El Hijo del Villano III

El Hijo del Villano III (Spanish: "The Son of Villano III; born November 26, 1999) is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is a former CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champion (with Villano III Jr.). He portrays a rudo ("bad guy") wrestling character. A third-generation wrestler, he is the son of Villano III and La Infernal, and grandson of Ray Mendoza. His older brother is also a enmascarado, known as Villano III Jr., his uncles include luchadors Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV, Villano V and he is the cousin of Villano V Jr. and Rokambole Jr.

In CMLL, he has often been programmed opposite Atlantis Jr., alluding to the long running storyline feud between their fathers Villano III and Atlantis. 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 professional 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 Villano III) and Luz Lorena Velarde Murillo (La Infernal). His older brother, known simply as Villano III Jr. was born a year prior, on July 11, 1998. Four of his uncles also worked in professional wrestling, all using the ring name "Villano"; José de Jesús (Villano I), Raymundo (Villano V),

He started training for a career in professional wrestling 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. Once he turned 15 and could be licensed by the boxing and wrestling commission, he made his official debut on December 25, 2013. During the build to his debut CMLL presented him as a natural rival to Atlantis Jr., mirroring the rivalry between Villano III and Atlantis.

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 Niebla Roja and El Terrible 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.

In July 2023, he was joined in CMLL by his brother Villano III Jr., who had jumped ship from AAA. They quickly formed the trio “El Triangulo” with Zandokan Jr., and the siblings won the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championships at the Arena Coliseo 81st Anniversary Show on April 6, 2024. They lost the titles 2 years later at the 83rd anniversary on April 4th, 2026, to fellow brother tag team Los Hermanos Calavera.

Championships and accomplishments Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Villano III Jr. Copa Herederos (2025) Copa Dinistias - Hermanos (2026 - with Villano III Jr.) Distrito Federal Mexican State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Villano III Jr. Mexican State Trios Championship (1 time) – with Villano III Jr. and Villano III International Wrestling Revolution Group Torneo FILL 58 – with Black Laser, Climax Jr., Kortiz, Máquina Infernal, Tackle, Villano III Jr., and Zhalon Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 448 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2025

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesEl Hijo del Villano III (mask) Calaco (hair) Mexico City, Mexico Arena 23 de Junio show El Hijo del Villano III (mask) Steel Bull (mask) Puebla, Puebla 12 Máscaras en juego

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