Ken Patera

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 275 lbs

Real Name: Ken Patera

DOB: (I have seen 11/06/1942 and 11/07/1944)

Hometown: Portland, Oregon

Other Names: "The Olympian"(WWF)

Wrestler Since: 1973

Finishing Maneuver: Swinging Full Nelson

Previous PWI 500 Rankings: #377(1995), #333(1994), #281(1993), #284(1992), #98(1991)

History: (Under Construction)

Pay-Per-View/Show Summary: (5 - 20, 1 DCO)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title Tournament (February/April '76) = Patera lost in the first round to the eventual winner, Angelo Mosca.
- Mid-South Superdome Extravaganza (July 17, '76) = Patera & Bob Sweetan were beaten by Andre the Giant & Buck Robley.
- Toronto Exhibition Stadium (June 5, '77) = Patera pinned Gorilla Monsoon.
- Toronto Exhibition Stadium (July 10, '77) = Patera fought to a Double Countout with Andre the Giant.
- NWA Florida Superbowl of Wrestling (January 25, '78) = Patera fell to Dusty Rhodes.
- Toronto AWA/WWWF Title Unification (March 5, '79) = Patera & John Studd lost to the NWA World Tag-Team Champs, Paul Orndorff & Jimmy Snuka.
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Battle of the Nature Boys (July 8, '79) = Patera & John Studd were taken down by Jim Brunzell & Rufus R. Jones.
- WWF Showdown at Shea '80 (August 9) = Patera retained the WWF Intercontinental Title, but lost, via Countout, to Tony Atlas.
- WWF/NWA Title Unification (September 22, '80) = Patera beat Rene Goulet.
- NJPW Budokan Hall (September 30, '80) = Patera lost to the NWF Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Inoki.
- NJPW Sumo Hall (April 23, '81) = Patera & Rick McGraw fell to Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi.
- Sam Muchnick Retirement Show (January 1, '82) = Patera lost the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title to Dick the Bruiser.
- AWA Super Sunday (April 24, '83) = Patera, Jesse Ventura, & Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Brunzell, Greg Gagne, & Rick Martel.
- NJPW IWGP League '84 (May/June) = Patera competed in the league, which was won by Antonio Inoki.
- NJPW Sumo Hall (June 14, '84) = Patera, Adrian Adonis, & Dick Murdoch lost to Riki Choshu, Masa Saito, & Yoshiaki Yatsu.
- WWF Legend's Battle Royal (November 16, '87) = Patera fell to Demolition Axe.
- WWF Survivor Series '87 (November 26) = Patera, Bam Bam Bigelow, Hulk Hogan, Dan Muraco, & Paul Orndorff fought in an "Elimination" Match against Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, the One Man Gang, Butch Reed, & Rick Rude. Patera was eliminated by the Gang. Andre was the sole 'survivor'.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #15 (March 7, '88) = Patera fell to the One Man Gang.
- WWF Wrestlemania IV (March 27, '88) = Patera competed in a "Battle Royal", which was won by Bad News Brown.
- WWF Wrestlefest '88 (July 31) = Patera was pinned by Dino Bravo.
- WWF Summerslam '88 (August 29) = Patera was beaten by Bad News Brown.
- WWF King of the Ring Tournament '88 (October 16) = Patera took down Nikolai Volkoff, then fell to the eventual winner, Ted DiBiase.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #17 (October 25, '88) = Patera lost to Dino Bravo.
- WWF Survivor Series '88 (November 24) = Patera, Scott Casey, Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, & Tito Santana fought in an "Elimination" Match against Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, & Rick Rude. Patera was eliminated by Rude. Bravo & Perfect were the 'survivors'.
- AWA War in the Windy City (June 23, '89) = Patera & Scott Norton defeated the Destruction Crew.

Title Summary:
- NWA American Tag-Team Champion w/ Tex McKenzie (7/22/74 - 74)
- NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Champion (76 - 12/02/76)
- NWA Tri-State United States Tag-Team Champion w/ Killer Karl Kox (10/19/76 - 76)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion (4/09/78 - 9/17/78)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion(2) (10/21/78 - 9/14/79)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag-Team Champion w/ Big John Studd (1/79 - 79)
- WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion (4/21/80 - 12/08/80)
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion (4/25/80 - 11/21/80)
- NWA American Heavyweight Champion (81)
- SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Champion (81)
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (6/12/81 - 7/81)
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion(2) (10/23/81 - 1/01/82)
- CWA International Heavyweight Champion (5/16/83 - 7/25/83)
- AWA World Tag-Team Champion w/ Jerry Blackwell (6/26/83 - 5/06/84)
- CWA International Heavyweight Champion(2) (8/15/83 - 9/10/83)
- AWA World Tag-Team Champion(2) w/ Brad Rheingans (3/25/89 - 9/18/89)
- PWA Tag-Team Champion w/ Baron von Raschke (1/25/92 - 92)

PWI Achievement Awards: (2 wins, 1 1st RU, 0 2nd RUs, 0 3rd RUs)
- 1977 Most Hated Wrestler
- 1978 Most Hated Wrestler, 1st Runner-Up
- 1981 Most Hated Wrestler