Tiger Mask (タイガーマスク, Taigāmasuku) is the persona of several Japanese professional wrestlers. The persona was inspired by the title character in Ikki Kajiwara's and Naoki Tsuji's 1968 manga series, Tiger Mask about a professional wrestler who was a feared heel in the United States, but became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up.

In the early 1980s, the bookers in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion licensed the character and created a real-life Tiger Mask, originally portrayed by Satoru Sayama, to help boost their junior heavyweight division. In the United States, Tiger Mask was the first wrestler to simultaneously hold the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Sayama played the role until 1983, when he left New Japan due to his hatred for the backstage politics of professional wrestling in general. As Tiger Mask, Sayama feuded with Kuniaki Kobayashi, Canada's Bret Hart, England's Chris Adams, Steve Wright and Dynamite Kid, Mexico's Fishman and the original Black Tiger.

In 1984, the rights to the Tiger Mask gimmick were bought by All Japan Pro Wrestling and given to Mitsuharu Misawa. Misawa also feuded with Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi, as well as Chavo Guerrero, Sr. and Atsushi Onita; he then moved up to the heavyweight division to feud, albeit unsuccessfully, with Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. In May 1990, Misawa gave up the mask in the middle of a match to wrestle as himself.

NJPW's Koji Kanemoto became the third Tiger Mask in March 1992 but was unsuccessful due to the dominance of Jyushin Thunder Liger. Kanemoto was never able to win a title as Tiger Mask and eventually lost the mask in a mask-vs-mask match against Liger in January 1994.

Since 1995, the name Tiger Mask has been held by Yoshihiro Yamazaki, who was trained directly (and is officially endorsed) by Sayama. Tiger Mask IV, originally based in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, joined NJPW in 2002.

On October 12, 1997, a tag team match was held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan during an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death of Ikki Kajiwara, titled "97 Martial Arts Festival Special", where Tiger Mask I and Tiger Mask IV faced Tiger Mask II and Tiger Mask III. Since Misawa was unable to participate due to his schedule, he was substituted by Yoshinobu Kanemaru who was referred to as "the second generation of the second generation".

A fifth-generation Tiger Mask, MMA fighter Ikuhisa Minowa, debuted on July 18, 2010, alongside the original Tiger Mask, Sayama, in a tag match for Maki Dojo.

On August 10, 2013, at a memorial event for mangaka Hisao Maki titled "Kick Guts 2013 Ikki Kajiwara Cup: Hisao Maki Memorial Event", a sixth-generation Tiger Mask appeared as a second for the team of the original Tiger Mask and Masashi Aoyagi. Sayama announced beforehand that "the sixth-generation Tiger Mask was a proven fighter," and although he did not participate in the match itself, he rescued Sayama and Aoyagi during a post-match brawl. The sixth-generation wore the same costume as in the 2013 film Tiger Mask directed by Ken Ochiai, featuring a design with added protective gear. This incarnation is believed to have been portrayed by former kickboxer Toshio Fujiwara, who also appeared at Chakuriki 15: The Return of the Fujiwara Festival, an event produced by the International Chakuriki Association on April 27, 2022, wearing the tiger mask.