Pat Patterson and Billy Graham

(Pierre Clermont and Wayne Coleman)

NWA World Tag Team Champions

January 1971 to September 1971

Billy Graham kicks Gerry Monte in the back as Pat Patterson holds him against the turnbuckle pad.

This photo was taken at Channel 40 while Billy and Pat were the World Tag Team Champions. Pat was wearing his mask so later in the match he could slip his infamous "foreign object" into the forehead to head-butt and knock his opponent. I saw one foreign object -- it was a hotel-sized bar of soap wrapped in tape, like medical tape or masking tape. Does anyone remember the referee's name? My mind is a blank right now.

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Billy Graham and Pat Patterson with Hank Renner on Big Time Wrestling

I think Pat was one of the best in the business at doing interviews. Billy was always ready to pose for a picture as you can see above. Thirty years later, I can still hear Pat screaming, "Believe you me Hank" in his French-Canadian accent. Billy credits Pat for teaching him a lot about the business.

See more photos on the Pat Patterson page and the Billy Graham page.

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