John Raymond Rivera
Born October 28, 1982 · Havana, Cuba
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.
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
PWG: Steen Wolf
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
NJPW Royal Quest
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
All In
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
CM Punk: Icon
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
PWG: Taste The Radness
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
ROH: Japan's Finest
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
ROH: Gold
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
PWG: The Reason For The Season
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
PWG: Passive Hostility
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
TNA Lockdown 2006
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
PWG: From Parts Well Known
ROH: 13th Anniversary
NJPW Resurgence 2023
ROH: Driven
ROH Final Battle 2009
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
ROH: Final Battle 2021
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: Horror Business
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
ROH: 11th Anniversary
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
NJPW Resurgence 2021
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
ROH: Without Remorse
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
ROH: Southern Navigation
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
ROH: Reborn - Completion
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
ROH: 15th Anniversary
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
ROH: Testing The Limit
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
TNA Sacrifice 2006
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
PWG: ELEVEN
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
All In: Zero Hour
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
PWG: The Next Show
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
NJPW Dominion 6.16
NJPW Resurgence 2024
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Danielson vs The World
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
PWG: TEN
PWG: Based On A True Story
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
PWG: Card Subject To Change
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
PWG: Album of The Year
PWG: Pearl Habra
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
PWG: 70 | 30
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
ROH: Eye of The Storm
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
ROH: A New Level
PWG: Self-Titled
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
RevPro High Stakes 2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
NJPW Music City Mayhem
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
Best Friends With Rocky Romero