Juan Rivera
Known for

Acting

Credits

49

Gender

Man

Birthday

Aug 10, 1964 (60)

Place of birth

Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

Also known as
The Caribbean Kid
El Corsario
El Corsario I
Hombre Que Ellos Llaman TNT
Hombre Dinamita
Savio Vega
TNT
Kwang The Ninja

Juan Rivera

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.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Best Of Raw • Volume ThreeSavio Vega
2023WWE Backlash 2023Savio Vega (Appearance)
2021Meeting Stone ColdSavio Vega
2021WWE IconsSavio Vega
2020WWE Survivor Series 2020Savio Vega (Appearance)
2019MLW Saturday Night SuperFightSavio Vega
2017Back To The Territories: Puerto RicoSelf
2013WWE: The Best Of In Your HouseSavio Vega
2012WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2008WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve AustinSavio Vega
2004WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them AliveKwang the Ninja
1998Hitman Hart: Wrestling With ShadowsSavio Vega
1998WWE Royal Rumble 1998Savio Vega
1998WWE WrestleMania XIVSavio Vega
1998WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your HouseSavio Vega
1997WWE WrestleMania 13Savio Vega
1997WWE Royal Rumble 1997Savio Vega
1997WWE SummerSlam 1997Savio Vega
1997WWE In Your House 13: Final FourSavio Vega
1997WWE D-Generation X: In Your HouseSavio Vega
1997WWE Badd Blood: In Your HouseSavio Vega
1997WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in HellSavio Vega
1997WWE One Night OnlySavio Vega
1997WWE Ground Zero: In Your HouseSavio Vega
1997WWE Action Zone!Savio Vega
1997WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the TakerSavio Vega
1997WWE King of the Ring 1997Savio Vega (Appearance)
1996WWE WrestleMania XIISavio Vega
1996WWE Survivor Series 1996Savio Vega
1996WWE Royal Rumble 1996Savio Vega
1996WWE SummerSlam 1996Savio Vega
1996WWE In Your House 10: Mind GamesSavio Vega
1996WWE In Your House 8: Beware of DogSavio Vega
1995WWE Royal Rumble 1995Kwang The Ninja
1995WWE Survivor Series 1995Savio Vega
1995WWE In Your HouseSavio Vega (Appearance)
1995WWE King of the Ring 1995Savio Vega
1995WWE In Your House 2: LumberjacksSavio Vega
1995WWE In Your House 5: Seasons BeatingsSavio Vega (Appearance)
1995WWE In Your House 3: Triple HeaderSavio Vega
1995WWE WrestleFest '95Savio Vega
1994WWE Royal Rumble 1994Kwang the Ninja
1994WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the CryptKwang The Ninja
1993WWE RawKwang The Ninja
1993WWE RawSavio Vega
1993NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11TNT
1992NJPW Battle Zone Space IITNT
1988WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in BayamónTNT
1986WWF Wrestling ChallengeSavio Vega