Pedro Morales

[4.0] "Had charisma with his ethnic target audience, but was very basic and boring by the time Vinny Jr took over. Had good matches with Don Muraco, but I give most of the credit to Muraco for that. His style was old school and by the time the WWF really took off nationally, Pedro's era had passed by. His style was very 70's."

[4.0] "While he's not so rough in the very early 80's, around the time of the national expansion he just wasn't that great. Pedro Morales almost always bored me to tears. At the very butt end of his career he was holding Tito Santana back and Tito was my man! Often when he's wrestling I wander off and do something else while his match plays on. Once he was out of the scene; the WWF began to really gain momentum, because he kind of felt like the last in ring hold out from a bygone era. 3.75 rounded up."

[5.0] "I've never seen any of Pedro Morales's early days. Only his late career WWF stuff, which judging by the comments, he was washed up at this point. But that's all I can base this on, as I felt like he was a decent enough wrestler to throw into a tag match with someone more established or a guy to job out to a more established star. Not my favorite guy to watch, but enjoyable enough to not make me change the channel."

[7.0] "Pedro was a great draw for the WWWF in the 1970s and was a pretty decent wrestler too. Huge name amongst Latino communities. However, he wasn't as strong as a draw as champions both before and after him. In my opinion, his best work is with Don Muraco."

[10.0] "Great wrestler! Very fast in the ring and can fight very well like a boxer. He is well remembered as a WWWF champion form 1971-73. He was also the third Intercontinental champion. I believe he was never a heel. Great babyface."

[8.0] "Pedro wrestled for a very long time, spanning thirty years, and for a majority of those, he was a solid worker with a good look and he could connect with the audience, especially the Latino audience. One of the best Hispanic draws along with Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero. True legend."

[8.0] "A true pro, whose longevity adds a point. Held multiple belts and was always big with the fans. Had a nice finisher and worked well with repeat contendors to the belt, Blassie, Jonathan, Stasiak, Hennig, Von Heller, and most of all Steele. Could never fill Bruno's shoes though and appeared to be force fed into the title. In hindsight, a Strongbow title run would have been better, as the Chief was strong enough to step out of Bruno's shadow, where Pedro's entire title run stayed."

[9.0] "the majority of Pedro's career was spent before most of the raters here were ever born. Pedro already had a 20 year career by the time WWE went national so most of our memories are based on watching a guy in his 40's being pushed as a nostalga act. Morales was given a mutli year run as the top draw in WWE when the world title actually meant something. He was probably not as successful as Bruno or Backlund as a babyface draw for the company and certainly not the money draw that Andre or Hogan were but Morales would be top of the pile on the next tier to these guys in the 1970's. His in ring work relied on his passion. He drew on his ethnic support. His appeal wasn't universal but his fan base was very rabid. Morales had a big enough name and fan following that his name alone would have been enough to draw a crowd with any North Eastern Territory in his prime."

[6.0] "Morales was good for a few years but his overall career is often overrated. His run as WWWF champion was moderately successful but nothing compared to Sammartino, Hogan, etc. His matches weren't great but he was super over as a babyface particularly to Latino fans, and was a useful hand in his later career."