Leon White was a four hundred fifty pound mammoth of a man. Gifted with grace that belied his bulk, he embarked on a career in football to earn his fame and fortune. Alas, that was not meant to be. A ...

Vader is easily one of wrestling’s greatest and most intimidating figures. As one of wrestling’s most iconic big men, Vader accomplished feats that are considered incredible even for men half his size ...

Do you know the original vision for the Big Van Vader character? Leon's son Jesse was on hand to lay it all out if not. He described what Japanese wrestling great Antonio Inoki hoped to accomplish by ...

Less than a full month before he made his WWF debut at the 1996 Royal Rumble, Vader met Japanese legend Antonio Inoki at New Japan's annual Tokyo Dome show. Predictably, he upped the violence levels ...

Wrestling legend Big Van Vader is in Japan as part of the Tatsumi Fujinami 45 th anniversary show. According to Reddit user u/kamatacci who was in attendance, Vader had collapsed during the show. He ...

The wrestling world lost a legend last week with the untimely passing of Leon 'Big Van Vader' White. This night in 1987 was the one on which his legend was born. Vader terrified audiences in the west ...