I never heard Vader talk trash about anybody. He seems a pretty nice guy. It's sad that he's not with us anymore.

Rest In Peace, Vader. You were a big bad ass!

This guy was a walking tank and comes across very honest and genuine I don't think there would of been many in the history of wresting who could of stood toe to toe with him in a real fight.

Every wrestler who ever said anything about Vader was, he was stiff in the ring, but he made being a heel look really authentic by acting stiff. A lot of guys did like working with Vader because he could really make a match look absolutely great. Being stiff was just part of the character, and it made it entertaining. It brought the element of realism and showmanship WCW and NWA made a staple.

@tonykennedy8592

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but if you a top baby face like Bret or Shawn, you don't want to be getting shoot punched in the face for 10 mins every single night just so you can look great on the back end. I certainly wouldn't want to be facing Vader every night.

Vader and the Great Muta are often the most underappreciated and forgotten heels ever.

RIP,big guy.

@ronaldshank7589

5 жыл бұрын

It's Vader Time in Heaven! Glad to hear that Big Van Vader (real name was Leon White) was a Christian when he passed away. Rest In Peace, big guy...looking forward to seeing you on Heaven's golden shores!

Best big man in the business. R.I.P vader

@yjzep9922

4 жыл бұрын

*2nd best.....Bam Bam was ridiculous out there! 400 lb moonsaults!!

@mikedow6302

4 жыл бұрын

@@yjzep9922 yeah he might have been more athletic but man what a monster Vader was. And he could move too

1 of the best monster heels ever and clearly a very very awesome person.

One of my all time favorites rip Vader 😢

One thing I truly love about Vader is that just about everyone that was friends with him says that he's a big teddy bear behind the scenes

That match was one of my all time favorites!! I wish The WWE would have respected the monster Vader instead of burying him the way they did. He should have had a run with the world title there

@shane2239

Жыл бұрын

Can you find a link for that match?

@slick_Ric

4 ай бұрын

i think WWF buried Vader largely because of Shawn Michaels' influence, it's sickening how many guys were buried in that company but Vader was a tragic waste of talent. you don't get many big men who can move the way he did, dropkick like he did, etc. Bam Bam too

Along with the late Bam Bam Bigelow, Vader was one of the best "big men" in pro-wrestling. Those two were much more agile than the OMG, Kamala, or King Kong Bundy.

After watching this I revisited the Starrcade match. You can see the emotion in Ric's eyes when he's being introduced by Michael Buffer, it must have been some small measure of catharsis to get that kind of reaction. It's a great bout, and everybody involved did their absolute best to get it right. It was a good cap to that run Vader had all year as well, and a great showing of him as a heel.

Thank you for the memories.. RIP Sir.

He reminds me about how men used to be. From the 40s and 50s. Bar fights were somewhat fair. I worked with a old giant Swede guy. He was probably in his 50s when I was in my 20s. He got in a bar fight and the guy was smacking his face. Tom laughed at him and said it was like a bee sting. Then tore him up.

Harley race told Ric too punch him or Harley was going too beat his ass. RIP big man

It was a GREAT match! My favorite Ric Flair match ever. I'm so glad Vader beat him up in there and fired Ric up. RIP Leon White

R.I.P a true Great Wrestler and a University of Colorado Buffaloe 4-life 😇

Rest in paradise Leon...Vader time

Rest in peace Big Van Vader

Such a great man and wrestler!!

Vader looks great hope he pulls through some how

@zegaboy098

6 жыл бұрын

raul gil He passed away today. Rip

The best big man ever to do it period.

Rip Vader you are a legend

Wonderful man. You rock, Vader.

I was at the show in Charlotte. The place exploded and so loud my ears were ringing so hard. Flair even came back after going into the locker room to an encore wave.

¡ Este gladiador me impresionó en un capítulo de Baywatch años '80 !

this was the only pay per view I ever purchased because it was Big Van Vader and Ric Flair, I knew Flair would win the match due to being in Flair's hometown that said it has been one of the best matches I have ever seen and to this day I have never purchased another pay per view I would have loved to have seen the Vader Ron Simmons match when Vader "lost" the title, I bet that was a good toe to toe match from start to finish of course I would have liked to have seen a Ron Simmons/ Hogan match cause no way Hogan takes Simmons Big Van Vader is still my all time favorite, Ron Simmons is second and Chris Benoit coming in 3rd, all favorite tag The Fabulous Freebirds ( Micheal, Terry & Buddy )

See, I first saw NWA, "Four Horsemen Flair", so hearing someone say "helluva babyface" in his regard made me chuckle.

