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* WorthyOpponent: In real life he speaks very highly of his feud with Wrestling/MickFoley, noting that the hardest he has ever been hit was by Foley(then Cactus Jack) with a scoop shovel. Take into account that he was once hit so hard in the face that his ''eye popped out''.

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* WorthyOpponent: In real life he speaks very highly of his feud with Wrestling/MickFoley, noting that the hardest he has ever been hit was by Foley(then Foley (then Cactus Jack) with a scoop shovel. Take into account that he was once hit so hard in the face that his ''eye popped out''.
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** ...but in the end, it wasn't enough. He had heart surgery in late March 2018, but soon came down with pneumonia, which in the end proved to be too much for him. He passed less than three months after the surgery, and didn't get into the WWE Hall while alive.

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** ...but in the end, it wasn't enough. He had heart surgery in late March 2018, but soon came down with pneumonia, which in the end pneumonia. The stress proved to be too much for him. He his already weakened heart, and he passed less than three months after the surgery, and didn't get before he had a chance to go into the WWE Hall while alive.Hall.
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* DeathFromAbove: '''THE VADERSAULT.''' Vader is '''450 pounds.''' (to put that into perspective, that's very nearly the current weight of Wrestling/TheBigShow.)

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* DeathFromAbove: '''THE VADERSAULT.''' Vader is was '''450 pounds.''' (to put that into perspective, that's very nearly the current weight of Wrestling/TheBigShow.)

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en announced]] in 2016 that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has possibly less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.
** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage has taken on the challenge of trying to help Leon with his health using his patented DDP Yoga, and after what he did for Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/ScottHall, fans are praying he can work another of his miracles to help save another ring legend. Additionally, Vader consulted a 4th doctor who gave him a much more positive diagnosis than the first 3, meaning things might not be as bad as they initially appeared.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en announced]] in November 2016 that he is was dying of congestive heart failure and has had possibly less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.
** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage has taken took on the challenge of trying to help Leon with his health using his patented DDP Yoga, and after what he did for Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/ScottHall, fans are praying prayed he can could work another of his miracles to help save another ring legend. Additionally, Vader consulted a 4th doctor who gave him a much more positive diagnosis than the first 3, meaning things might not be have been as bad as they initially appeared.appeared...
** ...but in the end, it wasn't enough. He had heart surgery in late March 2018, but soon came down with pneumonia, which in the end proved to be too much for him. He passed less than three months after the surgery, and didn't get into the WWE Hall while alive.
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* DeathSeeker: May be this in real life as he has made statements to the effect that he would rather die in the ring than in a hospital bed.

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* DeathSeeker: May be have been this in real life life, as he has had made statements to the effect that he would rather die in the ring than in a hospital bed.
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* BadassGrandpa: He's 60, according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, and he can still get it done in the ring.

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* BadassGrandpa: He's 60, according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, and he can He could still get it done in the ring.ring, even at the age of 60.
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[[caption-width-right:269:"It's time! IT'S TIME! IT'S! VADER! TIME!"]]

Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' (May 14, 1955 – June 18, 2018), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', was one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.

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[[caption-width-right:269:"It's [[caption-width-right:270:"It's time! IT'S TIME! IT'S! VADER! TIME!"]]

Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' Leon White (May 14, 1955 – June 18, 2018), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', Vader, was one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.
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Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' (born May 14, 1955), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', is one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he is a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.

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Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' (born May (May 14, 1955), 1955 – June 18, 2018), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', is was one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he is was a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has possibly less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] in 2016 that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has possibly less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He threatened to leave NJPW if they didn't book his rematch over Tony Halme, which they did. To be fair, Halme had shot on Vader at the first match and hit it for real, enraging White and forcing everybody to separate them backstage.
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* BadassGrandpa: He's 60, according to TheOtherWiki, and he can still get it done in the ring.

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* BadassGrandpa: He's 60, according to TheOtherWiki, Wiki/TheOtherWiki, and he can still get it done in the ring.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Assuming it wasn't a ''really'' well-done work, Vader got into a slanging match on Twitter with Wrestling/WillOspreay after he publicly criticised Ospreay's famous match against [[Wrestling/TrevorMann Ricochet]] at NJPW, which ultimately culminated in the two of them having a match at a Revolution Pro Uprising event in August 2016. After interference from Pete Dunne (on Vader's behalf) and Ricochet himself (on Ospreay's), Vader came out on top, but Ospreay then cut a promo on him where he implied that he'd been originally booked to go over but the ending had been changed after Vader had refused to lose, something he later stated openly in an interview.
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** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage has taken on the challenge of trying to help Leon with his health using his patented DDP Yoga, and after what he did for Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/ScottHall, fans are praying he can work another of his miracles to help save another ring legend.

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** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage has taken on the challenge of trying to help Leon with his health using his patented DDP Yoga, and after what he did for Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/ScottHall, fans are praying he can work another of his miracles to help save another ring legend. Additionally, Vader consulted a 4th doctor who gave him a much more positive diagnosis than the first 3, meaning things might not be as bad as they initially appeared.
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* DeathSeeker: May be this in real life as he has made statements to the effect that he would rather die in the ring than in a hospital bed.
-->"If this thing's gonna happen, I'd rather be in a ring, anywhere, compared to sitting in a hospital room in a hospital bed, sitting there like some sheep getting ready to be slaughtered. It's not who I am, and it's not the way it's gonna happen with me."

