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Vampiro
Born (1967-05-31) May 31, 1967 (age 57)[1]
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Canadian Vampire Casanova[1]El Vampiro Canadiense[1]
El Vampiro[1]
Gene Anderson[1]
Ian Richards[1]
Vampire
Vampiro Casanova[1]
Vampiro[1]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Billed from"The Depths of Hell"
Trained byAbdullah the Butcher[1]
Debut1984

Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Vampiro.[1] He most recently worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, but had his greatest success in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion during the early 1990s. He is known in the United States for his time with World Championship Wrestling, where he held the WCW Tag Team Championship with The Great Muta. He recently joined the Guardian Angels and will head the group's chapter in Mexico City.[2] He is also the lead singer of the gothic metal band Droch Fhoula, in addition to having a brief hip hop stint with Psychopathic Records, being one of the original members of Dark Lotus.

Early life

Hodgkinson used to be a bodyguard for the pop group Milli Vanilli.[3] He also claims to have been drafted by Kingston of the Ontario Hockey League.

Career

Early years (1984-1998)

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 WWC Umatches. 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. Vampiro's first match was a tag team victory with Pierroth, Jr. over Mogur and Huracan Sevilla in 1985.

World Championship Wrestling (1998-2001)

In 1998, after nearly spending his entire career at that point in Mexico, Vampiro was signed by WCW. His first match was on the June 29, 1998 episode of WCW Monday Nitro, defeating Brad Armstrong. He would not return to WCW, until the March 18, 1999 edition of WCW Thunder, when he defeated Prince Iaukea.

Later that year, he formed a stable with the Insane Clown Posse (ICP) and Raven called 'The Dead Pool' (initially called 'The Necro-Ward'). Even though the stable was short-lived, they gained popularity and had a heated feud with Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Jr., and rival Konnan.

Vampiro would then feud with Berlyn. This feud began when Vampiro beat Berlyn in the WCW World Title tournament on Nitro. To exact revenge later in the night, Berlyn cost Vampiro his match against Buff Bagwell and, as a result, Vampiro was eliminated from the tournament. This feud let into the Mayhem event in 1999 when the two fought in a Dog Collar match and Vampiro made Berlyn submit to the Camel Clutch.

Vampiro would later bring The Misfits into WCW, and began a feud with Oklahoma and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Vampiro had a match with Dr. Death at Starrcade, in which the stipulation was if Vampiro won, he would get five minutes alone with Oklahoma in the ring. Williams was disqualified, and Vampiro fought Oklahoma. Surprisingly, Oklahoma was able to mount a bit of offense. The ending came when Vampiro took Oklahoma's cowboy hat and then pinned him following the Nail In The Coffin.

In early 2000, he formed an alliance with Sting, as the "Brothers in Paint", after he helped Sting to defeat Lex Luger in a lumberjack match. This didn't last too long, with Vampiro turning on Sting when he pulled Sting underneath the ring one night. WCW split into the New Blood and the Millionaire's Club. They feuded throughout the spring, with Sting getting the upper hand on Vampiro in nearly all their encounters. This set up the Human Torch match, in which Vampiro won by setting Sting on fire. Vampiro then focused on The Demon due to his defection from the ICP formed stable, "The Dark Carnival". He would kidnap his fiancee, Asya, in a skit resembling the 1988 film Spoorloos. Afterwards, he challenged him to a Graveyard Match, which sparked the return of Sting.

Vampiro entered into the vacant WCW United States Title tournament, with his first round opponent being The Great Muta, whom Vampiro lost to. Vampiro later joined up with Muta to attack Ernest 'The Cat' Miller. Vampiro won his first and only title in WCW with The Great Muta, by defeating KroniK in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on August 13, 2000. This reign was very short lived, however, as they lost the Tag Team Championship the very next night to Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Vampiro later turned his back on Muta, setting up an 3 Way match at Fall Brawl with himself, Sting and Muta, which was won by Sting. Vampiro then took time away from the sport as his wife had a baby.

He returned a month later, where he defeated Crowbar in a Hardcore Match. Vampiro then challenged Mike Awesome at Halloween Havoc, losing via pinfall after a top rope Awesome Bomb. He was put out with an injury and, unfortunately, didn't recover before WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation. Thus, facing Awesome was his last match in WCW.

Independent circuit and Total Nonstop Action

With WCW out of business, Vampiro headed back to CMLL. He also took tours with All Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming with his idol, The Great Muta. Vampiro also wrestled in Puerto Rico between tours of CMLL.

