VADER

Big Van Vader was a legendary professional wrestler known for appearances in WCW, WWE, and Japan. He was a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a three-time New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and a two-time All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Vader was a super heavyweight capable of aerial maneuvers like the Vadersault, voted best wrestling maneuver in 1993 by Wrestling Observer readers. In WWE, he challenged Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam 1996.

Vader was born Leon Allen White on May 14, 1955 and died on June 18, 2018. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.