Leon White
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1955-05-14
- Died
- 2018-06-18
- Place of birth
- Lynwood, California, USA
- Also known as
- Big Van Vader · Baby Bull · Bull Power · Leon White · Super Vader · Vader
Biography
Leon Allen White better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. White is best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1990s. A super-heavyweight wrestler capable of aerial maneuvers such as the moonsault and the dropkick, White was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. During his career, he became an eight time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship three times, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship three times and the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship twice. Vader returned to Japan, wrestling at a NJPW Wrestle Land show. He also worked in the independent circuit as Big Van Vader, including a tag match against Samoa Joe and Dan Maff in Jersey All Pro Wrestling with Mike Awesome as his tag team partner. On May 12, 2007, Vader faced Brutus Beefcake at Spartan Slamfest, a World Wrestling Coalition charity show. The match was held at the Kingston Armory in Kingston, Pennsylvania. After wrestling his last match in 2007, White began working as a high school football coach.
O April 29, 2010, White made a return to wrestling under his Vader ring name at the event Vader Time 5 Return of the Emperor. At the event, he teamed with his son Jesse and former tag team partner 2 Cold Scorpio to successfully defeat Makoto Hashi, Tamon Honda and Tatsumi Fujinami in the main event.
In May 2016, Will Opsreay and Ricochet faced each other during the NJPW tournament Best of the Super Juniors. During the match, both wrestlers performed a high flying, fast paced sequence. When Vader saw the sequence, he complained in social media about the current direction pro wrestling is taking. During the following weeks, Vader and Ospreay feuded in Twitter, so England-based promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) booked a match between them. The match took place on August 12, 2016, where Vader defeated Ospreay. Two days later, he made an appearance in Colchester, England for the XWA Wrestling (XWA) promotion, where he defeated "Savvy" Sid Scala.
On April 20, 2017, Vader made an appearance in Japan at Korakuen Hall as part of the Dradition show to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the debut of Tatsumi Fujinami. Following a six-man tag team match, Vader collapsed due to being dropped on his head during the match, but he was able to walk backstage under his own power and he remained in Japan as he was scheduled to work two more shows in Fukuoka and Osaka.[On April 22, Vader, Takuma Sano, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara lost a six man tag team match to Koji Kanemoto, Shiro Koshinaka and Tatsumi Fujinami. On April 23, Vader, Riki Choshu, and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Takuma Sano, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara. The final match of his career took place May 25, 2017 at WrestleJam V, where Vader defeated The Ironman.
Return to AJPW (2011–2012)
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Raw
1993
as Big Van Vader / Bull Power
WWF Superstars
1986
as Vader
Boy Meets World
1993
as Frankie Stecchino Sr.
WWE Heat
1998
as Vader
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Big Van Vader (archive footage)
WWE Old School
1973
as Vader
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as Big Van Vader (archive footage)
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Big Van Vader
WWE Table For 3
2015
as Vader
AWA Arena Shows
1981
as Leon White
Movies (98)
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009
as Vader
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
as Vader
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
as Vader (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Vader
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Vader
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Vader
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
2004
as Big Van Vader
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007
as Vader
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
as Vader
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
as Vader (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
as Vader
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
as Vader
WCW Slamboree 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993
as Big Van Vader
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
1998
as Vader
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
as Vader
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Vader
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993
as Big Van Vader
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Vader
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996
as Vader
WCW Starrcade 1992
1992
as Big Van Vader
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
as The Man They Call Vader
Sting: Into the Light
2015
as Vader
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Vader
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009
as Vader
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
as Vader
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Big Van Vader
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
as Vader
WCW BattleBowl
1993
as Big Van Vader
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Vader
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991
as Big Van Vader
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Big Van Vader
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
as Big Van Vader
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as Vader
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Vader
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
as Vader
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
1995
as Big Van Vader
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991
as Big Van Vader
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as Vader
WCW Uncensored 1995
1995
as Big Van Vader
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
as Big Van Vader
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
2013
as Vader
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
as Big Van Vader
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
as Vader
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
as Vader
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
as Vader (Appearance)
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995
as Big Van Vader
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
as Big Van Vader
WCW Slamboree 1995
1995
as Vader
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
1996
as Vader
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
as Big Van Vader
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
1996
as Vader
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
as Vader
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
as Big Van Vader
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
as Vader
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Vader
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
1997
as Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995
as Big Van Vader
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996
as Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
as Big Van Vader
WCW Starrcade 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992
as Big Van Vader
WWE: True Giants
2014
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
as Vader
WCW All Nighter 1995
1995
WCW SuperBrawl IV
1994
as Big Van Vader
WWE One Night Only
1997
as Vader
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
1992
as Big Van Vader
NOAH: Great Voyage
2000
as Vader
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
1995
as Big Van Vader
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
1997
as Vader
WCW: Ric Flair - 2 Decades of Excellence
1995
as Vader
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
1994
as Big Van Vader
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
1997
as Vader
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
as Big Van Vader
WWE Hall Of Fame 2022
2022
as Vader
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
as Big Van Vader
WWE Action Zone!
1997
as Big Van Vader
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
as Big Van Vader
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994
as Big Van Vader
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1993 – As Told By Vader
2014
as Himself
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
as Big Van Vader
AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals
1999
as Vader
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
1993
as Big Van Vader
Ringside with Big Van Vader
2009
as BIg Van Vader
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986
as "Baby Bull" Leon White
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
as Big Van Vader
JCW Bloodymania 6
2012
RevPro Uprising 2016
2016
as Vader
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
2001
as Vader
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
as "Bull Power" Leon White
About Leon White
Leon Allen White better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. White is best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, WWE and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1990s. A super-heavyweight wrestler capable of aerial maneuvers such as the moonsault and the dropkick, White was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. During his career, he became an eight time world champion, having won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship th… With 108 credits spanning from 1973 to 2022, Leon White has appeared in 98 films and 10 TV shows.
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- The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (2009) — as Vader
- WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream (2004) — as Vader
- WWE King of the Ring 1998 (1998) — as Vader (Appearance)
- WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997) — as Vader
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014) — as Vader
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