Retrospective: Ian "Vampiro" Hodgkinson - Full Episode
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- fightnetwork.com/ - Lucha Underground's Vampiro reflects on his time in WCW, seeing CM Punk in the UFC, being in the same room as professional kickboxers, shoot-fighting training, working with Vince Russo, not going to WWE, the creative behind the Vampiro character, working with The Misfits and Dr. Death Steve Williams. Vampiro also opens up about the connection between Japanese MMA culture, professional wrestling, training with Mexican boxers such as Marco Antonio Barrera, Johnny Tapia, the lineage of the Mexican wrestling culture, plus much more in this episode of Retrospective.
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Considering how low Vampiro had gone with drugs etc. it's amazing and heartwarming to see how well he's come through. Probably the no 1 wrestler WWE missed out on.
i'm assuming Maeda is the guy who beat down Andre the fricking giant!
Nah he wouldn't have made it in the WWE. Vampire had a huge attitude in the back. ECW passed on him
Ghostfacekevon That is BS! He did get an offer to go to WWE & ECW hired him for shows but he wanted a down payment because he knew what Paul Herman did to wrestlers so Heyman ignored him!
He didn't have an attitude! He stuck up for himself & was a professional! Guys we're jealous of him because he could instantly get over wherever he went immediately.
Ghostfacekevon you have no idea about this shit do you. Obviously not. Check out more about this guy before you talk.
He would be awesome in WWE, hes cool guy!
Vampiro was one of my favourites. His rivalry with Sting was full on.
The names this dude throws out within the first few minutes of this piece are ridiculous. You would want to call him a name dropper, but they are all legit underground legends lol. Good piece as always Fight Pass! More original shit like this please!
Ian Gifford fucking gotch, sakuraba, fuijinami, suzuki, Steve Williams big fucking names that were known for fucking people up.
Vampiro is always insightful & passionate when he speaks...much respect to him
Vamp's right. I was that 15 yr old kid. And loved every second of it
I know it sounds crazy, but vampiro deserves to be in the wwe hall of fame. he does, even though he wasn't in the wwe ring, neither was a lot of people that are in the hall of fame. he deserves it man.
If your putting in Vampiro you better put in a lot of other guys too. Vampiro maybe for his stuff in Mexico
Ghostfacekevon ...Absolutely for his time in Mexico....Should definitely be taken into account...He was a SuperStar...
Dylan Moore he deserves to be in the hall of fame but not WWE. There are other hall of fames that mean much more than the WWE's
What did he do or wrestling?
New jack needs to b in the hall of fame too... #masstransitincident lol
Thank you for mentioning Karl Gotch and the European Roots of Catch Wrestling.
I loved him as a kid. He was never the best worker, he’ll say so himself but damn did he have a presence. He was exactly what young people gravitated to at that time
Legend.
Vampiro child of the rancid wretched darkness.. Fuckin love vampiro probly the most underrated wrestler of all time guys like him and sabu they dont get the acknowledgement they deserve Vampiro been a megastar long before he even came to wcw or any of that alot of wrestlers were just jealous flat out props to Vampiro much love whoop whoop
Vampiro was one of the best things that happened to IWA and WWC and his matches with Ricky Banderas were awesome.
vamp is a cool dude I seen him in kc years ago very humble
he turned into rick harrison from pawn stars
Эх... Спасибо за детство. Когда играли в рестлинг с пацанами в 90-х, всегда говорил что я Вампиро. Записывали ночью бои а с утра и до самого вечера засматривали кассету до дыр, рубились на улице и в комнатах... До чего же было клёво.
I never really knew much about this guy but in my eyes, he was very underrated .knows a lot about the business and was definitely overshadowed by others.pretty good in ring skills. Spent a lot of time in Mexico.he has crazy stories.just watched his kayfabe commentary shoot it was excellent
Vampiro and Sting from WCW what a rivalry that was back then
Untill sting pulled the plug.
the final lines are gold dust lol
good interview and history lesson :)
young vampiro looks like finn balor
Carlos Morales except actually big
Guillermo Moreno yeah, the height difference is what does it.
Carlos Morales where do you think Prince Devit/Finn Balor got his demon look from?
He said the Cro Cop head kick to Alberto wasn't real? Well if it was fake, someone didn't tell Alberto because he was legit knocked out.
underrated wrestler great video.
He needs to go on Joey Coco Diaz's podcast
Sending good vibes to him.
So sad to hear that vampire has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s wish him the best of luck one of my favourite wrestlers of all time just wish I could have seen him in a wwe ring would have loved to have seen him vs undertaker or gangrel
“Better looking girls in the USA and Canada.
Cheaper beer in Mexico.” - Vampiro
Interesting guy, lots of views and much respect to him for getting over his drug problem and giving the lowdown on the wrestling life.
