Vampiro Canadiense

Not the first "Vampiro" in lucha; there was an El Vampiro in Arena Hollywood, in-turn possibly the same one unmasked in Guatemala by Huracán Ramírez as Ramon Montes. and Divina's grandfather Vampiro (Juárez).

Profile

Vampiro

Name Vampiro Real name Ian Richard Hodgkinson Nicknames El Rey Guadalajara (The King of Guadalajara) Name history Ian Richards (debut), Gene Anderson, Vampiro Canadiense (02/91 - ), Vampiro Casanova, Vampiro (US) Family none Maestro(s) Abdullah the Butcher, Patron Bonales, Javier Llanes, Matt Furey, Karl Gotch Birth date, location May 31, 1967 - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Obituary date Debut, location 1984; (in Mexico) February 12, 1991 - Arena México Lost mask to Height 6'4"/194 cms Weight 249 lbs/113 kg Signature moves Nail in the Coffin (Michinoku Driver 2), Power Bomb, Flying Spinning Leg Lariat Titles: - UWA World Heavyweight Title NWA World Light Heavyweight Title AAA World Tag Team Championship (w/ Joe Lider) IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship WCW World Tag Team Titles (w/ The Great Muta) IWA Hardcore Title (4) Monterrey: FILL Heavyweight Title California: WSX Championship Royal Oak: JCW (Juggalo Championshit Wrestling) Heavyweight Title

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
92/03/21	hair	Vampiro Canadiense	Bestia Negra II	Arena Xochimilco - Xochimilco, Mexico City
92/06/28	hair (1)	Vampiro Canadiense	Rick Patterson	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
92/07/17	hair	Vampiro Canadiense	Pirata Morgan	Arena México - Mexico City
92/08/23	hair (2)	Vampiro Canadiense	Aaron Grundy	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
92/12/20	hair	Vampiro Canadiense	Sangre Chicana	Plaza de Toros Monumental - Monterrey, N.L.
1994/??/??	Mask	Sandokán	Vampiro(?)	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama - Panama City, Panama
95/12/10	hair	Vampiro Canadiense	Pirata Morgan	Azcopatzalco
98/09/01	hair	Vampiro	Pirata Morgan	Houston, Texas, USA
02/12/13	hair	Vampiro	Rey Bucanero	Arena México - Mexico City
03/04/04	hair	Shocker	Vampiro	Arena México - Mexico City
04/12/17	hairs	Cien Caras & Máscara Año 2000	Pierroth Jr. & Vampiro	Arena México - Mexico City
2012.12.02	hair (3)	Chessman	Vampiro Canadiense	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Zapopan, Jalisco
(1) Triangle match with Sangre Chicana; (2) Relevos suicidas: Sangre Chicana & Brazo de Plata vs. Vampiro & Grundy; (3) six way cage match with Dr. Wagner Jr., LA Park, Perro Aguayo Jr., and Cibernetico

Movie

A documentary film about the life and career of Vampiro called called Angel. Devil. Hero. was produced by Odessa Filmworks and Zed Jamaica and released on DVD in 2009. The website for the film can be found here http://www.vampiromovie.com/.

RXLL

In 2006, Vampiro joined promoter Pepe Villa in starting a new Guadalajara based promotion called Revolucion Xtreme Lucha Libre (RXLL). The promotion's style was similar to that of US based promotions XPW & WSX and several behind both involved in management roles. They had struck a TV deal with Televisa to air in the Guadalajara market and taped their first event on September 2, 2006 with a main event of Vampiro vs. Sean Waltman. The taping turned out to be a disaster with the gate being way below what was predicted and both talent and management members weren't payed or only partially what was agreed upon. Vampiro also clashed with the production team over the poor quality and editing of the taping when it aired on Televisa. Despite the problems Vampiro moved forward including negotiating with several international promotions and striking a TV deal with Japan based Samurai TV. The second taping took place on October 1, 2006. Most of the bigger name foreign talent were pulled prior to the taping and the card was completely shuffled to feature mostly local talent with a main event of Vampiro vs. Nosawa. Most of talent were payed but the US based management wasn't and Vampiro would finally part ways with Villa. Villa ran a couple shows under the name LLX using Rey Misterio Sr. as booker and top draw before being dropped by Televisa. Vampiro claimed he would continue running RXLL with Televisa backing, but nothing came of it and he would begin working CMLL shows at Arena Coliseo Guadalajara within a few months.

Lucha Underground

Joined Lucha Underground as part of the announce team in English with Matt Striker & in Spanish with Hugo Savinovich. Pentagon Jr. targeted him & challenged Vampiro only for Vampiro to constantly turn him down. Finally Vampiro agreed to face Pentagon jr. in which at the end Vampiro revealed that he was Pentagon's master/maestro all along and would now guide him deeper in the dark rudo ways.

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1991

in WCW

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