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