Villano III

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Arturo Díaz Mendoza
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Ray Rosas Pulpo Blanco Mancha Roja Búfalo Salvaje Rokambole Villano III
Billed height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight	96 kg (210 lb/15.1 st)
Born	March 23, 1952 (1952-03-23) (age 56) Mexico City, Mexico
Trained by	Felipe Ham Lee Ray Mendoza
Debut	January 29, 1970

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 (In Spanish Villano Tercero), he is most famous for teaming with one or more of his brothers: Villano I, Villano II, Villano IV and Villano V. His father is Mexican wrestling legend Ray Mendoza.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

• AAA Americas Trios Championship (2 time) with Villano IV & Villano V

• Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.

• Mexican National Atómicos Championship (1 time) – with Villano IV, Villano V & Pierroth, Jr.
• Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Dos Caras & Villano IV

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

• CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7 times)¹

• International Wrestling Revolution Group

• IWRG Trios Championship (1 time) – with Villano IV & Villano V

• Universal Wrestling Association

• UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (2 time)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Match of the Year (2000) Villano III vs. Atlantis

¹Though he won the title 7 times, none of the reigns are officially recognized. No reign prior to December of 1997 is recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment.