In June 11, 2020, Johnny Rivera was the featured singer on Norberto Vlez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. Bob Backlund for the Championship in M.S.Garden. Palumbo vehemently denied that Triple H was taking steroids, because it would be a violation of WWEs Wellness Policy and went on to say that he was sure that Triple H would love to take steroids. And Ill always remember the master of the flying dropkick El Olympico. [3] Traditional Championship Wrestling was able to secure a national cable deal in 2013 with Cox Sports Television that would allow people all over the country to see Riviera and other TCW stars perform weekly. Official Patriot League Release; BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Senior Evan Taylor and sophomores Keith Higgins Jr. and Tyler Whitney-Sidney have earned spots on the All-Patriot League teams, announced Monday afternoon. He weighed about 350 pounds and usually got squashed. In the National Wrestling Alliance, he won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Enforcer Luciano. Being the consumate pro, he didnt mind putting over younger stars, I remember STEVE KING getting whooped by Jesse The Body Ventura, Adrian Adonis, and, in what was scary to me @ 11 years old, bloodied by Blackjack Mulligans claw. It looks like hes going to pass out with all that blood loss. ", "Yeah. But you could tell he had the ability to make it big. At that point, he wrestled several matches in Germany before returning to Canada. 239 lb (108 kg) [1] Billed from. Manny Fernandez and Invader III (Johnny Rivera) had no real beef with each other but to really sell the "revenge" angle Rivera drank a mixture of pig's blood and vodka before the match (a lot of it) and when Fernandez dropped that first knee Rivera legit started vomiting up . Doctor D David Schultz was supposed to wrestle some upper-tier talent. He was 53 years old, and is survived by his wife and three children. John Rivera. Ive never seen so many stupid people in my life. Not to be confused with Invader 1 (Jos Gonzalez), Johnny Rivera worked in the WWWF and later the WWF, NWA Hollywood, AJPW (two tours), and WWC in Puerto Rico. Frankie Williams and Steve King, of course. Amongst all the shocking theatrics of that evening and decades later, there is still much debate about what happened. Johnny would often tag with Jose Estrada, and Frank "the Gypsy" Rodriguez. It is infamous for some of the most passionate and rabid wrestling fans who, throughout history, often take things a little too far. For example, he beat Mr. Saito in the Boston Garden in 1981, and Saito was an established star. Hes just done what he came to Puerto Rico to accomplish.. [4] For much of the next two decades through mid-1985, Rodz was a mainstay of the federation,[5] though largely used as enhancement talent,[6][7] for which he was praised by some of his peers. Apparently, Invader 3s having convulsions! And he concluded, Id be interested to see the actual medical report. a few times he was allowed to get offense in but mostly strictly took the punishment. Javier Ojst is an old-school wrestling enthusiast currently residing in El Salvador. ", "But this happened afterward because theres a YouTube video of that up where it says that it happened several weeks before that. So was the Cuban Assasin. Either way, the fans bought that Hanson was tough, and even the way Vince McMahon would talk about Hanson during matches implied he was someone to take seriously as an opponent. (LogOut/ McGraw is an interesting choice, because he did mostly lose on TV, but he was involved in angles at times, too. I wish everyone the best.[16], Besides professional wrestling, Matt Riviera has the passion for acting as well. I am not familiar with any of those other names that you listed, but I certainly remember Pete Sanchez. And I had a bottle of shampoo in my hand- whatever I could do with that! Riviera and Lawler would next meet on February 16 at USA Championship Wrestlings Thunderdome event in Jackson, TN in a Thunderdome Cage Match. ", "This incident with you and Invader [3] happened before that.". Tidbits. The show would only go on to air three episodes due to controversy surrounding one of the contestants. I guess you can say Savoldi singly ruined his career, and just because he was jealous of Marzinos friendship with his girl friend? The poem discusses watching him in a wrestling match and compares the predetermined outcome to the Boston Tea Party. Plus, Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, and many more in action! On April 6, 1959, they won the Southern version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship by defeating Alberto and Enrique Torres. One more thing about Marzino and that is it. [2] In the UK, Paul LeDuc said he was "treated like a god". Remember reading in the wrestling magazines of the day when he had to wear a mask with the just the face area exposed when he wrestled in Madison Square Garden because of an archaic rule that prohibited masked wrestlers from appearing at the particular venue. 