WWE legend Big Van Vader has informed his fans that he has less than two years to live.
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader, or simply Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and former professional football player.
Born: May 14, 1955 (age 61), Lynwood, California, United States
Height: 1.96 m,Weight: 170 kg
A super heavyweight wrestler capable of aerial maneuvers such as the moonsault (voted by Wrestling Observer readers as the "Best Wrestling Maneuver" for 1993), tweeted the news to his 32,000 followers on Monday, revealing that doctors diagnosed him with congestive heart failure.
While in Kuwait during a WWF tour in April 1997, Vader appeared on the television program Good Morning Kuwait along with Mark Calaway, also known as The Undertaker who was WWF World Heavyweight Champion at that time. During the interview, the host asked Calaway and Vader if wrestling was fake As a result, Vader flipped over the table they were sitting at and assaulted the host while using foul language. In December, Vader was fined $164 for this incident.
After about five years in the WCW, Vader jumped over to the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), where he became a star in the ring with his signature move, "the moonsault."
His 30-year-old son, Jesse White, is also a wrestler who performs under the name Jake Carter.
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader, or simply Vader, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and former professional football player.
Born: May 14, 1955 (age 61), Lynwood, California, United States
Height: 1.96 m,Weight: 170 kg
A super heavyweight wrestler capable of aerial maneuvers such as the moonsault (voted by Wrestling Observer readers as the "Best Wrestling Maneuver" for 1993), tweeted the news to his 32,000 followers on Monday, revealing that doctors diagnosed him with congestive heart failure.
"Told by two heart doctors that my heart is wore out," he wrote. "I have been given less than two years to live. I am only now allowing this as part of my reality."Prior to joining World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1990, Vader played two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams in 1978 and 1979. He won Super Bowl XIV with the team at the end of his second season, but was forced to retire due to a knee injury.
While in Kuwait during a WWF tour in April 1997, Vader appeared on the television program Good Morning Kuwait along with Mark Calaway, also known as The Undertaker who was WWF World Heavyweight Champion at that time. During the interview, the host asked Calaway and Vader if wrestling was fake As a result, Vader flipped over the table they were sitting at and assaulted the host while using foul language. In December, Vader was fined $164 for this incident.
After about five years in the WCW, Vader jumped over to the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), where he became a star in the ring with his signature move, "the moonsault."
His 30-year-old son, Jesse White, is also a wrestler who performs under the name Jake Carter.
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