 Tigre Uno atBound for Glory in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-04-04)April 4, 1981 (age 44)[2] Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Extreme Tiger Tyger Mask Tigre Uno Ultimate Tiger Xtreme Tiger |
| Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 148 lb (67 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Tijuana, Mexico |
| Trained by | Rey Misterio, Sr.[2] |
| Debut | September 13, 1998[2] |
Tigre Uno (born April 4, 1981) is a Mexicanprofessional wrestler. He is also best known for his time withTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a one-timeX Division Champion. Outside of the United States he is best known for his work inLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is a former two-time holder of theAAA Cruiserweight andAAA World Tag Team Championships and the2011 Rey de Reyes tournament winner asExtreme Tiger. Currently is working in Japan under Pro Wrestling NOAH
After training underRey Misterio, Tiger debuted in late 1998 at the age of just 17. Over the years he has wrestled as Tyger Mask, an imitation of the JapaneseTigerMask character before settling on the name "Extreme Tiger" (sometimes spelled Xtreme Tiger).[4] He first gained notoriety as part of theWorld Wrestling Association (WWA) inTijuana, Baja California, which became his "home territory". He also began working forDesastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) andNueva Generation Xtrema (NGX), adopting a more hardcore style of wrestling that involved the use of weapons, tables, chair and ladders in the matches.[4]
Through DTU's connection toLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) Extreme Tiger began working for the promotion in 2006, working as arudo (bad guy) who was used in random lower to mid-card matches. After wrestling as a mid-card wrestler throughout the year, he became atécnico (good guy) in 2007. shortly after turningtécnico, Tiger won the annualAlas de Oro tournament.[5] Later in the year, he reverted to a rudo as he began teaming withHalloween andJuventud Guerrera asLa Familia de Tijuana. On April 27, 2008, Extreme Tiger and Halloween defeated The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy andJoe Líder) to win theAAA World Tag Team Championship, his first title in AAA.[6] The team held the title for nearly five months, although Halloween did not wrestled for part of that time, before losing the championship toLa Hermandad 187 (Joe Líder andNicho el Millonario) on September 14.[7] After the title loss, Halloween left AAA, endingLa Familia de Tijuana. Tiger then participated in the 2008Alas de Oro, but was unable to win the tournament for the second year in a row as he was eliminated as the second to last competitor, leaving onlyJack Evans and 2008 winnerAero Star.[3]
In 2009 Extreme Tiger participated in a tournament to crown the first everAAA Cruiserweight Champion. Tiger defeated Crazy Boy in the first round of the tournament and Jack Evans in the semi-finals. The finals was a triple threat match that also includedAlan Stone andAlex Koslov, which Koslov won to become the first Cruiserweright champion. A few weeks later, atTriplemania XVII, Extreme Tiger won the Cruiserweight Title from Koslov in a multi-competitor match that also included Alan Stone and Crazy Boy.[8] On August 21, 2009, at the 2009Verano de Escandalo, he lost the title in an elimination match when he was the last man eliminated by Koslov following a low blow. Extreme Tiger lost the title in his first title defense.[9] Following theVerano de Escandalo show then-champion Alex Koslov was fired (in storyline terms) from AAA and the title was vacated. Extreme Tiger was one of five participants selected to wrestle for the vacant title atHeroes Inmortales III. Tiger won his second Cruiserweight Title by winning 5-manladder match againstSugi San, Jack Evans,Rocky Romero andTeddy Hart.[10] In subsequent months Alex Koslov has returned to AAA as part ofLa Legión Extranjera and continued to make challenges to Extreme Tiger, who managed to retain the title in all of their matches. On June 6, 2010, atTriplemania XVIII Tiger lost the Cruiserweight Championship to Jack Evans in a four-way elimination match, which also includedNosawa and the man who eliminated him from the match,Christopher Daniels.[11] Tiger's elimination was a direct result of someone coming to the ring wearing an Extreme Tiger mask, then revealing himself to be Rélampago.[12] On March 18, 2011, Extreme Tiger defeatedCarlito Caribbean Cool,El Mesías andL.A. Park to become the2011 Rey de Reyes and earn a guaranteed shot at theAAA Mega Championship.[13] Just three days later Extreme Tiger and Jack Evans defeatedLos Maniacos (Silver King andÚltimo Gladiador) to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship.[14] Tiger and Evans made their first successful defense of the title on June 18 atTriplemanía XIX, defeating theTNA team ofAbyss andMr. Anderson in asteel cage match.[15] On October 9 atHéroes Inmortales, Tiger and Evans lost the title to Abyss andChessman in aTables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[16] On August 5, 2012, atTriplemanía XX, Tiger reunited with Halloween for one night to take part in aParejas Suicidas steel cage match, featuring three other former tag teams. However, both Tiger and Halloween managed to escape the cage and avoid having to face each other in a Mask vs. Hair match.[17] The following November, Tiger parted ways with AAA.[18][19]
On October 15, 2010, Tiger made hisPro Wrestling Noah debut entering theNippon TV Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League teaming withJack Evans.[20] They would go on to lose toAtsushi Aoki andKENTA in the semifinals of the tournament.[21]
On December 4, 2013, Tiger, working under the ring name Ultimate Tiger, made his debut for American promotion TNA, losing toZema Ion in a match taped forTNA Xplosion.[22][23] On February 25, 2014, it was confirmed that Tiger had signed with TNA and would be debuting under the ring name Tigre Uno atLockdown on March 9.[24] In his debut, Tigre Uno defeatedManik in a steel cage match.[25] Four days later, Tigre made hisImpact Wrestling debut, teaming withSanada to defeatTNA World Tag Team Champions,The BroMans (Jessie Godderz andRobbie E), in a non-title match.[26] As a result, the two received a shot at the World Tag Team Championship the following week, but were defeated in a three-way match, which also includedThe Wolves (Davey Richards andEddie Edwards).[27] Tigre Uno and Sanada were then put against each other in a "best of three" match series for Sanada'sTNA X Division Championship.[28] Uno lost the series 1–2, losing the final match on April 27 atSacrifice.[29] On the May 15 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno faced Sanada and DJ Zema in a triple threat match for the X Division Championship but failed to win the title. AtSlammiversary XII, Uno competed in aladder match for the X Division Championship but Sanada retained the title.
