Villano V
| Villano V | |
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Villano V before he was unmasked.
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| Birth name | Raymundo Díaz Mendoza, Jr. |
| Born |
March 22, 1962 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Ray Mendoza, Jr. Rokambole Villano V Villano Quinto |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Trained by |
Ray Mendoza Villano I |
| Debut | March 12, 1976 |
Raymundo Díaz Mendoza, Jr. (born March 22, 1962) is a Mexican professional wrestler, who has performed under the name Villano V (Villano Quinto, which means "Fifth Villain") until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known as "Ray Mendoza, Jr." after his father Ray Mendoza. Mendoza is part of a well-known Mexican wrestling family that includes four other Villanos, I, II, III and IV. Since making his debut in 1976 Mendoza has wrestled for every major Mexican wrestling federation including Universal Wrestling Association, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. He also worked for the United States-based World Championship Wrestling (WCW). While being popular in Mexico, he frequently worked as enhancement talent in WCW, usually appearing on secondary shows like WCW Saturday Night.
Raymundo Mendoza Jr. is the son of Ray Mendoza, a well known Mexican wrestler and wrestling trainer and the brother of Villano I (José de Jesús Díaz Mendoza), Villano II (José Alfredo Díaz Mendoza), Villano III (Arturo Díaz Mendoza), and Villano IV (Thomas Mendoza). Trained by his father and oldest brother, he was not allowed to use the Villano name until he finished his education. Because his younger brother finished his degree faster than Raymundo Mendoza Jr., he is known as "V" or 5 even though he is the fourth son of Ray Mendoza. In May 1976, Raymundo Mendoza Jr. made his professional wrestling debut using the name "Rokambole" (originally used by his older brother Arturo before he became Villano III). Mendoza worked for several years under this name, gaining experience without the pressure of the Villano Name.
In September 1983 Raymundo Mendoza Jr. finally took the mask and the name of his brothers and became Villano V. He immediately began teaming with his brothers, especially Villano I and Villano IV 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 Mask vs. Mask match and thus unmasked Los Brazos. Over the years Villano V 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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