In 2001, Vampiro made several appearances in Rob Black's XPW. He debuted on May 26, 2001, teaming with Insane Clown Posse member Shaggy 2 Dope. He unsuccessfully challenged for the XPW World Heavyweight Championship several times, including his final appearance with the company in January 2002 when he lost to then-champion Johnny Webb.

On September 17, 2003, Vampiro made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and assisted Shane Douglas and James Mitchell in shaving Raven's head. He then feuded with Raven, who defeated him in a "Blood Gallows of Retribution" match on October 29.

In 2005, he jumped with Shocker to the AAA promotion, in which both he and Konnan hold booking positions. During that time, he stated that he had no plans to return to TNA or work for WWE.[4] He stated in interviews with the UK's Power Slam Magazine that he had no objection to joining TNA - although he suspected it would not happen due to the presence of Sting on their roster.

When not working for AAA, Vampiro was seen wrestling in the US for the Southern California promotion Full Contact Wrestling, in Puerto Rico for IWA, IPW: UK in the United Kingdom and Nu Wrestling Evolution across Italy. On March 10, 2006 Vampiro became the Rey de Reyes (King of Kings) of AAA by winning a 12-Man-Elimination Match.

He is wrestling in his hometown of Thunder Bay Ontario for the first time ever on May 15 at Fort William Gardens in a hardcore match against Hannibal with Terry Funk as the special guest referee. The match is being promoted by Great North Wrestling.

On July 5, after a violent, bloody and controversial Super P Battle Royale, Vampiro became the first Super P Battle Royale Winner and First Time Super P World Heavyweight Champion.

Wrestling Society X

On January 26, 2007 he was featured in a pilot for a new wrestling show produced for MTV called Wrestling Society X. He competed in a 10 man Battle Royal Death match, eventually securing one of two contracts earning him a shot at the inaugural Wrestling Society X Championship against Syxx-Pac (Sean Waltman). He won the WSX Championship on the February 6 episode after sending Waltman into an exploding coffin with a Tombstone piledriver, defeating Syxx-Pac.

Vampiro was involved in a what MTV claimed was a controversial angle which led to MTV canceling the fourth WSX show, due to air on Tuesday February 20.[5] In the (pre-taped) show, he was the recipient of a fireball to the face thrown by Ricky Banderas which resulted in Vampiro's head momentarily catching fire. The footage has since been leaked onto the internet. Later in his debut WSX match, Ricky Banderas defeated Vampiro to claim the WSX Championship.

In addition to appearing as an on-screen talent, Vampiro held a backstage position as the main booker.

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

In April 2008, Vampiro made his return to AAA by challenging El Mesias to a match at TripleMania XVI. The match took place on June 13, 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico. The two fought each other in a Hardcore match which ended in a draw. Vampiro defeated Konnan at Rey de Reyes (2009) with the help of Marco Corleone. At Triplemania XVII Vampiro represented Team AAA in a match where they defeated Konnan's La Legión Extranjera to regain control over AAA and force Konnan out of the company.[6] On April 17, 2010, Vampiro turned rudo and aligned himself with El Zorro of La Legión Extranjera.[7][8] On August 15, 2010, at Verano de Escandalo Vampiro unsuccessfully challenged Dr. Wagner, Jr. for the AAA World Heavyweight Championship in a three–way match, which also included Silver Cain.[9] After not appearing for the promotion again for four months, Hodgkinson gave his notice and quit AAA on December 20, 2010.[10]

In January 2011, Vampiro was a guest at WrestleReunion 5 in Los Angeles, California.

Personal life

Hodgkinson grew up in a single parent home with his mother and two sisters.[11] Hodgkinson is divorced from Kitsu with a daughter named Dasha, whose godfather is Norman Smiley.[11] Hodgkinson is a juggalo.

The documentary film Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero was produced by Odessa Filmworks and Zed Jamaica and screened in Canada on November 12, 2008.[12][13][14][15] He was involved in a relationship with Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán and Mexican/US rock singer and Songwriter Ana Sidel co-star of the movie The Dead Sleep Easy. He has a tattoo on his left arm that reads "Mexico City", citing where he had many of his matches. He is fluent in Spanish.

During the height of his wrestling career in Mexico, Vampiro starred in an action film entitled Guerrero De La Noche, which was not unlike the El Santo films of the 1960s and 1970s. He has also made a cameo appearance on Vanilla Ice's Bi-Polar as well as being a short lived member of Psychopathic Records' supergroup Dark Lotus and recording an intro to Twiztid's "Maniac Killa".

