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.
Movies
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021
AEW WrestleDream 2026: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
More Movies
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
ROH: Best In The World
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
ROH Death Before Dishonor Zero Hour
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
ROH Global Wars - Cincinatti
ROH: Field of Honor
NJPW Dominion 6.22
PWG: Taste The Radness
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
ROH: Year Three
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
PWG: From Parts Well Known
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
PWG: Passive Hostility
AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour
PWG: Horror Business
PWG: Steen Wolf
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
ROH Final Battle 2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
NJPW Music City Mayhem
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
PWG: The Reason For The Season
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
ROH: Japan's Finest
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
NJPW Dominion 6.16
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
All In
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
ROH: Final Battle 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
PWG: Album of The Year
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
PWG: Card Subject To Change
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
RevPro High Stakes 2015
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
Danielson vs The World
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Resurgence 2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
PWG: The Next Show
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
NJPW Resurgence 2024
PWG: Based On A True Story
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
ROH: Testing The Limit
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
ROH: Eye of The Storm
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
ROH Final Battle 2009
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
ROH: Gold
NJPW Royal Quest
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
All In: Zero Hour
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
PWG: Self-Titled
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
Best Friends With Rocky Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
CM Punk: Icon
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
TNA Lockdown 2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
ROH: Driven
ROH: A New Level
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
TNA Sacrifice 2006
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
NJPW Resurgence 2023
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
ROH: Reborn - Completion
ROH: 15th Anniversary
PWG: TEN
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
ROH: 13th Anniversary
ROH: Southern Navigation
ROH: Without Remorse
ROH: 11th Anniversary
PWG: 70 | 30
PWG: Pearl Habra
