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Stone Cold Steve Austin had arrived in the company and wasted little time establishing himself as one of the better workers in the company. A veteran of the ring wars and one of the key pieces in WWE's rebuilding effort, he was determined to prove himself capable of grabbing the proverbial brass ring and running with it. Despite a valiant effort from the popular babyface, a referee bump and a shot to the back of the head by Austin with the Million Dollar title helped secure the bald-headed villain the victory.

Vega finally knocked off Austin and ended their rivalry on a positive note. Unfortunately for the underrated Superstar, it would be the last truly important match he wrestled for quite some time.

He opened up SummerSlam with a competitive match against Owen Hart, but a loss there confirmed what most fans knew: He was getting lost in the shuffle as WWE began laying the groundwork for what would be a history-making comeback in the Monday Night Wars.

In , he turned heel, joining Faarooq and Crush in the Nation of Domination. Together, the threesome regularly made life a living hell for Ahmed Johnson and any other Superstar unlucky enough to cross them.

Shortly thereafter, in-fighting and failures to dominate the wrestling landscape led to the split of the Nation and the ignition of gang wars within WWE. By , Vega had defeated all three of these Superstars — giving both Austin and Rock their first WWE losses in the process — proving just how effective he was in his prime.

Clad in matching tank tops, sunglasses and straw fedoras, Vega and his gangsters waged war against the divisive factions that terrorized WWE at the time — namely The Nation and a group of oversized, bearded bikers known as The Disciples of the Apocalypse.

All-out brawls between the three mobs became routine on Raw before the groups quietly faded from WWE. Vega fought on as a singles competitor for a brief period of time — including an impressive beating of the bodybuilder Brakkus in the infamous full contact Brawl for All tournament — before parting ways with WWE in He returned to the rowdy rings of Puerto Rico from there where he continues to battle today as one of the nation's biggest stars.

Continuing this rivalry, Rivera lost to Johnson by count out. Johnson entered this feud in a similar fashion to Austin a year before, an undefeated prospect undergoing a notable push. On April 14, , Rivera won the first matchup between both, scoring the pinfall by using the traditional heel maneuver of holding its opponent's tights. At Revenge of the Taker, he once again defeated Johnson, this time by count out. Following the contest, Rivera assaulted Johnson's knee.

On May 11, , he participated in a gauntlet match against Norris, being the final wrestler eliminated before Simmons won it for The Nation. The following month he lost a match against Mick Foley. Following this, the members of The Nation began experiencing an internal struggle and shortly afterwards the original incarnation of the stable dissolved, when Simmons expelled several members including Rivera and Adams.

Following his departure from the Nation of Domination, Rivera formed his own stable, Los Boricuas , composed exclusively of Puerto Rican wrestlers. To organize this faction, several wrestlers were brought in from Puerto Rico, all of them members of prestigious wrestling bloodlines.

Simmons organized the Nation into a Black-only group, while Adams created the Disciples of Apocalypse a biker based faction, launching what became known as the "Gang Wars". From the beginning the storyline was controversial due to being based on ethnic stereotypes and due to it mirroring some real gang wars.

The format established during the feud paired three four-member teams against one another, with the distinction than none would gain a clear advantage early on. At SummerSlam, the team defeated the Disciples of Apocalypse. This was followed by a no contest in a rematch against The Legion. In the first singles encounter between former Nation members, Rivera and Adams ended in a no contest. On September 7, , he defeated both Simmons and Adams.

A rematch was won by Los Boricuas via disqualification. On October 27 , , Los Boricuas unsuccessfully challenged The Legion for the tag team championship. In their next outing, the team lost to The New Age Outlaws. In December , Los Boricuas and the Disciples exchanged victories. In his first singles contest of , Rivera lost to Hart. He was the 26th draw of the Royal Rumble , but repeated the performance of the preceding year, being eliminated by Austin.

On March 9, , he wrestled Triple H to a no contest. At WrestleMania 14 , he participated in a battle royal won by Legion of Doom The Gang Wars continued with confrontations against the Disciples in April. The Gang Wars came to an end when the leaders of all three factions faced off in a three-way dance, which Rivera won. After emerging victorious from the long-running angle, Los Boricuas splintered into two tag teams.

August 10, , Rivera lost a contest against Darren Drozdov in the quarterfinals of the Brawl for All, which became his final appearance in WWF programming.

Shortly afterwards, he was released from his contract with the WWF. Rivera defeated Matt Bloom in his contest. In January , he was assigned as head agent for the promotion's women's division, known as the TNA Knockouts.

To accomplish this task, Rivera also served as the unofficial trainer for the division during this tenure, judging that the wrestlers needed to learn some of the most basic fundamentals if they were to appear in television. In the summer of that year, a back stage conflict erupted when Jeff Jarrett became romantically involved with Kurt Angle 's former wife, Karen.

The situation led to a systematic removal of Jarrett's influence within the administrative structure of TNA despite being its co-founder, eventually resulting in a forced leave of absence imposed by the promotion's president, Dixie Carter. On July 31, , Rivera was released from his contract as a product of this power struggle, along another of Jarrett's supporters, Dutch Mantel.

Despite being told by TNA's Director of Talent Relations, Terry Taylor , that they were cutting personnel on a general basis, he revealed in a subsequent interview being fully aware that Mantell and him were released due to their friendship with Jarrett from the onset, expressing frustration due to his uninvolvement in the situation.

The situation eventually cooled down with the suspension being lifted, actually being used in a televised angle later that year. In the early stages of his participation, he would perform in singles as Savio Vega, often ending feuds by placing war paint in the final matches and changing character to "El Hombre Dinamita" alternatively known as "El Hombre que ellos llaman T. As General Manager, he performed more often as a manager than an active wrestler. It was under this authoritarian gimmick that he introduced his catchphrase, A mi manera o pa' la calle , a rephrasing of "My Way or the Highway" used to intimidate employees with terminating their contracts, which he did go through with as part of certain storylines.

The Starr Corporation remained on his side for some time, but eventually a conflict broke between both, leading to Rivera expelling Laureano from the IWA. In November , he was absent for a couple of weeks after suffering a storyline injury at the hands of Banderas. His stable went on to feud against Figueroa, with Rivera bringing in foreign wrestlers to incapacitate him.

Soon after this arrival, an internal struggle erupted, with Rivera supporting the former. A storyline where Rivera had Sewell deported to Canada was also ran. Immediately after completing this announcement, Rivera proposed that they bet the stocks at Golpe de Estado with the winner taking full control of both halves of the promotion, which was accepted. Following this, Rivera took a random Canadian heel character, replacing his traditional outfit featuring the Flag of Puerto Rico to one sporting the Flag of Canada.

Both formed different tag teams with members of their stable, exchanging victories. He subsequently brought Miguel "Mr. Later that month he retained in a leather strap match. Following a tag team match that went no contest in February , his team won six consecutive matches against the heel factions.

He and Cotto formed a regular tag team to feud with Jarvis and Judas, earning a advantage. Rivera went on to defeat Jarvis twice and get disqualified against Kafu leading to Summer Attitude Subsequently, Rivera joined Sewell to form a tag team, winning two matches against the Estrellas. He then entered a feud against Figueroa, with both of their matches going inconclusive. This faction was quickly involved in an angle dealing with a power struggle against several other stables within the company.

Rivera entered a feud against Lozada, after the former teamed with Ricky Vega to defeat Los Autenticos. On June 14, , he defeated Vega. Rivera went then entered a feud with Bison Smith , losing twice. On October 4 , , he wrestled The Sheik to a no contest.