El Hijo del Villano III (Spanish for "The Son of

Villano III Arturo Díaz Mendoza (March 23, 1952 – August 21, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler who performed under the ring name Villano III (in Spanish Villano Tercero). Díaz was a second-generation wrestler, son of ''luchador'' Ray Mendoza an ...

; born November 26, 1999) is a Mexican masked

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who is currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a rudo or heel (the antagonists in pro wrestling). He is a third-generation ''luchador'' son of

(real name Arturo Díaz Mendoza) and La Infernal (Luz Lorena Velarde Murillo), and grandson of

Ray Mendoza José Díaz Velázquez (July 6, 1929 – April 16, 2003) was a Mexican ''Luchador'', or professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Ray Mendoza. Diaz had great success in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he was a five time W ...

. His older brother is also a professional wrestler, known as

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, his uncles include luchadors

Villano I José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza (June 28, 1950 – January 4, 2001), known by the ring name of Villano I (Villano Primero), was a Mexican ''luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He was the son of ''luchador'' Ray Mendoza ...

Villano II José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza (September 25, 1949 – April 17, 1989) was a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler), better known by his ring name, Villano II (Villano Segundo). Despite being numbered "II" he was the o ...

Villano IV Tomás Díaz Mendoza (born April 9, 1965) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Villano IV (''Villano Cuarto''). Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), AAA, and W ...

Villano V Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr. (born March 22, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler, who has performed under the name Villano V (Villano Quinto, which means "Fifth Villain") until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known a ...

and he is the cousin of Villano V Jr. and Rokambole Jr. In CMLL he has often been programmed opposite

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, alluding to the long running storyline feud between their fathers Villano III and

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. El Hijo del Villano III'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.

Early life

El Hijo del Villano III was born on November 26, 1999, son of professional wrestlers Arturo Díaz Mendoza (known under the ring name

) and Luz Lorena Velarde Murillo ( La Infernal). His older brother, known simply as

was born a year prior, on July 11, 1998. His birth name has not been revealed to the general public, which is the tradition in Lucha Libre where newsoutlets do not publish the real names of any masked wrestler who has not lost their mask in a match. Four of his uncles also worked in professional wrestling, all using the ring name "Villano"; José de Jesús (

), José Alfredo (

), Arturo Raymundo Mendoza Jr. (

), and Thomas (

). He started training for a career in ''lucha libre'' when he was only 8 years old and made his actual debut at the age of 15. Initially he was trained by his father as well as his uncles Arturo Raymundo and Thomas.

Professional wrestling career

El Hijo del Villano III made his first in-ring appearance at the age of just 13, working an exhibition match on the undercard of a show honoring his father's 40th wrestling anniversary. Once he turned 15 and could be licensed by the boxing and wrestling commission he made his official debut on December 25, 2013. In subsequent years he won the Mexican State Tag Team Championship with his brother

as well as the Mexican State Trios Championship with his father and his brother.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2018–present)

He began training in the CMLL wrestling school in 2018, receiving training and guidance from

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and

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, building on the training he received from his father and uncle Villano IV prior to his in-ring debut. He made his CMLL debut on their 2018 Christmas show, winning his debut match alongside his uncle Villano IV and

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as they defeated Atlantis, Black Panther and

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During the build to his debut CMLL presented him as a natural rival to Atlantis Jr., mirroring the rivalry between Villano III and Atlantis. El Hijo del Villano III made his first appearance as a major CMLL show only a week after his in-ring debut for the company as he, Villano IV and

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lost to ''Los Gorilas del Ring'' ( Kraneo and

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) and

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at CMLL's annual

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'' show. On May 25, 2019, El Hijo del Villano III participated in his first major CMLL tournament, the Puebla version of their annual ''Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles'' tournament where a ''rudo'' and a ''tecnico'' are forced to team together for the tournament. El Hijo del Villano III was teamed up with one of CMLL's main event performers, Carístico. The mismatched duo defeated Atlantis and Vangellys in the first round, Audaz and Sansón, before ultimately losing to

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and

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in the semi-final round. The second-generation rivalry between the Villano and Atantis family led to El Hijo del Villano III and Atlantis Jr. facing off in their first one-on-one match on July 5, 2019, a match that ended in a double count out as both wrestlers were fighting outside the ring for too long.

Championships and accomplishments

*Distrito Federal :*Mexican State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Villano III Jr. :*Mexican State Trios Championship (1 time) – with El Villano III Jr. and

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

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Footnotes

References

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