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has possibly less than two years to live. As well as the expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.possible.
** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage has taken on the challenge of trying to help Leon with his health using his patented DDP Yoga, and after what he did for Wrestling/JakeRoberts and Wrestling/ScottHall, fans are praying he can work another of his miracles to help save another ring legend.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has less than two years to live. As well as the outpuring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.

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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has less than two years to live. As well as the outpuring expected outpouring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Tragically, Vader [[https://twitter.com/itsvadertime/status/798395371470864384?lang=en has announced]] that he is dying of congestive heart failure and has less than two years to live. As well as the outpuring of support, this has made fans ''desperate'' for him to be inducted in WWE's Hall of Fame as soon as possible.
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** More recently in RealLife, Will Ospreay, which started over Vader criticizing a match of Will's (the one against Ricochet in the Best of the Super Juniors), turned into a ton of back and forth sniping between the two over the Internet (laced with what seemed like genuine animosity) and ended in a match in Britain's Revolution Pro Wrestling.
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* WorthyOpponent: In real life he speaks very highly of his feud with Wrestling/MickFoley, noting that the hardest he has ever been hit was by Foley(then Cactus Jack) with a scoop shovel. Take into account that he was once hit so hard in the face that his ''eye popped out''.
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* StoutStrength: Vader was not just a big guy but he was strong enough to lift up guys just as large and larger than himself.

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* StoutStrength: Vader was not just a big guy but guy, he was strong enough to lift up guys just as large and larger than himself.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Especially considering his finisher, the Vadersault (which is, indeed, a Moonsault)

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* TheAce: He held three different world titles from three different promotions on three continents (UWA Mexico in North America, New Japan in Asia and The German Catch Wrestling Association in Europe) making him the closest thing professional wrestling has ever had to a true world champion.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Especially considering his finisher, the Vadersault (which is, indeed, a Moonsault)Moonsault).



** Riki Choshu in New Japan
** Sting in WCW, and while probably not as personal as Riki Choshu from Vader's point of view, Vader was able to make Sting team up with his long time nemesis, Ric Flair.

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** Riki Choshu in New Japan
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** Sting in WCW, and while probably not as personal as Riki Choshu from Vader's point of view, Vader was able to make Sting team up with his own long time nemesis, Ric Flair.



* {{Badass}}: A legit tough guy inside and outside the ring.
** TheAce: He held three different world titles from three different promotions on three continents (UWA Mexico in North America, New Japan in Asia and The German Catch Wrestling Association in Europe) making him the closest thing professional wrestling has ever had to a true world champion.



* TheBrute: Made a career out of it.

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* TheBrute: Made a career out of it. It helps that he's a legit tough guy inside and outside the ring.
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!!! "IT'S TIME! IT'S TIME! IT'S TROPE TIME TIME TIME!...":

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!!! !! "IT'S TIME! IT'S TIME! IT'S TROPE TIME TIME TIME!...":
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* CaptainErsatz: A favorite for ''Videogame/FireProWrestling''. He also appeared in the videogame ''Saikyou: Takada Nobuhiko'' under the name of "Geiger".

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* CaptainErsatz: A favorite for ''Videogame/FireProWrestling''. He also appeared in the videogame videogames ''Saikyou: Takada Nobuhiko'' under the name of "Geiger"."Geiger" and ''Funaki Masakatsu: Hybrid'' as "M. Cougar".
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* CaptainErsatz: A favorite for ''Videogame/FireProWrestling''.

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* CaptainErsatz: A favorite for ''Videogame/FireProWrestling''. He also appeared in the videogame ''Saikyou: Takada Nobuhiko'' under the name of "Geiger".
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* VersusTitle: UWFi Pro Wrestling World Championship: Takada vs. Vader

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* VersusTitle: UWFi [=UWFi=] Pro Wrestling World Championship: Takada vs. Vader
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** "Super Vader" beat Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada to win the {{Wrestling/U|niversalWrestlingFederation}}UWFi Best of the World Tournament in 1994

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** "Super Vader" beat Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada to win the {{Wrestling/U|niversalWrestlingFederation}}UWFi {{Wrestling/U|niversalWrestlingFederation}}WFi Best of the World Tournament in 1994
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** "Super Vader" beat Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada to win the [=UWFi=] Best of the World Tournament in 1994

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** "Super Vader" beat Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada to win the [=UWFi=] {{Wrestling/U|niversalWrestlingFederation}}UWFi Best of the World Tournament in 1994


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* VersusTitle: UWFi Pro Wrestling World Championship: Takada vs. Vader
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That damn movie has screwed up a generation, I tell you!


* BadassSanta: The WWF had him dress up like Santa Clause, so he gave out candy and used the opportunity to sneak attack The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust.

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* BadassSanta: The WWF had him dress up like Santa Clause, Claus, so he gave out candy and used the opportunity to sneak attack The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust.
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Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' (born May 14, 1957), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', is one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he is a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.

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Trained by Brad Rheingans, '''Leon White''' (born May 14, 1957), 1955), known in the wrestling world as Big Van '''Vader''', is one of ProfessionalWrestling's legendary big men, having made a name for himself all over the world, including Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and Japan. Among his many achievements, he is a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-t.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/tc-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion]]. He started his career in the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] in the mid-1980s as "The Baby Bull" Leon White and also competed for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association in Austria[=/=]Germany, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH and Wrestling/{{TNA}}.



* BadassGrandpa: He's 59, according to TheOtherWiki, and he can still get it done in the ring.

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* BadassGrandpa: He's 59, 60, according to TheOtherWiki, and he can still get it done in the ring.

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