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.
Filmography
all 47
Movies 44
TV Shows 3
self 1
Meeting Stone Cold (2021)
WWE Icons (2021)
WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020)
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight (2019)
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico (2017)
WWE: The Best Of In Your House (2013)
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches (2012)
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin (2008)
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive (2004)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (1998)
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
Austin 3:16 Uncensored (1998)
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House (1997)
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997)
WWE One Night Only (1997)
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House (1997)
WWE SummerSlam 1997 (1997)
WWE King of the Ring 1997 (1997)
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell (1997)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker (1997)
WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997)
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four (1997)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
WWE Action Zone! (1997)
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games (1996)
WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog (1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII (1996)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)
WWE Survivor Series 1995 (1995)
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header (1995)
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks (1995)
WWE King of the Ring 1995 (1995)
WWE In Your House (1995)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995 (1995)
WWE WrestleFest '95 (1995)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt (1994)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994 (1994)
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
NJPW Battle Zone Space II (1992)
WWC Aniversario '88: One Hot Night in Bayamón (1988)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
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GenderMale
Birthday1964-08-10 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceVega Alta, United States of America
CitizenshipsPuerto Rico, United States of America
Also Known AsThe Caribbean Kid, El Corsario, El Corsario I, Hombre Que Ellos Llaman TNT, Hombre Dinamita, Savio Vega, TNT, Kwang The Ninja
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