Vampiro
| Vampiro | |
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Vampiro making his ring entrance at a LuchaTO show in Toronto, Ontario in 2015.
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| Birth name | Ian Richard Hodgkinson |
| Born |
May 31, 1967 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Kitsu Hodgkinson (divorced) |
| Children | Dasha Hodgkinson |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Canadian Vampire Casanova El Vampiro Canadiense El Vampiro Gene Anderson Ian Richards Vampire Vampiro Casanova Vampiro |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Billed from | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mexico City |
| Trained by | Abdullah the Butcher |
| Debut | 1984 |
Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Lucha Underground as a color commentator. Hodgkinson is semi-retired and is a member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as head of the group's chapter in Mexico City. Also, he is the current Director fo Talent for AAA.
Hodgkinson has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, but is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship with The Great Muta. He has also worked for Mexican promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the early 1990s and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. In his professional wrestling career, Hodgkinson is a three-time World Champion having won the NWE World Heavyweight Championship once, the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, and the UWA World Heavyweight Championship once.
Hodgkinson used to be a bodyguard for the pop group Milli Vanilli. Prior to wrestling, Hodgkinson was an ice hockey goaltending prospect who was drafted by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.
Hodgkinson got his start in the business working for International Wrestling out of Montreal, Quebec. He often set up the ring before events and would train with the wrestlers before their matches. He made his debut as a jobber in 1984 at the age of 16 with little training, although he has credited Abdullah the Butcher as his trainer.
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