He was one HELLUVA talent that's for damn sure. Whether it was his matches over in Japan and they way he adapted to wrestling in UWFI. To his Noah and AJPW days. There will NEVER be another big man like him. Rest in peace Leon.
The GOAT of super heavyweights in wrestling. Of all the guys 400 lbs plus, no one had Vader's mix of brutal punches and jaw-dropping agility. His series with Sting was legendary.
Sorry, but Bam Bam is number one among the super heavyweights-far more agile than Vader and anyone else above 300 pounds. Bigelow moved like a cruiserweight, yet had the size and power of a tank. Incredible. Among the super heavies, Big Van Vader is definitely #2 in my book, followed by Yokozuna and the underrated Big Boss Man (i.e., he qualified as a "super" heavy before his weight loss in 1990).
@Eighties_Child bam bam was nice, but I think people get a little too jacked over him cuz of the cartwheel (well, at least Vince would CACKLE into the microphone, acting like he'd just seen Andre reverse being top rope powerbombed with a Frankensteiner 😂😂)... No but in all seriousness, BAM BAM was my guy, still tempted to get more or less the last spot of non-tattooed skin on my body, my head, inked up (not the face though. Never.)..... It was AWESOME to see him become more or less "the OTHER whole F'N show" later on with Paul E in ECW, as I don't have to remind any Vader fan of his series with Taz, or eben Spike.... He could sell. He'd do the falling headbutt... Some top rope moves..... At 6'4", 390, BAM BAM was just phenomenal, and a genuine bad ass lookin, believable mofo.... HOWEVER....(lol) Big Van Vader was busting out Moonsaults I think before anyone over 250 had considered them (albeit sloppy AF, but it was done)...he ised his acceleration to make his already innate explosiveness look that much more,,well EXPLOSIVE... And doing so ay 6'5" 450.. And Vader could make any opponent look terrified and rightfully so. I was never a real baby face fan---id cheer even THE ROCK when he wss a heel and think he was the best, but the SECOND he goes face,,I'm all "rocky sucks" lol... don't ask me why, just always been like that, eber since Iron sheik beat Backlund, I'm like 4 yesrs old and I judt didn't loke Backlund, and I thought the Sheik wss so cool, and tough lol (u bet ur ASS i loved insane chicken wing the world Backlund though!)... So when Hogan beat HIM to steal the belt sheik just won, that wss it, Hogan my mortal enemy my whole life--- never liked him... And besides my brother, I'm growing up with a ton of wrestling fan friends, all faggyHulkamaniacs, not seeing just how BORING his STORYLINES and in-ring psyche is, with his ALWAYS WIN, ALWAYS WIN THE SAME WAY LIKE FRIGGIN VOLTRON, LAME ass... But Vader man--- even those blind hulkamaniacs, even THEY were like "that's BS," when not only Hogan took care of Vader, but how he no sold the powerbomb... Vader had that THING, that AURA about him, that he looked so believable, and so incredible, even these dullard Hogan fans felt like he should fall at the might of the mastodon! So while everyone's opinion is just that, THEIR opinion, I think--- remember I say this as someone who is almost as big a bam bam fan as I wss a Vader fan -- that you're on a very unpopulated island when we talk BEST/AGILE BIG MEN, and you open with what sounds like a definitive statement "I'm sorry, but among super heavys bam bam is number 1" U can probably pull a Richard Dawson and ask 100 people that question and number one answer with a whopping 88 people all saying BIG VAN VADER
@@Chuck_EL Oh man, I remember that. Everyone told me wrestling was fake, but that had me thinking twice. I later learned that was Jack's spur-of-the-moment idea. If Vader powerbombed him like he did in the ring, it would have legit killed him.
This was his best entrance theme in my honest opinion. Rest in peace big man you TRULY were a grizzly bear inside the squared circle. And unparalleled in terms of what you accomplished over in Japan for a Gaijin. There will NEVER be another like you.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your main event of the evening, set for one fall. Introducing first, accompanied by his manager, Harley Race, from The Rocky Mountains, weighing 458 lbs, Big Van Vader!"
