Leon White, one of professional wrestling's most iconic big men, died Monday evening at 63 after a long battle with various health issues. White played Big Van Vader (or Vader) during a career that ...

WCW distanced itself from the National Wrestling Alliance in the nineties. While the promotion had heels as champions for the most of its existence, it gave fans some iconic babyface turns. Some ...

Big Van Vader takes on Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri challenge Bunkhouse Buck, "Dirty" Dick Slater & Col. Robert Parker for a chance at the WCW World ...

WWE and WCW legend Vader — also known to audiences as Big Van Vader — died Monday after a battle with pneumonia. The professional wrestler, whose real name was Leon White, was 63. White’s son posted ...

We are nearing the 25 year anniversary of World Championship Wrestling's final show, and the company that was once a cultural juggernaut has something of a spotty reputation in the eyes of fans these ...

In the history of professional wrestling, few can rival Vader when it comes to physical dominance. Billed at six-foot-five-inches and 450 lbs., the big man cast an imposing shadow everywhere he went, ...

Vader also had a memorable three-episode arc on the ’90s sitcom “Boy Meets World,” when White played Frankie Stecchino Sr., the father of a school bully played by Ethan Suplee. Tributes from current ...