245 lbs. Victor Rivera & Johnny Rivera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners via disqualification. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I always remembered Rivera from the old days. One line Ill never forget from him: Im so cool they can feel the breeze across their face. All that said, his win-loss record seems to say jobber to me (but a very popular jobber). I liked him far far better than McMahon and occasionally got the pleasure of seeing one of their old shows that was broadcast in black and white and shown as a fill in which featured Ray Morgan as the man behind the microphone, and of whom someone once said of him: That he set the standard for all ring announcers who followed, which are exactly are my sentiments of him. And Mario Mancini. I know you know him.". Matches: 16 (0 Pay Per View) Pro Wrestling Enterprises/Arena Publishing, Inc. -. Sign up for IndependentWrestling.TV (https://independentwrestling.tv/promotion/BEYOND) using promo code BEYOND to stream every Beyond Wrestling event FOR FRE. He just kept pounding away at Mancini with a big smile on his face before executing one of the best pins I had ever seen. Was it an eye for an eye, as he firmly claims? One theory is that Invader 3 had a condom full of blood and bit into it when needed. But he also often lost to other people. Ion Croitoru, aka Johnny K-9, aka Bruiser Bedlam, has died. A British racing horse shared it. We would be pleased if you would write one. Results ; Info ; Varsity In 2010, Riviera had a role in the drama, Step Away from the Stone. The guy working at the supermarket (because they usually were!). While it is true that the WWF relegated the great Swede Hanson to a Plus, Hulk Hogan, Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, and many more in action! This lasted two years, during which time he increased his weight to 205 pounds from 185. The attack was so convincing he asked if Invader 3 had survived. 28 Feb 2023 17:35:29 [Antonio] Inoki and Riki Choshu suggested I dont go to Puerto Rico anymore. Weight and Height. Pete Sanchez, among others, have already been mentioned here but others were Toms Marin, Eugenio Marin, Just like I love Terry [Funk], Dickie [Dick Murdoch], but the way they did it just ate me up, so I knew I had to do something. The Executioners aka Killer Kowalski and Big John Studd in tag team action against Pat Barrett and Johnny Rivera from WWWF All Star Wrestling from 3/10/76. In the first fall, Conway pinned Funaki under a mask after hitting The Erotic City (Chokeslam/Belly to back suplex combo). [1] He wrestled Bob Backlund in Madison Square Garden while working for the WWWF at the time. He is formerly one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions with Rob Conway as the tag team The Iron Empire. Ive called him Bostons favorite jabroni. The violent "Indian Strap Match" he engaged with the hard-hitting Wahoo McDaniel at the AWAs Super Clash III is the stuff of legend. A pre-match interview with The Grand Wizard & Bugsy McGraw followed by the WWWF debut match of a young S. I mean, the poor guy could never catch a break, and what I do not understand is that he even had to put over REAL ham and eggers who had NOT been around that long, such as Tony Colon, Angelo Gomez, Jerry Johnson and Steve King. He was respected by the fans and The Rivera brothers decided that Jacqie would be the executor Photo Instagram Chamonic. He defeated Iowa's three-time national champion Spencer Lee twice in 2019, including a dramatic sudden victory win in the Big Ten final. It was like a water pipe that exploded; it was grotesque! Tiger Chung Lee Lee originally came in as a mid-level star and actually challenged Tito Santana for the Intercontinental Title, but he eventually settled into jobber status (although he always got his offense in). In the late 1960s, Rivera wrestled in Los Angeles' Worldwide Wrestling Associates (which later became NWA Hollywood Wrestling in 1968), where he won the WWA World Tag Team Championship with Pedro Morales. . Were you afraid of a full-scale riot breaking out?" It was one reason that I enjoyed watching pro wrestling on t.v. He learned English in school, which was only available until eighth grade. Rudy Diamond, Ken Juggan, Steve King, Gypsy Rodriguez, Israel Mattea, Barry Hart, Babyface George, Frank Williams, Mike Bell, Nick DeCarlo. Ill always remember him as th 1st victim of Blackjack Mulligans clawhold, wher the big red X got placed over the T.V. [19], It was after VH1 producers saw Matt Riviera's acting in Happy Hour, as well as his in-ring career that they invited him to become a participant on a new reality show, Megan Wants a Millionaire. [14] He is in the 1973 documentary, The Wrestling Queen,[15] and the made-for-television movies Red Earth, White