Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-05-31 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Vampiro
Ian Hodgkinson
El Beamer
Gene Anderson
Ian Richards
El Vampiro
Vampiro Canadiense
Vampiro Casanova
Canadian Vampire Casanova
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.
