5 TIME WORLD CHAMPION
Vader
The Mastodon
STATISTICS
- HEIGHT - 6'5"
- WEIGHT - 450 LBS.
- FROM - BOULDER, COLORADO, IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
- YEARS PRO - 1985-2017
OTHER RING NAMES
- BIG VAN VADER
TRAINER
- BRAD RHEINGANS
MANAGERS
- HARLEY RACE
- JIM CORNETTE
- PAUL BEARER
- RIC FLAIR
TAG TEAMS
- THE MASTERS OF THE POWERBOMB - BIG VAN VADER & SID VICIOUS
FACTIONS
- CAMP CORNETTE
- KAOS
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
AJPW - ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
- 2 TIME AJPW TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPION
- 1 TIME AJPW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION
WITH STEVE WILLIAMS
NJPW - NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
- 3 TIME IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
- 1 TIME IWGP WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION
WITH BAM BAM BIGELOW
PRO WRESTLING NOAH
- 1 TIME GHC WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION
WITH SCORPIO
WCW - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
- 3 TIME WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
- 1 TIME WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPION
EVENTS WON
WCW - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
- 1993 LETHAL LOTTERY / BATTLEBOWL
AWARDS
WWE - WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
- 2022 WWE HALL OF FAME
PWI - PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED
- 1993 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- BIRTH NAME - LEON ALLEN WHITE
- DATE OF BIRTH - 05.14.1955
- PLACE OF BIRTH - LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, USA
- DATE OF DEATH - 06.18.2018 (AGED 63)
- PLACE OF DEATH - DENVER, COLORADO, USA
- KNOWN RELATIVES -
JAKE CARTER - SON