Editing Pedro Morales (section)

==== Various feuds and retirement (1985–1987) ====
During the months of March and April 1985, Morales participated in tag team matches for the WWF, including participation in a show held in [[Kuwait]]. Morales later went on to defeat Mr. X, [[Terry Gibbs (wrestler)|Terry Gibbs]] and Steve Lombardi during the following months. On May 24, 1985, he wrestled Strong Machine #1 to a draw in a NJPW show.<ref name="page41">{{cite book|title=Pedro Morales: 70 años del pionero Latinoamericano|author=Alexander Trujillo|publisher=El Diario Culebrense|language=es|chapter=Reportaje Especial|date=October 24, 2012|page=41}}</ref> Morales entered the [[King of the Ring (1985)|1985]] [[King of the Ring tournament]], besting Johnny V in the opening contest before receiving a bye during the quarterfinals. However, he was eliminated by Muraco in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=King of the Ring: July 8, 1985|work=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering85.html|access-date=October 3, 2007}}</ref> During this time-frame, [[Tito Santana]] became his occasional tag team partner. Individually, Morales went on to defeat Mr.X several times, Gibbs, Lombardi and Barry O twice, [[Rene Goulet]] four times and Tiger Chung Lee. He was also successful in two team matches along Santana.<ref name="page41"/> On September 12, 1985, Morales bested Muraco in New Jersey. The following night he claimed a win over Valentine. Morales defeated Bob Orton, Jr., Goulet and Barry O to conclude the month.<ref name="page41"/> October began with a winning streak which featured Les Thornton and Matt Borne along with enhancement talent, until this victory spree was halted by [[The Missing Link (wrestler)|The Missing Link]].<ref name="page41"/>

Morales made his following appearance in a WWF event held in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], where he defeated The Spoiler.<ref name="page41"/> The second half of the month brought wins in two matches along with Santana and singles success over opponents that he had previously wrestled. This pattern continued in November, when Morales and Santana  exchanged results against Valentine and [[Brutus Beefcake]]. Individually, he gained victories over several familiar performers including Lee, Barry O, Gibbs and The Spoiler, also winning a series against Alexi Smirnoff and losing a single time to Orton.<ref name="page43">{{cite book|title=Pedro Morales: 70 años del pionero Latinoamericano|author=Alexander Trujillo|publisher=El Diario Culebrense|language=es|chapter=Reportaje Especial|date=October 24, 2012|page=43}}</ref> Contests including Moondog Spot, Thorton and Lee ended in the same fashion, with Morales going on to win a rematch over Orton. On December 12, 1985, Goulet scored a rare win over him. In turn, Morales ended the year with wins over Matt Borne, The Spoiler, Smirnoff, Barry O and Mike Sharpe, in the process successfully teaming with Santana.<ref name="page43"/> He won his first two contests of 1986 Moondog Spot and Lee, before losing to [[Terry Funk]]. This was followed by a series of tag team matches along Santana and [[Dan Spivey|Danny Spivey]], which ended with a 2–1 balance. After besting two jobbers, Morales teamed with Steve Gatorwolf to defeat Valentine and Beefcake.<ref name="page43"/> After four more wins over his regular opponents, he lost to Orton. This pattern was repeated once more, but this time Morales earned a disqualification victory over Orton after winning the first four contests. Concurrently to this series, he was involved in a 3-on-3 match. On February 15, 1986, Morales defeated [[Bret Hart]] in Phoenix, Arizona.<ref name="page43"/> This was followed with wins over Goulet, Thorthon, Steve Lombardi and a successful feud against Orton. Morales made his only [[WrestleMania]] appearance in 1986 when he was a part of a 20-man invitational [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] at [[WrestleMania 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#II|title=WWF WrestleMania Results (2)|access-date=September 21, 2007|publisher=prowrestlinghistory.com|quote=André the Giant won a "battle royal" which included both wrestlers and NFL players. The other wrestlers were: ... Pedro Morales, Jim Niedhart}}</ref> After two tag team victories along Santana, Morales defeated Hercules and Beefcake among others. This was followed by a prolonged series with both members of the Moondogs, from which he emerged victorious.<ref name="page43"/> On May 17, 1986, Morales defeated [[The Iron Sheik]] in a WWF return to California. His tag team with Santana remained successful, winning their contests throughout the summer. Meanwhile, Morales earned wins over Paul Christy, Roger Kirby, Lee, The Iron Sheik and Hercules, but began to lose more often against opponents such as [[Jake Roberts]], [[King Kong Bundy]] and Savage.<ref name="page44">{{cite book|title=Pedro Morales: 70 años del pionero Latinoamericano|author=Alexander Trujillo|publisher=El Diario Culebrense|language=es|chapter=Reportaje Especial|date=October 24, 2012|page=44}}</ref> Like the year before, he entered the King of the Ring tournament, advancing with a win over Rudy Diamond. Morales advanced further by besting Mike Rotundo in the quarterfinals and Nikolai Volkoff in the semifinals, but lost the final to [[Harley Race]].<ref>{{cite web|title=King of the Ring: July 14, 1986|work=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering86.html|access-date=October 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905234059/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering86.html|archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref> The following months brought mixed results, with wins over Muraco and [[Jim Neidhart]] but losses to Hercules and Adrian Adonis.<ref name="page44"/>

