He was the first Latino World champion in the history of what is now WWE, more than 30 years before Eddie Guerrero ascended to the top of his profession. Puerto Rico native Pedro Morales won his only WWWF title in 1971, defeating Ivan Koloff, and held it for nearly 2 years before dropping the title to Stan Stasiak.
Morales passed away Tuesday at 76 due to Parkinson's Disease, the same malady that claimed Muhammad Ali not too long ago. In his memory, we present a WWWF title defense vs. Mr. Fuji, from 1972.
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