Jonathan Cruz Rivera (born February 23, 1984) is a Puerto Rican
professional wrestler. He is currently working for the American
promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the
ring name
A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...
Serpentico and occasionally under his real name of Jon Cruz, as well as working for
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
under the ring name Ben Dejo.
Professional wrestling career
Cruz made his debut on
AEW Dark on March 18, 2020, teaming with Matt Sells, in a loss against The Natural Nightmares (
Dustin Rhodes and
Q. T. Marshall
Michael Cuellari (born July 16, 1985), better known by the ring name Q. T. Marshall, is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a performer and producer. He is a co-owner and trainer of The Nightmare Factory (form ...
). He would wrestle under various gimmicks, including Jonathan Cruz and Serpentico. On July 2, 2020, Cruz won his first match, teaming with
Luther to defeat Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete. On December 2, 2020, he made his ''
AEW Dynamite'' debut, participating in the
Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal. On the May 27, 2022 episode of ''
AEW Rampage'', Cruz would use the ring name Jon Cruz when teaming with Taylor Rust to unsuccessfully challenge
The Young Bucks.
Championships and accomplishments
*Championship Wrestling Entertainment
**CWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
Lince Dorado
*NWA Florida Underground Wrestling
**NWA FUW tag team Championship (1 time) - with Jay Rios
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
** PWI ranked him #436 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500 in 2015
*Vintage Wrestling
**Vintage Wrestling Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Marty Con Dejo (2 times), Jay Rios (1 time) and Eddie Rios (1 time)
*
Ring Warriors
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**
Ring Warriors Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Rios
*Stand Alone Wrestling
**PWAD Championship (1 time)
References
External links
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1984 births
All Elite Wrestling personnel
Living people
Masked wrestlers
People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers