Vampiro

Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler that currently wrestles for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA).

Vampiro
Born	(1967-05-31) May 31, 1967 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Canadian Vampire Casanova El Vampiro Canadiense El Vampiro Gene Anderson Ian Richard Vampire Vampiro Casanova Vampiro
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Billed from	"The Depths of Hell"
Trained by	Abdullah the Butcher
Debut	1984

He is probably best known for wrestling with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the early 1990s and with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name, Vampiro.

He currently serves as the head of the Guardian Angels' chapter in Mexico City.

On April 12, 2019, Hodgkinson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Championships

Vampiro has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:

• Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
  • Rey de Reyes (2006)
• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre
  • FILL Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• International Wrestling Association
  • IWA Hardcore Championship (three times)
  • IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Juggalo Championship Wrestling
  • JCW Heavyweight Championship (two times)
• Nu-Wrestling Evolution
  • NWE World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Universal Wrestling Association
  • UWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (one time) with The Great Muta
• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Wrestling Society X
  • WSX Championship (one time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #31 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000.