Morales, was the fourth-ever WWE champion, following Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino and Ivan Koloff.
Morales won the WWE championship on Feb.8, 1971, by defeating Koloff, an then held the title for 1,027 straight days.
With his first intercontinental title win, Morales became the first person in WWE history to accomplish the "triple crown", having held all three major titles for the company.
Morales was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
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