Rocky Romero
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Romero in September 2015
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| Birth name | John R. Rivera |
| Born |
October 28, 1982 Havana, Cuba |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Mono Negro Rocky Romero Havana Brother I Black Tiger (IV) Grey Shadow Mr. Azucar Tornado Azteca Azteko Dr. Pepper Man |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Billed from | Havana, Cuba |
| Trained by | Kevin Quinn Jesse Hernandez Bill Anderson Antonio Inoki Shinya Makabe Negro Casas |
| Debut | September 13, 1997 |
John R. Rivera (born October 28, 1982) is a Cuban professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. Romero is a well known tag team wrestler. He was member of tag teams like The Havana Pitbulls/Los Cubanitos, No Remorse Corps, Forever Hooligans, and Roppongi Vice. Rivera made his in-ring debut in 1997 and over the years portrayed several differente characters, including the masked characters Havana Brother I, Black Tiger and Grey Shadow and has wrestled extensively in Mexico (for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración) and Japan (primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling). In the United States he is most known for his work with Ring of Honor 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 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 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 seven-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Romero's wrestling style incorporates stiff shoot-style kicks and multiple armlock variations resembling mixed martial arts, competing in lucha libre style events in Mexico early in his career.
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