As the buzz around WrestleMania grows, we look at the first openly gay wrestler Pat Patterson’s contributions to the annual event.The main event of the first WrestleMania pitted WWF champion Hulk Hogan and TV star Mr. T against the villainous Rowdy Piper and ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndoff, with the latter pair also having ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton in their corner.Such a big match needed a no-nonsense referee to maintain order, and with the first WrestleMania bringing the worlds of wrestling and celebrity together, it was decided that Muhammad Ali should be the man for the job.However, this part of the plan had to be changed.
