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), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) during the 1990s and 2000s. Widely regarded as one of the greatest super-heavyweight professional wrestlers of all time, he was a 13-time world champion.
Among other accolades in WCW and Japan, he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship three times each, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship twice, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship once, and won the battle royal main event of the 1993 Battlebowl pay-per-view (PPV). He headlined multiple PPV events for the WWF and WCW. Vader was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996.
In 2022, Vader was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
WWE 2K24(2024)as Vader
TNA iMPACT! Wrestling(2004)as Vader
The Top 100 Moments in Raw History(2012)as Vader
WWE '13(2012)as Vader
WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)as Vader
Wrestling with Wregret(2013)
WWE Hall of Fame 2022(2022)as Vader
WWE Hall of Fame(2016)as Self - Presenter
Table for 3(2015)as Vader
LeagueOne: In the Spotlight!(2014)as Self
WWE Hall of Fame(2015)as Self
Hulk Hogan: Real American(2026)as Self
Dark Side of the Ring(2019)as Self
Biography: WWE Legends(2021)as Self
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures(2021)as Self - Vader
The Best of WWE: Best of Mankind(2021)as Vader
