{"product_id":"morales-pedro-vintage-souvenir-pin-1","title":"MORALES, PEDRO VINTAGE SOUVENIR PIN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePedro Antonio Morales (October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019) 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).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDebuting 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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 reign as WWWF Heavyweight Champion remains among the longest in history. He previously also held the record for most cumulative days as Intercontinental Champion at 619 days across two reigns, having been surpassed by Gunther's one reign in February 2024. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1995,[10] the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015 and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffered here is an original, vintage, souvenir pin of Pedro Morales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFULL DESCRIPTION:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is an original, metallic, souvenir pin which pictures Pedro Morales. Pin firmly attached to back. Bold, clear image. Clean front and back. No dents or scratches. 2 1\/8\" diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarce, the first we have offered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JO Sports Inc. ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46161923834091,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0469\/5733\/0588\/files\/MoralesPinkPin1.jpg?v=1738942377","url":"https:\/\/www.josportsinc.com\/products\/morales-pedro-vintage-souvenir-pin-1","provider":"JO Sports Inc. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}