Pedro Morales: February 8, 1971-December 1, 1973
Pedro Morales looked like he was never going to be the WWWF Champion. The current champion was Bruno Sammartino and they were both huge crowd favorites. Opportunity came knocking at Pedro's door when Sammartino lost the belt to the hated, Ivan Koloff. Morales beat Koloff on February 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden. He was the current WWWF United States champion and dropped the title after his World Championship win.
There is not much information about Morales's championship reign, but one his most notable matches was on September 1, 1972. On this day he faced Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF championship. They ended up wrestling to a 75 minute draw. This was the first two fan favorites had wrestled each other for the title. Fans were so angry with the decision that some of them jumped the barricade to shake their fists at the Morales and Sammartino.
Scores:
Strength: Morales had the first ever face vs. face match for the title. He also defended against many people during his stint as the champion. 10/10
Length: Morales held the title for 1027 days. That is just under 2 years and 10 months. 10/10
Opponents: Morales faced people such as Bruno Sammartino and Larry Hennig. 10/10
Matches: The most notable match from this reign was his 75 minute match with Bruno Sammartino. 10/10
Final Score: 40/40=100% A
So far it looks like you either get a really good reign or a really bad reign. These reviews will be easier once we get into the Pay Per View era. Then we will start to see some differences in my scoring.
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