In July, 2009 Vampiro reportedly had a break-in at his house, he got startled and then jumped 15 feet to the ground from his bedroom window, which broke his back. The Sun reports that he broke four vertebrae in his back and will need several months to heal.[16]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre
    • FILL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

1Even though CMLL still uses the NWA initials in the title's name, the National Wrestling Alliance itself no longer recognizes or sanctions the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship since CMLL is no longer an NWA affiliated promotion.

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Wager lost/won Winner Loser Where Date Note
Hair Vampiro Bestia Negra II Xochimilco, Mexico City March 21, 1992 -
Hair Vampiro Rick Patterson Monterrey, Nuevo León June 28, 1992 Triple threat match involving Sangre Chicana
Hair Vampiro Pirata Morgan Mexico City July 17, 1992 -
Hair Vampiro Aaron Grundy Monterrey, Nuevo León August 23, 1992 "Relevos Suicidas" match with Vampiro teaming with Grundy against Brazo de Plata and Sangre Chicana
Hair Vampiro Sangre Chicana Monterrey, Nuevo León December 10, 1992 -
Hair Vampiro Pirata Morgan Houston, Texas September 1, 1998 -
Hair Vampiro Rey Bucanero Mexico City December 13, 2002 -
Hair Shocker Vampiro Mexico City April 4, 2003 -
Hair Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 Vampiro and Pierroth, Jr. Mexico City December 17, 2004 -

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Vampiro profile". OWOW. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. ^ Former wrestler 'Vampiro' to take bite out of Mexico City crime
  3. ^ http://www.vampiromovie.com/
  4. ^ IPW UK: International Pro Wrestling
  5. ^ http://www.wrestlemag.com/news/index.php?p=4579
  6. ^ Jose Miguel (2009-06-13). "Triplemania 17 (Resultados y cobertura 13 Junio 2009) - El Hijo del Santo salva a AAA - Nuevo Mega Campeón: Dr. Wagner Jr. - Xtreme Tiger nuevo Campeón Crucero AAA" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  7. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (2010-04-18). "AAA en Orizaba (resultados 17 abril 2010) – Lic. Roldan atacado por el Vampiro – LA Park aplica Martinete a La Parka – Wagner venció a Sabu" (in Spanish). Superluchas. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  8. ^ "Vampiro y Zorro: La pareja" (in Spanish). Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  9. ^ Gutierrez, Armando (August 14, 2010). "Verano de Escandalo, explosivo" (in Spanish). Revista Luchas 2000. Retrieved December 28, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Meltzer, Dave (December 29, 2010). "Dec. 29 Observer Newsletter: Biggest events and top draws, Most Popular 2010, Hans Mortier death". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 11. ISSN 1083-9593. Vampiro gave notice that he was quitting the promotion on 12/20. He hadn't wrestled there in a while and he and creative were on different pages regarding going forward. There had been discussions in recent weeks but the impression I had out of them even before he quit was that they were going nowhere.
  11. ^ a b Mark Keast (December 12, 2004). "Vampiro comes out of the shadows". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  12. ^ Warren, T.S. (2008-11-06). "Body-slamming the documentary". Ottawa XPress. Retrieved 2009-02-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Zed Filmworks: Vampiro
  14. ^ Oliver, Greg (14 February 2008). "Vampiro shoots up the screen in The Dead Sleep Easy". CANOE/Slam!. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  15. ^ Vampiro: A Canadian Vampire in Mexico
  16. ^ Aldren, Mike (July 17, 2009). "ExWCW star breaks his back". The Sun. London.
  17. ^ a b c d e World Championship Wrestling (1999-07-26). "Vampiro /w ICP Vs Rey Mysterio, Jr.(c)". WCW Monday Nitro.
  18. ^ a b c d e World Championship Wrestling (1999-08-14). "The Dead Pool Vs The Filthy Animals". WCW Road Wild.
  19. ^ a b c World Championship Wrestling, TNT (2000-08-07). "Dark Carnival Vs. Jung Dragons". WCW Monday Nitro.
  20. ^ a b c "Vampiro's cast bio". MTV.com. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i World Championship Wrestling (2000-04-16). "Vampiro Vs. Billy Kidman /w Torrie Wilson". WCW Spring Stampede.
  22. ^ a b c d World Championship Wrestling (1999-08-09). "The Dead Pool Vs. Norman Smiley, Prince Iaukea & Lash Leroux". WCW Monday Nitro.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h World Championship Wrestling (1999-09-12). "The Dead Pool Vs The Filthy Animals". WCW Fall Brawl.
  24. ^ "James Mitchelle profile". Obsessed With Wrestling.
  25. ^ WCW Backstage Assault Instruction Booklet (Nintento 64).
  26. ^ "Nu-Wrestling Evolution". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

References

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