Biography
Pedro Antonio Morales was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Worldwide Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
Debuting in 1959, Morales originally came to prominence with WWA in the 1960s, where he held the World Heavyweight Championship and World Tag Team Championship. In 1970, he joined the WWWF, winning its World Heavyweight Championship and United States Championship. In a second run with the by-then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1980s, he won the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and Tag Team Championship, establishing himself as the promotion's first Triple Crown Champion. He retired from professional wrestling in 1987.
A popular champion, Morales had particular appeal to his native Puerto Ricans and the wider Latino audience. The first Latino to hold a world heavyweight championship, his combined reign as WWWF Heavyweight Champion remains among the longest in history. He also holds the record for most days as Intercontinental Champion. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1995, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015 and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2017.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 17
self 16
TV Shows 2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013)
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship (2008)
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship (2006)
Mis estimadas víctimas (2005)
Ivan Koloff the Most Hated Man in America (2003)
The Best of the WWF: volume 12 (1987)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
WWE The Big Event (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 8 (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 7 (1986)
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle (1986)
WrestleMania II (1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 4 (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches (1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 2 (1985)
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980)
The Super Bowl of Wrestling (1978)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-10-22
Deathday2019-02-12 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceCulebra, United States of America
Height178-centimeter
CitizenshipsPuerto Rico, United States of America
Also Known AsJohn Kilonis, Johnny Como, Johnny Ricco
AwardsWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Fame
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