Ranking All 50 WWE World Heavyweight Champions - From Worst To Best

15. Pedro Morales

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Deployed as a reliable babyface replacement for Bruno Sammartino when it appeared as though 'The Living Legend' had no gas left in the tank, Pedro Morales' not unimpressive 1,027 days with the title highlighted how valuable he was at the box office if not as a particularly dynamic performer.

A rarity for the time, Morales went down the pecking order after reaching the top of the tree - an Intercontinental Title run came calling for Pedro on his way down the ladder rather than on his journey up.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett