Christian Salazar
Born February 17, 1993 (Age: 33)
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Mexico City, Mexico
Biography
Christian Salazar, currently known as Black Tiger and formerly known as Magnus, is a masked Mexican luchador working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) who debuted as part of the promotion’s 2011 rookie class and comes from a wrestling family as the son of Tony Salazar and nephew of Dr. Karonte, and a cousin of the original Místico and several other wrestlers. In 2026, he took on the Black Tiger persona after being granted permission by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to use the character, becoming the ninth wrestler to carry the name. Outside of CMLL, he is a one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion and one-time Mexican National Tag Team Champion, both with Rugido as Los Depredadores.
Christian Salazar, currently known as Black Tiger and formerly known as Magnus, is a masked Mexican luchador working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) who debuted as part of the promotion’s 2011 rookie class and comes from a wrestling family as the son of Tony Salazar and nephew of Dr. Karonte, and a cousin of the original Místico and several other wrestlers.
In 2026, he took on the Black Tiger persona after being granted permission by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to use the character, becoming the ninth wrestler to carry the name.
Outside of CMLL, he is a one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion and one-time Mexican National Tag Team Champion, both with Rugido as Los Depredadores.
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