@@IcyLife3956Kevin Nash nwo original them or nwo wolfpack theme or diesel? Ya give more detail bro cuz he had a few different eras remember vader had about 3 themes that I can remember but stayed the same character in wcw njpw Noah wwe
@@IcyLife3956 ahhhh you were a Kevin Nash mark growing up lol none of his themes were like oh shit it’s Nash is coming lol now Nash as person I’m a mark for as him as a wrestler not so much lol
The man wore a durag to the ring. Vader a 🐐 just for that. But for real he is the greatest super heavyweight of all time. The power and the fact the man can backflip....... Say no more
I just feel bad for Vader he was really good in 92-93, then he just got screwed by Shawn/Hogan went from being a monster heel to be being a jobber. He deserved better rip
Shawn Michaels went to VinceMcMahon that Vader was too rough on him and Hulk Hogan didn’t want to lose to Vader at Uncensored 1995 Strap match. Vader had to job to Hulk and Shawn all because they were being Stuart Larkins.
This...sounds like something Vader would've come out to in Japan. There's an SNK wrestling game called 3 Count Bout that has a parking lot brawl area where the music sounds real close to this.
The original final boss monster heel. The Gregor Clegane of wrestling: a merciless, violent and aggressive brute that crushes everything in his path of destruction. Those right fists could knock your teeth out.
It's ridiculous that he didnt get the belt, even as a transition champ. Maybe if Shawn wasn't going to dip out of Wrestlemania 13 they could've booked a program with Vader and Hart.
@Janine Brittanica I don't know why they had such a problem with his weight. Vader's enormous, that's the point. I also think you're entirely correct Shawn Michael dipping out. I mean, he's the one that screwed Feud up. The best Vader is 1992 Vader, for me.
It's a real feat for a guy to win me over despite beating down some of my favorite wrestlers, but Vader did it. His battles with Sting and Cactus Jack were the best part of WCW in that era. His mask was the best piece of ring gear ever, I wish he had worn it more often. It resembles the Mr. Thunderblade boss in Fester's Quest!
Wcw made Vader look like a million bucks and a scary main eventer even the video game company Snk modeled a character after him. I was excited when he made his debut in the Wwf but his run there even with Cornette in his corner wasn't as superstar status as him having Harley in his corner.
Nah niggas really really really hated Vader Braun is a monster no doubt but when you heard vaders theme used to come on my hands used to sweat because he was a monster and I hated him
DUBIYA. CEE. DUBIYA. THIS GUY was/is everyone's worst nightmare in the ring. He broke Stings Ribs in a match. Unforgettable. He destroyed njpw. He was to much for wwf. WHAT TIME IS IT? ITS VADER TIME! Best Rivalry is against Sting. Not Crow Sting. ORIGINAL bright coloured Sting.
He should had kept the first theme song, that one was a badass. It fit him perfect? Just know he was coming out to kicc some ass? But i like this one and the first one he made in WCW? My best two of all his theme songs
He had Titles all of the world and i think, Everywhere he went he was champ. Wwf fucc over him big time? They should had let him be champ there a couple of times
This was the closest thing we ever got to seeing a real life version of the Marvel comic book Villain The Juggernaut.
Yup.
I agree. I also thought of Big Bear/ Raiden from Fatal Fury with the hairstyle he had.
Absolutely a beast destroyed everything in his path and caused a riot in Japan by beating their hero in Inoki
Big Bear of Fatal Fury 2 was based off of Vader the Wrestler if you see the face comparison
@@jeremychristopherjaubert320 He was definitely the inspiration for SNK to make him.
This is Vader's best theme
Agreed. It made him seem like a supernatural force from the mountains
@@Vikashar from The Rocky Mountains to be exact
@@UndergroundSkat2000 Yea
@@UndergroundSkat2000you don't have to lie to yourself
Far and away
A man Vader’s size had no business doing what he did in the ring. I remember watching his moonsaults as a kid. Absolutely incredible.
He was one HELLUVA talent that's for damn sure. Whether it was his matches over in Japan and they way he adapted to wrestling in UWFI. To his Noah and AJPW days. There will NEVER be another big man like him. Rest in peace Leon.
But he was dam good at it to say a man his size, was doing that shit fam
@@tomtalker2000I agree fam
You absolutely know shits going down with a theme like this
RIP Leon
The GOAT of super heavyweights in wrestling. Of all the guys 400 lbs plus, no one had Vader's mix of brutal punches and jaw-dropping agility. His series with Sting was legendary.
and he was doing top rope moonsaults, drop kicks and even suicide dives ..he was extremely agile for a bigman a definate trendsetter rip vader
Sorry, but Bam Bam is number one among the super heavyweights-far more agile than Vader and anyone else above 300 pounds. Bigelow moved like a cruiserweight, yet had the size and power of a tank. Incredible. Among the super heavies, Big Van Vader is definitely #2 in my book, followed by Yokozuna and the underrated Big Boss Man (i.e., he qualified as a "super" heavy before his weight loss in 1990).