Vampiro deserve's to be in the WWE HOF more than most.He was a legend in Mexico and made it pretty high up in WCW when talent could not get over due to the Hogan gets everything he wants era.He has turned his life around after a battle with drink n drugs and has a position of power in Lucha Underground.....WTF has Koko Beware done apart from flap his arms around like he is trying to fly?and Koko is in the WWE HOF to?almost laughable to be honest!!!!...VAMPIRO FOR WWE HOF!
Fuckin rights , he's from my hometown in Canada
Saludos amado amigo, siempre fui un gran admirador de sus capacidades tan grandes en la lucha, siga.
How old is Punk him and vamp both looked young in that early match!
John Lambdas I believe hes 36 to 38. Vampiro is 50 to 52
Vamp stop wrestling and time caught up to him. He was dragging in the match against Pentagon jr but he also carried that match as well.
i think cm punk will do okay.... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Yeah i was about to say that didn't age well
I just don't watch wrestling, I had no idea who CM punk was. I seen him get destroyed but fair play, he got in the octagon.
He might have said as a joke
Man he was great. No two ways about it. He could have been a top guy anywhere. The look...even the sexuality. For that era he fit and it sucks he never got that top guy run.
Vampiro with the Misfits was the ONLY reason I ever tuned in to dubya-cee-dubya. AKA Wheel Chair Wrestling. 😂
Edit- Vampiro was 100% correct. 👍
Don't know much about him but he would have been great for the brood
This guy was the Hulk Hogan of Mexico. That's an achievement in itself. CM Punk is another person that gets flack for his UFC run. He should have started from the bottom up. Not straight to ufc.
wait what
"Vampiro, child of the rancid, wretched darkness. Vampiro, I truly am a juggalotus. Maniac killa, super unknown, hero. (Vampiro) yeah. A true hatchet ryda, long reign the lotus killas. Then again, it's my privilege to power bomb your f*ckin' ass On a bed of butcher knives motherf*cker! (Muthafacko)" ~ Vampiro - Forgotten Freshness Vol. 3 circa 2001
Whoop Whoop!!!
I've been a fan of vampiro since wcw and now he's doing lucha underground ive become a bigger fan of vamp
Holy shit! Who stands 6'3" tall when they're only 11 years old?!?
Vampiro turned into Jeff Monson
The Snowman!
0:29 t0 1:19 if only that could have been true for cm punk about doing well in mma. but had he keep fighting he would have won eventually
He look like emo kane
😊😊😊
He's probably could have done better in ECW
Vampiro is and always will be the shit!
Did crocop beat up del Rio
yeah, that was Alberto in the mask
Yes
What happened with his cancer, tumor, and identity theft stuff?
He just started a podcast in spanish
Vampiro vs the brood!
Boy, that would of made a great rivalry! Vampiro could of been babyface to the Brood's heel antics!
If he would have gone to the WWE, they would have made him part of The Brood almost immediately. He probably would have been part of the ministry too.
Felipe Francisco There was no brood when the invasion happened.
The idea is great but Vince didnt like the vampire stuff
GEYAKA!
"Was it real? Na "...Crocop kicked that dudes fuckin head off. You can slow that fight down after the kick and see the blood pouring out under dudes mask.
"The Stooges were the greasiest slimeball kids from Detroit who just couldn't do fucking nothin' man."
I love that description.
Got diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s
I dont know Rick it looks fake! xP
Young vampiro looks like he could had been in the misfits lol
dirtkills he was
JC HAZARD He was never in the Misfits, lol.
Next to new jack/ balls Mahoney/ vampiro one of my favorites as far as shoots
I loved the MIsfits on WCW , except they should have kept them strong.
He got knocked out by Co-Crop
6'3" at 11 years old😅😅😅😅😅😅
Man if lying was the WWF Vamp would be Hulk Hogan.
MMA, KICK BOXING, AND BOXING THATS MY $HIT!! I got into combat sports. And WWE their story lines are awful. Then I lost respect for WWE when I heard how they treated their wrestlers. I heard about it for years then when CM Punk was talking about it.
could i get some help-...-..
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Phil Didn't Do So Great In The UFC...
6'3" at 11 years old!?
Meh, I went to school with a guy who was 6'5 in grade 7 and 12.
I believe it. I remember some kids like that from back in the day who were just freaks of nature height wise
Does Ian have Cancer?
He did have stomach cancer and a brain tumour. Appears to be alright now other than that he’s developed Alzheimer’s
Weird, never thought that Japanese fighting community would be bullys.
I see you've never heard of Antonio Inoki.
Idk I think vamp is way cooler then Vince fu*king bro Russo!!!!!
Great wrestler , pathological liar doe
Yo 100%....i think its the drugs though, might have fried his memory. This history lesson is a little off.
How so