Pat Patterson was one of the greatest wrestlers to lace up a pair of boots. And he was equally great as face or heel, which is a rarity in the business.
The first half of the book is an absolute delight. It chronicles a young man with empty pockets and a dream taking every crazy chance in the world to do what he loves.
While pretty much "in the closet" among his wrestling peers, he nonetheless finds the love of his life and is able to successfully juggle a main-event career with a decades-long relationship.
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He goes into detail about his parents- his mother’s loving acceptance of him and a far tougher road with his dad.
When Pat Patterson gets the opportunity to go to "New York" he grabs it and becomes not only a WWWF main-event draw but segues into the front office and helps the soon-to-be WWF, and later WWE becomes a worldwide phenomenon.