Ian Hodgkinson
An image from How Angels are Born, one of the productions that also features Ian Hodgkinson.
Ian Hodgkinson

Ian Hodgkinson

May 31, 1967 — Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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.

Lucha Underground

Lucha Underground

2014

How Angels are Born

How Angels are Born

1996

Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero

Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero

2008

Vampiro: Warrior of the Night

Vampiro: Warrior of the Night

1993

The Dead Sleep Easy

The Dead Sleep Easy

2007

Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

2019

WCW Slamboree 2000

WCW Slamboree 2000

2000

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

2000