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Gimmick #5: Tiger Mask
Tiger Mask is unique in the world of pro wrestling in that he was created as a character with no specific wrestler in mind to play him.
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He was the creation of Ikki Kajiwara, a Manga writer who envisioned an evil heel wrestler named Tiger Mask who turns into a hero because of guilt. A young orphan idolizes the evil Tiger Mask and wants to grow up to be a villain just like him. Tiger Mask decides to do good in order to be a better role model.
While Tiger Mask was a wrestler, he was just a fictional character--until New Japan Pro Wrestling licensed the character and he became a real-life wrestler. Originally Satoru Satayama played the role, but a total of seven men have donned the Tiger-striped Mask in order to fight for truth, justice, and pro wrestling.
