Savio Vega

**Juan Rivera** (born August 10, 1964), better known by the ring name **Savio Vega**, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler.

## Background

### Pre-WrestleMania

After losing two dark matches in the World Wrestling Federation on July 1993, Rivera debuted as Kwang on January 10, 1994. He enters the 1994 Royal Rumble at entrant #4. During the match, he teamed with the fifth entrant, Owen Hart, battling the face wrestlers to a stalemate until Kevin Nash entered seventh and eliminated all the previous entrants.

### WrestleMania XII (1996)

On the March 11 edition of *Raw*, he wrestled Stone Cold Steve Austin for the first time, resulting in a double countout. This led to a feud, and a series of matches.

## Match Record

 **Hawk/Animal/Ahmed Johnson** | Faarooq/Crush/Savio Vega
 **Hawk/Animal** (with **Sunny**)

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Caribbean Kick* (Spinning heel kick)
	+ *Painkiller* (Superkick)
	+ Spin kick – as Kwang
* **Signature moves**
	+ *Cobra Dinamita* (Cobra clutch)
	+ Green mist
	+ Jumping high kick
	+ Knife edge chop
	+ Throat trust
* **Nicknames**
	+ **"The Caribbean Sensation"**
	+ "El Boricua Mayor"
	+ "King of the Triple Threats"
* **Managers**
	+ Harvey Wippleman
	+ Clarence Mason
* **Wrestlers trained**
	+ Germán Figueroa
	+ Jonathan Ayala
	+ Sami Zayn
	+ Chris Angel
	+ Dennis Rivera
	+ Gilbert
	+ Ivelisse Vélez
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Star of Vega"** by Jim Johnston (WWF)

## Championship and accomplishments

* **Americas Wrestling Federation**
	+ AWF Americas Championship (1 time)
* **Borinquen Sports Promotion**
	+ BSP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Champion Wrestling Association**
	+ CWA World Heavyweight championship (1 time)
* **Dominican Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ DWE World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Miguel Pérez, Jr.
* **International Wrestling Association**
	+ IWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ IWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
	+ IWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Miguel Pérez, Jr.
	+ Bruiser Brody Hardcore Weekend memorial Cup
* **Latin Wrestling Alliance**
	+ LWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **New Revolution Wrestling**
	+ NRW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ PWI ranked him **#49** of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996
	+ PWI ranked him #321 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
* **Revolution X-Treme Wrestling**
	+ RXW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)**
	+ WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ WWA Puerto Rico Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Council**
	+ WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Pogo
	+ WWC Television Championship (5 times)
* **Wrestling Alliance Revolution**
	+ WAR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ WAR Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Condor Ortíz
* **Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards**
	+ Worst Feud of the Year (1997) – vs. Disciples of Apocalypse