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1. The Rock's Pat Patterson Tribute
The late, great WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson helped many WWE superstar's careers during his decades working behind-the-scenes.
Some of his favourites were Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and The Rock, each one of them championed by the first-ever Intercontinental Champion way before they made it to the main event.
Since his passing in December 2020, those three (including countless others) have paid tribute to Pat and shared stories of what it was like knowing and working with him.
The Brahma Bull had already posted an emotional Instagram post recounting his relationship with Patterson, but decided to pay tribute to his mentor again this week by dedicating an episode of his NBC sitcom Young Rock to him.
Following the episode, a picture of The Rock and Patterson talking backstage following a match was shown, accompanied by the message 'Dedicated to the trailblazing memory of Pat Patterson. My wrestling mentor. My family. I love you'.
Another classy gesture from one of wrestling's true good guys and as good a place as any to sign off for another week.
Enjoy your Easter!
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.