Villano III Jr. (born July 11, 1998) is a Mexican ''

luchador ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...

'' '' enmascarado'' (or masked

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

). He is working for

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...

(CMLL), where he is one-half of the current CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions (with El Hijo del Villano III). He has also worked for

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...

(AAA), where he is a one-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion (with Lady Maravilla). A third-generation wrestler, he is the son of

Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza (March 23, 1952 – August 21, 2018), best known by his ring name Villano III (Spanish: "Villano Tercero"; English: "Villain the third"), was a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler). A second-generation wrestler ...

and La Infernal and the grandson of

Ray Mendoza José Díaz Velázquez (July 6, 1929 – April 16, 2003), better known by his ring name Ray Mendoza, was a Mexican ''luchador'' (or professional wrestler). After working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Mendoza had great success in th ...

. Villano III Jr.'s real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans.

Professional wrestling career

Villano III Jr. made his first appearance under that name in an exhibition match on the undercard of a show honoring his father's 40th wrestling anniversary on February 5, 2012. In subsequent years, he won the Mexican State Tag Team Championship with his brother El Hijo del Villano III as well as the Mexican State Trios Championship with his father and his brother.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2017–present)

In 2017 Villano III Jr. was one of several young wrestlers who participated in

's "a Llave a Gloria" ("The Key to Glory") tournament. The final match of the tournament took place at AAA's

Triplemanía XXV Triplemanía XXV was a professional wrestling event produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The event took place on August 26, 2017, and was held in the Arena Ciudad de México in Mex ...

show, where Villano III Jr., Angel Mortal Jr. and Tiger Boy lost to Angelikal,

El Hijo del Vikingo Emmanuel Roman Morales (born April 29, 1997), better known by his ring name El Hijo del Vikingo, is a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) ba ...

and The Tigger. Despite the loss Villano III Jr. became a regular for AAA afterwards, competing of several of their major shows such as Héroes Inmortales XI, as well as teaming with La Hiedra to unsuccessfully challenge Big Mami and

Niño Hamburguesa Ivan Flores (born January 30, 1996) is a Mexican '' luchador'' professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Niño Hamburguesa. He is signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He is a former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion with Big Ma ...

for the

AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato en Parejas Mixtas AAA'' in Spanish) is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship is exclusively for teams composed ...

. On March 16, 2019, at AAA's ''

Rey de Reyes The Rey de Reyes (English: "King of Kings") is an annual tournament held by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) comparable to WWE’s King of the Ring tournament. For the first six tournaments the format consisted of four-way elimination matches with f ...

'', Villano teamed up with Lady Maravilla for the

against Mami and Hamburguesa, where they managed to retain their titles. On August 3, at Triplemanía XXVII, Villano teamed up with Maravilla in a match for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship. The team defeated Australian Suicide and Vanilla Vargas, Mami and Hamburguesa and

Sammy Guevara Samuel Guevara (born July 28, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Sons of Texas and is a record tying three-time former AEW TNT Champion. He also appears in AEW's sist ...

and

Scarlett Bordeaux Elizabeth Chihaia-Kesar (born May 13, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, Model (person), model, singer and ring announcer, better known by the ring name Scarlett Bordeaux. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), ...

, to be crowned as new champions, Villano III Jr.'s first AAA championship. On October 19 at '' Héroes Inmortales XIII'', Villano III Jr. along with Maravilla, had their first defense defeating Keyra and

Látigo Látigo (born August 24, 1996, in Mexico City) is a Mexican luchador, a masked professional wrestler. He currently makes appearances for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He is known for his time with Lucha Libre AAA ...

and her rivals in Mami and Hamburguesa.

Championships and accomplishments

CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Campeonato de Parejas de la Arena Coliseo del CMLL'') is a professional wrestling Tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship promoted by the Mexican Luch ...

( 1 time, current) – with El Hijo del Villano III *Distrito Federal **Mexican State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Hijo del Villano III **Mexican State Trios Championship (1 time) – with El Hijo del Villano III and

International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Grupo Internacional Revolución in Spanish language, Spanish; the Spanish name is used for the promotion while the English initials are used for the title governing body) is a Lucha Libre professional wres ...

**Torneo FILL 58 – with Black Laser, Climax Jr., El Hijo del Villano III Jr., Kortiz, Máquina Infernal, Tackle, and Zhalon *

( 1 time) – with Lady Maravilla

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villano 3 Jr. 1998 births Living people Mexican male professional wrestlers Masked wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Sinaloa People from Mazatlán Unidentified wrestlers AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champions CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions