Date, Naoto

伊達直人

Naoto Date, better known as Tiger Mask, was a feared heel wrestler in America who proved extremely vicious in the ring. However, he turned face (a "good-guy" wrestler) after returning to Japan, when a young boy stated that he wanted to become a villain like Tiger Mask upon growing up. The boy lived in an orphanage, the same one where Tiger Mask had spent his childhood. Not wanting the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger was inspired to become a heroic wrestler.