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Wrestler
- He Also Did: Played "Goliath" in Fist of the North Star.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, Vader was supposed to go over Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
at SummerSlam 1996, but Shawn vetoed that, as he was in ego mode at the time. And according to Jim Cornette, upon signing with WWE, Vince McMahon wanted Vader to change his name to "The Mastodon", as that way they could trademark the name as they couldn't trademark Vader.note Cornette talked Vince out of this move, although Vader later regretted the decision, because he felt that had he gone along with Vince McMahon's plans, he would have been pushed more due to Vince McMahon's tendency to largely push his own creations. Given how successful Mick Foley was with the Mankind gimmicknote instead of his pre-WWF Cactus Jack gimmick, Vader seems to have had a point here. - Before the Montreal Screwjob, Vader told Bret Hart not to get caught in any submission holds.
- Was originally going to be on the Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage/Sting) team against the Dungeon of Doom (Kamala/The Shark/the Zodiac [Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake]/Meng) in War Games at the WCW Fall Brawl 95 PPV on September 17. Vader got into a Real Life fight backstage with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff after a taping of WCW Saturday Night on August 30. WCW suspended Vader and then released him from his contract, freeing him to negotiate with any other promotion. Lex Luger replaced Vader in the match, but Vader was still pictured on the VHS release box.
- Knowing his experience and popularity in shoot-style, Mixed Martial Arts company PRIDE Fighting Championships once wanted to bring Vader as a fighter, and he actually started to train in the Team Hammer House. At the end, however, the DSE management opted not to book him in MMA bouts after seeing his poor physical condition in his only match in Fighting Opera HUSTLE.
- He was once meant to be a member of Cobra, to oppose Sgt. Slaughter on the G.I.Joe team. The pair were even going to have a few wrestling matches to promote the gimmick.
- Originally, Vader was supposed to go over Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship
Polish Band
- Keep Circulating the Tapes:
- De Profundis has been out of print for well over a decade, and the few physical copies available online are incredibly pricey. It is also absent from all music streaming services, like Spotify and iTunes.
- The Ultimate Incantation to a lesser extent, somewhat alleviated by the release of a re-recorded version called Dark Age.
- Promoted Fanboy: Vogg played in the band for some time.
