‘Stats on LGBT in this area are quite scary too so I hope I can in some way, give back to my community. Marshall then added: ‘Older men have a “Harden the fuck up” mentality they were brought up with. In an Instagram post, Marshall revealed he saw ‘how big depression and anxiety has become in society and almost overlooked.’ Marshall explained he wanted to do something to give back to the community after his father took his own life two years ago.
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What makes Marshall remarkable is his hugely successful charitable initiative of making homemade porn to fight LGBTI suicides. ‘My family – even a very homophobic uncle – were all very supportive.’ Dave Marshall. ‘I owed it to myself to explore at a mature age,’ he said. Marshall initially came out as bisexual to his now ex-girlfriend at the age of 23, then came out again as gay at 25. He now wrestles for Perth-based wrestling company Southern Hemisphere Wrestling Alliance. He started his wrestling career in 2015, at the age of 26. Rest in Power Pat Patterson.Marshall is a personal trainer and openly gay wrestler from Perth, Australia. Our condolences to Pat Patterson’s family and friends for their loss. Slaughter in an alley fight in 1981 and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996. Patterson was also awarded match of the year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for his match against Sgt. Pat Patterson leaves behind an accolade of accomplishments in his six decade career: AWA Tag Team Champion, NWA United States Champion, NWA Tag Team Champion, WWE Hardcore Champion, WWE North American Champion and of course the first WWE Intercontinental Champion. As reported by CNN, in his autobiography, Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE, he discusses when he came out, and his relationship with Dondero.
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Outside of the business, Pat Patterson was also known as the first openly gay pro wrestler after he acknowledged his sexuality on the reality show, WWE Legends’ House, when discussing the death of his partner Louie Dondero. RELATED: JON MOXLEY UNABLE TO WRESTLE AT NJPW WRESTLEKINGDOM 15 Patterson would later retire from the WWE in 2004 and would appear on special occasions, one in particular was defeating Drake Maverick for the 24/7 Title on the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw. He teamed up with Gerlad Briscro, one half of the Brisco Brothers to become Vince Macmahon’s “Stooges.” There, both men would help MacMahon carry out his evil plans to screw over the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley (aka Mankind) and The Rock just to name a few.
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It wasn’t until 1997, the beginning of the attitude era, when Pat Patterson began to shine in the eyes of the younger demographic at time. He was also credited as the creator of the Royal Rumble match. He would also become a road agent and work in talent-relations. Patterson would later retire from wrestling in 1984, however he would still play roles, such as being part of the color commentary and calling matches like Hulk Hogan vs The Iron Sheik for the world heavyweight title. Pat Patterson would be crowned the first WWF Intercontinental Champion in a tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, holding the belt for over 233 days. In 1979, Patterson would debut in the WWF, feuding with North American Champion, The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and WWF Champion Bob Backlund. On the way he met his long time partner Louie Dondero. In 1962, despite the lack of understanding English, he would later work for Big Time Wrestling in Boston and later in San Francisco in their California branch. Pat Patterson began his wrestling career in 1958, performing as “Killer” Pat Patterson.