Magnus Set to Adopt NJPW’s Iconic Black Tiger Gimmick

CMLL wrestler Magnus is officially set to adopt an iconic New Japan Pro-Wrestling gimmick.

On this week’s episode of CMLL Informa, Magnus asked for permission to adopt the legendary Black Tiger gimmick, and NJPW agreed. He notably donned the Black Tiger mask during NJPW x CMLL Fantasticamania 2026.

Naoki Sugabayashi, the chairman of NJPW, appeared on the show and gave his blessings to the gimmick change.

#CMLLInforma || Mensaje del Sr. Naoki Sugabayashi directamente desde New Japan Pro-Wrestling para el CMLL Informa.

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The Black Tiger has previously been worn by Mark Rocco, Rocky Romero, Eddie Guerrero, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Tomohiro Ishii, and more. Overall, Magnus is the ninth wrestler to don the mask.

Apart from CMLL, the luchador has competed in AEW and MLW. He is a former one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion.