Villaño II
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José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza (September 25, 1949 - April 17, 1989) was a Mexican
Luchador
enmascarado
known under the Ring name
Villano II (Villano Segundo). Despite being numbered "II" he was the oldest of the Díaz Mendoza boys. His younger brothers wrestled or wrestle as Villano I
(José de Jesús), Villano III
(Arturo), Villano V
(Raymundo) and Villano IV
(Thomas). He is the son of Luchador Ray Mendoza
. Villano II has at times been called "the Forgotten Villano" as he's Villano who achieved the least success in the ring and only wrestled a sporadic schedule for the latter part of his career.
and grew up watching his father compete as a very successful Light Heavyweight. When he and his one year younger brother José de Jesús were old enough they began training to be wrestlers themselves, Mendoza insisted that both brothers should get a college education to fall back on in case wrestling failed. As Rey Mendoza was still very much in demand all over Mexico, and thus travelled a lot, Bobby Bonales stood in for most of the Díaz' training. Both Alfredo and José de Jesús made their professional wrestling debut in 1969, reportedly without their father knowing about it initially, and began working as a tag team
known as "Los Bestia Negras" ("The Black Beasts"), with José de Jesús working as Bestia Negra I and Alfredo as Bestia Negra II, even though he was older. Later on the team worked as Los Búfalo Salvaje ("The Wild Buffalos") again with José de Jesús as "I" and Alfredo as "II". In 1970 the brothers came up with new ring characters, "Los Villanos" ("The Villains") and the name, along with a very distinctive "X" designed mask stuck with them for the rest of their careers.
Villano I and II held the Districto Federal Tag Team Championship at one point, although records are unclear on who they defeated for the belts. The brothers began working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(EMLL), the same promotion that their father worked for. Soon they would be joined by their younger brother Arturo, who would become Villano III
. Villano I and II won the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
in the early 1970s, but did not achieve much else while working for EMLL.
In 1975 Alfredo's father joined with wrestling promoter Francisco Flores
and investor Benjamín Mora, Jr. to form a new wrestling promotion called Universal Wrestling Association
in direct competition with EMLL. One of the reasons behind the split was that Mendoza felt EMLL were not giving his sons enough opportunities in the ring. All three of the Villanos followed their father to the newly formed UWA. While Villano III became a singles competitor and pushed as one of the top stars of the promotion, Villano I and Villano II continued to work as a tag team or as an occasional trio with their younger brother. Villano II began appearing less and less in the wrestling ring as the 1970s wore on, usually explained by the promoters that he was injured. By 1983 Alfredo's younger brothers had taken the names Villano IV
and Villano V
and became the regular partners of Villano I, leaving Villano II to work only on rare occasions.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Luchador
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
enmascarado
Wrestling mask
A Wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick. Professional wrestlers have been using masks as far back as 1915 and they are still widely used today, especially in Lucha Libre in Mexico.-History:In 1915 a North American...
known under the Ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Villano II (Villano Segundo). Despite being numbered "II" he was the oldest of the Díaz Mendoza boys. His younger brothers wrestled or wrestle as Villano I
Villaño I
Villano I was the ring name of José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He was the oldest son of luchador Ray Mendoza, and the first of the five Díaz Mendoza brothers to become a professional wrestler, although not the oldest...
(José de Jesús), Villano III
Villano III
Arturo Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the stage name Villano III and unmasking a very large number of wrestlers , he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V, Villano VI and Villano VII...
(Arturo), Villano V
Villano V
Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr. is a Mexican professional wrestler who has performed under the name Villano V until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known as "Ray Mendoza, Jr.". Mendoza and is part of the Mendoza family, a well known Mexican wrestling family that includes all...
(Raymundo) and Villano IV
Villano IV
Thomas Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler. Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , and World Championship Wrestling . While popular and successful in Mexico, he frequently performed as a jobber in WCW...
(Thomas). He is the son of Luchador Ray Mendoza
Ray Mendoza
José Díaz Velazquez 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 World Light Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first Mexican to hold the championship...
. Villano II has at times been called "the Forgotten Villano" as he's Villano who achieved the least success in the ring and only wrestled a sporadic schedule for the latter part of his career.
Professional wrestling career
José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza, Alfredo for short, was the first son of luchador Ray MendozaRay Mendoza
José Díaz Velazquez 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 World Light Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first Mexican to hold the championship...
and grew up watching his father compete as a very successful Light Heavyweight. When he and his one year younger brother José de Jesús were old enough they began training to be wrestlers themselves, Mendoza insisted that both brothers should get a college education to fall back on in case wrestling failed. As Rey Mendoza was still very much in demand all over Mexico, and thus travelled a lot, Bobby Bonales stood in for most of the Díaz' training. Both Alfredo and José de Jesús made their professional wrestling debut in 1969, reportedly without their father knowing about it initially, and began working as a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
known as "Los Bestia Negras" ("The Black Beasts"), with José de Jesús working as Bestia Negra I and Alfredo as Bestia Negra II, even though he was older. Later on the team worked as Los Búfalo Salvaje ("The Wild Buffalos") again with José de Jesús as "I" and Alfredo as "II". In 1970 the brothers came up with new ring characters, "Los Villanos" ("The Villains") and the name, along with a very distinctive "X" designed mask stuck with them for the rest of their careers.
Villano I and II held the Districto Federal Tag Team Championship at one point, although records are unclear on who they defeated for the belts. The brothers began working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(EMLL), the same promotion that their father worked for. Soon they would be joined by their younger brother Arturo, who would become Villano III
Villano III
Arturo Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the stage name Villano III and unmasking a very large number of wrestlers , he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V, Villano VI and Villano VII...
. Villano I and II won the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
in the early 1970s, but did not achieve much else while working for EMLL.
In 1975 Alfredo's father joined with wrestling promoter Francisco Flores
Francisco Flores (wrestling promoter)
Francisco Flores is a former Mexican professional wrestling promoter who is most known for his part in creating and running the Universal Wrestling Association from the mid-1970s until the 1990s when it closed down...
and investor Benjamín Mora, Jr. to form a new wrestling promotion called Universal Wrestling Association
Universal Wrestling Association
The Universal Wrestling Association was a Mexican Lucha Libre or professional wrestling promotion based in Naucalpan, Mexico State that operated from 1975 until 1995...
in direct competition with EMLL. One of the reasons behind the split was that Mendoza felt EMLL were not giving his sons enough opportunities in the ring. All three of the Villanos followed their father to the newly formed UWA. While Villano III became a singles competitor and pushed as one of the top stars of the promotion, Villano I and Villano II continued to work as a tag team or as an occasional trio with their younger brother. Villano II began appearing less and less in the wrestling ring as the 1970s wore on, usually explained by the promoters that he was injured. By 1983 Alfredo's younger brothers had taken the names Villano IV
Villano IV
Thomas Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler. Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , and World Championship Wrestling . While popular and successful in Mexico, he frequently performed as a jobber in WCW...
and Villano V
Villano V
Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr. is a Mexican professional wrestler who has performed under the name Villano V until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known as "Ray Mendoza, Jr.". Mendoza and is part of the Mendoza family, a well known Mexican wrestling family that includes all...
and became the regular partners of Villano I, leaving Villano II to work only on rare occasions.
Personal life
Alfredo Mendoza was the firstborn son of José Díaz Velazquez and Lupita Mendoza. His brothers, like himself all became wrestlers: luchadors; José de Jesús (Villano I), Arturo (Villano III), Raymundo Mendoza, Jr. (Villano V) and Thomas (Villano IV). Lupita Mendoza died in 1986, his oldest brother José de Jesús died in 2001 and his father José Diaz died on April 16, 2003. Díaz was adamant that his sons get a good education instead of becoming wrestlers, wishing that they become lawyers or doctors as he wanted to spare them the physical suffering he experienced himself. Once he realized that his two oldest sons had begun wrestling under masks he agreed to train them and help their wrestling careers. He was also instrumental in training the rest of his sons, although he insisted they both get college degrees before they were allowed to begin wrestling. Since his youngest son Thomas finished his education first he became known as "Villano IV" while Raymundo, the second youngest son, became Villano V".Death
Alfredo Díaz died on April 17, 1989, the official cause of death at the time was that he died of injuries suffered in the ring. Later it was revealed that he had committed suicide due to a depression. The shock of his early death, he had not yet turned 40, rattled his younger brother José de Jesús (Villano I) that he was never able to show the same enthusiasm about lucha libre.Championships and accomplishments
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipCMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team ChampionshipThe CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since 2000...
(1 time) – with Villano IVillaño IVillano I was the ring name of José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He was the oldest son of luchador Ray Mendoza, and the first of the five Díaz Mendoza brothers to become a professional wrestler, although not the oldest... - Districto Federal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Villano IIChampionship is sometimes listed as "Estadio de Mexico"/"Mexico State" Tag Team Championship.
- Other titles
- Northern Mexico Middleweight Championship (1 time)
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masks | Los Villanos (Villano I and Villano II) |
Scorpio and El Cóndor | Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
This was the finals of a Ruleta Rusa, losers advance, Tag Team tournament. |