Keeping Vampiro separate from other face-painted wrestlers would only preserve his novelty. But WCW made sure to almost always align him with or oppose him against fellow face-painted talents.

He continued, "WCW could go f–k themselves ten times ... In addition to telling influential wrestlers to bury Vampiro, Konnan would tell Eric Bischoff that Vampiro was a problem.

Former WCW star Vampiro is preparing to hang up his wrestling boots for good, according to multiple reports. The 55-year-old, whose real name is Ian Richard Hodgkinson, had been reportedly taking ...

The prestige of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship rivals even the WWE Championship, thanks to the best wrestlers who held that title. Vampiro carried some of the craziest storylines under the ...

Modern wrestling fans may know Canadian ... The good news is that Vampiro has finally found the opposite of WCW. Lucha Underground allows him to be himself, be a part of logically constructed ...

The Fall and Rise of Vampiro", director Michael Paszt and former WCW star Vampiro joined Wrestling Inc. Managing Editor Nick Hausman on The Wrestling Inc. Daily podcast. Throughout the interview ...

Alzheimer’s is bullshit. I am scared about potential Parkinson’s disease because it might f*ck up my PlayStation time Several hours later, Vampiro posted a video on Facebook thanking his fans ...

Ian Hodgkinson, broke into pro wrestling, he knew what kind of character ... so he set up an interview and eventually brought Vampiro to WCW. Vampiro defeats Brad Armstrong Vampiro¿s WCW debut ...

but those who hearken to the wrestling oldies will certainly remember WCW sensation Vampiro. The Canadian wrestler is one of the more memorable stars from what was the WWE’s only serious competitor.