John R. Rivera

Oct 28, 1982 (42 years old) in Havana, Cuba

John R. Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls (formerly Los Cubanitos), along with Ricky Reyes. He also was a member of the No Remorse Corps in Ring of Honor with Roderick Strong and Davey Richards.

Known For

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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

Rocky Romero

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Scorpion

Thug #1

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New Japan Pro Wrestling

Rocky Romero

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All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

Rocky Romero

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AEW Dark: Elevation

Rocky Romero

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TNA iMPACT!

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Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

Rocky Romero

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Ring of Honor Wrestling

Rocky Romero

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All Elite Wrestling: Collision

Rocky Romero

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Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

Credits

ROH: Ring of Hardcore Future

Rocky Romero

★ 10
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet Future

Rocky Romero

★ 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 2025

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 2025

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025 2025

Rocky Romero

★ 6
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 2025

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Final Battle 2024

Rocky Romero

★ 6.2
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2 2024

Rocky Romero

★ 6
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1 2024

Rocky Romero

★ 6.8
NJPW Capital Collision 2024 2024

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA 2024

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Resurgence 2024 2024

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024

Rocky Romero

★ 8.8
AEW Worlds End: Zero Hour 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 8.5
AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 5
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2 2023

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1 2023

Rocky Romero

★ NR
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door: Zero Hour 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 6
All Elite Wrestling: Collision 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 8.4
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia 2023

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Capital Collision 2023 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 6.5
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 5.8
NJPW: Battle In The Valley 2023

Rocky Romero

★ 6.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show 2023

Rocky Romero

★ NR
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour 2022

Rocky Romero

★ 6.8
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Music City Mayhem 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

Rocky Romero

★ 8.9
NJPW Capital Collision 2022 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 2022

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Final Battle 2021 2021

Rocky Romero

★ 10
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021 2021

Rocky Romero

★ 7.1
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Resurgence 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage 2021

Rocky Romero

★ 7.2
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
AEW Dark: Elevation 2021

Rocky Romero

★ 6.6
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 2021

Rocky Romero

★ 8.7
Best Friends with Juice Robinson 2021

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2 2020

Rocky Romero

★ 6
NJPW STRONG 2020

Rocky Romero

★ 1
Talk 'N Shop A Mania 2020

Rocky Romero

★ 8
NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall 2020

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 2020

Rocky Romero

★ 9
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 2020

Rocky Romero (Commentary)

★ 9.5
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2019

Rocky Romero

★ 8
NJPW: Royal Quest 2019

Rocky Romero

★ 9
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL 2019

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019 2019

Rocky Romero

★ 8
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive! 2018

Rocky Romero

★ 8
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
All In 2018

Rocky Romero (Battle Royale)

★ 8.2
All In: Zero Hour 2018

Rocky Romero

★ 9
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco 2018

Rocky Romero

★ 8
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide 2018

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 2 2018

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 2018

Rocky Romero

★ 7
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 5
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 9
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 8
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 9.7
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 7
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 10
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: 15th Anniversary 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show 2017

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 2017

Rocky Romero

★ 9.5
NJPW Power Struggle 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Best In The World 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL) 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7) 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6) 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1) 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
CM Punk: Icon 2016

Rocky Romero

★ 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
EVOLVE 55 2016

Rocky Romero

★ 9
Best Friends With Rocky Romero 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
EVOLVE 54 2016

Rocky Romero

★ NR
EVOLVE 53 2016

Rocky Romero

★ 3.5
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 2016

Rocky Romero

★ 7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 2016

Rocky Romero

★ 7
NJPW Power Struggle 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
EVOLVE 50 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
EVOLVE 49 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Destruction In Okayama 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Field of Honor 2015

Rocky Romero

★ 7
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
RevPro: High Stakes 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 2015

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 2015

Rocky Romero

★ 8.5
NJPW Power Struggle 2014 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Scorpion 2014

Thug #1

★ 8.2
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: ELEVEN 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII 2014

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 2014

Rocky Romero

★ 10
NJPW Power Struggle 2013 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: TEN 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Bryan Danielson: World Champion 2013

Rocky Romero

★ 10
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson 2013

Rocky Romero

★ 10
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy 2013

Rocky Romero

★ 10
ROH: 11th Anniversary 2013

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Year Three 2013

Rocky Romero

★ 10
Danielson vs The World 2013

Rocky Romero

★ 10
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 2012

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Dominion 6.16 2012

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero 2012

Rocky Romero

★ 10
NJPW The New Beginning 2012 2012

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 2012

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Japan's Finest 2012

Rocky Romero

★ 10
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep 2012

Rocky Romero

★ 10
PWG: Steen Wolf 2011

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence 2011

Rocky Romero

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011 2011

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island 2010

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood 2010

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two 2010

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One 2010

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Lucha Libre USA 2010

Azteko

★ NR
ROH: Final Battle 2009 2009

Rocky Romero

★ NR
L.A. Raw 2009

★ NR
Ring of Honor Wrestling 2009

Rocky Romero

★ 6.4
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two 2008

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One 2008

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
ROH: A New Level 2008

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Southern Navigation 2008

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Injustice 2008

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown 2008

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Take No Prisoners 2008

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Eye of The Storm 2008

★ NR
PWG: Pearl Habra 2008

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
ROH: Without Remorse 2008

★ NR
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft 2007

Black Tiger

★ NR
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
ROH: Driven 2007

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Roger Dorn Night 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ 3
PWG: DDT4 - Night One 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories 2007

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: 70 | 30 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: Album of The Year 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon 2007

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Based On A True Story 2007

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: Passive Hostility 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: Horror Business 2006

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Self-Titled 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One 2006

Rocky Romero

★ 1
PWG: From Parts Well Known 2006

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
TNA Sacrifice 2006 2006

Black Tiger IV

★ NR
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C. 2006

Rocky Romero

★ NR
TNA Lockdown 2006 2006

Black Tiger IV

★ 7
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit 2006

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas 2005

Rocky "Azúcar" Romero

★ NR
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run) 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem 2005

Black Tiger

★ NR
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
FIP Dangerous Intentions 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
FIP New Dawn Rising 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2005

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding) 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Joe vs Punk II 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Gold 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: The Next Show 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Testing The Limit 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Reborn - Completion 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: The Reason For The Season 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
TNA iMPACT! 2004

★ 7.2
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
ROH: Reborn - Stage One 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Taste The Radness 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1 2004

Rocky Romero

★ NR
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places 2003

Rocky Romero

★ NR
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV 2003

★ NR
NJPW The Spiral 2002

Rocky Romero

★ 2
New Japan Pro Wrestling 1972

Rocky Romero

★ 8.5