The strap match with Sting was brutal
@Eighties_Child bam bam was nice, but I think people get a little too jacked over him cuz of the cartwheel (well, at least Vince would CACKLE into the microphone, acting like he'd just seen Andre reverse being top rope powerbombed with a Frankensteiner 😂😂)...
No but in all seriousness, BAM BAM was my guy, still tempted to get more or less the last spot of non-tattooed skin on my body, my head, inked up (not the face though. Never.).....
It was AWESOME to see him become more or less "the OTHER whole F'N show" later on with Paul E in ECW, as I don't have to remind any Vader fan of his series with Taz, or eben Spike....
He could sell.
He'd do the falling headbutt...
Some top rope moves.....
At 6'4", 390, BAM BAM was just phenomenal, and a genuine bad ass lookin, believable mofo....
HOWEVER....(lol)
Big Van Vader was busting out Moonsaults I think before anyone over 250 had considered them (albeit sloppy AF, but it was done)...he ised his acceleration to make his already innate explosiveness look that much more,,well EXPLOSIVE...
And doing so ay 6'5" 450..
And Vader could make any opponent look terrified and rightfully so.
I was never a real baby face fan---id cheer even THE ROCK when he wss a heel and think he was the best, but the SECOND he goes face,,I'm all "rocky sucks" lol... don't ask me why, just always been like that, eber since Iron sheik beat Backlund, I'm like 4 yesrs old and I judt didn't loke Backlund, and I thought the Sheik wss so cool, and tough lol (u bet ur ASS i loved insane chicken wing the world Backlund though!)...
So when Hogan beat HIM to steal the belt sheik just won, that wss it, Hogan my mortal enemy my whole life--- never liked him...
And besides my brother, I'm growing up with a ton of wrestling fan friends, all faggyHulkamaniacs, not seeing just how BORING his STORYLINES and in-ring psyche is, with his ALWAYS WIN, ALWAYS WIN THE SAME WAY LIKE FRIGGIN VOLTRON, LAME ass...
But Vader man--- even those blind hulkamaniacs, even THEY were like "that's BS," when not only Hogan took care of Vader, but how he no sold the powerbomb...
Vader had that THING, that AURA about him, that he looked so believable, and so incredible, even these dullard Hogan fans felt like he should fall at the might of the mastodon!
So while everyone's opinion is just that, THEIR opinion, I think--- remember I say this as someone who is almost as big a bam bam fan as I wss a Vader fan -- that you're on a very unpopulated island when we talk BEST/AGILE BIG MEN, and you open with what sounds like a definitive statement "I'm sorry, but among super heavys bam bam is number 1"
U can probably pull a Richard Dawson and ask 100 people that question and number one answer with a whopping 88 people all saying BIG VAN VADER
@@Eighties_Childvader was better
This theme makes it feel like a legit Titan is coming to the ring. Big Van Vader was the greatest super-heavyweight in pro-wrestling history.
And his first theme song also Fam, now that one was a badass
The vadersault is still one of the most impressive moves I have ever seen.
Yeah
WCW Big Van Vader 1992-3 is forever my measuring stick of what a monster heel should be. Most brutal-looking powerbomb ever.
Bro you don’t know all the kids hated Vader it was so fucking sicc
The powerbomb on Cactus jack on the cement was brutal i still remember watching that live as a kid
@@Chuck_EL Oh man, I remember that. Everyone told me wrestling was fake, but that had me thinking twice. I later learned that was Jack's spur-of-the-moment idea. If Vader powerbombed him like he did in the ring, it would have legit killed him.
This was his best entrance theme in my honest opinion. Rest in peace big man you TRULY were a grizzly bear inside the squared circle. And unparalleled in terms of what you accomplished over in Japan for a Gaijin. There will NEVER be another like you.
Vader with Harley Race was a dangerous combination 😳
"IT'S TIME!!! IT'S TIME!!! IT'S VADER TIME!!!"
R.I.P. The Man Called Vader. 🙏🥲
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your main event of the evening, set for one fall. Introducing first, accompanied by his manager, Harley Race, from The Rocky Mountains, weighing 458 lbs, Big Van Vader!"
Introducing first, accompanied by seven time Heavyweight Champion, Harley Race. From the Rocky Mountains, weighig 450lbs! Big Van Vadeeeer!
