John Raymond Rivera

Actor

October 28, 1982 (43 years)

Havana, Cuba

Biography

John Raymond Rivera, better known by his ring name Rocky Romero, is a Cuban-American professional wrestler and commentator currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves in executive and talent liaison roles. Debuting in 1997, Romero has built a decorated career as a tag team specialist—winning multiple IWGP and ROH Tag Team Championships as part of teams like Havana Pitbulls, Forever Hooligans and Roppongi Vice—while also transitioning int…

Filmography

8.0

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

Rocky Romero

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.

8.2

Scorpion

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Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.

8.0

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Rocky Romero

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

7.7

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

Rocky Romero

An in-ring show featuring more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans.

7.1

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

Rocky Romero

AEW: Rampage, also known as Friday Night Rampage or simply Rampage, is a professional wrestling television program. It is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs every Friday at 10pm ET on TNT in the United States. It is AEW's second weekly television show, positioned behind their flagship show, Dynamite.

6.5

AEW Unrestricted

Rocky Romero

Dig in with the stars and talented team behind AEW on TNT via in-depth conversations highlighting their lives, pop culture, and pro wrestling. AEW referee Aubrey Edwards and broadcaster Tony Schiavone bring you new episodes every Thursday.

8.0

ROH on HonorClub

Rocky Romero

The New Era Of Honor Begins!

7.1

TNA iMPACT!

Rocky Romero

TNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with high-flying athleticism and cutting edge action. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, and the hottest new stars in the sport.

6.6

AEW Dark: Elevation

Rocky Romero

AEW Dark: Elevation will featuring up and rising talent in AEW, as well as wrestlers from the independent circuit Hosted by Tony Schiavone and former WWE superstar Paul Wight.

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Hey! (EW)

Rocky Romero

The least violent talk show in wrestling.

6.4

Ring of Honor Wrestling

Rocky Romero

Ring of Honor Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series produced by Ring of Honor. The series features the professional wrestlers of Ring of Honor competing in matches, along with interviews from the wrestlers. Combined, these elements create and further the storylines of ROH. The pilot episode was taped on February 28, 2009, and aired on March 21, 2009. The show aired weekly on HDNet in the United States. On February 11, 2010 it was announced that Ring of Honor Wrestling would be airing in Italy on Dahlia TV. The show was voted as the Best Weekly Television Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. The series' 100th and final HDNet episode aired on April 4, 2011. The series returned on the stations of Sinclair Broadcast Group' on September 24, 2011.

5.5

NJPW STRONG

Rocky Romero

NJPW Strong is a professional wrestling television series produced by Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It airs every Friday at 10pm ET on NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. The series debuted on August 7, 2020

8.3

All In

Rocky Romero (Battle Royale)

All In (2018), promoted by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, was a landmark independent wrestling event held on September 1, 2018, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Featuring talent from NJPW, ROH, CMLL, Impact, AAA, MLW, and the NWA, it drew over 10,000 fans, becoming the first U.S. wrestling event outside of WWE or WCW to do so since 1993, and its success led directly to the launch of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in January 2019.

6.2

ROH Final Battle 2024

Rocky Romero

The 2024 Final Battle was a professional wrestling live streaming event produced by American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). It was the 23rd Final Battle event and took place on December 20, 2024, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. The event aired exclusively on ROH's streaming service, Honor Club. Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including four on the Zero Hour pre-show. In the event's final match, which was promoted as part of a double main event, Athena fought Billie Starkz for the ROH Women's World Championship. In the other main event, Chris Jericho faced off against Matt Cardona for the ROH World Championship.

N/A

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014

Rocky Romero

Wrestling Dontaku 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 3, 2014 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan. The show was headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match with Kazuchika Okada putting his title on the line against AJ Styles.

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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)

Rocky Romero

The fifteenth and final night of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on June 5, 2019, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show featured an IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match between Juice Robinson (c) and Jon Moxley and was headlined by the Best of the Super Junior 26 final.

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ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2

Rocky Romero

ROH Summer Heat Tour - Night 2 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on July 18, 2014 at the The Masonic Center in Cinicinnati, Ohio.

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ROH: Driven

Rocky Romero

Driven 2007 was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 23, 2007 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago, Illinois. ROH's second pay-per-view, it first aired on September 21, 2007.

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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

Rocky Romero

Destruction in Hiroshima was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on September 15th, 2018 at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima, Japan.

6.0

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025

Rocky Romero

The New Beginning in Osaka 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on February 11, 2025, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.