| Vampiro | |
|---|---|
 Vampiro in 2015 | |
| Birth name | Ian Richard Hodgkinson |
| Born | May 31, 1967[1] Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Vampiro[1] (El) Vampiro Canadiense[1] Gene Anderson[1] Ian Richards[1] Vampiro[1] Vampiro Canadiense Casanova[1] Vampiro Casanova[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mexico City, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Trained by | Abdullah the Butcher[1] |
| Debut | 1984 |
Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), 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.[1] Hodgkinson is also member of the citizen crime patrol organization Guardian Angels, acting as head of the group's chapter in Mexico City.[3]
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.