However, Manny seemed to think it through when the Invader appeared and hesitated. Unique about this wrestler was that dispite his status, whenever he did live in-house shows at the Providence Civic Center, or at the Bank Street Armory in Fall River, he was cheered like a good guy from a small contingent of Portuguese fans who attended the show. 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. But the good thing about wrestling is its not a professional sport per se, more entertainment, they are allowed to take hormone replacement. [1] That same year, he also teamed with a rookie Dino Bravo to challenge The Mongols (Geto & Bolo Mongol) for the IWA World Tag Team Championship. After a temporary visit to Puerto Read Full Biography. Riviera had also picked up a victory in a match against Buff Bagwell, earlier in the evening, after Arn Anderson interfered in the match by delivering a Spinebuster to Bagwell, allowing Riviera to get the pin fall.[12]. 4 talking about this. To make matters even more bizarre, Swede Hanson WON! "Did Manny have something hidden in his knee pad? The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! My mom always told me to take care of myself, and I did, but some things are inevitable.". . At a USA Championship Wrestling event in Jackson, Tennessee on July 7, Matt Riviera and Boyd Bradford would present Superstar Bill Dundee with a briefcase containing $100,000 if Dundee would agree to retire from wrestling. He served a lot of the Hispanic heels well, losing several matches each to Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Jose Luis Rivera and Sylvano Sousa.
Fan Page: Johnny Rivera / Invader III - Facebook I found this page searching for a jobber on an old Pipers Pit, Dave Barbie. Change). On January 5, 2019 at a USA Championship Wrestling event in Jackson, Tennessee, during a match between Lawler and Wildfire Tommy Rich, with the referee down & Lawler covering Rich, Riviera slid in the ring wearing a referee shirt, counted to 2 & stopped. Petruzzi, Ron Shaw, the Black Demon, and Charlie Fulton. They worked with each other many times and Marzino was taken as the heel by the fans if you can believe that one. Omranuddin Tara Khail defeats Johnny Robles via KO/TKO in Round 1 Khail KO/TKO Round 1. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! 1996. Claiming to be a veteran who served in Vietnam, the native from El Paso, Texas, shared a brotherhood with wrestlers like Hercules Hernandez and Dick Murdoch, along with fellow West Texas State football alumni Terry Funk, Stan Hansen, and Bruiser Brody. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Results ; Info ; Varsity On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 11/9/77; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse 11/19/77: Ponyo 15th Anniversary - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 movie times and local cinemas near Pico Rivera, CA. Paybacks a brothers way. More blood, more panicking, and the screaming fans now on their feet made their presence felt. But you could tell he had the ability to make it big. Johnny would often tag with Jose Estrada, and Frank "the Gypsy" Rodriguez. I think MSG also enforced an 11 oclock curfew during cards, so that if wrestlers were in the ring at 11 p.m., the bell rang to end the match. He lost. 239 lb (108 kg) [1] Billed from. In December 1969, Rivera teamed with Tony Marino at Madison Square Garden to win the WWWF International Tag Team Championship in 2 straight falls from Professor Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa. Also, even though they were good friends, I cannot help but think that Marzino must have felt somewhat bad about being a doormat to The Duke (Doherty) so many times. After slamming him, the 275 lb Fernandez climbed the nearest corner post and launched himself onto his downed opponent. It was like a water pipe that exploded; it was grotesque! [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. La Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame una delle Hall of Fame di wrestling; la sua particolarit che esiste solo sulla carta, non essendo prevista alcuna cerimonia di introduzione.. A differenza di quanto accade nel baseball o nel basket, nel mondo del wrestling professionistico non esistono Hall of Fame che prevedono che sia un gruppo di esperti del settore (indipendenti dalle . SD Jones was a mid-level star on the West Coast. In another interview, this time with TMPT, Manny was more explicit in his explanation of what happened against Invader 3. DaveMeltzer noted in the April 24, 2011, issue of the Wrestling Observer that Lee, under the name Tiger Toguchi, was considered one of the two top talents fromKorea while wrestling in Japan 1979. [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. I seem to recall a Saturday morning TV match in which he wrestled Orndorff and came out wearing a shirt that said Paula, which made Orndorff crazy.
