Ian Hodgkinson
Acting
- Born:
- 1967-05-31
- Place of birth:
- Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Ian Richard Hodgkinson, better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler who most recently served as director of talent 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. His the current JCW Heavyweight Champion in his third reign. 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.
Known For
Filmography
JCW Lunacy
AAA TripleMania XXXII: Tijuana
AAA Triplemania XXXII: Monterrey
NWA Samhain
AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup - Guadalajara, MX
Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro
AAA Triplemania XXVII
YouShoot: Vampiro
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
Lucha Underground
JCW Bloodymania 7
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
JCW Bloodymania 6
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
A Hart Still Pounding
Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero
XPW Cold Day in Hell
Wrestling Society X
The Dead Sleep Easy
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
MLW War Games
MLW King of Kings
MLW Reloaded
MLW Genesis
WCW Halloween Havoc 2000
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
WCW New Blood Rising
WCW Bash at the Beach 2000
WCW The Great American Bash 2000
WCW Slamboree 2000
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
WCW Uncensored 2000
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
WCW Souled Out 2000
WCW Starrcade 1999
WCW Mayhem 1999
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Road Wild 1999
WCW Thunder
Vampiro: Warrior of the Night