Villaño II

José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza (September 25, 1949 – April 17, 1989), best known by his ring name Villano II (Spanish: "Villano Segundo"; English: "Villain the second"), was a Mexican professional wrestler. Despite being numbered "II", he was the oldest of the Díaz sons, and was thus the oldest son of professional wrestler Ray Mendoza. His younger brothers wrestled or wrestle as Villano I (José de Jesús), Villano III (Arturo), Villano V (Raymundo), and Villano IV (Tomás). Villano II has at times been called "the Forgotten Villano", as he is the Villano who achieved the least success in the ring and only wrestled a sporadic schedule for the latter part of his career. Both Alfredo and José de Jesús made their professional wrestling debut in 1969, reportedly with their father initially unaware, 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 Distrito 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 for which their father worked. They were quickly joined by their younger brother Arturo, who became 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.

Personal life Alfredo Mendoza was the firstborn son of José Díaz Velazquez and Guadalupe "Lupita" Mendoza. His brothers, like himself all became professional wrestlers: José de Jesús (Villano I), Arturo (Villano III), Raymundo (Villano V) and Tomás (Villano IV). Mexican National Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Villano I Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Villano I Other titles Northern Mexico Middleweight Championship (1 time) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2022)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotes Villano II (mask) El Gitano (mask) Monterrey Live Event 1975 Los Villanos (masks)(Villano I and Villano II) Scorpio and El Cóndor (masks) Mexico City Live event