John Raymond Rivera
Born: 1982-10-28
Place of Birth: 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 into commentary and backstage production duties.
Known For
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021★ 8.7
NJPW Music City Mayhem
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026★ 9.0
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
2005★ 0.0
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022★ 8.9
Danielson vs The World
2013★ 10.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
2025★ 6.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
2019★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
2013★ 10.0
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023★ 5.5
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017★ 8.0
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018★ 0.0
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
2022★ 6.8
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
2019★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018★ 0.0
ROH: Driven
2007★ 0.0
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
2014★ 0.0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014★ 0.0
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
2010★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
2021★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019★ 9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
2025★ 0.0
PWG: ELEVEN
2014★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012★ 0.0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
2013★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
2025★ 0.0
ROH: Best In The World
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
2025★ 8.0
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017★ 7.0
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
2024★ 8.8
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
2020★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025★ 10.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
2011★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023★ 6.5
ROH: Without Remorse
2008★ 0.0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
2016★ 0.0
ROH: Gold
2004★ 0.0
ROH Final Battle 2024
2024★ 6.2
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018★ 0.0
PWG: Taste The Radness
2004★ 0.0
PWG: Horror Business
2006★ 0.0
PWG: Steen Wolf
2011★ 0.0
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005★ 0.0
ROH: 15th Anniversary
2017★ 0.0
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011★ 10.0
PWG: Album of The Year
2007★ 0.0
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
2004★ 0.0
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
2005★ 0.0
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018★ 8.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016★ 7.0
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
2007★ 0.0
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008★ 0.0
ROH: Eye of The Storm
2008★ 0.0
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
2005★ 0.0
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023★ 5.0
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
2024★ 5.5
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006★ 7.0
ROH: Year Three
2013★ 10.0
All In
2018★ 8.3
Best Friends With Rocky Romero
2016★ 0.0
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006★ 0.0
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
2004★ 0.0
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
2017★ 0.0
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020★ 9.0
PWG: From Parts Well Known
2006★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020★ 9.7
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
2005★ 0.0
ROH: 11th Anniversary
2013★ 0.0
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007★ 3.0
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
2004★ 0.0
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024★ 6.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014★ 10.0
NJPW: Royal Quest
2019★ 9.0
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
2019★ 0.0
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013★ 0.0
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012★ 10.0
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
2004★ 0.0
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
2020★ 6.0
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017★ 9.7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023★ 0.0
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
2007★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
2012★ 0.0
PWG: TEN
2013★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026★ 0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
2022★ 0.0
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
2003★ 0.0
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
2006★ 0.0
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
2007★ 0.0
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019★ 10.0
CM Punk: Icon
2016★ 10.0
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
2020★ 0.0
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
2005★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
2025★ 6.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018★ 0.0
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009★ 0.0
PWG: Passive Hostility
2006★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
2015★ 0.0
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007★ 0.0
ROH: Final Battle 2021
2021★ 10.0
PWG: Self-Titled
2006★ 0.0
PWG: 70 | 30
2007★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021★ 0.0
ROH: A New Level
2008★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015★ 8.5
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015★ 0.0
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012★ 10.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021★ 7.1
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
2024★ 0.0
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
2025★ 0.0
ROH: Testing The Limit
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
2019★ 8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016★ 7.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
2018★ 9.0
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
2004★ 0.0
PWG: The Next Show
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018★ 7.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015★ 0.0
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012★ 10.0
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007★ 0.0
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
2024★ 6.1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017★ 9.5
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018★ 8.0
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006★ 0.0
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
2008★ 0.0
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
2020★ 8.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024★ 0.0
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013★ 10.0
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
2004★ 0.0
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
2014★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017★ 8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014★ 0.0
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013★ 10.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019★ 0.0
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
2023★ 8.5
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017★ 10.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
2018★ 0.0
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
2006★ 0.0
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018★ 0.0
PWG: Based On A True Story
2007★ 0.0
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
2019★ 0.0
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
2006★ 0.0
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
2008★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016★ 0.0
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
2025★ 6.0
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
2025★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015★ 0.0
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019★ 9.0
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006★ 0.0
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
2024★ 6.0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014★ 0.0
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019★ 0.0
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
2017★ 0.0
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004★ 0.0
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024★ 0.0
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
2011★ 0.0
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
2017★ 5.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016★ 0.0
PWG: The Reason For The Season
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
2018★ 8.0
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
2004★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019★ 0.0
PWG: Pearl Habra
2008★ 0.0
PWG: Card Subject To Change
2005★ 0.0
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
2007★ 0.0
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023★ 0.0
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
2025★ 6.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018★ 0.0
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
2007★ 0.0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
2018★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023★ 5.8
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
2005★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012★ 0.0
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
2004★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017★ 0.0
ROH: Reborn - Completion
2004★ 0.0
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
2016★ 0.0
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
2023★ 6.0
All In: Zero Hour
2018★ 9.0
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
2007★ 0.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
2019★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
2022★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
2017★ 9.0
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
2024★ 6.8
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
2020★ 0.0
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012★ 10.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017★ 0.0
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
2023★ 10.0
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2006★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017★ 0.0
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
2021★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013★ 0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023★ 6.5
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017★ 0.0
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022★ 0.0
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
2022★ 0.0
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
RevPro: High Stakes 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017★ 0.0
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2005★ 0.0
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
2019★ 0.0
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
2025★ 0.0
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
2017★ 0.0
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
2005★ 0.0
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
2004★ 0.0
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2006★ 1.0
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
2017★ 0.0
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
2025★ 6.0
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
2022★ 0.0
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2005★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
2018★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019★ 0.0
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2010★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
2021★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017★ 0.0