10 Shortest WWE Champions Ever

4. Pedro Morales - 5'10"

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Billed as 30 pounds lighter than Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales became the fourth WWWF Champion in company when he defeated Ivan Koloff on February 8th 1971. Pedro held the title for over a thousand days himself, clinging onto it until he was defeated by Stan Stasiak on December 1st 1973. Stasiak thus became the first champion in company history to be 6'4" or over.

Morales would return to what had become the WWF in the 1980s, winning the Intercontinental Championship and Tag Team Championships (with Bob Backlund) in the process, making him the first Triple Crown Champion in company history.

The Puerto Rican would hold the IC title on two occasions, but it is his lengthy first WWWF Championship reign for which he is most remembered. Much like Sammartino Morales carried himself as if he was much larger than 5'10", an important ability to possess if you're front and centre as champion of a company.

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