Earth and Northern Passage. I can recall going to The Providence Civic for a show, back when. Also, Rudy Diamond. The Duke looked like a world champion in that match. What a jobber he was. Chris, you can blame that on Angelo Savoldi! His cavity and stomach area have been ruptured. Johnny Rodz has been training students for over 30 years, out of Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. is mentioned about his main event status run in the WWF in late 1979! Youre right, he was a classic jobber who for a while seemed to be a pushed star, but settled into the prelim matches. You know, I rarely do interviews other than wrestling storylines, but of the questions, I got, probably 35 of them asking if it was a work or a shoot. "I went back, Manny explained, and a couple of fishy things happened when all the dressing room lights went out, and I was by myself. Billy Two Rivers (Mohawk name Kaientaronkwen,[3] May 5, 1935 February 12, 2023) was a Canadian Mohawk professional wrestler. They almost always had very good matches working together. In Southern California, he faced the likes of Moondog Mayne, Roddy Piper, The Great Goliath, Black Gordman, Ron Bass, Colosso Colosetti, Ringo Mendoza, and Victor Rivera. Fred also wrestled in The Boston Garden in a couple jobber matches. In another interview, this time with TMPT, Manny was more explicit in his explanation of what happened against Invader 3. Lawler and Dundee would attack Riviera before cutting Rivieras prized perm in the middle of the ring. To call him a jobber does not do him justice or serve history correctly. [10], Matt Riviera and Jerry Lawler would face off in a match on May 17, 2018 at CWA WrestleRaise V in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with the stipulation that if Lawler lost, he would kiss Rivieras foot and if Riviera lost, Lawler would get 5 minutes in the ring with Rivieras manager, Boyd Bradford. Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Cowboy Frankie Lane, Terry Morgan, Neil Carr, Brian Mackney, Nelson Veilleux, Steve Gatorwolf. Fighter Birthdays. your own Pins on Pinterest Pete Sanchez Sanchez was always one of those guys who sandwiched the main events at the Boston Garden by either wrestling really early in the show or really late. Men (Heavyweight):. Dundee would accept the metal briefcase & then nail Riviera & Bradford with it before taking off with the money. Such a great era. Johnny Rivera a.k.a. Rudy is from Boston, Mass. Of course, he lost to King Kung Bundy in about 20 seconds on that big show. In the English commentary version (which was not recorded live), the always energetic Hugo Savnovich, who witnessed and commented on the gory affair live in Spanish, handled the English commentary. Here's the Truth. Thats why I dont Invader 3 has been severely injured. All of this was taped on a Wednesday and broadcast that weekend. When Marzino worked at Boston Garden many times which was close to his home town of Stoneham Mass. Started 34 games as a shortstop, while finding playing time as a On the March 1, 2007 episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact showed the Latin American Xchange (LAX) attacking Rodz as part of their feud with Team 3D. Two-time NWA Tag Team champion "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez always prided himself as one of the businesss toughest wrestlers. Segovia vs. Rivera. Related Content. Johnny Rivera is considered one of the premier Junior light heavyweights to come out of Puerto Rico. Another theory suggests that he supposedly drank either pigs or goats blood with vodka and somehow was able to regurgitate the nasty concoction on call after Mannys knee dropped. On January 18, 2020, at CWA No Surrender in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Riviera put his newly won Arkansas Heavyweight Title on the line against Jerry Lawlers career in a Title vs. Career Match. In addition to the wrestling business, he has also appeared in movies and television shows. cake. Marzino was booked at the cape cod collisium and was working with Frankie Williams. Thats why he made other jobbers look like champs. Longtime wrestling commentator Hugo Savnovich (WWF/WWE Spanish Announcer from 1994 to 2011 with Carlos Cabrera, and now with AAA) was a former wrestler and WWC's longstanding English and . To this day, they look at it and say, Geez, what happened with that? In 1978, Two Rivers became a leader of the Mohawk nation on the Kahnawake reservation. However, Manny seemed to think it through when the Invader appeared and hesitated. [6] After losing the championship, Two Rivers considered moving to Calgary, Alberta, to work for Stampede Wrestling. The Assasin had such a great wrestling character. He said Williams has to put Marzino over. Liberal Eisenhower . Alex Pawlowski Feb 23, 2017 1:30PM. Jeff craney was the jobbers jobber. 