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