Hi guys…David D. here again with the return of the Vintage Best and Worst. We had a little break to recover from the year that was 1996 and we’re hitting 1997 ...

In January 1996, a man entered the WWF to forever change the perceptions of heavyweights in professional wrestling. A career spanning nearly 30 years saw Vader endear himself to the hearts of ...

In April 1997, Vader was on tour with the WWF over in Kuwait and appeared on a morning talk show alongside The Undertaker. Host Bassam Al Othman asked some tame questions about whether wrestling was ...

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 ...

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 ...

February 1997's version of In Your House proved to be a valuable tool on the road to WrestleMania 13. Reigning WWF Champ Shawn Michaels "lost his smile", which meant a hasty re-write of 'Mania plans ...