1 blog for 1980s WWF pro wrestling and matches at the old Boston Garden, The image of the Boston Garden program is used with permission. "People today still tell me, Hugo, reveal how they did that. I cant. Manny Fernandez is going to put this man out of wrestling permanently! Johnny began using a mask design containing scattered stars and a planet resembling Saturn on each side even before his future tag team partner Invader 1, did. Savoldi hated Slyvano Sousa, but when Marzino and Sousa worked together, guess who had to put who over? The confusion of Mannys timeline of events is either on purpose or by accident, as demonstrated throughout this piece. Profile Profile. Paskelbta 16 birelio, 2022. johnny rivera wrestler the interviewer prodded. Doherty was around much longer than Marzino so it made sense for Marzino to have to put Doherty over. Bill Berger was my brother. I went on to the airport and walked onto the airplane with my wrestling gear. Overview ; Biography ; Discography ; Songs Nationality: PUE. That knee must have broken ribs, perforated a lung, maybe even his liver or spleen! With referee James Beard down, Riviera would hit Lawler with an object and pin Lawler. competitive matches against Andre the Giant,Bruno Sammartino and They hated me in Puerto Rico! If anyone remembers wrestling from the Capitol Arena (Washington, DC) 1960-1965, with announcer Ray Morgan, we certainly had our share of jobbers getting their butts kicked by the best in the business. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. Wildfire Tommy Rich, wearing a referee shirt attempted to take the key from outside official, Jerry Calhoun, before being stopped by Dangerous Doug Gilbert. Swede Hanson Hanson had a long career as a tag team wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s, often with Rip Hawk. Vctor Rivera (born May 25, 1944) is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler.Between 1967 and 1981, he held the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship 12 times, the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship five times, the WWF International Tag Team Championship, and numerous other titles.. Professional wrestling career. [2] As a team, they faced a wide variety of opponents, including Ray Stevens, Boris Malenko, and Fritz Von Erich. As a promoter, Riviera took a local wrestling show and expanded it to an hour long show that was available to watch throughout the United States. -Dont forget that Johnny Rodz had a successful run in LA around 75/76 as Java Ruuk, and even won the annual Battle Royal at the Olympic Auditoriuman auspicious feat for a relatively unknown wrestler beyond the WWWF of that era. [2] Matt would go on to wrestle for various promotions throughout Arkansas and expanded to many other states and promotions. Strange evening, all around, as I recall. Season Summaries. While reading his reactions, an unavoidable wry smile came upon this authors face; wrestling can still solicit such reactions. Israel Matia In addition to the wrestling business, he has also appeared in movies and television shows. One of the most surreal bouts Ive ever witnessed. Johnny Rivera | Profile. Thanks! Whos lying, and whos telling the truth? January 30, 2023 Monday Night RAW results; January 31, 2023 NXT results; February 1, 2023 AEW Dynamite results [7] He remained in Canada, facing such wrestlers as Sailor White, The Sheik, and Kurt Von Hess, for the rest of his career. I must have seen this 4 or 5 times in the early 80s. ', I dare anyone who says that to you to go drink a gallon of pigs blood and Vodka and go chase them around. Johnny Rivera is an American salsa singer of Puerto Rican descent.. Rivera was born in the Bronx, NY, and attended high school at Benjamin Franklin High School.He moved briefly to Puerto Rico before returning to New York City to begin a career in music. in the locker room Good times! You take one of ours; well take ten of yours.". Mike Jackson in Georgia. Bob Bradley You have to respect what people do. A former teammate of Johnny Unitas who caught a touchdown pass in the Baltimore Colts' victory over the New York Giants in the 1959 NFL championship game, Richardson only spent two years in the . Savoldi was a creep according to many wrestlers. 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Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In 1979, he even challenged Tatsumi Fujinami for the WWF Junior Heavyweight title, a match available on the WWE Network and Peacock. How long do you think that person is going to last without puking?". Matt Riviera (born May 18, 1983), is a Semi-retired American professional wrestler and podcast host. 1964. Go figure! I remember going to the Ali Inoki closed curcuit match sat on floor looking up all night they had live matches and the Sammartino Hanson match but best remember a Card on Saturday afternoon house show with a net over the ring and the hockey glass up so fans couldnt throw things in ring coming from Philly we had nothing like that in Spectrum or TV tapings at Phila Arena in 1970s. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Poor Freddie Marzino. Here are some of the guys I remember well: The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz Rodz was one of those prelim wrestlers who was a step above the normal jobber, in that he occasionally won a watch and people still respected him even if he often lost. Johnny Rivera is an American salsa singer of Puerto Rican descent. He lost. Johnny Rivera pinned Jose Estrada at 11:04 with a backslide Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:13 after blocking Rodz's attempt at a splash by lifting his knees Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13 with a sunset flip Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 4:09 after hitting kicking him with his loaded boot Matt Riviera was on the show as his net worth was 5.5 million dollars. Swede Hanson was a legend,right to the end. Jorge Rivera is 51 today! so much! He defeated Penn State's 2021 champion Roman Bravo-Young in the 2020 Big Ten final at Rutgers' Jersey Mike's Arena. [1] He also formed a tag team with Don Eagle from 1956 to 1959. I think Manny injured him; how disastrous! [17][18], Two Rivers died in Kahnawake, Quebec on February 12, 2023, at the age of 87. He and Tony Atlas challenged for the Tag Team Titles against champs Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito (and there were always rumors that the team was going to win the straps before Atlas got in the doghouse for some reason). In retrospect, the true jobbers tended to be faces who were served up as bait for heels while the more accomplished jobbers tended to be villains, who controlled a generous portion of the match in order to generate heat from the crowd. Rudy Diamond, along with Fred Marzino, they were two of the best jobbers at that time period. on WWF television as a TOTAL JOBBER WHO MOUNTED ALMOST ZERO offense.I saw him get killed by Hulk Hogan back when Hogan was a villian, around 1980.Anyway,thanks to Wrestling Revue I became a big fan of Bill Berger, no matter that he lost alot on TV. At the Jerry Lawler 50th Anniversary Celebration at The Ballpark in Jackson, Tennessee on September 26, Jerry Lawler & The Rock N Roll Express (w/ Jimmy Hart) faced Matt Riviera, Wildfire Tommy Rich, & Dangerous Doug Gilbert (w/ Ron Ratcatcher) in a Thunderdome Cage Match. He was part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) from its early years, appearing on WWWF cards as far back as 1965. Johnny Rivera Edit 285 Rankings Compare Johnny Rivera to. The song features shout outs to WWE women wrestlers Ronda Rousey, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, and Nia Jax. You showed up knowing they would lose but oddly cheered them in defeat. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! He moved briefly to Puerto Rico before returning to New York City to begin a career in music. Quickdraw Rick McGraw and Steve Travis, both who were pushed like young future babyface stars, who were still green. In a January 2014 interview with longstanding wrestling journalist and photographer Bill Apter, Manny addressed the controversial incident with Invader 3. I do vaguely remember him. All this and more! It is time to open a new chapter in my life by closing this one. [21], After learning a photograph of him was to be featured on the cover of Van Morrison's September 2017 album, Roll with the Punches, Two Rivers sued the singer and his label, Universal Music Group, in July, claiming they did not seek permission to use his likeness. Savoldi tells Marzino how long they have to go and tells Marzino he has to put Williams over. This would lead to a televised match the next week on July 21 between Riviera and Lawler, which ended in a No Contest after interference from Dundee & Dangerous Doug Gilbert. Actual name Bill Eichenberger. Stan Stasiak was also busted down to jobber status in the WWF. pseudo-jobber status in his last WWF run (about 1982-1985), not much Omranuddin Tara Khail defeats Johnny Robles via KO/TKO in Round 1 Khail KO/TKO Round 1. Two months before the slaying of Bruiser Brody, something very bizarre occurred in Puerto Rico. One of the foremost reasons Bill Apter has lasted five decades in this business is his consummate professionalism and respect towards the wrestlers. The arena was going crazy. View all concerts. Although there was a huge contrast in styles and body types, tagging with the Giant was his fondest wrestling memory. Musical icon Kid Rock and golfer John Daly (golfer) were in attendance for the event. I believe that match is on Youtube now. This is the strange case of Manny Fernandez versus Invader 3. "You know where the chest cavity is- it caused him to bleed in the chest cavity, and he spit it out. Savoldi, obviously pissed at the change does not tell Marzino this. 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