Morales recovered by defeating Savage three times and Gibbs once, while drawing with Orton before losing a rematch to Race. He entered the Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament, winning his matchup against Funk in the opening round before being eliminated by Beefcake in the quarterfinals.<ref name="page44"/> On September 20, 1986, Morales defeated [[Jake Roberts]]. His next two feuds featured him getting disqualified and defeated by Muraco, exchanging results with Hercules and dominating Moondog Rex.<ref name="page44"/> However, his next series against [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]] saw him being counted out and pinned. A feud with Orton ended in similar fashion. Morales' team with Santana suffered the same fate, losing twice and participating in a double count out draw.<ref name="page44"/> Two rivalries involving Hercules and Steve Lombardi ended with mixed results. Afterwards, Morales won contests over The Red Demon, Lombardi and [[Max Taogaga|Sivi Afi]], while losing to Muraco and being counted out against Savage.<ref name="page44"/> The following month opened with victories over [[Sika Anoa'i|Sika]], Muraco and Lombardi, but also included loses to [[Dino Bravo]], [[Butch Reed]], Kamala and Hercules. In December, Morales bested [[Ferrin Barr, Jr.|Jimmy Jack Funk]], Volkoff, Frenchy Martin and Bravo, but also featured an unsuccessful rivalry with Race. He opened 1987 with a win over Bret Hart, before teaming with Santana twice with mixed results.<ref name="page45">{{cite book|title=Pedro Morales: 70 años del pionero Latinoamericano|author=Alexander Trujillo|publisher=El Diario Culebrense|language=es|chapter=Reportaje Especial|date=October 24, 2012|page=45}}</ref> At 44 years old, Morales was entering his final year as an active wrestler, now being moved back in the card. He lost a series of matches against Bravo, but, bested Muraco before entering a feud with Nick Kiniski  that featured several draws before he gained the upper hand in the final bout.<ref name="page45"/> Despite this, during this stage of his career Morales was unable to gain wins over the likes of King Kong Bundy and Bravo, unsuccessfully challenging the new Intercontinental Champion, [[The Honky Tonk Man]], on several dates.<ref name="page45"/> Some wrestlers that he had bested in the past, such as Butch Reed or Sika were also booked over him, along with strong adversaries such as Jake Roberts, Bravo, Orton and Paul Orndorff. His wins over this time-span were over Moondog Spot, Sika and Jimmy Jack Funk. On March 8, 1987, Morales teamed with Danny Spivey in the quarterfinals of a tournament for the World Tag Team Championship, but they were eliminated by Rick Martel and Tom Zenk.<ref name="page47">{{cite book|title=Pedro Morales: 70 años del pionero Latinoamericano|author=Alexander Trujillo|publisher=El Diario Culebrense|language=es|chapter=Reportaje Especial|date=October 24, 2012|page=47}}</ref> May was marked by several unsuccessful matches that formed part of a rivalry with [[Ron Bass (wrestler)|Ron Bass]], but finished with a win over Lombardi. Morales and Santana teamed twice more, but were unable to overtake the team of Haku and Tama, however, he subsequently joined Jim Brunzell, in emerging victorious over [[The Hart Foundation]] which in its original incarnation as cited here was made up of Bret Hart and [[Jim Neidhart]].<ref name="page47"/> During July, he bested Martin twice, also losing to [[One Man Gang]] and Orndorff.<ref name="page47"/> Morales made a final in-ring appearance as professional wrestler by participating in a battle royale held on November 16, 1987.<ref name="page47"/>