Titán Titán ( Born September 15 , 1990 in Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico ) is a Mexican " luchador enmascarado " , or masked professional wrestler , who is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) portraying a " tecnico " ( " Good guy " ) wrestling character . Titan ' 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 . He previously worked under the ring name Palacio Negro from 2008 to 2011 . Professional wrestling career . In " lucha libre " it is traditional to keep the true identify of a masked wrestler a secret , not revealing their real names and oftentimes not revealing what previous ring name s they have competed under , at times the officially listed debut date indicates when a wrestler began wearing a specific mask and using a name , not the professional wrestling debut . Palacio Negro ( 2008 – 2011 ) . He made his professional wrestling debut under the name " Palacio Negro " ( " The Dark Palace " ) , a name inspired by " El Palacio Negro de Lecumberri " , an infamous prison in Mexico that once housed Pancho Villa . Initially he worked in Guadalajara , Jalisco , home of one of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ' s main wrestling schools . In 2009 Palacio Negro teamed up with Guerrero Samurai to participate in a locally promoted " Torneo Tanque Dantes " ( " The Tank Dantes Tournament " ) in honor of Alfonso " Tank " Dantés . The duo won four matches in total and lost only one , which was enough to win the tournament . CMLL indicated that they had plans for Palacio Negro and wanted to move him up the ranks of the promotion when he was booked to win an eight man " Infierno en el Ring " steel cage match , earning the rings to removed Azrael ' s mask as per the " Lucha de Apuestas " ( " Bet match " ) stipulation . The cage match also include a wrestler who would be his future tag team partner , Metal Blanco Palacio Negro remained in Guadalajara for most of 2009 , gaining more in ring experience and continuing to train under Gran Cochisse and El Satánico Throughout mid - 2009 Palacio Negro had an opportunity to challenge for the locally promoted Occidente Welterweight Championship , but was eliminated in the tournament to crown a new champion by eventual winner Ángel del Mal , he would later be unsuccessful in a title match against Ángel del Mal . By the end of 2010 Palacio Negro , along with Metal Blanco made their wrestling debut in Mexico City , appearing at CMLL ' s main arena Arena Mexico . The duo teamed up with Sagrado in a tournament to determine the number one contenders for the Mexican National Trios Championship . The team was successful , advancing to the finals by defeating " Los Guerreros Tuareg " ( Arkangel de la Muerte , Loco Max and Skándalo ) and " Los Cancerberos del Infierno " ( Euforia , Nosferatu and Pólvora ) . In the finals the team lost to Ángel de Oro , Diamante and Rush , who would go on to win the championship . From this point forward Palacio Negro began making regular appearances in Arena Mexico . Palacio Negro was teamed up with the veteran Averno to participate in the 2011 " Gran Alternativa " tournament , where a rookie and a veteran teams up . The team defeated Black Warrior and Lestat in the first round and the team of Negro Casas and Puma King in the quarter finals . The team lost to Máscara Dorada and Metal Blanco in the semi final match . Following the " Gran Alternativa " tournament Palacio Negro was entered in CMLL ' s " Forjando un Ídolo " ( " Forging an Idol " ) tournament along with a number of other young wrestlers , all trying to make a name for themselves . Palacio defeated Rey Cometa but lost to Ángel de Oro and Rey Escorpión , only earning three points in the tournament , not enough to advance out of the preliminary round . In late 2011 Palacio Negro entered CMLL ' s most prestigious annual tournament the " Leyenda de Plata " ( " Silver Legend " ) , he was eliminated by his long time tag team partner Metal Blanco early in the match . On September 30 , 2011 Palacio Negro was one of 14 men putting their mask or hair on the line in an " Infierno en el Ring " steel cage match , the match ( which also included Metal Blanco , Toscano , Guerrero Maya , Jr . , Ángel de Plata , Delta , Okumura , Leono , Yoshihashi , Leo , Maléfico , Sagrado and Pólvora ) ended when Palacio Negro pinned Loco Max , forcing Max to be shaved bald after the match . Titán ( 2011 – present ) . Palacio Negro and Metal Blanco stopped appearing in Mexico City in early November 2011 in preparation for being repackaged with new masks and ring names . The two were reintroduced as Titán ( Palacio Negro ) and Tritón ( Metal Blanco ) , presented as new versions of characters used in the early 1990s in CMLL . The two were teamed up with Shocker , backing him up in a storyline feud against Atlantis , Guerrero Maya , Jr . , and Delta , collectively known as " Los Reyes del Atlantida " ( " The Kings of Atlantis " ) . Metro was originally announced as part of the group , but did not appear with the team outside of a press conference . The storyline with " Los Reyes " was dropped only a few weeks later when Shocker was taken off the shows for personal reasons . Titán took part in the 2012 " Reyes del Aire " tournament , but was eliminated as the fourth out of 18 wrestlers . CMLL held a " Torneo Sangre Nueva " ( " New Blood Tournament " ) , similar in concept of the " Forjando un Ídolo " tournament , and Titán was the last man eliminated by eventual tournament winner Dragon Lee . He teamed with Máscara Dorada but lost in the first round to eventual tournament winners El Terrible and Euforia . After being unsuccessful in both the " Forjando un Ídolo " and the " Sangre Nueva " tournaments Titán entered CMLL ' s " En Busca de un Ídolo " ( " In search of an Idol " ) . The tournament used a point system that allowed fans to vote online , allowing Titán to advance to the second round despite only winning one of his four first round matches . The fan support propelled Titán to the final , where he defeated Euforia to claim his first major victory . As part of his reward for winning the tournament he was given a title match for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship against Dragón Rojo , Jr . on the July 21 Super Viernes Show , but was unsuccessful in the match . Titán would later defeat " En Busca de un Ídolo " rival Pólvora to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship Another prize that Titán earned by winning the " En Busca de un Ídolo " tournament was to wrestle on all three 2013 " Fantasticamania " shows , an annual series of shows held in Japan and co - promoted with New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) . During the show series Titán worked with and against NJPW wrestlers such as Tama Tonga , Jushin Liger , Tiger Mask IV , Bushi , and Ishii . In early 2013 Titán suffered a herniated disc during a match , an injury that forced CMLL to vacate the Welterweight Championship on March 20 , 2013 . Titán made his in - ring return in April and was soon after announced as being the sole Mexican participant in NJPW ' s 2013 Best of the Super Juniors tournament ( BOSJ ) based on his performance during the " Fantasticamania " series of shows in January 2013 . Titán ended up winning three of his eight matches in the tournament , finishing second to last in his block . Back in CMLL on June 30 , Titán , La Máscara , and Rush defeated " Los Invasores " ( Kráneo , Mr . Águila and Psicosis ) to win the Mexican National Trios Championship . On December 1 , Titán regained the Mexican National Welterweight Championship from Averno . From January 14 to 19 , 2014 , Titán took part in his second " Fantasticamania " tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling , working mostly undercard matches . On February 18 , Titán , La Máscara and Rush lost the Mexican National Trios Championship to " La Peste Negra " ( El Felino , Mr . Niebla and Negro Casas ) . The name Titan in lucha libre . Several luchadors have used the name Titán in lucha libre in addition to the current CMLL wrestler .