WWF All-Star Wrestling (1976) - WWF Old School This is awesome, however theres a whole batch of job guys that were stars in their territories before vkm got them. I remember one Saturday afternoon thinking that Sd Jones was actually going to win a match. Find local showtimes and movie tickets for Ponyo 15th. one time Marzino worked with Altamore in Boston. Wrestler Links. Meanwhile, through all the histrionics, the announcers were either playing their role to the hilt or unaware of where all this was going. Quickdraw Rick McGraw and Steve Travis, both who were pushed like young future babyface stars, who were still green. In 2009, Matt Riviera further solidified his status as one of Arkansas' premier athletes when he won the Pro Wrestling Arkansas Heavyweight Championship. He also has promoted wrestling events. [8] On August 9, 1980, at the Showdown at Shea, he was defeated by "Polish Power" Ivan Putski. Looking at it from a full career perspective, I agree that it indeed was incorrect to call Hanson a jobber. Submit a dispute for this result of this fight. He was 53 years old, and is survived by his wife and three children. Professional wrestler Victor Rivera May 25th 1943 in Puerto Rico passed away passed away November 28th 2002 in North Carolina Barry Los Angeles California in the cemetery in the 9th of December 2002 in the cemetery of Inglewood . 59 . 18 Man Battle Royal: The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant) defeat Bulldog Brower and Chief Jay Strongbow and Dave Darrow and Dominic DeNucci and Hussein Arab and Ivan Putski and Johnny Rivera and Johnny Rodz and Jose Estrada and Larry Zbyszko and Moose Monroe and Pete Doherty and Pete Sanchez and Swede Hanson and Ted DiBiase and Tito Santana And like a magician, I wont reveal completely what happened. Johnny Rivera is a American Professional wrestler. Real Name. Powerbombed on top of the stretcher. PAP58: PA Power Wrestling's Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle And Eric Knopsnyder @KnopsKnotes Discuss Refereeing From The PIAA State Tournament With 14 Year Veteran And College Referee Jason Rivera. He landed flush with his right knee above Invader 3s stomach. 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. 10/6/76; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse 10/23/76 - included the Strongbow & Whitewolf vs. Executioners match from the 10/23/76 Championship Wrestling: Tor Kamata vs. Kevin Sullivan Nikolai Volkoff vs. Sunshine Jackson Stan Stasiak vs. Johnny Rivera All Star Wrestling 12/08/1979 The Grand Wizard leads Ken Patera to the ring to face Johnny Rivera. Started as Global Pro Wrestling, it was renamed as Traditional Championship Wrestling in 2009. wrestlers alike.He was occasionally made special guest refferee. -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. 11 yr. ago. It was one reason that I enjoyed watching pro wrestling on t.v. Jose Luis Rivera Those of us who are really old school remember that Rivera was known as Mac Rivera in his early days. your own Pins on Pinterest 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. The Assasin had such a great wrestling character. Matches: 16 (0 Pay Per View) Sometimes I think people back in the day forgot this wasnt real. 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. won countless tag team titles with Rip Hawk and others. There was a Masked Executioner who got a push for a bit, then went to Jobberville. A rich WWF jobber history. Poor Freddie Marzino. Those were the days. The Duke looked like a world champion in that match.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame - Wikipedia Pete Sanchez, among others, have already been mentioned here but others were Toms Marin, Eugenio Marin, Statistics and information about the 955 matches fought by Johnny Rivera in our events database. Remember when Manual Soto teamed with Pete Sanchez and gave the bad guys a run for their money, at least on the TV tapings. At the age of 12 after coming across a television program, WCW Worldwide, Matt began his love for professional wrestling after watching Dick Slater wrestle. While reading his reactions, an unavoidable wry smile came upon this authors face; wrestling can still solicit such reactions. In addition to the wrestling business, he has also appeared in movies and television shows. Similar artists. Musical icon Kid Rock and golfer John Daly (golfer) were in attendance for the event. In addition to the wrestling business, he has also appeared in movies and television shows. Savoldi hated Slyvano Sousa, but when Marzino and Sousa worked together, guess who had to put who over? The match ended in DQ after Lawler shot a fireball in Rivieras face, causing Riviera to have to be rushed out of the arena before Lawler could kiss Rivieras foot.[11].
