| Rocky Romero | |
|---|---|
 Romero in 2017 | |
| Birth name | John Raymond Rivera |
| Born | October 28, 1982[1] Havana, Cuba |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Azteko Black Emperor Black Tiger (IV) Chico El Luchador Grey Shadow Havana Brother I El Mono Negro Rocky Romero |
| Billed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Havana, Cuba Roppongi, Japan Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Trained by | Kevin Quinn Jesse Hernandez Bill Anderson Antonio Inoki Shinya Makabe Negro Casas |
| Debut | September 13, 1997 |
John Raymond Rivera (born October 28, 1982), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッキー・ロメロ, Rokkī Romero), is a Cuban-American professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a Vice President in both promotions. He is a member of the Chaos stable and also makes appearances for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), as well as Major League Wrestling (MLW). Also known by his nickname "Azúcar (sugar in Spanish)", he is best known for his accomplishments as a tag team wrestler. He was member of tag teams like The Havana Pitbulls/Los Cubanitos, Forever Hooligans, and Roppongi Vice. His tenure as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger was also met with praise and recognition.
Rivera made his in-ring debut on September 13, 1997, and, over the years, he portrayed several different characters including masked luchadores and has wrestled extensively in Mexico for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Lucha Libre AAA World Wide. In the United States, he is known for his work with Ring of Honor as a member of No Remorse Corps, and was one of the featured wrestlers for Lucha Libre USA.
As a singles wrestler, Romero won the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship on three occasions, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, the MLW World Middleweight Championship, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (as Black Tiger) and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. In the tag team division, he is a former three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion and a record eight-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Romero's wrestling style incorporates stiff shoot-style kicks and multiple arm-lock variations resembling mixed martial arts, competing in lucha libre style events in Mexico early in his career.
- ^ a b c d ロッキー・ロメロ [Rocky Romero]. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.