RIP Big Van Vader

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RIP Vader:(

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/20/wwe-legend-vader-dies-aged-63-7647390/

gerrybbadd

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RIP Vader:(

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/20/wwe-legend-vader-dies-aged-63-7647390/

RIP Big man. Should have been handled so much better in the WWE. Without doubt one of the best big men ever

Angron

RIP

PTH2009

Rip Vader

Remember him in parts when I started watching wwe in the mid 90s. He was quite a good wrestler for his size and had a great image

Blue_Dabadee

I remeber first seeing him in Boy Meets World before even getting into wrestling.

sky88

RIP Vader

Rock Lesnar

I remember 1st seeing him in WCW on a saturday afternoon when i was younger, and will always remember the night he "attacked" Gorilla Monsoon.

Mr.Nice Guy

He deserves his own thread.

Very sad to learn of the passing of Leon White aka Vader at the age of 63. I remember him discussing the seriousness of his health issues a few years ago.

One of the greatest big men wrestlers in history. Had an epic feud with Sting in WCW and a legendary run in Japan. Sad that he was never allowed to reach his true potential in the WWF due to politics (ie Shawn Michaels).






Also if I remember correctly has the distinction of Ireland's only ever World Title change, defeating Sting for the Big Gold Belt at a house show 25 years ago.

A personal dream match for me would have been Lesnar vs a prime Vader. That would have been a war.

Ulysses Gaze

RIP Leon.

Mr.Nice Guy

https://twitter.com/RicFlairNatrBoy/status/1009470999706918912

Riddle101

RIP Vader

ERG89

Kinda sad the past few years Vader it seemed like he had a difficult time health wise and emotionally. He gave a few pleas that he didn't have much time left & that he wanted a HOF induction.
Shame his wwf run wasn't what it could have been thanks to booking & politics but had a good run in WCW & did well in Japan.

The Nal

RIP.

WWE can try all they want but Strowman will always be a poor copy.

ricero

Dont see the comparisson with Strowman myself but in anyways RIP Vader.

Omackeral

Should've held the title after SummerSlam 96 IMO. HBK wouldn't have that though. Vader peaked in WWE pretty much when he arrived. After the Gorilla Monsoon angle, that was really it. Sad. He was so different than your lumbering Mabels and King Kong Bundys. Phenomenal look, had a legitimate aura and could go. Just a shame.

Bounty Hunter

Couldn't agree more about him being one of the best big men the industry has ever seen (yet he could do a great moonsault). I too would have loved to see a prime Vader against Lesnar among others and would have liked to have seen him inducted into the HOF one of the last few years.

His run in the WWF may not have been the most notable (he squashed President Monsoon though) but the guy was a 3 time WCW world champion, 3 time IWGP World champion and played in a super bowl!

RIP Leon

RocketRaccoon

Surely a guarantee for HOF next year, just a huge shame he didn't get it while he was alive. As others have said, him against guys like Brock and Joe would have been amazing spectacles and just proper wars.

I'm also old enough to remember him popping up in Boy Meets World, he just seemed like an all round good guy.

Rip.

RobbingBandit

That's really sad to hear he was such a favorite growing up

nazmoalex

Vader was always one to watch for me, was actually at the WCW show at the point in 93. Was a massive Sting mark, so that night was etched into the memory bank.
As others have said his run in WWE was disappointing, there was a short period where he was doing well on RAW, but was never really pushed enough. RAW kinda sucked at the time anyway.

RIP Vader

JP Liz V1

RIP

chopperbyrne

One of the best ever.

His trilogy with Misawa in AJPW in 1999 are great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQhJEtbWFc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFYUkZv02Yw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqOp35V-iM

RollieFingers

I was in the Point that night too, seem to recall Marc Mero as Johnny B Badd and a young Kevin Nash as Vinnie Vegas being present too :P RIP Vader


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