🎭 Actor
John Raymond Rivera
🎂 Born 28 October 1982 (age 43)📍 Havana, Cuba
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Popularity Score
287
Acting Credits
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
Full Filmography(287 films)
YearTitleRating
2024ROH Final Battle 2024★ 6.22018All In★ 8.32016NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7—2016CM Punk: Icon★ 10.02007ROH: Driven—2016NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)—2016NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6—2026NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026★ 7.02026NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026★ 7.02014NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014—2026AEW Revolution 2026: Zero Hour★ 6.32019NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)—2016NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1—2024AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour★ 5.52015ROH: Field of Honor★ 7.02018ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI—2013NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013—2004PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One★ 8.02014NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014—2004ROH: Gold—2016NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10★ 7.02016ROH: Best In The World—2003PWG: Pimpin' In High Places★ 7.02018NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018—2017NJPW 45th Anniversary Show—2005PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two—2008PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One—2022AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022★ 8.92021ROH: Final Battle 2021★ 10.02017NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017—2025NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025★ 6.02017NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11★ 9.52024AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour★ 6.12023AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour★ 8.52012NJPW Dominion 6.16—2013Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy★ 10.02013ROH: Year Three★ 10.02014NJPW Power Struggle 2014—2004ROH: Scramble Cage Melee—2004ROH: Reborn - Stage One—2017NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017★ 8.02004ROH: Joe vs Punk II—2012NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012—2016NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016★ 7.02018NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018—2010PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One—2004PWG: Taste The Radness★ 10.02015NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015—2018NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018★ 7.02005PWG: Card Subject To Change—2014ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2—2024NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024—2004ROH: Testing The Limit—2015ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2—2015NJPW Invasion Attack 2015—2014NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8★ 10.02011PWG: Steen Wolf—2005PWG: All Star Weekend Night One—2017NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)—2021IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021★ 7.12025AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl★ 6.02012KENTA: Go 2 Sleep★ 10.02012NJPW The New Beginning 2012—2004ROH: Reborn - Completion—2020NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020—2007ROH: Good Times, Great Memories—2015NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9★ 8.52014ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII—2006TNA Lockdown 2006★ 7.02016NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016—2008ROH: A New Level—2015NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015—2019NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8—2023NJPW Collision in Philadelphia—2006PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two—2007PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon—2004PWG: The Next Show★ 8.02022NJPW Capital Collision 2022—2026NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20★ 8.02017ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2—2007PWG: DDT4 - Night One—2016NJPW Power Struggle 2016—2022NJPW Music City Mayhem—2011NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011—2024NJPW Resurgence 2024—2012ROH: Japan's Finest★ 10.02005ROH: Manhattan Mayhem—2018NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018★ 8.02007PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business—2013NJPW Power Struggle 2013—2025NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025—2004ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two—2012ROH: Ring of Hardcore★ 10.02018NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2—2017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2★ 8.02009ROH Final Battle 2009—2015NJPW Destruction In Okayama—2019NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1—2006PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.—2004ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1—2007PWG: Based On A True Story—2018Wrestlecon Supershow 2018—2015NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015—2006PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea—2015NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall—2017NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017★ 10.02013ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V—2020NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1★ 9.72019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1★ 9.02017NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17—2004PWG: Uncanny X-Mas—2004ROH: Reborn - Stage Two—2021NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1★ 8.72024Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2★ 6.02019NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2—2006PWG: From Parts Well Known—2017NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017★ 9.02017NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017—2012Chris Hero: Ring of Hero★ 10.02007PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One—2019NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1—2025NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17—2016ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV—2019NJPW 47th Anniversary Show—2004PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)—2006PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One★ 1.02004PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two—2017ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1—2023AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour★ 6.02014ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds—2021GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5—2007PWG: Roger Dorn Night—2004PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour★ 10.02021NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021—2016NJPW Invasion Attack 2016—2013ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI—2013Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson★ 10.02020Talk N' Shop A Mania 2★ 6.02023NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023★ 6.52019NJPW Royal Quest★ 9.02024Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1★ 6.82005PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One—2018NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2—2004PWG: The Reason For The Season★ 10.02025AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In★ 6.02007PWG: Album of The Year—2025AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour★ 6.02006PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One—2023AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour★ 5.02010PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island—2008ROH: Southern Navigation—2017ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1—2004ROH: Midnight Express Reunion—2018NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco★ 8.02014ROH & NJPW: Global Wars—2012NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6—2017Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween★ 5.02017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1—2023NJPW Resurgence 2023★ 5.52007PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4—2005PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit—2018All In: Zero Hour★ 9.02015ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII—2005PWG: Astonishing X-Mas—2015ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1—2019NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019★ 8.02017ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3—2007PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two—2013PWG: TEN—2017NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017—2025CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025—2007PWG: DDT4 - Night Two★ 3.02016NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016—2005ROH: Steel Cage Warfare—2019NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2—2006PWG: Teen Outreach Summit—2008PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)★ 10.02004ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One—2025NJPW Windy City Riot 2025—2015ROH: 13th Anniversary—2011The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet★ 10.02005PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two—2014PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll—2018NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1—2017NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall★ 9.72013ROH: 11th Anniversary—2021NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021—2020NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2★ 9.02017ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2—2017NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017—2010PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two—2025NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1—2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive★ 5.82016NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016—2020Talk 'N Shop A Mania★ 8.02004ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2—2018NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018—2005PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One—2017RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15—2021NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome—2013ROH: All Star Extravaganza V—2013PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10—2022NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street—2006PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three—2024NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024★ 8.82019NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1—2015RevPro High Stakes 2015—2006TNA Sacrifice 2006—2025NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025★ 8.02025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12—2015NJPW Power Struggle 2015—2006PWG: Horror Business—2022NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1—2018NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018★ 9.02018CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide—2017NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017—2017NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017★ 7.02021GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6—2022NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2—2011PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence—2019NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney—2018NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2—2017ROH: 15th Anniversary—2020NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall—2007PWG: 70 | 30—2006PWG: Passive Hostility—2004ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2—2019NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019—2004MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1—2025AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour★ 6.02021NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall—2016NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall—2014PWG: ELEVEN—2024NJPW Capital Collision 2024—2013Danielson vs The World★ 10.02023NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3—2021NJPW Resurgence 2021—2007Chikara: Maximum Overdraft—2017WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show—2013Bryan Danielson: World Champion★ 10.02018RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018—2017RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2—2018NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12—2018NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1—2019NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019★ 9.02025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5—2018Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!★ 8.02008PWG: Pearl Habra—2022AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour★ 6.82024NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA—2020NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)—2022NJPW Rumble on 44th Street—2014NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014—2017Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day—2017NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7—2008ROH: Eye of The Storm—2023NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023★ 10.02025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4—2023NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1—2021NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1—2019NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2—2023NJPW Capital Collision 2023★ 6.52023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show—2024NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18★ 6.52025CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH—2019NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3—2019NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3—2008ROH: Without Remorse—2016NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016—2017WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus—2019NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne—2021Best Friends with Juice Robinson—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11—2006PWG: Self-Titled—2022GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2—2005PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)—2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13★ 10.02016Best Friends With Rocky Romero—