Villano III Jr.


Villano III Jr. is a Mexican luchador ''enmascarado''. He is working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where he is one-half of the current CMLL [Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship|CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions]. He has also worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is a one-time AAA World [Mixed Tag Team Championship|AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion]. A third-generation wrestler, he is the son of Villano III and La Infernal and the grandson of Ray Mendoza. 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 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide's "a Llave a Gloria" tournament. The final match of the tournament took place at AAA's Triplemanía XXV show, where Villano III Jr., Angel Mortal Jr. and Tiger Boy lost to Angelikal, El Hijo del Vikingo 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 for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship.
On March 16, 2019, at AAA's Rey de Reyes, Villano teamed up with Lady Maravilla for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship 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 and Scarlett Bordeaux, 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 and her rivals in Mami and Hamburguesa.

Championships and accomplishments

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

Winner Loser LocationEventDateNotes
Villano III Jr. Aéreo Ciudad Juárez, ChihuahuaAAA show