I was saying this in my head and saw your comment. This theme still holds up today
I distinctly remember crying as a kid when Harley and Vader beat up Steamboat 😭
This dude had me shook as a child. His entrance music is hands down top 10 all time
Him and Harley Race we’re golden. RIP to the 2 greats
Him and Harley Race was dangerous together Fam, you Agree with me?
@@jermainecarpenter3189 agree
Best big man theme ever...name a better one.
Kevin Nash's easily
Kind of but not really.
@@IcyLife3956Kevin Nash nwo original them or nwo wolfpack theme or diesel? Ya give more detail bro cuz he had a few different eras remember vader had about 3 themes that I can remember but stayed the same character in wcw njpw Noah wwe
@@Ihopeyaslipoabannanaclip his nwo Wolfpack theme in wcw
Jacknife theme in wwe 2003
Even his strut theme in tna
Were awesome
@@IcyLife3956 ahhhh you were a Kevin Nash mark growing up lol none of his themes were like oh shit it’s Nash is coming lol now Nash as person I’m a mark for as him as a wrestler not so much lol
The man wore a durag to the ring. Vader a 🐐 just for that. But for real he is the greatest super heavyweight of all time. The power and the fact the man can backflip....... Say no more
Vader grew up near the hood he was a real one.
@@renaldohaywood6506Facts plus he from California
Vader was awesome in WCW!
WWE destroyed his gimmick.
Hogan destroyed it in wcw
Sadly I agree thanks to Shawn michaels and the click
Agreed....I NEVER LIKED his WWF gimmick...This WCW Vader (with this theme) was the real thing!
Every time I heard this song I knew someone was going to get there ass whooped
Bro ass whooped? Nah it was a massacre lol
Facts Fam, to me the first one a badass? Now that one was somebody was getting get there Ass Whip
As the kids say, this theme *Slaps* LOL
R.I.P. to one of the greatest big men to ever grace the 4 square ring
#VaderTimeForever #NoPain
I just feel bad for Vader he was really good in 92-93, then he just got screwed by Shawn/Hogan went from being a monster heel to be being a jobber. He deserved better rip
Shawn Michaels went to VinceMcMahon that Vader was too rough on him and Hulk Hogan didn’t want to lose to Vader at Uncensored 1995 Strap match. Vader had to job to Hulk and Shawn all because they were being Stuart Larkins.
like so many others lol.
I Agree
as a kid when you heard this theme you knew someone was going to get a beat down in that ring.
Bro nah it was a terrorist act
This...sounds like something Vader would've come out to in Japan. There's an SNK wrestling game called 3 Count Bout that has a parking lot brawl area where the music sounds real close to this.
Said I was telling my homie that shit yesterday Fam, he should had this song when he was in Japan
ITS VADER TIME!!! 👊
Damn how did he do those backflips
For a guy who weight at 385-400 plus pounds at that time, flew as a cruiserweight
WCW definitely had the better monster heel in the early-mid 90s.
Vader could do so much more in the ring with Yokozuna.
The original final boss monster heel. The Gregor Clegane of wrestling: a merciless, violent and aggressive brute that crushes everything in his path of destruction. Those right fists could knock your teeth out.
Vader and Taker matches were great
One of the most underrated yet greatest WCW theme songs of all time.
Vader was the man and the best super heavyweight in pro wrestling
Imagine this Vader destroying Roman Reigns. Because he would.
This theme fits Vader’s monstrous persona
The best big man wrestler of all time. It’s Vader time he’s in my top 10 of all time.
How the WWE screwed up with him I'll never understand.
It's ridiculous that he didnt get the belt, even as a transition champ. Maybe if Shawn wasn't going to dip out of Wrestlemania 13 they could've booked a program with Vader and Hart.
@Janine Brittanica I don't know why they had such a problem with his weight. Vader's enormous, that's the point. I also think you're entirely correct Shawn Michael dipping out. I mean, he's the one that screwed Feud up.
The best Vader is 1992 Vader, for me.
The Klik.
Vince's head was so far up Shawn's ass he didn't care about anything else 😅
Shawn michael
Vader was the greatest World Champion in this era.
You got to wonder what went missing from this Vader to the 1996 WWF Vader.
Bad booking
Shawn michaels
@@ayejayreviews8760hb shizxle was a scumbag yo
he was also injured
Big van Vader greatest ever 2024 real legend
Vader and Yokozuna two of the best big men of the 90s change my mind
His rivalry with Sting was something else!
