dies at 79 December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAYComments Off on WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, first openly gay wrestler, dies at 79 Pat Patterson, a WWE Hall of Famer who is considered the first openly gay wrestler in the industry's ranks, died, the WEE announced Wednesday.