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 51
Movies 48
TV Shows 3
self 1
WWE Backlash 2023 (2023)
Meeting Stone Cold (2021)
WWE Icons (2021)
WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020)
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive (2004)
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
Austin 3:16 Uncensored (1998)
WWE One Night Only (1997)
WWE SummerSlam 1997 (1997)
WWE King of the Ring 1997 (1997)
WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
WWE Action Zone! (1997)
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII (1996)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings (1995)
WWE Survivor Series 1995 (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)
WWE Raw (1993)
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
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GenderMale
Birthday1964-08-10 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceVega Alta, Puerto Rico
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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