and dropped it to Rip Rogers on May 14. On June 17, he won the vacant WWC Television Championship. During the last half of 1989, TNT had a midcard feud with Leo Burke, which was interrupted midway through when Burke defeated Carlos Colón, Sr. for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. TNT was originally expected to win the belt, given his status as a fan favorite and solid wrestling skills. On February 9, 1990, he defeated Burke for the Universal Heavyweight Championship, and vacated the Television Championship. He held the title for a month, before dropping it to Abdullah the Butcher. On April 25, 1990, TNT won his second Television Championship, holding it until January 1991, when it was vacated. Prior to Aniversario 1990, the WWC's anniversary show, TNT turned heel and began feuding with Colón, who had won the Heavyweight Championship from Abdullah. The feud ended at Aniversario, where they wrestled to a sixty-minute draw. On September 30, 1990, he lost to Masahiro Chono at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Antonio Inoki 30th Wrestling Anniversary event. In early 1991, he feuded with a wrestler who had originally used the name "TNT," winning the rights to the name on March 2, 1991. The feud concluded later that month, when Rivera defeated the wrestler (now known as "Action Jackson") for his third Television Championship. In the following three months, he lost and regained the championship, then lost it to David Sierra on October 19. The following week, he won it for a fifth time by defeating Sierra in a rematch, holding it for a month before losing it to Dick Murdoch. This was his final WWC championship. Having gained much wrestling experience, Rivera was recalled to the United States. In December 1991, he participated in the television tapings of Gordon Socozarri's American Wrestling Federation (AWF). He defeated Tom Burton and Manny Fernandez to win the AWF Americas Championship. On November 22, 1992, Rivera returned to NJPW, losing to Shinya Hashimoto. The next day, he teamed with Scott Norton to defeat Ron Powers and Tony Halme. World Wrestling Federation (1993-1999) Kwang (1993–1995) After losing two dark matches in the World Wrestling Federation as TNT in July 1993, Rivera debuted as Kwang on January 10, 1994. This gimmick incorporated clichéd elements previously used to portray mysterious "Asian" wrestlers, including a mask, a stereotypical martial arts moveset, and Asian mist. The WWF aired promotional vignettes in the