
Juan Rivera
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-08-10 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
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
(2023)
WWE Backlash 2023
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
(2021)
Meeting Stone Cold
as Savio Vega
(2020)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
(2019)
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
as Savio Vega
(2017)
(2013)
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
as Savio Vega
(2012)
(2008)
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
as Savio Vega
(2004)
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive
as Kwang the Ninja
(1998)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Savio Vega
(1998)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Savio Vega
(1998)
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Savio Vega
(1998)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE SummerSlam 1997
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE King of the Ring 1997
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
(1997)
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE One Night Only
as Savio Vega
(1997)
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
as Savio Vega
(1997)
WWE Action Zone!
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE WrestleMania XII
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE SummerSlam 1996
as Savio Vega
(1996)
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as Savio Vega
(1995)
WWE Survivor Series 1995
as Savio Vega
(1995)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Kwang The Ninja
(1995)
WWE King of the Ring 1995
as Savio Vega
(1995)
WWE In Your House
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
(1995)
WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings
as Savio Vega (Appearance)
(1995)
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
as Savio Vega
(1995)
WWE WrestleFest '95
as Savio Vega
(1995)
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as Savio Vega
(1994)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Kwang the Ninja
(1994)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
as Kwang The Ninja
(1993)
(1992)
(1988)
(1985)
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as El Corsario