On the July 10 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in abattle royal to determine the #1 contender for theTNA World Heavyweight Championship. He was eliminated byBram. On the July 17 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in agauntlet match for the X Division Championship but was eliminated byCrazzy Steve. On July 31 atDestination X, Uno competed in a three-way X Division Championship qualifying match which was won bySamoa Joe. On the August 14 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in a #1 contender's X Division Elimination Scramble match which was won byLow Ki. From August 23 to 31, Tigre Uno worked a tour with the JapaneseWrestle-1 promotion as a late replacement for an injured Davey Richards. The tour was part of a working relationship between TNA and Wrestle-1.[30] On the August 27 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno, Low Ki andCrazzy Steve defeated Homicide, DJZ, and Manik in a six-man tag team match. On the September 3 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in a #1 contender's X Division Elimination Scramble match, which was won by Homicide. Uno would then compete in a four-way match for the vacant X Division Championship on the November 19 episode ofImpact Wrestling, which Low Ki won.
On the April 17, 2015 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno teamed with Jay Rios to participate in a tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Championship, but lost toEthan Carter III and Bram. Two weeks later, atHardcore Justice, Uno competed in a four-way ladder match for the X Division Championship, which was won byKenny King. on the May 22 edition ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in a six-way X Division elimination match which was won byRockstar Spud. AtDestination X, Uno participated in a tournament for the vacant X Division Championship, defeating DJZ andMark Andrews in a three-way match. On the June 24 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno competed in the three-way elimination tournament final, in which he defeated Low Ki andGrado to capture his first X Division Championship.[31] Uno's first televised title defense took place atSlammiversary XIII, where he defeated Manik and DJZ in a three-way elimination match to retain the title.[32] Uno would then retain his title against various challengers onImpact Wrestling, such as DJZ, Grado and Rockstar Spud in a four-way match, DJZ andSonjay Dutt in a three-way match, and Kenny King in a singles match. AtBound for Glory, Uno defeated Manik, DJ Z and Andrew Everett in anUltimate X match to retain the X Division Championship.
During October and November (taped in July 2015), Uno participated in theTNA World Title Seriestournament as part of the Group X Division. He lost to DJZ but managed to defeat Mandrews, leading to him facing DJZ and Manik in a three-way reverse elimination. DJZ first won thus qualifying for the Round of 16, and then Uno pinned Manik to advance to the Round of 16, where he defeated theKnockouts ChampionGail Kim to advance the round of eight where he was defeated byEric Young. On the February 2, 2016 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Uno lost the X Division Championship toTrevor Lee due to assistance by Lee's managerGregory Shane Helms.[33] Uno received a rematch for the title on the February 9 episode ofImpact Wrestling but failed to win the title. Uno would then challenge Lee for the title again in aSix Sides of Steel match atLockdown, but lost again. Uno would then wrestle his last match in TNA on the March 19 episode ofXplosion, in which he lost toJessie Godderz. On December 12, Uno announced his departure from TNA.[34][35]
In April 2016, Tigre Uno participated in a tour of theUnited Kingdom for Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE).[36][34][35]
On April 29, 2022, Tiger made his return toPro Wrestling Noah defeatingSeiki Yoshioka.[37]
On May 21, 2022, Tiger unsuccessfully challengedHayata for theGHC Junior Heavyweight Championship atNoah Dream On 2022 Final.[38][39]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Tiger (mask) | Venum Black (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | September 4, 2004 | [4] |
| Extreme Tiger (mask) | Joe Líder (hair) | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | November 2, 2004 | [2] |
Tigre Uno is both married and has children but because he's always wrestled under the mask. His real name has not given, that part of his life nothing else. He currently lives in Tijuana on the state of Baja California.
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