Silver King | |
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Birth name | César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón |
Born |
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
January 9, 1968
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Black Tiger (III) Dr. Wagner Jr. El Invasor El Bronco El Hermano de Dr. Wagner Jr. Ramses Silver Cain/Kain Silver King |
Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
Billed from | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
Trained by |
Dr. Wagner Grand Markus |
Debut | November 1985 |
César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón (born January 9, 1968) is a Luchador Enmascarado (masked wrestler) and actor. He is known best as Silver King, but also had an extensive stint as Black Tiger III, the third incarnation of the Black Tiger character. He is the son of luchador Dr. Wagner and the brother of Dr. Wagner, Jr. González worked for many years with El Texano as the tag team "Los Cowboys" winning tag team championships in both Mexico and Japan. Silver King has worked for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and various smaller federations all over the world. González also starred as the villain "Ramses" in the movie Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black. In June 2010, González began using the ring name Silver Cain/Kain when wrestling in Mexico City as a way to be able to officially be allowed to wear his mask again.
César González grew up in wrestling; his father Dr. Wagner was a well known Luchador from the 1960s until a car accident ended his wrestling career in 1986. Both César González and his brother (real name undocumented) Dr. Wagner, Jr. began wrestling at an early age. César made his debut in November 1986 and initially used the name El Invasor (Spanish for "the Invader"). Within a year of his debut, he changed his name and started working as the Luchador Emmascadero (masked wrestler) Silver King. Silver King started working for the Universal Wrestling Association in the lower matches on the cards. On November 12, 1987, Silver King wrestled in a Lucha de Apuestas (a "Bet" Match) where he put his mask on the line against El Hijo del Santo's mask. When Silver King lost he was forced to unmask and in lucha tradition reveal his true name, it was here that it was first revealed that Silver King was one of Dr. Wagner's sons.