Tiger Mask

Tiger Mask is the persona of several Japanese professional wrestlers. The persona was inspired by the titular character in Ikki Kajiwara's and Naoki Tsuji's manga series, Tiger Mask about a professional wrestler who was a feared heel in the United States, but became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. As of July 18, 2010, five professional wrestlers have used the Tiger Mask persona during their carers.

Tiger Mask has inpsired several fictional wrestling characters, including:


 * King (Tekken)
 * Ramon (King of Fighters)
 * Black Tiger, Tiger Mask's evil twin, portrayed at one time by Eddie Guerrero