WrestleStat | Johnny Rivera (King's (PA)) Profile The knee drop incident with Invader 3-where he spits up blood- whats the story behind that scenario? Welcome to the crazy wrestling world in Puerto Rico, where kayfabe and truth still intermingle! King's (PA) Profile King's (PA) Edit Update Starters Compare King's (PA) to. LOVE, Evan J Rodgers. Its been so long since Ive seen so much blood on the mat like that! Hugo would claim. For a time, he also worked with Mike and Gene LeBell's NWA Hollywood Wrestling in the 1970s. Ill always remember him as th 1st victim of Blackjack Mulligans clawhold, wher the big red X got placed over the T.V. Unless you were the one getting hit with the knee! 4 moves in 8 minutes. Sharpe, Johnny K-9, Cowboy Frankie Lane, Terry Morgan, Neil Carr, Brian Mackney, Nelson Veilleux, Steve Gatorwolf. Rivera would join forces with Andre the Giant in 1977. Rodz currently runs a wrestling school in Brooklyn, NY, that has turned out big-time names, such as the Dudleys and Taz. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. You take one of ours; well take ten of yours.". One theory is that Invader 3 had a condom full of blood and bit into it when needed. In a 2020 interview with Lucha Libre Online a page managed by Hugo and Carlos Cabrera, who, after 30 years with WWE, was released in February of 2022 Savnovich tiptoes around the incident. The show's premise was that reality show contestant, Megan Hauserman would eliminate contestants, one by one until she chose the winner, whom she would marry. PRETTY BOY LARRY SHARPE, LEAPING LANNY POFFO (both WWF), TONY RUSSO, THE SCORPION, VAN VADER, VAN HAMMER (Jim Crockett & Georgia Championship Wrestling). He also appeared in several films. and you cannot forget Irish Davey OHannon. Rudy is from Boston, Mass. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They knew what I was going to do. Charlie Fulton He began wrestling professionally in 1953 and retired in 1977, having worked in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. [4], After retiring from wrestling, Two Rivers became involved in the governance of the Kahnawake reservation, serving as an elder,[3] chief,[8] and councillor.
Pro-Wrestling Rankings: 1960s - Wrestling-Titles.com [14][15] A few of Rodz' students have gone on to train other future superstars at their own wrestling academies. The song was released for iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and multiple other music streaming services. Well, that goes back to the Bruiser Brody story- Im sure a lot of people know what happened to Bruiser Brody. so much! He even made other jobbers look like champions. It looks like hes going to pass out with all that blood loss. This was after Schultzs 20/20 debacle, and he was obviously out of favor with the company. [16], Two Rivers was the father of British fashion designer, Wayne Hemingway. "After (a recent) procedure, my doctor asked me, What happened to you? He got his first chance to be featured in a movie in the 2009 thriller, Blood Forest. Profile Profile.
Dont forget Dale Wolfe! . Sharpe actually challenged Backlund for the title at the Philadelphia Spectrum in 1983, which I vaguely remember seeing at the time on the USA Network when it used to show house show cards. He continued, "I had that mindset already, going in there. He has also been published on Slam Wrestling and in G-FAN Magazine. a few times he was allowed to get offense in but mostly strictly took the punishment. Being the consumate pro, he didnt mind putting over younger stars, He also began his first foray into promoting professional wrestling events at the age of 17 after meeting his mentor, wrestling trainer and promoter Bill Ash. This is a horror movie. Its like what old Forest Gump used to say, Stupid is what stupid does! In the second fall, Conway submitted to Funaki via a rear naked choke. They threw a daggum rock with barbed wire wrapped around it, hit me right here, and almost jerked my whole lip off. Rivera was born in the Bronx, NY, and attended high school at Benjamin Franklin High School. He just took me under his wing. Jorge Rivera is 51 today! Sign up for IndependentWrestling.TV (https://independentwrestling.tv/promotion/BEYOND) using promo code BEYOND to stream every Beyond Wrestling event FOR FRE. [1], With George Becker, Two Rivers held his first championship belt. hi there i am looking for info on Bill Eichenberger are you able to email me? Lexi Lemuz L. Lemuz. Some people still think there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. To me, its a shoot. In the first fall, Conway pinned Funaki under a mask after hitting The Erotic City (Chokeslam/Belly to back suplex combo). In what felt like an eternity, the others finally managed to lift Invader 3 and exit the arena. Tidbits. Matt Riviera has wrestled in multiple National Wrestling Alliance promotions including NWA Mid South, NWA IHWE-Texas (Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence), NWA Lonestar, and NWA Universal. Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Central Valley Classic - Wrestling Event - FloWrestling Lawler would pick up the pin fall victory after throwing a massive fireball in Rivieras face, making Lawler the new Arkansas Heavyweight champion. Matt Riviera (born May 18, 1983), is a Semi-retired American professional wrestler and podcast host. 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 . Delve into the world of WWE with the most expansive all-encompassing e-guide ever produced on sports entertainment! And Ill always remember the master of the flying dropkick El Olympico. And Invader 3 sticks with his side of the story, insisting that the injuries he sustained were 100% legit and confirmed by his doctor. However, he was not Mexican and considered a foreigner or an "invasor," to be more precise (which in English translates to "invader"). for my money Steve Lombardi the Brooklyn Brawler was the best jobber of all times. The attack was so convincing he asked if Invader 3 had survived. Poor Freddie was just about every jobbers favorite pigeon, and was a guaranteed W for any ham and egger in need of an ego boost. RT @beyondwrestling: We had a massive turnout at @BIOProWrestling last Wednesday night in Worcester! Eddie Gilbert Gilbert was often on the losing end of matches to the star heels in the early 80s, although he did get a rub from Backlund when the Masked Superstar attacked Gilbert with the corkscrew neckbreaker on the floor and Backlund helped him out. Doctor D David Schultz was supposed to wrestle some upper-tier talent. All Star Wrestling 11/12/1977 Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka face Johnny Rivera and Dewey Robertson. (111 kg) at 5'11'' (1.80 m) Birthplace.
