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José Roberto Islas García (born June 9, 1977) is a Mexican ''
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'' or
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, better known by his ring name Billy Boy. Billy Boy has worked for the majority of his career in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion
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, where he most notably teamed with Alan and Decnnis to form ''Los Barrio Boys'' and works under the ring name Billy el Malo ("Billy the Evil One") as a member of ''Los Bizarros''. Since 2004 he has been involved in a long-running storyline feud that revolves around his relationship with
Faby Apache Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican ''Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache"). Between 2 ...
, his real-life wife, as well as his father-in-law,
Gran Apache Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017) -- better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache -- was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler and trainer. Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (A ...
, and involved Billy Boy and Faby Apache's son Marvin.


Professional wrestling career

Islas began his professional wrestling career in 1997 under the ring name "Fighterman", a stripper character aimed primarily at female fans. Later, his ring name was changed briefly to Luigi Boy, then to just Billy as he was teamed up with
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and
Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...
to form a boy band inspired group called ''Los Spice Boys''. At Triplemanía VII Jimmy Boy, Billy, and Vangelis defeated
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(Coco Amarillo, Coco Rojo, and Coco Verde) in one of the undercard matches. At the 2000 ''
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'' event Los Spice Boys lost to ''Los Vatos Locos'' ( Espiritu,
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, Picudo and Silver Cat).


Los Barrio Boys

In 2001 his gimmick was modified to Billy Boy and he was made part of a group called ''Los Barrio Boys'' along with Alan (formerly known as "Spice Boy" Jimmy Boy) and Decnnis. The team worked extensive storyline feuds with '' Los Diabólicos'' (Ángel Mortal, Mr. Condór, and Marabunta), and were also part of a storyline with AAA trainer
Gran Apache Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017) -- better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache -- was a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler and trainer. Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (A ...
, to help the young team improve their in-ring skills. On September 16, 2001, ''Los Barrio Boys'' made their first major show appearance as they wrestled the team of Milano Collection AT, Oyanagai Nitohei, and an unknown partner to a draw at '' Verano de Escándalos''. A few months later ''Los Barrio Boys'' teamed with Ice Cream to defeat ''Los Diabolicos'' and Police Man in the opening match of ''
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''. On December 12, 2002, ''Los Barrio Boys'' teamed up with Oscar Sevilla to defeat ''Los Vatos Locos'' to win the
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. The team had one successful title defense, defeating Hator, Monje Negro Jr., El Potro, and Ben Hur on April 6, 2003. On July 18, the team lost the Atómicos title back to ''Los Vatos Locos'' but would regain them under a month later when they defeated ''Los Vatos Locos'' on August 8. Sevilla and ''Los Barrio Boys'' successfully defended the Atómicos title against ''Los Exoticos'' (
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, May Flowers, Polvo de Estrellas, and Sexy Francis) on October 26. Their second, and final run with the Mexican National Atómicos title ended on August 20, 2004, when they were defeated by
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( Chessman, Ozz, Cuervo, and
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), ending their combined reigns at 606 days in total. On December 5, 2004, ''Los Barrio Boys'' won a four-way match against The Black Family, ''Los Kumbria Kids'' and ''Los Espantapajaros'' at ''
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''.


Alfa

In 2004 AAA owner
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decided to "repackage" Billy Boy, giving him a full-body suit and a mask, turning him into the '' enmascarado'' (masked) character "Alfa". Billy Boy's run as Alfa was short-lived and it was not publicly acknowledged at the time that it was Billy Boy under the mask. When he returned to being Billy Boy, he began the storyline that more than any other storyline would define his professional wrestling career. He began showing up ringside during female wrestler
Faby Apache Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican ''Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache"). Between 2 ...
's matches with flowers and signs professing his love. The two had dated for years and had recently married when the storyline began, so their real-life relationship was written into the storyline. The storyline friction began when Faby Apache's father, Gran Apache, objected to the relationship and attacked Billy Boy and claiming he was not "worthy" of his daughter. The storyline played out over several years and even had the birth of Billy Boy and Faby's son Marvin written into the storyline. Billy Boy and Gran Apache have met in '' Lucha de Apuesta'' matches twice; both times Billy Boy lost the match and was shaved bald afterwards. At one point Gran Apache defeated Billy Boy, forcing him to not have anything to do with either Faby Apache or his son Marvin. Following the loss the storyline was that Billy Boy was so depressed that he caused ''Los Barrio Boys'' to lose several matches, this in turn led to Alan and Decnnis turning on Billy Boy and siding with Gran Apache in the storyline. Not long after he was betrayed by the other ''Barrio Boys'', the storyline evolved as Billy Boy was committed to a mental institution.


