Ian Hodgkinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-05-31 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Ian Hodgkinson

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

  • Lucha Underground

    Lucha Underground

  • Lucha Underground

    Lucha Underground

  • Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

    Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

  • WCW New Blood Rising

    WCW New Blood Rising

  • WCW Souled Out 2000

    WCW Souled Out 2000

  • MLW King of Kings

    MLW King of Kings

  • WCW Fall Brawl 1999

    WCW Fall Brawl 1999

  • WCW Starrcade 1999

    WCW Starrcade 1999

  • MLW Reloaded

    MLW Reloaded

  • AAA Triplemania XXXII: Monterrey

    AAA Triplemania XXXII: Monterrey

  • WCW Thunder

    WCW Thunder

  • MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1

    MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1

  • AAA Triplemania XXVII

    AAA Triplemania XXVII

  • AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup - Guadalajara, MX

    AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup - Guadalajara, MX

  • Wrestling Society X

    Wrestling Society X

  • The Dead Sleep Easy

    The Dead Sleep Easy

  • WCW Road Wild 1999

    WCW Road Wild 1999

  • MLW War Games

    MLW War Games

  • 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

    101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

  • WCW The Great American Bash 2000

    WCW The Great American Bash 2000

  • XPW Cold Day in Hell

    XPW Cold Day in Hell

  • MLW Genesis

    MLW Genesis

  • JCW Bloodymania 7

    JCW Bloodymania 7

  • AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey

    AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey

  • AAA TripleMania XXXII: Tijuana

    AAA TripleMania XXXII: Tijuana

  • WCW Fall Brawl 2000

    WCW Fall Brawl 2000

  • The Lost Episodes of the XWF

    The Lost Episodes of the XWF

  • Vampiro: Warrior of the Night

    Vampiro: Warrior of the Night

  • JCW Bloodymania 6

    JCW Bloodymania 6

  • A Hart Still Pounding

    A Hart Still Pounding

  • The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

    The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2

  • WCW SuperBrawl 2000

    WCW SuperBrawl 2000

  • WCW Slamboree 2000

    WCW Slamboree 2000

  • Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero

    Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero

  • YouShoot: Vampiro

    YouShoot: Vampiro

  • WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

    WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

  • WCW Mayhem 1999

    WCW Mayhem 1999

  • NWA Samhain

    NWA Samhain

  • WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

    WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

  • PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

    PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

  • WCW Spring Stampede 2000

    WCW Spring Stampede 2000

  • WCW Uncensored 2000

    WCW Uncensored 2000

  • The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

    The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3

  • World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

    World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion