Vampiro
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ian Hodgkinson, Vampiro Canadiense, Ian Richard Hodgkinson
Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He currently works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Underground as a color commentator. Hodgkinson is also member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as head of the group's chapter in Mexico City.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Chica Vampiro. Daisy, la chica vampiro
- Chica Vampiro. El poder de Daisy
- Chica Vampiro. La guía oficial
- Chica Vampiro. Actividades y juegos. 100% vampiro
- Chica Vampiro. El fin de los vampiros
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,805
- Total plays
- 13,171
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Vampiro">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Professional wrestler.name
- Vampiro
- Professional wrestler.image
- Vampiro 2018 (cropped).jpg
- Professional wrestler.caption
- Vampiro in 2018
- Professional wrestler.birthname
- Ian Richard Hodgkinson
- Professional wrestler.names
- El Vampiro(El) Vampiro CanadienseGene AndersonIan RichardsVampiroVampiro Canadiense CasanovaVampiro Casanova
- Professional wrestler.birth_place
- Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Professional wrestler.billed
- Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mexico City, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico
- Professional wrestler.trainer
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Professional wrestler.debut
- 1984
- Professional wrestler.retired
- November 10, 2024
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 116
- Image
- Vampiro 2018.jpg
- Height
- 188
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1967-05-31
- birth name
- Ian Richard Hodgkinson
- pseudonym
- Vampiro
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- Commons category
- Ian Hodgkinson
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Professional wrestling career
- Early career (1984–1991)
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1991–1998)
- Real life feud with Konnan
- Universal Wrestling Association (1991–1993, 1995)
- Early tours of Japan (1993–1998)
- World Championship Wrestling (1998–2001)
- Return to CMLL (2001–2005, 2007)
- Xtreme Pro Wrestling (2001–2002, 2008)
- All Japan Pro Wrestling (2001, 2006–2007)
- World Wrestling Council (2002)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2005–2013, 2015–2020, 2022-present)
- Wrestling Society X (2007)
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2000, 2011–2013, 2021-2022, 2025-present)
- Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
- National Wrestling Alliance (2023)
- Personal life
- Other media
- Music
- Championships and accomplishments
- Luchas de Apuestas record
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He currently works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Underground as a color commentator. Hodgkinson is also member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as head of the group's chapter in Mexico City.
Hodgkinson has wrestled for various wrestling promotions. In the United States, he is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship with The Great Muta. However, his greatest success was achieved in Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the 1990s. In his professional wrestling career, Hodgkinson is a five-time World Champion having won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, the UWA World Heavyweight Championship once and the JCW Heavyweight Championship three times.