Most of you wrestling fans out there remember the classic match between Shawn Michaels and Vader at Summerslam '96. It was an entertaining match, but I had always wondered what would have happened to ...

On Wednesday morning, it was announced on Twitter that Leon White, better known as Vader or Big Van Vader, died at age 63. From Vader’s twitter account, one of Vader’s children said, “It is with a ...

Although he never held a championship in the WWF, Vader challenged for all of the promotion’s heavyweight titles, including multiple WWF Championship matches on pay-per-view and cable television. He ...

In an April 1997 Match of the Year, contender The Undertaker was on a wrestling tour in Kuwait. He was all set to defend his WWF World Heavyweight Championship (now the WWE Championship) against Vader ...

The SummerSlam scenario did irreparable damage to Vader's confidence, but something bigger than locker room drama and wrestlers not getting along was a play. Namely, Leon's long-term physical health.

We are half way through identifying Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 50 wrestlers. For those interested, here is the first and second parts of this series. As a reminder, the list was compiled in 2003 ...

The professional wrestling community mourns the loss of one of its greatest super heavyweights today with the passing of Big Van Vader. But before Vader starred in every territory from WWF to WCW to ...

One of the most notorious “big men” in professional wrestling during the 1980’s and 1990’s has passed away. Leon White, better known to worldwide audiences as “Vader” or “Big Van Vader”, died Monday ...