Rick Patterson (wrestler) explained

Rick Patterson
Birth Name:Rick Taras
Birth Date:1964 7, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Birds Hill, Manitoba, Canada
Names:Rick Patterson
Leatherface
Ricky Bruno
Tim Patterson
Height:6"7[2]
Weight:320 lb
Debut:1982
Retired:2013

Richard Taras (born 6 July 1964) is a Canadian professional wrestler who is known as Leatherface and spent his career in Western Canada, Winnipeg, Mexico and Japan.

Professional wrestling career

Rick Patterson made his professional wrestling debut in 1982 in Winnipeg. In 1983, Patterson made his debut in Vancouver for NWA All-Star Wrestling where he became a four-time NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship.[3] He also worked for Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Maritimes, the Central States, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

In 1988, he was the last to win the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship with Stevie Ray before the promotion folded.

In 1993 Patterson became Leatherface in Japan for W*ING and tied it in with the villain of the same name from the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a gimmick given by Víctor Quiñones. Michael Penzel formerly known as Corporal Kirchner in the WWF was the original Leatherface who was sent to jail for six months following an attempted assault by a fan, which left the fan with severe facial injuries. Later went to International Wrestling Association of Japan.[4] [5]

Leatherface later teamed with Penzel after being released from prison in 1994. Penzle was known as Super Leatherface/Original Leatherface. later had matches with Terry Funk, and Mick Foley.[6] In 1996, he teamed with Eddie Watts as Steelface.[7]

On May 3, 2000, Leatherface defeated Juggernaut for the ECCW Hardcore Championship in British Columbia making it Patterson's only singles title.

Later in his career, he returned to Canada working in the independents, surviving the Canadian Death Tour[8] and continued to work in Japan.

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

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Vampiro (hair) Rick Patterson (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event
Latin Lover (wrestler) (hair) Rick Patterson (hair) Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event Unknown  

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Wrestlingdata. 2024-02-13.
  2. Web site: Leatherface « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
  3. Web site: All-Star Wrestling. kayfabememories.com.
  4. Web site: Oliver, Greg . Leatherface a star away from home . 2024-02-13 . May 3, 2000 . SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
  5. Web site: Powell, John . Wrestling's most ghoulish grapplers: top ten . 2015-10-31 . 31 October 2015 . SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
  6. Web site: Pro Wrestling Canada :: Full Roster .
  7. Web site: Nevada, Vance . Eddie Watts a world traveller . 2024-02-22 . 5 June 2000 . SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
  8. Web site: 2018-02-03 . Top 15 Star Wrestlers Who Survived the Canadian 'Death Tour' . September 9, 2016. May, Vern . The Sportster.
  9. Web site: NWA Canadian Tag Team Title. Wrestling Titles. 2024-02-13.
  10. Web site: NWA Central States Tag Team Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109022150/https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-t.html . November 9, 2022 . June 12, 2023 . Wrestling Titles.
  11. Web site: ECCW Hardcore Championship. Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. 2008-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070708132404/http://www.eccw.com/championship.php?title=eccwhardcore . July 8, 2007.