Villano IV
| Villano IV | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Díaz Mendoza |
| Born |
April 9, 1965 Tijuana, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Leopardo Negro III Ray Mendoza, Jr. Super Maquina, Jr. Villano IV Villano Cuatro |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Trained by |
Ray Mendoza Villano III |
| Debut | December 1982 |
Tomas Díaz Mendoza (born April 9, 1965) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Villano IV. Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). While popular and successful in Mexico, he frequently performed as a jobber in WCW. The other sons of Ray Mendoza who have used the name "Villano" include Villano I, Villano II, Villano III (Arturo Díaz Mendoza), and Villano V (Raymundo Diaz Mendoza).
Tomas Mendoza began wrestling in 1982 after being taught by his father and his older brother Arturo. He was not given the Villano name on his debut, both his father and his older brothers wanted him to get a college degree and also earn some in ring experience before he would be allowed to use the Villano name. He spent the first couple of years in wrestling working as various enmascarado characters such as Leopardo Negro III and Super Maquina, Jr.
In 1983 Tomas Mendoza was finally given the mask and the name of his brothers and became Villano IV. He immediately began teaming with his brothers, especially Villano I and Villano V, and engaged in a heated and very popular feud with the trios team of Los Brazos (Brazo de Plata, Brazo de Oro. and El Brazo). On October 21, 1988, Villano I, IV, and V defeated Los Brazos in a Lucha de Apuesta, Mask Vs Mask match and thus unmasked Los Brazos. Over the years Villano IV and his brothers have worked for Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and with shorter runs with International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and World Wrestling Association holding tag team and Trios titles in all federations.
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