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John Rivera
Statistics
Ring Names	Rocky Romero Black Tiger IV Grey Shadow Mr. Azucar
Height	5 ft 7 in. (170 cm)
Weight	175 lb (80 kg)
Born	October 28, 1982
	Havana, Cuba
Died
Resides	Los Angeles, California
Billed	Havana, Cuba
Trained by	Kevin Quinn Jesse Hernandez Bill Anderson Antonio Inoki Shinya Makabe Negro Casas
Debut	September 13, 1997
Retired

John R. Rivera (born on October 28, 1982) is a Cuban professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls (formerly Los Cubanitos), along with Ricky Reyes. He also was a member of the No Remorse Corps in Ring of Honor with Roderick Strong and Davey Richards. Romero and Richards are former ROH World Tag Team Champions in the stable. Romero's wrestling style based around stiff shoot-style kicks and multiple armlock variations.

Career

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • As Rocky Romero
    • Ankle lock
    • Diablo Armbar (Leaping twisting crucifix armbar, sometimes off the top rope)
    • High speed roundhouse kick to the head of a seated or kneeling opponent
  • As Black Tiger IV
    • Black Tiger Bomb (Sitout crucifix powerbomb)
    • Kneeling belly to belly piledriver
    • Tiger suplex

• Signature moves
  • Bow and arrow stretch
  • Cradle suplex
  • Double underhook DDT
  • Exploder suplex
  • Fujiwara armbar
  • Guillotine choke
  • Johnny Saint special
  • Jumping knee smash, sometimes from the top rope
  • Octopus stretch
  • Springboard tornado DDT
  • Surfboard
  • Tilt–a–whirl headscissors takedown

• With Ricky Reyes
  • Cuban Missile Crisis (Backbreaker (Reyes) / Diving knee drop (Romero) combination)

• Entrance themes
  • "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó" by Daddy Yankee

• Nicknames
  • "Azucar"

Championships and accomplishments

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship (3 times)

• Empire Wrestling Federation
  • EWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Ricky Reyes

• International Wrestling Council
  • IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time)

• Millennium Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Reyes

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricky Reyes (1) and Davey Richards (1)
  • Trios Tournament (2005) – with Ricky Reyes and Homicide

• Toryumon
  • Young Dragons Cup Tournament (2004)

• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Reyes

External links and references

• Profile