Tigre Blanco Sergio Guzmán Silva ( October 8 , 1974 ) 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 . 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 . Kid Guzmán held the title for just over a year before losing it back to Super Crazy . 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 . 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 . 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 . On April 17 , 2001 Tigre Blanco defeated Karloff Lagarde , Jr . to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship . 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 . 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 Black Tiger , 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 defenses 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 . 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 .