
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.
46
Films
8
TV Shows
Known For
54 Credits
Raw
as Kwang The Ninja
1993

Raw
as Savio Vega
1993

WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Savio Vega
1986

WWE Old School
as Savio Vega
1973

Mid-South Wrestling
as El Corsario
1981

WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
as Savio Vega
1997

Mid-South Arena Shows
as El Corsario
1985

WWE SummerSlam 1997
as Savio Vega
1997

WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Savio Vega
1998

WWE WrestleMania 13
as Savio Vega
1997

WWE Icons
as Savio Vega
2021

WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Savio Vega
1998