John Rivera
John Raymond Rivera (born October 28, 1982), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッキー・ロメロ, Rokkī Romero), is a Cuban-American professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of Roppongi Vice with Trent Beretta. Nicknamed "Azúcar" (Spanish: sugar), he is best known for his accomplishments as a tag team wrestler, and was one-half of the Havana Pitbulls, Forever Hooligans and Roppongi Vice, as well as a member of the Chaos stable until their disbandment in 2025. His tenure as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger was also met with praise and recognition.
Rivera made his in-ring debut on September 13, 1997, and, over the years, he portrayed several different characters including luchador enmascarados (masked professional wrestlers) and has wrestled extensively in Mexico for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA). In the United States, he is known for his work with Ring of Honor (ROH) as a member of No Remorse Corps, and was one of the featured wrestlers for Lucha Libre USA.
As a singles wrestler, Romero won the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship on three occasions, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, the MLW World Middleweight Championship, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (as Black Tiger) and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. In the tag team division, he is a former three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion and a record eight-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Romero's wrestling style incorporates stiff shoot-style kicks and multiple arm-lock variations resembling mixed martial arts, competing in lucha libre style events in Mexico early in his career.
In addition to his work in the ring, behind the scenes Romero is considered one of the most influential figures in professional wrestling, working as a liaison between AEW, CMLL and NJPW, amongst many other behind-the-scenes duties. Through his work, Romero has helped forge strong ties between the three international promotions.
Iberican Drums
- 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z
Secrets
- 2013-07-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Stash Box EP
- 1986-11-21T00:00:00.000000Z
Noche Sin Ti
- 2018-02-02T00:00:00.000000Z
Creer Es Poder
- 2014-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z
Coming back
- 2014-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z
The Black Box
- 2014-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z
Basic Language
- 2013-09-30T00:00:00.000000Z
Benevolence
- 2013-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z
Bang Bang Bang
- 2013-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z
Adrenalina
- 2013-03-29T00:00:00.000000Z
Fundamental
- 2013-03-11T00:00:00.000000Z
A Bit of Egypt
- 2012-12-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Bakdraft EP
- 1986-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z
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