Johnny Rivera (wrestler)

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Johnny Rivera
Born1949 [1]
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Johnny Rivera
Invader III
John Rivera
Billed height5"9
Billed weight246 lb (112 kg) [2]
Billed fromPuerto Rico
Debut1975
Retired2012

Johnny Rivera (born 1949), better known by the ring name Invader III, is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler in the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the World Wrestling Council during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Professional wrestling career

Began his professional wrestling career in 1975 in the World Wide Wrestling Federation which later became the World Wrestling Federation. [3] He was voted third runner up for PWI Rookie of the Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated for 1979. He left the WWWF in 1980 [4] and returned to Puerto Rico.

In 1984, he became Invader III teaming with Invader I where they won the WWC World Tag Team Championship three times. From 1984 to 1988 he won the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship seven times.

Championships

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