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Arturo Díaz Mendoza (March 23, 1952 - August 21, 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler best known for performing under the ring name Villano III (in Spanish Villano Tercero). Díaz is a second generation wrestler, son of luchador Ray Mendoza and the father of professional wrestlers Villano III Jr. and El Hijo del Villano III himself.
For years Arturo Díaz was one of the featured performers for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and during his career that spanned from 1970 until 2015 he worked for all major Mexican wrestling promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) as well as a large number of notable smaller Mexican promotions like International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). Díaz was an enmascarado, or masked wrestler, up until 2000 where he lost to Atlantis and was forced to unmask. The match against Atlantis was later named "Match of the Year" by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
Career[]
Wrestling facts[]
- Finishing and signature moves
- Nicknames
- "La Pantera Rosa"
- Tag teams and stables
- Wrestlers trained
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
- Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) - with Dos Caras & Villano V
- Mexican National Atómicos Championship (1 time) - with Villano IV, Villano V & Pierroth Jr.
- International Wrestling Revolution Group
- IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) - with Villano IV & Villano V
- Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Puerto Rican Championship (2 times)