It's a real feat for a guy to win me over despite beating down some of my favorite wrestlers, but Vader did it. His battles with Sting and Cactus Jack were the best part of WCW in that era. His mask was the best piece of ring gear ever, I wish he had worn it more often. It resembles the Mr. Thunderblade boss in Fester's Quest!
A super heavyweight mixed with a cruiserweight. 🖖
Wcw made Vader look like a million bucks and a scary main eventer even the video game company Snk modeled a character after him. I was excited when he made his debut in the Wwf but his run there even with Cornette in his corner wasn't as superstar status as him having Harley in his corner.
WCW vader was such an ass kicker
Facts he beat them all, from sting, Ric flair, Ricky the dragon, Luger, Shit Everyone that get in the Ring With Him I think
my favorite superheavyweight
A mix of Juggernaut and Big Bear/Raiden from Fatal Fury in my opinion.
Bro Radien was Vader lol
Rip Legend
Vader and Hulk Hogan have the most look alike characters in vintage videogames. And for a reason.
He was tough as nails grew up in the mean streets of Compton
Oh shit I forgot that but he was born in Lynwood down the street lol
Was Vader damu or a rip? Or a ese?
@@Ihopeyaslipoabannanacliphe was P1RU hence the red and black he wore 🤣
@@dalazdayz pimping in read uniform
I'd put 92-93 Vader up against ANY current superstar........ Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar...... ANY of them!!!
This man would run full speed and hit you with his belly, I LOVED IT
Vader was that dude, hated how they booked him in THE WWF...
he broke a guy's back with a power bomb. true
I think the thibg that's missing is the THREAT that Vader exuded.
BACK when Vader was a MONSTER. BEFORE the GREAT Shawn Michaels STRAIGHTENED him OUT.
By acting like a whiny little baby ass in the main event of the second biggest PPV of the year? Yeah ok.
What? Shawn was a scumbag yo just face it
Picture Vader in his prime and Braun Strowman as a team.
Nah niggas really really really hated Vader Braun is a monster no doubt but when you heard vaders theme used to come on my hands used to sweat because he was a monster and I hated him
No one would be safe with those two. Prime example, look at Undertaker and Kane in their prime.
I remember my friend who got me into wrestling in first grade! My friend told me he got hit name because “he’s big as a van and he invades people” LOL
Rest in peace to the 6 foot five 399 pounds monster from the Rocky Mountains
Wcw made vader superstar and heavyweight champion 🏆
But wwe nothing no titles 😢
Sounds like the arrival of the grand emperor
0:01
DUBIYA. CEE. DUBIYA.
THIS GUY was/is everyone's worst nightmare in the ring.
He broke Stings Ribs in a match. Unforgettable. He destroyed njpw. He was to much for wwf. WHAT TIME IS IT? ITS VADER TIME!
Best Rivalry is against Sting. Not Crow Sting. ORIGINAL bright coloured Sting.
:27 durag vader hits differently
He should had kept the first theme song, that one was a badass. It fit him perfect? Just know he was coming out to kicc some ass? But i like this one and the first one he made in WCW? My best two of all his theme songs
He had Titles all of the world and i think, Everywhere he went he was champ. Wwf fucc over him big time? They should had let him be champ there a couple of times
I like this theme than the one he had in wwe r.i.P
Vader with a top-rope superplex, 2 sweet. This theme craps all over his garbage WWF entrance....
God, even watching his entrance video you can see how snug he was in the ring. Dude had no regard for his opponent.
This sounds like Prince Darling Nikki kinda lol
237 people would be in the emergency room with smoke inhalation claims if that happened in the United States today. 😂
Theme mean vader gonna beat people up
I am the face of death!!!
Vader was the brock lesnar of his time legit badass
Greetings from als berry park
Afro rock??? 🤔🤨😐
It's time, it's time! IT'S VADER TIME!
*Cues Afro Rock because Vader's WWE theme sucks*
Respectfully, I disagree
@@jordannewsom3606 Then maybe...
*CUES EYES OF THE WORLD BECAUSE VADER'S WWE THEME SUCKS AND YOU DON'T LIKE AFRO ROCK*
@@wrestlingstuffv2 I don't hate Afro Rock. I like his WWE theme
@@jordannewsom3606 JK bro. Meant no offense.
@@wrestlingstuffv2 No you cool
Does this f***ing feel fake? 😂
Chump
WHOS DA MAN?!?!?