John Raymond Rivera
Acting
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.
As actor 325
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
ROH on HonorClub
2023
Scorpion
2014
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
TNA iMPACT!
2004
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
AEW Unrestricted
2020
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
Hey! (EW)
2022
NJPW STRONG
2020
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
2003
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
2017
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
2016
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
2020
ROH: Best In The World
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
2026
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015
Lucha Libre USA
2010
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
2021
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021
2021
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
2018
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016
ROH: Year Three
2013
TNA Lockdown 2006
2006
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
ROH Conquest Tour 2015 - Tag 1
2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
2022
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
2025
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
2013
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
2025
NJPW Royal Quest
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
2025
ROH Global Wars - Cincinatti
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025
ROH Conquest Tour 2015 - Tag 2
2015
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
2004
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
2025
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
ROH Final Battle 2024
2024
ROH: 13th Anniversary
2015
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2006
All In
2018
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
ROH Death Before Dishonor Zero Hour
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
2017
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
PWG: Horror Business
2006
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
EVOLVE 53
2016
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
Revolution Pro Wrestling- Live in New York 2019
2019
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
2025
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
2018
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
PWG: TEN
2013
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
2025
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
2018
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
2014
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
2026
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
NJPW Music City Mayhem
2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
2013
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017
ROH: 11th Anniversary
2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
2012
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
2003
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
All In: Zero Hour
2018
PWG: ELEVEN
2014
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
2025
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
2014
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
2005
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
2025
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
2025
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
2005
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
2025
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
2023
ROH: Final Battle 2021
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018
PWG: Steen Wolf
2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
2024
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
2021
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
2022
PWG: Taste The Radness
2004
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
2020
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
2017
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
2024
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
2018
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
2025
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
2025
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023
ROH: Testing The Limit
2004
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
2007
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
2021
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
2015
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
2022
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
2004
CM Punk: Icon
2016
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
2024
PWG: Card Subject To Change
2005
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
2024
EVOLVE 55
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
2019
ROH: 15th Anniversary
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
2005
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
2004
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
2004
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
2018
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
2024
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
2020
PWG: Self-Titled
2006
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
2011
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2006
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V
2013
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
2004
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
2004
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
2023
PWG: The Reason For The Season
2004
PWG: Pearl Habra
2008
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
2022
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
ROH: Reborn - Completion
2004
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
2007
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
2024
PWG: Passive Hostility
2006
ROH: Driven
2007
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
2008
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
2004
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
2025
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2005
ROH: Without Remorse
2008
EVOLVE 54
2016
PWG: From Parts Well Known
2006
PWG: The Next Show
2004
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
2007
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
2008
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
2020
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
2025
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
2007
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
2025
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
2025
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008
ROH: Gold
2004
ROH: Injustice
2008
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2005
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
2020
FIP New Dawn Rising
2005
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
2020
Danielson vs The World
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
2005
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
2014
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
2011
PWG: 70 | 30
2007
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
2022
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
2004
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
2021
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
2016
FIP Dangerous Intentions
2005
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
NJPW The Spiral
2002
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
2025
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
2008
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
2017
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
2004
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
2004
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
2019
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
2006
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
2005
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
2005
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
2010
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII
2014
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
2007
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2010
ROH: Eye of The Storm
2008
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
2005
PWG: Album of The Year
2007
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
2007
EVOLVE 49
2015
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
2004
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
2004
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
2017
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
2019
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
2004
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
2004
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
2019
EVOLVE 50
2015
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
2025
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
2017
PWG: Based On A True Story
2007
ROH: A New Level
2008
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
2004
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
2006
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
2021
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
2004
RevPro High Stakes 2015
2015
Best Friends With Rocky Romero
2016
