Tigre Blanco

Tigre Blanco
Ring name(s)	Kid Guzmán Tigre Blanco
Billed height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Billed weight	85 kg (190 lb)[1]
Born	October 8, 1974 (1974-10-08) (age 37) Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Billed from	Mexico City, Mexico
Trained by	Tony Salazar[1] Bala de Plata[1] Viento Negro[1] Satánico[1]
Debut	01995-02-02 February 2, 1995[1]

Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán currently works under the ring name Tigre Blanco and inidially worked as Kid Guzmán but changed identities in 1999. Guzmán’s real name was not a matter of public record until he lost his "Tigre Blanco" mask on September 18, 2009 where he announced his real name. Tigre Blanco is Spanish for "White Tiger", a name that is reflected by his mask, designed to look like the head of a white tiger.^[2]

Professional wrestling career

Sergio Guzmán made his professional wrestling debut on February 2, 1995 under the ring name Kid Guzmán. Initially Kid Guzmán worked for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), winning the UWA World Welterweight Championship from Super Crazy in 1997.^{[3][Note 1]} Kid Guzmán held the title for just over a year before losing it back to Super Crazy.^[3]

By 1999 Kid Guzmán signed with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and was repackaged, changing his ring persona. He became an enmascarado, or masked wrestler, under the name Tigre Blanco, wearing an outfit and mask that was patterned after a White Tiger. Blanco made his first Pay-Per-View appearance mere months after changing his ring persona as he participated in CMLL's 1999 Ruleta de la Muerte PPV on July 18, 1999. The match saw Satánico, Zumbido, Valentin Mayo, Virus and Rencor Latino defeat Tigre Blanco, Starman, Astro Rey, Jr., El Orientál and Mr. Águila in an elimination match.^[4] On December 17, 1999 Tigre Blanco teamed with El Felino to win the second 1999 Tornero Gran Alternativa, defeating Máscara Año 2000 and Sangre Azteca in the first round, Ringo Mendoza and Ricky Marvin in the second round and Scorpio, Jr. and Fugaz in the finals to win the tournament.^[5] On March 17, 2000 the team of Arkangel de la Muerte, Dr. O'Borman, Jr., Último Guerrero, Zumbido, Rencor Latino, Mr. Mexico, Violencia and Rey Bucanero defeated Tigre Blanco, Máscara Mágica, Astro Rey Jr., Starman, Antifaz, Tony Rivera, Safari and Olímpico in an elimination match as part of CMLL's march 2000 PPV. Tigre Blanco eliminated Doctor O'Borman, Jr. but was himself eliminated by Zumbido.^[6] On April 17, 2001 Tigre Blanco defeated Karloff Lagarde, Jr. to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship.^[7] Following his title win Tigre Blanco teamed with Ricky Marvin and Sicodelico, Jr., losing to Doctor X, Virus and Mr. Mexico on CMLL's 68th Anniversary Show.^[8] On December 14, 2001 Tigre Blanco made another PPV appearance, teaming with Volador, Jr. and Tony Rivera, in a loss against Venero, Dr. X and Hijo de Pierroth.^[9] In 2001 Tigre Blanco once again participated in the annual Torneo Gran Alternativa, teaming with Black Tiger, losing to Black Warrior and Sangre Azteca in the first round.^[10] Tigre Blanco held the Mexican National Welterweight title for almost two years, making only one title defenses in that time before losing the title to Doctor X on March 11, 2003.^[7] In 2005 Tigre Blanco participated in the inaugural Reyes del Aire tournament, eliminating Stuka, Jr. before being eliminated by Alan Stone.^[11] In 2006 Blanco was teamed up with Tigre Metalico (Metal Tiger) and rookie Rey Tigre (King Tiger) to form the group Los Tigres del Ring (The Tigers of the ring).^[12] The trio worked together throughout 2006 until Rey Tigre was repackaged as Eclipse.^[13] Tigre Blanco and Tigre Metalico kept teaming, working lower card matches together, the two even kept teaming after Tigre Metalico was repackages as Metalico. The Tigres del Ring officially disbanded in 2007 when Tigre Metalico changed his ring name.On October 18, 2009 Tigre Blanco lost his mask as he was pinned by Pólvora in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. After the match he was forced to unmask and announce his real name per lucha libre tradition.^[14]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves

