Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2010-2017) Boby Zavala began his wrestling career in 2008 after being trained by Corsario Rojo, Viento Negro and Emperador Azteca. He adopted a ring character called Licantropo,
Spanish for
Lycanthrope or werewolf, with a wrestling mask and outfit patterned on werewolf imagery. In 2010 he abandoned the ring character, unmasked and began wrestling under the name Boby Zavala. As Zavala he began working for
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and trained under
Arkángel de la Muerte and
Franco Colombo. Zavala was introduced to the general CMLL audience as part of
Generación 2011 group. the group was not a unit as such, more a "graduating class", who made their debut around the same time. The group also included
Magnus,
Enrique Vera, Jr.,
Hombre Bala Jr.,
Dragon Lee,
Hijo del Signo, and
Super Halcón Jr. He was one of 16 students of Arkangel de la Muerte selected to participate in a
Battle Royal, the
Torneo Arkangel, to honor the 25th anniversary of Arkangel de La Muerte. The match as won by
Starman. Zavala was involved in a general
Generacion 2011 vs. veteran
rudos storyline, which ultimately resulted in a
Luchas de Apuestas, or bet match where Hombre Bala Jr. and Super Halcón Jr. unmasked
Los Rayos Tapatío. In late 2011 Zavala began an individual storyline feud against Evola that took place primarily in CMLL's training league in
Guadalajara,
Jalisco. The feud culminated in a
Luchas de Apuestas, or bet match, where both wrestlers put their hair on the line. The match took place on November 25, 2011, and saw Zavala pin his experienced opponent, forcing Evola to be shaved bald after the match. On March 6, 2012, Zavala competed in the first
Torneo Sangre Nueva ("New Blood Tournament"), a tournament designed to highlight younger, low ranking wrestlers. Zavala took part in the first of two
torneo cibernetico, multi-man elimination matches but was pinned by
Cancerbero and eliminated from the tournament. Only weeks later Zavana was teamed up with veteran wrestler
Rey Bucanero to compete in the 2012
Torneo Gran Alternativa ("Great Alternative tournament"). The
Gran Alternativa tournament pairs a rookie with an experienced wrestler for a
tag team tournament. Zavala and
Dragon Lee were the last two survivors in the "Seeding" battle royal, while Dragon Lee and
Rush defeated Zavala and Ray Bucanero in the first round of the tournament. In the months following the
Gran Alternativa tournament Zavala began working with fellow rookie
rudo (heel) Disturbio. In late 2012 the duo of Zavala and Distubio began a storyline against the
tecnico ("good guy character") team of
Leono and
Tigre Blanco. The two teams clashed on multiple occasions, building the rivalry until the two teams faced off in a double
Luchas de Apuestas match where both teams put their hair on the line in the match. The match took place on January 1, 2013, and saw Leono and Tigre Blanco lose and for the first time in their careers shaved bald as a result of the loss. In late March 2013, Zavala was announced as one of the
Novatos in the 2013
Torneo Gran Alternativa, marking the second time he had competed in the tournament as a rookie. Zavala was teamed up with veteran wrestler
Rey Escorpión and competed in Block B that took place on the April 19, 2013,
Super Viernes show. The team defeated Leono and
Blue Panther in the first round,
Espanto, Jr. and
Mr. Niebla in the second round, and defeated
Soberano Jr. and
La Sombra in the semi-finals to earn the last spot in the finals of the tournament the following week at the
Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show. For the finals Zavala was made an honorary member of
Los Revolucionarios completed with a Rey Escorpión and his own
Sombrero. The team unity worked as the two defeated
Hombre Bala Jr. and
Atlantis to win the tournament. During the match Zavala eliminated Sagrado and was one of the eight survivors of the match to qualify. On October 16, Zavala was renamed "Bobby Z". In January 2016, Bobby Z made his Japanese debut by taking part in the CMLL and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) co-produced
Fantastica Mania 2016 tour. In 2017, Zavala was again renamed, this time "Bobby Villa", after
Pancho Villa. On May 22, 2017, CMLL announced that Zavala had been fired from the promotion. No official reason was given but the announcement was made at the same time as the firing of
Máximo Sexy and
La Máscara who were involved in vandalizing
Último Guerrero's car. Zavala's role in the incident was not clear. ==Championships and accomplishments==