John Raymond Rivera
Acting1982Havana, Cuba
Biography
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
Acting History
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
2025
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
as Rocky Romero
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
as Rocky Romero
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
as Rocky Romero
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
as Rocky Romero
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TVas Rocky Romero• 4 eps
2024
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Resurgence 2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
as Rocky Romero
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
as Rocky Romero
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
as Rocky Romero
ROH Final Battle 2024
as Rocky Romero
2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Resurgence 2023
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
as Rocky Romero
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
as Rocky Romero
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
ROH on HonorClub
TVas Rocky Romero
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TVas Rocky Romero• 10 eps
2022
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Music City Mayhem
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
as Rocky Romero
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
as Rocky Romero
AEW Unrestricted
TVas Rocky Romero• 1 eps
Hey! (EW)
TVas Rocky Romero
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
as Rocky Romero
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Resurgence 2021
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
as Rocky Romero
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
as Rocky Romero
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Final Battle 2021
as Rocky Romero
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TVas Rocky Romero• 7 eps
AEW Dark: Elevation
TVas Rocky Romero• 2 eps
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
as Rocky Romero (Commentary)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
as Rocky Romero
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW STRONG
TVas Rocky Romero
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
as Rocky Romero
NJPW: Royal Quest
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
as Rocky Romero
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
as Rocky Romero (Ringside)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
Revolution Pro Wrestling- Live in New York 2019
as Rocky Romero
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
All In
as Rocky Romero (Battle Royale)
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
All In: Zero Hour
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
as Rocky Romero
2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
as Rocky Romero
ROH: 15th Anniversary
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
as Rocky Romero
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
as Rocky Romero - English Commentary
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
as Rocky Romero
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
as Rocky Romero
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
as Rocky Romero
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
as Rocky Romero
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
as Rocky Romero
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
as Rocky Romero
2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Best In The World
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
as Rocky Romero
EVOLVE 54
as Rocky Romero
EVOLVE 55
as Rocky Romero
EVOLVE 53
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
as Rocky Romero
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
as Rocky Romero
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
as Rocky Romero
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
as Rocky Romero
CM Punk: Icon
as Rocky Romero
Best Friends With Rocky Romero
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
as Rocky Romero
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Field of Honor
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
as Rocky Romero
EVOLVE 50
as Rocky Romero
EVOLVE 49
as Rocky Romero
RevPro: High Stakes 2015
as Rocky Romero
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
as Rocky Romero
Scorpion
TVas Thug #1• 1 eps
2014
PWG: ELEVEN
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
as Rocky Romero
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
as Rocky Romero
Ring of Honor Wrestling
TVas Rocky Romero• 3 eps
2013
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
as Rocky Romero
Danielson vs The World
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Year Three
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V
as Rocky Romero
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: TEN
as Rocky Romero
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
as Rocky Romero
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
as Rocky Romero
ROH: 11th Anniversary
as Rocky Romero
2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16
as Rocky Romero
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
as Rocky Romero
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
as Rocky Romero
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as Rocky Romero
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Rocky Romero
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
as Rocky Romero
2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Steen Wolf
as Rocky Romero
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
as Rocky Romero
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
as Rocky Romero
2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
as Rocky Romero
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Rocky Romero
Lucha Libre USA
TVas Azteko
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
TVas Rocky Romero
2009
ROH Final Battle 2009
as Rocky Romero
2008
ROH: Take No Prisoners
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Pearl Habra
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
ROH: Injustice
as Rocky Romero
ROH: A New Level
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Southern Navigation
as Rocky Romero
2007
ROH: Driven
as Rocky Romero
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Based On A True Story
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: 70 | 30
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
as Rocky Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Album of The Year
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
as Rocky Romero
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
as Black Tiger
2006
PWG: Self-Titled
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
TNA Lockdown 2006
as Black Tiger IV
TNA Sacrifice 2006
as Black Tiger IV
PWG: Passive Hostility
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
as Rocky Romero
PWG: From Parts Well Known
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: Horror Business
as Rocky Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
2005
FIP Dangerous Intentions
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
as Rocky Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Card Subject To Change
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
as Rocky Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
as Rocky "Azúcar" Romero
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
as Black Tiger
FIP New Dawn Rising
as Rocky Romero
2004
PWG: The Next Show
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Gold
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Taste The Radness
as Rocky Romero
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
as Rocky Romero
PWG: The Reason For The Season
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
as Rocky Romero
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Reborn - Completion
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
as Rocky Romero
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
as Rocky Romero
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Testing The Limit
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
as Rocky Romero
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
as Rocky Romero
TNA iMPACT!
TVas Rocky Romero
2003
2002
NJPW The Spiral
as Rocky Romero
1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TVas Rocky Romero• 661 eps