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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born10 August 1964 (age 61)
  • Place of BirthVega Alta, Puerto Rico

Juan Rivera

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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born10 August 1964 (age 61)
  • Place of BirthVega Alta, Puerto Rico
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Poster
WWE Backlash 2023
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6.7
2023
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Meeting Stone Cold
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5.0
2021
Poster
WWE Survivor Series 2020
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7.4
2020
Poster
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
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7.0
2019
Poster
Back To The Territories: Puerto Rico
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2017
Poster
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
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9.0
2013
Poster
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
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8.0
2012
Poster
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
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10.0
2008
Poster
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive
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5.4
2004
Poster
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
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7.472
1998
Poster
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
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6.432
1998
Poster
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
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7.1
1998
Poster
WWE WrestleMania XIV
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7.6
1998
Poster
WWE Action Zone!
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1997
Poster
WWE WrestleMania 13
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7.6
1997
Poster
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
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6.9
1997
Poster
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
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7.1
1997
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WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
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8.0
1997
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WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
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1997
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WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
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5.0
1997
Poster
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
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1997
Poster
WWE King of the Ring 1997
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1997
Poster
WWE SummerSlam 1997
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8.0
1997
Poster
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
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10.0
1997
Poster
WWE One Night Only
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7.0
1997
Poster
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
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7.8
1997
Poster
WWE WrestleMania XII
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7.2
1996
Poster
WWE SummerSlam 1996
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8.5
1996
Poster
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
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8.5
1996
Poster
WWE Survivor Series 1996
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7.3
1996
Poster
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
star
5.5
1996
Poster
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
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7.0
1996
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WWE WrestleFest '95
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1995
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WWE In Your House
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8.3
1995
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WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
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7.0
1995
Poster
WWE Survivor Series 1995
star
8.4
1995
Poster
WWE King of the Ring 1995
star
6.3
1995
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WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
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8.0
1995
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WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
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10.0
1995
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WWE Royal Rumble 1995
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7.031
1995
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WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
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1994
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WWE Royal Rumble 1994
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6.857
1994
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NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
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1993
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NJPW Battle Zone Space II
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1992
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WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
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1988
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Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
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1985