
Juan Rivera
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.
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- 2023 ·WWE Backlash 2023as Savio Vega (Appearance)
- 2021 ·Meeting Stone Coldas Savio Vega
- 2021 ·WWE Iconsas Savio Vega
- 2020 ·WWE Survivor Series 2020as Savio Vega (Appearance)
- 2019 ·MLW Saturday Night SuperFightas Savio Vega
- 2017 ·Back To The Territories: Puerto Ricoas Self
- 2013 ·WWE: The Best Of In Your Houseas Savio Vega
- 2012 ·WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matchesas
- 2008 ·WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austinas Savio Vega
- 2004 ·WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Aliveas Kwang the Ninja
- 1998 ·Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadowsas Savio Vega
- 1998 ·WWE WrestleMania XIVas Savio Vega
- 1998 ·WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your Houseas Savio Vega
- 1998 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1998as Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE D-Generation X: In Your Houseas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE Badd Blood: In Your Houseas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE One Night Onlyas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE Ground Zero: In Your Houseas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE SummerSlam 1997as Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE King of the Ring 1997as Savio Vega (Appearance)
- 1997 ·WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hellas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Takeras Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE WrestleMania 13as Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE In Your House 13: Final Fouras Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1997as Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWF Shotgun Saturday Nightas Savio Vega
- 1997 ·WWE Action Zone!as Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE Survivor Series 1996as Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE In Your House 10: Mind Gamesas Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE SummerSlam 1996as Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dogas Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE WrestleMania XIIas Savio Vega
- 1996 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1996as Savio Vega
- 1995 ·WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatingsas Savio Vega (Appearance)
- 1995 ·WWE Survivor Series 1995as Savio Vega
- 1995 ·WWE In Your House 3: Triple Headeras Savio Vega
- 1995 ·WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacksas Savio Vega
- 1995 ·WWE King of the Ring 1995as Savio Vega
- 1995 ·WWE In Your Houseas Savio Vega (Appearance)
- 1995 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1995as Kwang The Ninja
- 1995 ·WWE WrestleFest '95as Savio Vega
- 1994 ·WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Cryptas Kwang The Ninja
- 1994 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1994as Kwang the Ninja
- 1993 ·NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11as TNT
- 1993 ·Rawas Kwang The Ninja
- 1993 ·Rawas Savio Vega
- 1992 ·NJPW Battle Zone Space IIas TNT
- 1988 ·WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamónas TNT
- 1986 ·WWF Wrestling Challengeas Savio Vega
- Future ·Best Of Raw • Volume Threeas Savio Vega
- 1985 ·Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985as El Corsario