10 Things We Learned From Nail In The Coffin: The Fall And Rise Of Vampiro

10. This Isn't Your Regular Wrestling Documentary

There have been some truly phenomenal wrestling documentaries over the years, with the focus so often put on an individual as they either reminisce back on their wrestling career or are still in the middle of it. With Nail in the Coffin though, this is far more than just your regular wrestling documentary.

While, yes, Nail in the Coffin features a professional wrestling icon and, yes, showcases his time in the professional wrestling business, the main focus of the documentary is of a man and his daughter - with pro wrestling merely serving as part of the backdrop for this tale.

Ian Hodgkinson is a fascinating figure with a life full of trials and tribulations, peaks and valleys, moments that will live on forever, and likewise bumps and injuries that will be felt forever.

This story, though, is one of a man and his daughter and what that man will do to provide for that daughter.

24 hours a day, Ian Hodgkinson has the best interests of his daughter in mind, with him forever in touch with Dasha no matter where he is in the world. If his daughter needs to call him during an important meeting with TV executives? That meeting goes on hold. If his daughter mentions her make-up or hair? Ian gushes with pride and showers his girl with compliments.

The Fall and Rise of Vampiro is about this tight bond, with the crazy world of professional wrestling taking place in the background.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 4th Sep 2020

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