Feud with Faby Apache

When he returned to AAA he returned as Alfa, wearing a mask and keeping his true identity secret. As Alfa he gained Gran Apache's respect, leading Apache to stating that Alfa would make a good husband for Faby Apache. Following the statement Billy Boy unmasked to the surprise of everyone, reuniting with Faby Apache and Marvin, though the ruse did not please Gran Apache. During AAA's 2008 ''
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'' show Billy Boy came to Faby Apache's aid after she lost a match, this in turn led to Faby Apache slapping Billy Boy, causing Billy Boy to attack her, turning ''
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'' (bad guy) for the first time in his career. During an in-ring celebration of Gran Apache's 50 years in professional wrestling Billy Boy attacked his father-in-law with a steel chair, injuring Apache's knee so he had to be taken from the ring on a stretcher. This turn of events was written into the storyline due to Gran Apache actually suffering a knee injury and this was used as a way to explain why he was not able to wrestle. In early 2009
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was written into the storyline as a new love interest for Faby Apache, Initially Billy Boy acted like he did not care as he himself had found a new love in
Sexy Star Dulce Maria García Rivas (born September 20, 1982) is a Mexican ''luchadora'' '' enmascarada'', or masked female professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is better known by the ring name Sexy Star. She is best kno ...
. During a television taping on March 21, Aero Star came to the ring and asked Gran Apache's permission to ask Faby Apache out, which led to Billy Boy storming to the ring and attacking Aero Star. The storyline evolved and saw all four involved in an intergender ''Lucha de Apueta''
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where the last person in the ring would either have their hair shaved off or be forced to unmask. The match came down to Faby Apache and Billy Boy in the cage with Faby Apache pinning Billy. Following the ''Apuesta'' loss the storyline has focused more on Faby Apache and Sexy Star than Billy Boy.


Billy el Malo

After Billy Boy's storyline with Sexy Star and Faby Apache had concluded, he spent the following months wrestling random undercard matches. In July 2010 Billy Boy joined forces with Decnnis, Alan Stone,
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, Chris Stone, Psicosis III, and
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to form ''La Milicia'', with Decnnis positioned as the leader of the group. ''La Milicia'' then merged with '' La Legión Extranjera'' and ''
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'' to form ''
La Sociedad ''La Sociedad'' (later reformed as ''La Nueva Sociedad'' in 2013; Spanish for "The (New) Society") was a Mexican ''lucha libre'', or professional wrestling group, referred to as a stable in wrestling terms, that worked for Lucha Libre AAA World Wi ...
'', AAA's newest top ''rudo'' alliance. On March 13, 2011, Billy Boy revealed himself as the mole within ''La Sociedad'', who had secretly been working for Cibernético since October 2010, and jumped to his tweener group ''Los Bizarros'', adopting the new ring name of "Billy el Malo" ("Billy the Evil One") in the process. In his first match as a member of ''Los Bizarros'', Billy pinned AAA World Tag Team Champion
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in a six-man tag team match between ''Los Bizarros'' and ''La Sociedad''. In August 2012, ''Los Bizarros'' merged with '' La Secta'' to form '' La Secta Bizarra Cibernetica''. In March 2013, Islas was sidelined from in-ring action, when his right hand was severely injured during a
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. AAA put together a benefit show for June 8 to help Islas with his medical bills. Billy el Malo returned to AAA television in mid-July, when he quit ''La Secta Bizarra Cibernetica'' and announced that he was bringing in a wrestler to take on Fénix.


Championships and accomplishments

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( 2 times) – with Oscar Sevilla, Decnnis, and Alan


''Luchas de Apuestas'' record


Footnotes


References


External links


AAA profile
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