Villano I
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| Birth name | José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza |
| Born |
June 28, 1950 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | January 4, 2001 (aged 50) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bestia Negra I Búfalo Salvaje I Toro Bill El Villano Villano I |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Trained by |
Ray Mendoza Bobby Bonales Perdo Nieves |
| Debut | 1969 |
| Retired | 1995 |
Villano I (Villano Primero) was the ring name of José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza (June 28, 1950 – January 4, 2001) a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He was the son of luchador Ray Mendoza, and the first of the five Díaz Mendoza brothers to become a professional wrestler, although not the oldest. His older brother Alfredo wrestled as Villano II until his death in 1989, while his younger brothers wrestle under the names Villano III (Arturo), Villano V (Raymundo), and Villano IV (Thomas).
José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza was the second son of luchador Ray Mendoza and grew up watching his father compete as a very successful Light Heavyweight. When he and his older brother Alfredo were old enough they began training to be wrestlers themselves, Mendoza insisted that both brothers should get a college education to fall back on in case wrestling failed. As Rey Mendoza was still very much in demand all over Mexico and thus travelled a lot, Bobby Bonales was responsible for most of the Díaz's training. Both José de Jesús and Alfredo made their professional wrestling debut in 1969, reportedly without their father knowing about it initially, 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 Alfredo 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 José de Jesús worked as "El Villano", soon renamed "Villano I" as the brothers became "Los Villanos" ("The Villains"); 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 championship. The brothers began working for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), the same promotion for which their father worked. Soon they were 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.
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