In 1996, the powerhouse made his way to WWE where he debuted in that year's Royal Rumble Match. Immediately impactful, Vader teamed up with manager Jim Cornette and battled Shawn Michaels for the ...

In April 1997, The Undertaker was slated to defend the WWF World Heavyweight Champion (later rebranded to WWE Championship) against Vader in the country of Kuwait. In an effort to promote this ...

After the eliminations of Flash and Godwinn, the final eight men in the 1997 Royal Rumble are all or will be WWE Hall of Famers one day — The Rock, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Vader, The Undertaker ...

Whether he was in Japan, WCW, or even WWE, few were able to stand up to the hard-hitting level he set. This was the same guy that ripped off Mick Foley’s ear in 1993, something that seemed ...

WWE and WCW legend Vader — also known to audiences as Big Van Vader — died Monday after a battle with pneumonia. The professional wrestler, whose real name was Leon White, was 63.

JBL believed Vader had lost a step by the time he arrived in WWE. He said Vader’s confidence seemed shaken after a backstage confrontation with Paul Orndorff in WCW, where Orndorff gained the ...