John Raymond Rivera
Known for Acting · 320 credits
- Born
- 1982-10-28 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
- Also known as
- Black Tiger IV · Black Tiger · Rocky Romero · Azteko · Chico El Luchador · Grey Shadow
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 Havana Pitbulls, Forever Hooligans, and Roppongi Vice, while also transitioning into commentary and backstage production duties.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
as Rocky Romero
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Rocky Romero
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as Rocky Romero
AEW Unrestricted
2020
as Rocky Romero
Scorpion
2014
as Thug #1
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
as Rocky Romero
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Rocky Romero
ROH on HonorClub
2023
as Rocky Romero
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
as Rocky Romero
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021
as Rocky Romero
Hey! (EW)
2022
as Rocky Romero
NJPW STRONG
2020
as Rocky Romero
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
as Rocky Romero
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
2003
Lucha Libre USA
2010
as Azteko
Movies (305)
ROH: Year Three
2013
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
as Rocky Romero
ROH Final Battle 2024
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
2026
as Black Tiger
AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour
2026
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Best In The World
2016
as Rocky Romero
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
as Rocky Romero / Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
2026
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
2014
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
as Rocky Romero
Revolution Pro Wrestling- Live in New York 2019
2019
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
2007
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Horror Business
2006
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
2003
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
2004
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
as Rocky Romero
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Steen Wolf
2011
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
2017
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
PWG: Taste The Radness
2004
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007
as Rocky Romero
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
2023
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
2005
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
2004
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
2005
as Black Tiger
PWG: Passive Hostility
2006
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
2004
as Rocky Romero
Danielson vs The World
2013
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Testing The Limit
2004
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
2025
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
as Rocky Romero
All In
2018
as Rocky Romero (Battle Royale)
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Completion
2004
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
2004
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
as Rocky Romero
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015
as Rocky Romero
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Injustice
2008
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
ROH: 11th Anniversary
2013
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
as Black Tiger IV
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023
as Rocky Romero
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Card Subject To Change
2005
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
2014
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
2004
as Rocky Romero
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
2020
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
2020
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
PWG: From Parts Well Known
2006
as Rocky Romero
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
2017
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
2004
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015
as Rocky Romero
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006
as Black Tiger IV
FIP New Dawn Rising
2005
as Rocky Romero
FIP Dangerous Intentions
2005
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
2018
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016
as Rocky Romero
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
2018
as Chico El Luchador
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
2018
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
as Rocky Romero
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
EVOLVE 53
2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
2025
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
as Rocky Romero
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
2011
as Rocky Romero
PWG: TEN
2013
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
2025
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
About John Raymond Rivera
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 Havana Pitbulls, Forever Hooligans, and Roppongi Vice, while also transitioning into commentary and backstage production duties. With 320 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, John Raymond Rivera has appeared in 305 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Raymond Rivera Movies
- ROH: Year Three (2013) — as Rocky Romero
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final) (2019) — as Rocky Romero
- ROH Final Battle 2024 (2024) — as Rocky Romero
- NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match (2026) — as Black Tiger
- AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour (2026) — as Rocky Romero
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