Víctor Rivera (wrestler)

Rivera debuted in 1964 for the World Wide Wrestling Federation. That year, he also teamed with a rookie Dino Bravo to challenge The Mongols (Geto and Bolo Mongol) for the IWA World Tag Team Championship. After leaving the WWWF, Rivera feuded with Pedro Morales in Hawaii and California. He also worked for in Japan. In 1978, he returned as a heel under manager "Classy" Freddie Blassie and challenged Bob Backlund for the WWWF Championship in several arenas, including the Philadelphia Spectrum. He left again in 1979. In 1980, Rivera was once again wrestling in the Los Angeles territory of the National Wrestling Alliance, when he won its NWA World Tag Team Championship with Enforcer Luciano. In 1981, Rivera returned to Japan. Then in 1982, Riviera returned to WWWF now WWF worked as an enhancement talent until 1984 when he retired from wrestling. == Professional wrestling style and persona ==

Rivera wrestled in a "technical" style. His signature moves were the abdominal stretch, the cannonball, and the dropkick. == Championships and accomplishments ==

• All-California Championship Wrestling • ACCW Heavyweight Championship (3 times) • WSA Beat The Champ Championship (1 time) • WSA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with John Tolos • World Wide Wrestling Federation • WWWF International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tony Marino • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dominic DeNucci ==References==