(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...

politician Els Vader (1959–2021), Dutch sprinter Milan Vader (born 1996), Dutch cyclist Travis Vader, convicted killer Big Van Vader (1955–2018), American...

feature Ric Flair since the Starrcade in 1990. The main event was between Big Van Vader and Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, booked as...

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

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...

winning teams would advance to the BattleBowl battle royal main event. Big Van Vader, who was already the WCW World Heavyweight Champion at the time of the...

Warrior Animal) defeated The Masters of the Powerbomb (Sid Vicious and Big Van Vader) and Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane). Also on the card, Rick Rude defeated...

the main event, Hulk Hogan defeated Big Van Vader to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, marking Vader's final WCW pay-per-view match. Also...

Championship against The Great Muta. In addition, Sting faced off against Big Van Vader in the finals of the "King of Cable" tournament. It was the last WCW...

successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Van Vader as Vader was disqualified due to Ric Flair's interference in the match. In...

Rick Rude to win the International World Heavyweight Championship and Big Van Vader defeated The Boss while Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal retained...

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...

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...

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...

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...

injured Diamond Studd) and the team of Big Van Vader and Mr. Hughes. The match started back and forth between Vader and Steiner. Hughes tagged in, and attacked...

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...

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...

included Jim Duggan defending the WCW United States Championship against Big Van Vader and Johnny B. Badd defending the WCW World Television Championship against...

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...

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...

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...

first but Vader got up before Patrick turned his back to the action and declared Vader the winner. As per a pre-match stipulation, Big Van Vader was declared...

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...

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...

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...

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...

injured Dave Sullivan in the WCW World Tag Team Championship match. Big Van Vader was originally scheduled to wrestle Rick Rude, but Rude had to be replaced...

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...