• Cruceta Invertida (Reverse figure four leglock)

• Signature Moves

• Slingshot somersault senton plancha
• Spinning headscissors
• Slingshot corkscrew plancha

Championships and accomplishments

• Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

• UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)^{[3][Note 1]}

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

• Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)^[7]
• Torneo Gran Alternativa: 1999 (II) – with El Felino^[5]

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas

Wager	Winner	Loser	Location	Date	Notes
Hair	Kid Guzmán	Loco Valentino	Acapulco, Guerrero	01995-01-15 January 15, 1995	Three-way match also including Babe Star
Hair	Super Crazy	Kid Guzmán	Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State	01996 1996
Hair	Kid Guzmán	Histrión	Acapulco, Guerrero	01999-04-21 April 21, 1999
Hair	Américo Rocca	Kid Guzmán	Mexico City, Mexico	01999-04-27 April 27, 1999
Mask	Tigre Blanco	Super Cacao	Mexico City, Mexico	01999-10-19 October 19, 1999	[2]
Mask	Tigre Blanco	Tarahumara	Puebla, Puebla	02002-07-15 July 15, 2002	[2]
Masks	Skayde and Tigre Blanco	Night Ranger and Street Fire	Cuernavaca, Morelos	02002-12-05 December 5, 2002	[2]
Masks	Pólvora	Tigre Blanco	Mexico City, Mexico	02009-10-18 October 18, 2009	[14]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} the Universal Wrestling Association closed in 1995 but the UWA Championships remained active, promoted by various groups. the UWA World Welterweight Championship was promoted by AAA from 1995 and until at least 2000

References

Professional wrestling portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Oculto, Rostro (October 15, 2009). "CMLL- 12 Máscaras en juego (18 octubre 2009) – Cartel Completo – Strongman vs. Último Guerrero" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/10/15/cmll-12-mascaras-en-juego-18-octubre-2009-cartel-completo-strongman-vs-ultimo-guerrero/#more-42964. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Enciclopedia staff (November, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Tigre Blanco (Mexico City, Mexico): pp. 31. Tomo V. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
4. ^ "July 1999 PPV". ProWrestlingHistory.com. July 18, 1999. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/ppv.html#0799. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "CMLL Gran Alternativa #7". ProWrestlingHistory.com. December 17, 1999. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/grand.html#7. Retrieved September 3, 2009. 
6. ^ "March 2000 PPV". ProWrestlingHistory.com. March 17, 2000. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/ppv.html#0300. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20. 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21. 
8. ^ "69th Anniversary Show". ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 28, 2001. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/anniversary75.html#68. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
9. ^ "December 2001 PPV". ProWrestlingHistory.com. December 14, 2001. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/ppv.html#0112. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
10. ^ "CMLL Gran Alternativa #8". ProWrestlingHistory.com. August 14, 2001. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/grand.html#8. Retrieved September 3, 2009. 
11. ^ "Los Reyes del Aire 2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com. June 10, 2005. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/delaire.html#2005. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
12. ^ "Los Tigres del Ring" (in German). CageMatch.net. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=29&nr=612&gimmick=Los+Tigres+del+Ring. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
13. ^ "Matches von Los Tigres del Ring" (in German). CageMatch.net. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=29&nr=612&view=matches#matches. Retrieved October 7, 2009. 
14. ^ ^{a b} Marquina, Alva (October 18, 2009). "CMLL- 12 Máscaras en juego en jaula (Resultados 18 octubre 2009) – Tigre Blanco pierde la máscara, dice llamarse Sergio Guzmán" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/10/18/cmll-12-mascaras-en-juego-en-jaula-resultados-18-octubre-2009-%E2%80%93-cartel-completo-%E2%80%93-strongman-vs-ultimo-guerrero-en-mano-a-mano/#more-43361. Retrieved October 19, 2009. 

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Name	Blanco, Tigre
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Date of birth	October 8, 1974
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
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