(May 14, 1955 – June 18, 2018), better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football...

Orndorff at SuperBrawl III. He then moved on to face Big Van Vader. Cactus Jack wrestled Big Van Vader on April 6, 1993, winning by count-out after being...

wrestler; his father, Leon White, competed in professional wrestling as Big Van Vader. He is also a former college football player, having played college...

politician Els Vader (1959–2021), Dutch sprinter Milan Vader (born 1996), Dutch cyclist Travis Vader, convicted killer Vader or Big Van Vader, a ring name...

wrestlers with ten vacancies. Title changes happen at NJPW-promoted events. Big Van Vader, Salman Hashimikov, Scott Norton, Bob Sapp, Brock Lesnar, A.J. Styles...

career until 2014, Hahn went by the stage name Big Van Walter. The name was a direct reference to Big Van Vader, but it was not a homage. According to Hahn...

and defeated Vinnie Vegas. On the December 12 episode, Hammer upset Big Van Vader to advance to the finals against WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ron...

was also defended at the event. Sting defended the title against Big Van Vader. Vader defeated Sting to win the title. The Great American Bash is a professional...

Big Van Vader, as well as teaming with his future World Wrestling Federation tag team partner Owen Hart. On the final day of his tour, he and Vader unsuccessfully...

retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Scenes featuring Hulk Hogan, Big Van Vader, Randy Savage, Ric Flair and Kevin Sullivan filmed at the event formed...

Luger and Big Van Vader. Sting and Rude exchanged punches until they eliminated each other from the first ring. Vader dominated Luger with a big splash and...

Boy Smith) faced a team nicknamed "the Masters of the Power Bomb" (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious) as part of a longer running rivalry between the two...

and Keiji Muto on November 5. Then On June 26, 1992, they defeated Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow for the titles. They dropped them to Scott Norton...

Arena. Ric Flair pinned Big Van Vader but the referee later reversed the decision to a disqualification victory for Flair as Vader had accidentally knocked...

main event was a White Castle of Fear Strap match between Big Van Vader and Sting. Vader's WCW World Heavyweight Championship was not on the line in the...

competitor of Col. Robert Parker against Van Hammer at Slamboree. That summer, he teamed with Big Van Vader and reignited his feud with Sting. On September...

the team of Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Studd, Cactus Jack, and Big Van Vader. Additionally, Brian Pillman was crowned the inaugural WCW Light Heavyweight...

eight-man WarGames match against the heel team composed of Sid Vicious, Big Van Vader, Kane and Kole at Fall Brawl. On "A Flair for the Gold", an interview...

Heavyweight Championship two days later back to Big Van Vader in Baltimore, MD, the same site Simmons had defeated Vader on August 2. Rick Rude appeared at the...

"The Butcher"), Meng (who was Col. Robert Parker's bodyguard), and Big Van Vader who also sought to destroy Hulkamania and began his “Road Kill Tour”...

infamous inter-promotional match against Vader. The match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship saw Big Van Vader (representing New Japan, while Hansen represented...

The main event was a Thundercage match, in which Ric Flair defeated Big Van Vader to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with The Boss as special...

created by Harley Race which included WCW World Champion Lex Luger, Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes. The stable separated in February 1992 after Luger left...

the 1988 and 1989 events. The 1990 event featured the WCW debut of Big Van Vader. In the main event, Ric Flair defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship...

12, 1992, at The Omni in Atlanta against the 450-pound Big Van Vader. During the match, Vader splashed Sting, cracking three of Sting's ribs and rupturing...

Brown, Dante Basco, Tracey Walter, Clint Howard, Tony Halme, and Big Van Vader. In 2005, Van Peebles was the subject of a documentary entitled How to Eat...

WCW Worldwide he seconded Nikita Koloff in his match with Big Van Vader; he battled Vader's manager Harley Race to the backstage as the match began. Later...

Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). There he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Big Van Vader in May 1989. After a long career as an amateur wrestler Hashimikov and...

Valley Driver. After being released, Reis toured Japan as Big Bomb Jones (a take on Big Van Vader) throughout 2002. In 2003, he returned to America and began...

History. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2007-10-02. "Vader's first reign". WWE.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved...