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