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Juan Rivera

Juan Rivera

Acting1964Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

Biography

Juan Rivera is a professional wrestler. He began his career in the World Wrestling Council, where he won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. During the mid-to-late 1990s, Rivera was an active wrestler in theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF), initially performing under the ring name Kwang. He was later renamed Savio Vega, eventually becoming the leader of a Puerto Rican stable, Los Boricuas. Vega gave Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson their first singles losses in the WWF. During his feud with Austin, he was the first recipient of the Stone Cold Stunner. During his WWF run, he defeated several high-profile wrestlers, including Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jeff Jarrett, Bradshaw and Yokozuna. After leaving the WWF, Rivera returned to Puerto Rico and joined Victor Quiñones' promotion, the International Wrestling Association, serving as a long-time General Manager and winning five titles, including the IWA Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship. In 2011, he was featured in an interpromotional angle between IWA and WWC, the first of its kind since both had co-existed. He won titles in Latin America, in promotions such as Panama's Revolution X-Treme Wrestling, the Dominican Republic's Dominican Wrestling Entertainment and Ecuador's Wrestling Alliance Revolution. Rivera has worked as a wrestling trainer and road agent for Total Nonstop Action and Ring Ka King.

Acting History

Future
WWE Terminators '96
as Savio Vega
2025
2023
WWE Backlash 2023
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
2021
Meeting Stone Cold
as Savio Vega
WWE Icons
TVas Savio Vega
2020
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
1995
1993
Raw
TVas Savio Vega / Kwang The Ninja
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
TVas El Corsario11 eps
Mid-South Arena Shows
TVas El Corsario

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/10/1964(61 years old)
Place of Birth
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico