Silver King (wrestler)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Barrón.
Silver King
Silver King in 2015
Birth nameCésar Cuauhtémoc González Barrón[1]
Born(1968-01-09)9 January 1968
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
Died11 May 2019(2019-05-11) (aged 51)
Camden Town, London, England
Cause of deathHeart attack[2]
Spouse(s)Xóchitl Hamada (ex-wife)
ChildrenEl Hijo de Silver King (son)
Parent(s)Dr. Wagner (father)
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Black Tiger (III)
  • Dr. Wagner II
  • Dr. Wagner Jr.
  • El Invasor
  • El Bronco
  • El Hermano de Dr. Wagner Jr.
  • Ramses
  • Silver Cain
  • Silver Kain
  • Silver King
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Billed fromTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
Trained by
DebutNovember 1985

César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón (9 January 1968 – 11 May 2019) was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler). He was known best as Silver King, but also had an extensive stint as the third wrestler to portray the Black Tiger character. He was 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.

González worked for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA), 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 (also spelled as Silver Kain) when wrestling in Mexico City as a way to be able to officially be allowed to wear his mask again.[a]

In 2020, he was posthumously inducted into the AAA Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 66–79. 2008 Edition.
  2. ^ "Fallece Silver King en plena lucha por un infarto al miocardio" [SIlver King dies in the middle of a match from a myocardial infarction]. Record (in Spanish). 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.


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