Ken Patera
Real name: Kenneth W. Patera
Home: Portland, OR
Membership: The Heenan Family, the Olympians, the Sheiks, partners with Billy Jack Haynes
A.K.A.: Olympic Strongman
Finisher: Spinning Full Nelson
Background: Heroes fall as much as anyone. A hero taken down by a cheeseburger is original though.
Ken Patera trained to be the best, and that's what he became, winning silver and gold in various world games. He might have gone on to greater glory until Bobby Heenan found him.
The Brain had a plan. Nothing crazy like throwing a match or anything, no. Just a simple job, say dropping a few rolled up bits of paper near a certain gym-bag in the locker room. What with his international traveling he was busy and unconnected to Heenan so he wasn't even a suspect.
He decided he wanted more money, so he threw in properly. Fought Bob Backlund a few times too. He might have gone to greater heights too if he didn't get a case of the munchies.
Yup, he decided to break into a local fast food joint after hours. The Brain, deeply annoyed by this, cut him loose. Patera did mange to get out and formerly requested to join the Superstars. McMahon treated him like a sideshow and Patera opted for a quiet retirement.
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