Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican ''

Luchador Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'', or

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, who has worked for the Mexican

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL) for most of his professional career. Guzmán works under the

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Tigre Blanco and initially 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, and announced his real name as a result. ''Tigre Blanco'' is

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for "White Tiger", a name that is reflected by his mask, designed to look like the head of a

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Professional wrestling career

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 Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its o ...

(AAA), winning the

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from

Super Crazy Francisco Islas Rueda (born December 3, 1973), better known by his ring name Super Crazy, is a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). In Mexico, Islas has worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and made appearances f ...

in 1997.the

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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 Kid Guzmán held the title for more than a year before losing it back to Super Crazy. By 1999 Kid Guzmán had signed with

(CMLL) and changed his ring persona. He became an '' enmascarado'' (masked wrestler) under the name ''Tigre Blanco'', wearing an outfit and mask patterned after a

. Tigre Blanco made his first

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appearance on July 18, 1999, as he participated in CMLL's 1999 ''Ruleta de la Muerte''. The match saw Satánico,

Zumbido José Angel García Paz (born November 4, 1974) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Zumbido (Spanish for "Buzz"). He has worked for both Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and AAA throughout hi ...

, Valentin Mayo,

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, and

Rencor Latino Renato Ruíz Cortes (born May 9, 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler better known by the ring name Averno (''Hell''). Ruíz initially worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as Rencor Latino in 1995, but did not achieve any signi ...

defeat Tigre Blanco, Starman, Astro Rey, Jr.,

El Oriental Noé Astro Moreno León (born December 6, 1972) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' known under the ring name El Oriental, currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) but is mainly known for his almost 10-year-long stint in Asistencia Asesorí ...

, and Mr. Águila in an elimination match. On December 17, 1999, Tigre Blanco teamed with

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to win the second 1999 '' Tornero Gran Alternativa'', defeating

Máscara Año 2000 Jesús Reyes González (born 10 March 1958) is a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil. His ring name is Spanish for "Mask of the year 2000", originally referri ...

and

Sangre Azteca Sangre Azteca (Spanish for "Aztec Blood") (born October 5, 1975) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler is primarily known for his work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Sangre Azteca's real name is not ...

in the first round,

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and

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in the second round, and Scorpio, Jr. and

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in the finals to win the tournament. On March 17, 2000, the team of

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, Dr. O'Borman, Jr.,

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, Rencor Latino, Mr. Mexico, Violencia and

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defeated Tigre Blanco, Máscara Mágica, Astro Rey Jr., Starman,

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, and

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in an elimination match as part of CMLL's March 2000 pay-per-view. Tigre Blanco eliminated Doctor O'Borman, Jr. but was himself eliminated by Zumbido. On April 17, 2001, Tigre Blanco defeated Karloff Lagarde, Jr. to win the

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. Following his title win, Tigre Blanco teamed with Ricky Marvin and

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, losing to Doctor X, Virus and Mr. Mexico on CMLL's 68th Anniversary Show. 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. In 2001 Tigre Blanco once again participated in the annual '' Torneo Gran Alternativa'', teaming with

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, losing to Black Warrior and Sangre Azteca in the first round. Tigre Blanco held the Mexican National Welterweight title for almost two years, making only one title defense in that time before losing the title to Doctor X on March 11, 2003. In 2005 Tigre Blanco participated in the inaugural '' Reyes del Aire'' tournament, eliminating Stuka, Jr. before being eliminated by Alan Stone. 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). The trio worked together throughout 2006 until Rey Tigre was repackaged as Eclipse. The ''Tigres del Ring'' officially disbanded in 2007 when Tigre Metalico changed his ring name to ''Metalico''; however Tigre Blanco and Metalico continued teaming, working lower card matches together. On October 18, 2009, Tigre Blanco lost his mask as he was pinned by

Pólvora Pólvora (born July 19, 1979) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' Enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Pólvora's r ...

in a 12-man ''

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'' cage match. After the match he was forced to unmask and announce his real name per lucha libre tradition.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) *

( 1 time) ** Torneo Gran Alternativa: 1999 (II) – with

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

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