10 Greatest Canadian wrestlers of all time

Pat Patterson was the first ever Intercontinental Champion

6. Pat Patterson

Patterson is known as one of the better wrestlers in the WWWF under Vince McMahon Sr. Patterson became the first ever Intercontinental Champion. In 1979, the WWF North American Championship and the (fictional) South American Championships were unified to create the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Patterson was crowned the company's first Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion after an alleged tournament held in Rio de Janeiro. He dropped the title in 1980 to Ken Patera. He still works for the company behind the scenes.