Tiger Kid

Tiger Kid
Ring name(s) Kid Tiger
Canelo Casas
Tiger Kid/Kidd[1]
Tiger[1]
Billed height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Billed weight 79 kg (170 lb)[2]
Born February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12) (age 25)
Mexico City, Mexico[3]
Trained by El Hijo del Gladiador[2]
Franco Columbo[2]
Satánico[2]
Ringo Mendoza[2]
El Felino[3]
Negro Casas[3]Virus[3]
Debut 02006-05 May 2006[3]

Tiger (born February 12, 1987) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexico City based professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He was previously known by the ring name Tiger Kid (sometimes spelled Tiger Kidd), but the name was shortened in June 2011.[1] He frequently teams with his brother, luchador Puma King. Tiger's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.[4] He is part of the Casas wrestling family, son of El Felino using a ring character and a mask very similar to his father and has been trained by another uncle Negro Casas.

Professional wrestling career

Tiger Kid is part of the Casas wrestling family as he is the son of Jorge Luis Casas (El Felino) and the nephew of Negro Casas and Erick Casas. He made his debut In February, 2006, wrestling as "Kid Tiger".[3] Neither Tiger Kid, nor his younger brother Puma King, hid the fact that they were part of the Casas family, and with the use of the feline inspired names and mask that closely resembled the mask worn by El Felino it was speculated that they were the sons of El Felino. This was later denied by Tiger Kid, claiming that they chose their names and masks as a tribute to their favorite uncle.[5] In an interview with SuperLuchas published in early June 2010 El Felino finally revealed that he was indeed the father of both Tiger Kid and Puma King, but had kept it a secret to allow his children to succeed or fail on their own merits and not because of their family relationship to El Felino.

Initially Tiger Kid worked for International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) but began making appearances in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) by 2007, also training at their wrestling school in Guadalajara, Jalisco under CMLL trainers El Hijo del Gladiador, Franco Columbo, Satánico, Ringo Mendoza and Virus.[3] In IWRG he competed in both the 2005 and 2007 Rey del Ring tournament, but was too low in the rankings and too inexperienced to do more than just make up the numbers in the tournament.[6][7] By mid 2007 he worked regularly for CMLL, using the name "Tiger Kid", considered to be one of the heirs to the "Casas Legacy" [8] In 2008 his brother Puma King began working for CMLL as well, which meant that the brothers often teamed up for low-card matches.

On April 7, 2009 Tiger Kid participated in a 10-man Torneo Cibernetico for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship. The other participants included Rey Cometa, Pegasso, Pólvora, Ángel Azteca, Jr., Inquisidor, Súper Comando, Ángel de Oro, Ángel de Plata and eventual winner Mascara Dorada.[9] Tiger Kid teamed up with Mr. Niebla, a member of La Peste Negra along with his uncles Negro Casas and El Felino, to participate in the 2009 Gran Alternativa tournament. The Gran Alternativa tournament is an annual CMLL tournament that teams a veteran and a rookie (Novato) up for a tag team tournament. In the first round Tiger Kid and Mr. Niebla defeated Blue Panther and Rey Cometa but lost in the semi-final to Místico and Ángel de Oro.[10] On October 18, 2009 Tiger Kid was one of 12 wrestlers who put his mask on the line in a 12-man Luchas de Apuestas cage match. He was the third person to escape the cage keeping his mask safe, the final saw Pólvora pin Tigre Blanco to unmask him.[11]

In February, 2010 both Tiger Kid and Puma King became involved in El Felino's ongoing feud against La Sombra. It all began on February 2, 2010 where Puma King dressed up like his uncle El Felino to distract La Sombra during a match.[12] A later doubleganger act backfired though and saw El Felino lose to La Sombra, which saw the end of the Tiger Kid/Puma King aid in the storyline.[13] On April 23, 2010 Puma King participated in the 2010 Gran Alternativa, this time teaming with his uncle El Felino. The team lost to eventual Block A winners Delta and Volador, Jr. in the first round.[14] Tiger Kid was one of 12 men who put their mask on the line as part of a 12-man steel cage match in the main event of the 2010 Infierno en el Ring. During the match he pulled his own brother down off the cage, sacrificing him in order for Tiger Kid to escape the cage and keep his mask safe. In the end Ángel de Oro defeated Fabián el Gitano in the Lucha de Apueta (bet match) portion of the match to unmask him.[15] In June 2011, Tiger Kid's ring name was shortened to just "Tiger".[1] On November 30, Tiger was introduced as the new third member of Rey Bucanero's and El Terrible's rudo stable La Fuerza TRT, replacing El Texano, Jr., who had left CMLL a week earlier.[16]

Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Tiger Kid La Flecha Unknown Unknown [2]
Hair Tiger Kid Chamaco Àvila Unknown Unknown [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Adiós Tiger Kidd, bienvenido Tiger" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zlfHFBc1. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rudos - Tiger Kid" (in Spanish). Fuego En El Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/wrestlers_full_tec.php?wrestlers_id=166. Retrieved October 21, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Oculto, Rostro (October 15, 2009). "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/. Retrieved October 25, 2009. 
  4. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  5. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "A family affair". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 128–132. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  6. ^ "IWRG Rey del Ring 2005" (in German). CageMatch.net. November 17, 2005. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=42299. "Rey Del Ring 2005: Cerebro Negro besiegt Andy Barrow und Black Terry und Coco Blanco und Coco Rojo und Coco Verde und Cyborg und Dr. Cerebro und El Canek und El Enterrador 2000 und El Pantera und Fantasma de la Opera und Fantasma Jr. und Kaleth und Kid Tiger und Marco Rivera und Matrix und Metro und Mike Segura und Nemesis und Nitro und Pierroth und Pierroth II und Pirata Morgan Jr. und Rey Lobo und Star Boy und Ultraman und Ultra Mega und Xibalba (94:42)" 
  7. ^ "IWRG Rey del Ring 2007" (in German). CageMatch.net. July 26, 2007. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=42313. "Rey Del Ring 2007: Yamato besiegt 911 und AK47 und Alex Koslov und Ave Fenix und Black Terry und Capitan Muerte und Cerebro Negro und Cyborg und Electroshock und El Hijo de Anibal und El Hijo del Diablo und El Hijo del Solitario und Fantasma de la Opera und Fierro und Freelance und Hijo de Mascara Ano 2000 und KAI und Kid Tiger und Loco Max und Marco Rivera und Misterio Verde und Nitro und Pierroth und Pierroth Jr. und Sasaki und Star Boy und Trueno und Villano III und Xibalba (100:53)" 
  8. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (October 7, 2009). "El CMLL compite contra WWE: Arena México 18 de octubre 2009 - Lucha en jala con 12 Máscaras en Juego" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2009/10/07/el-cmll-compite-contra-wwe-arena-mexico-18-de-octubre-2009-lucha-en-jaula-con-12-mascaras-en-juego/. Retrieved October 25, 2009. 
  9. ^ Ovaciones staff (April 7, 2009). "Se improne la lucha aéra" (in Spanish). Ovaciones (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.): p. 22. Número 21543 Año LXII. http://itecor.v1.myvirtualpaper.com/07042009/2009040701/en/?page=22. Retrieved April 8, 2009. 
  10. ^ Arturo Rosas Plata (September 24, 2009). "Llega la fábrica de Estrellas" (in Spanish). Ovaciones (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.): p. 18–19. Número 21719 Año LXII. http://itecor.v1.myvirtualpaper.com/24092009/2009092401/en/?page=18. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  11. ^ 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. 
  12. ^ Lopez, Gonzalo (February 3, 2010). "Felino al Doube" (in Spanish). Fuego en el Ring. http://www.fuegoenelring.com/articles_luchas_full.php?articles_id=545. Retrieved February 28, 2010. 
  13. ^ "En duelo por máscaras Místico y Volador Jr" (in Spanish). SDP Noticias. February 20, 2010. http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2010/02/20/4/661959. Retrieved February 21, 2010. 
  14. ^ Velazquez, Israel (April 23, 2010). "Resultados Arena México (23 abril 2010): ¡Delta y Volador Jr. a la final de La Gran Alternativa!" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/04/23/resultados-arena-mexico-23-abril-2010-%c2%a1delta-y-volador-jr-a-la-final-de-la-gran-alternativa/. Retrieved April 25, 2010. 
  15. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (July 18, 2010). "Infierno en el Ring 2010 (resultados domingo 18 de julio) Fabián El Gitano pierde la máscara ante Ángel de Oro" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2010/07/18/infierno-en-el-ring-2010-resultados-domingo-18-de-julio-fabian-el-gitano-pierde-la-mascara-ante-angel-de-oro/. Retrieved July 19, 2010. 
  16. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 30, 2011). "“Tiger” se une a Rey Bucanero y Terrible para el nuevo “TRT”" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/11/30/tiger-se-une-a-rey-bucanero-y-terrible-para-el-nuevo-trt/. Retrieved December 1, 2011.