Big Van Vader - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Big Van Vader net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Super-heavyweight wrestler in WCW and World Federation. WCW as well as the World Wrestling Federation who was described as 6’4″ 450lbs. In this article, we will discover how old is Big Van Vader? Who is Big Van Vader dating now & how much money does Big Van Vader have?

Big Van Vader Biography

Big Van Vader is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on May 14, 1955 in Lynwood, California, United States. In the WWF the wrestler fought the Undertaker He lost only due to the intervention from Paul Bearer, the Undertaker’s former manager.

White was a nationally ranked center who was recruited by forty colleges. He played offensive line at the University of Colorado, where he was a second-team All-American for the Buffaloes in 1977. He earned a business administration degree.

In the 1978 NFL Draft, White was drafted as a center by the Los Angeles Rams with the 24th pick of the 3rd Round (80th overall). During White’s first season—which brought them to the Super Bowl and earned White an NFC championship ring—he was also put on the injured reserve list, and later retired due to a ruptured patella.

White was born Leon Allen White. He had a child, Jesse White, who signed a development contract for the WWE. His union with Grace Connelly lasted from 1979 until 2007.

After a few years in Japan He became a member of in the World Championship Wrestling promotion, where he took on a bloody battle with Cactus Jack.

Leon Allen White (May 14, 1955 – June 18, 2018), better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. Throughout his career, he performed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) during the 1990s and 2000s. According to CBS Sports, White is “widely regarded as one of the greatest super-heavyweight pro wrestlers of all time”.

Big Van Vader Net Worth

Big is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Big Van Vader's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He joined the American Wrestling Association on the guidance of a close friend who was a fan of his days playing football in college.

Although originally signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), AJPW owner Giant Baba traded White’s contract over to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 1987 after consideration. Upon joining NJPW, White was given the ring name Big Van Vader and began to wear a black wrestling mask. His new identity was based on a strong warrior of the same name from Japanese folklore. He was introduced as the crown jewel of the Takeshi Puroresu Gundan stable that was managed by Takeshi Kitano. Vader challenged Antonio Inoki, who had already defeated Riki Choshu, and defeated the worn-down Inoki. The pro-Inoki audience rioted, resulting in NJPW being banned from the Sumo Hall, its home arena. The ban remained in effect until 1989, when NJPW did their first show back in Sumo Hall on February 22.

In May 1986, White went to Europe to compete for Otto Wanz and his promotion, Catch Wrestling Association, touring Austria and Germany, using the name Bull Power. That summer, he took part in the three-day tournament for the Vienna Catch Cup, in Austria. He made it to the finals, before losing to Klaus Wallas. On March 22, 1987, he won his first championship, the CWA World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Otto Wanz in Denver, Colorado, ending Wanz’s reign of nearly nine years in its only title change in the United States. He held onto the title for nearly four months, before losing to back to Wanz on July 11 in Graz, Austria. In December 1987, he participated in his second tournament, the Bremen Catch Cup, in Germany. He defeated Rambo in the finals, to win his first tournament.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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White’s son, Jesse White, was born April 19, 1986. In July 2009, White began training him to become a professional wrestler in Japan. He originally committed to the University of Oklahoma and was touted for the National Football League, but was taken out with a hip injury. In April 2011, he signed a developmental contract with WWE, and used the name Jake Carter, until September 16, 2013, when he was released.

Who is Big Van Vader Dating?

According to our records, Big Van Vader married to Grace Connelly . As of January 13, 2024, Big Van Vader’s is not dating anyone.

In November 1989, White, as Big Van Vader, made his debut in Mexico for Universal Wrestling Association. On November 12, he defeated El Canek to win the UWA World Heavyweight Championship. Five days later, he would make a couple shows for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre in trios matches, teaming with Fabuloso Blondy. He would hold onto the UWA World title for over a year, before losing it back to Canek on December 9.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Big Van Vader height 6 ft 5 in Big weight 204 kg & body measurements will update soon.

The Fatal Fury character Raiden, also known as “Big Bear”, is based on Vader’s appearance in Japan. The character Alexander the Grater from Saturday Night Slam Masters bears a resemblance to Vader. Alexander also wears a mask very similar to the mastodon mask Vader would wear during ring entrances in the 1980s and early 1990s. Vader himself appears as a playable character in the WCW video games WCW Wrestling, WCW: The Main Event, and WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling, the WWE video game WWF In Your House, and as a downloadable or unlockable legend in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, WWE ’12, WWE ’13, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19. As well as being featured officially and unofficially in numerous Japanese wrestling games such as the Fire Pro Wrestling series, Virtual Pro Wrestling, King of Colosseum (he is a preset model in King of Colosseum II’s EDIT mode), as well as the latter two editions of the All Star Pro-Wrestling series, and Wrestle Kingdom 2 where he is also featured in the cover art.

Vader was originally signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1990, but was only used sparingly until 1991. Vader’s first match in WCW took place on July 7, 1990 at The Great American Bash, where he defeated Tom Zenk in a little over two minutes. Seven months later, he returned for WrestleWar, where he battled Stan Hansen to a double disqualification. Eight months later, he returned at Halloween Havoc and took part in the Chamber of Horrors match, in which Vader’s team lost due to Abdullah the Butcher being electrocuted by their partner, Cactus Jack. Two months later, he would take part of Starrcade’s Lethal Lottery, where he teamed with Mr. Hughes and defeated Rick Steiner and The Nightstalker (who was subbing for an injured Diamond Studd) to advance to the Battlebowl battle royal, in which he was eliminated.

Facts & Trivia

Big Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Big Van Vader celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.

On February 10, 1990, Vader faced Stan Hansen at an AJPW versus NJPW supercard show called Super Fight In Tokyo Dome. Before Vader entered the ring, Hansen accidentally broke Vader’s nose with the bullrope Hansen carried to the ring for his matches. During an exchange of stiff punches, Hansen unintentionally poked Vader’s left eye with his thumb during their brawl, which caused the eye to pop out of its socket. After removing his mask, pushing the eye back into its socket and holding it in place with his eyelid, Vader continued wrestling Hansen until the match was rendered a no contest. As a result of the injury, Vader required a metal plate to be surgically placed under his eye. Vader’s success garnered the attention of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), who convinced him to work for them while still the IWGP Heavyweight Champion and an active competitor in NJPW.

What's Big Van Vader's real name?

Leon Allen White

Is Big Van Vader in the WWE Hall of Fame?

The ultra-intense, super-heavyweight wrestler Big Van Vader (real name Leon White) is being honored by WWE with a posthumous induction into the company’s 2022 Hall of Fame after sadly passing away in June 2018.

How much did Big Van Vader weigh?

450 lbs

How big is Vader from WWF?

What does Vader mean in German?

“Vader” is the Dutch word for “father” (the Dutch word is instead pronounced “fah-der”), and the German word for “father” (Vater) is similar. However, in the earliest scripts for Star Wars, the name “Darth Vader” was given to a human Imperial general.

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