I dont know much about what happened to Rivera since he stopped wrestling in the WWF. Man, I dont know how I forgot Sharpe on this list, but youre right, he was a classic jobber. However, by the 80s Scicluna became the guy who played the stepping stone to upcoming stars on the house shows. I saw Scicluna on the first WWF house show I ever attended live. Watch the match in question, Manny Fernandez vs. Invader 3: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. He's been a frequent guest on several podcasts and has a few bylines on TheLogBook.com, where he shares stories of pop culture and retro-related awesomeness. In 1986, wrestling as Invader 3 in Japan, he faced many greats in AJPW, including Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa incarnation), Giant Baba, Animal Hamaguchi, and Masanobu Fuchi. A pre-match interview with The Grand Wizard & Bugsy McGraw followed by the WWWF debut match of a young S. That knee must have broken ribs, perforated a lung, maybe even his liver or spleen! Also, Rudy Diamond. But remember jobber Dave Darrow from Holyoke Mass. [1] Rivera was nominated for Tropical New Artist of the Year at the 1994 Lo Nuestro Awards.[2]. There was the famous match in Boston Garden when Pete Doherty destroyed Mario Mancini in about a minute and a half. 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 . 28 Feb 2023 17:35:29 Also one of the greatest worst jobbers, Mario Mancini. then, as was announcer Ray Morgan who continued on up until the early 1970s when he was unexpectedly replaced by Vince McMahon Jr. Here are the Mat Pack's latest individual rankings for the seven-county South Jersey region. He quit wrestling school on three occasions. The Japanese, they changed my ticket around. Joe Turco, the Continental Nobleman. Jeremy Lambert Feb 28, 2023 3:00PM. What about Dusty Wolff and A.J. The Mercenaries vs. Johnny Rivera & La Bala Negra. He died of complications from a stroke in 2001 at age 54, if I remember right. In June 11, 2020, Johnny Rivera was the featured singer on Norberto Vlez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. I remember Michael Saxon. great talent of yesteryear has been forgotten and WE are the ones to revisit and revive wrestling history.Thank you all!As you can see, Im a bit of a maniac! JJ Rivera (21) OF - Career Achievements: All-Crossroads League Second Team (2022) . One of the most surreal bouts Ive ever witnessed. The song features shout outs to WWE women wrestlers Ronda Rousey, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, and Nia Jax. "Yeah. Youve mentioned all the WWF jobbers I could think of Tony Zane and the Mulkeys in the NWA. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Rivera&oldid=1092217870, This page was last edited on 8 June 2022, at 22:09. When Marzino worked at Boston Garden many times which was close to his home town of Stoneham Mass. I loved that man dearly. Joe Nova, Lou Turco , Pampero Firpo, Angelo Savoldi. [1], In 1971 and 1972, Two Rivers had several matches in Ontario and Quebec, often as part of a tag team with Johnny War Eagle.
Yadira Segovia vs. Carolina Rivera, Guerreros de Cantera y Plata Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database in the locker room Good times! 0-0-0 Pro Record At Fight : 4-2-0 Climbed to 1-0 . Dont forget the mulkeys from old wcw days! Liberal Eisenhower . Who else would go 0 and 26 to Pete Doherty (at times getting pinned by The Duke in less than three minutes)? Paskelbta 16 birelio, 2022. johnny rivera wrestler 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. Soon, his downed foe reeled and went into an almost fetal position while safeguarding his stomach area. "First of all, I think they were more shocked, Manny added. Dave Barbie, Sal Gee, Ron Dee, Joe Mirto, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Jim Young, Aldo Marino, Mr X,Terry Gibbs, John Rizzo, Rick Hunter. He jobbed in the WWWF from 1978 to 1982. 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. This included writing articles and taking photographs. But the jobberiest jobbers of em all were the Mulkeys.
Johnny Rivera's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl Victor Rivera & Johnny Rivera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners via disqualification. 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. Matt Riviera also obtained a college degree in broadcast journalism, graduating from Harding University out of Searcy, Arkansas in 2006.[1]. [21] In 2013, he would appear on the Bravo TV network show Millionaire Matchmaker, Season 6 appearing in the episode titled, The Dancer and the Wrestler.
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