@PcPFilmsDayton

7 жыл бұрын

Flair can do both great. I remember hating the shit out of him as a kid, then later realizing I was SUPPOSED to, and digging him even more.

One of the best heel big men ever..... Until he got to the WWF.

@FOOM1011

6 жыл бұрын

Vince wasted him.

@coachdalec89

4 жыл бұрын

Vince has wasted a lot of big men.

@joshuaorton5990

3 жыл бұрын

He even said he wasn't the best Vader until he got to wcw

That Starcade match is the best Flair match I’ve ever seen and he’s had some good ones. Finally, Flair displayed some offense and aggression instead of acting like a clever coward for 80% of the match. I wish Flair took this persona more often during his career.

All true. Ric could go with anyone and so could Vader. Love their matches

Classic match.

it'll always be Vader time.

I would have to say that to my knowledge, that was Ric Flair's last match with him at his very best.

@60BloodyChamp60

5 жыл бұрын

coda700 it was the last good match of his prime. Not his last good match but last good 1 he had in those many consecutive years

@larryfloyd4993

3 жыл бұрын

that match with vader, was ric flairs ..last great match.... before that .. his sting match that made sting, ricky steamboat, and terry funk...

RIP to the big olé mastodon, LOL😂

Awesome match

Vader fears no man, feels no pain.

Vader speaks truth...rip big man...

I believe Vader, I don't think Ric could beat leon black'n blue unless Leon let him.

Legend 👍🏻

HBK was a tight little princess when it came to Vader. His tightness was sooo tight, Vince had to back off Vader taking the belt. Tell me I am wrong.

@Kain_R_Heinlein

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows HBK was a huge douchebag back in the days. And right now he's a hypocrite about it.

@allengriggs4778

4 жыл бұрын

Nope you're not wrong at all

Legend

Imagine there are people out there who actually believe Rick would have stood a chance against Leon 😂. I’d still probably give the edge to Leon even though he’s died.

There's a big difference between being dangerous in the ring, and being a stiff worker. It's a valid way to work, and Vader is renowned in that style. If you don't want that style in your ring, why book him in the first place? That's where the money was with Vader.

RIP Vader. You are a LEGEND!

Always loved Vader. It's Vader TIME 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I watched the match 20 times and both of them beat the hell out of each other

2:00 THATS THE HOMETOWN THING IN WRESTLING.

hes right you have to pressure flair if you want him to do anything

#PrayForVader

@sylentknight

6 жыл бұрын

pray for flair

From the thumbnail, he looked like Buzz Sawyer.

this reinforces what al snow says in his lectures

@bumblebeemoi

7 жыл бұрын

which is?

@myoman1977

7 жыл бұрын

Look on Hannibal's previous uploads. There are a bunch of al snow lectures.

Strange how many say that they beaten up Vader and Vader always denies it.

Rest Giant, it is a five star. Those hammers Leon blew his teeth out.

So basically what Vader was saying is that he had to take Flair to Space Mountain.

RIP brov.

gentleman

I LUV FEUD WITH VADER VS RIC FLAIR !!!!

Wrong Vader, Meltz gave it a 4 1/2. It was a little under 22 minutes too. Vaders memory is a pinch shoddy here. Great bout none the less.

Vader was a talented big man but I never really cared for him in WCW or WWF. He was extremely huge in Japan and I thought he was much better over there.

Fun fact: Hogan vs Butcher had a higher buyrate than Vader vs Ric. Hogan saved WCW. I said what I said!

@TheHannibalTV

9 ай бұрын

I belive that

RIP Vader

I've heard several wrestlers, stories and the like about Vadar being too stiff in the ring. I get what he's saying here but why not just tell Flair beforehand. Look I'm going to take the first 15 and you'll take the last 15 and go into the finish. I mean that would have been the professional thing to do. I don't know, he seems like he had to legitimately piss Flair off to get this match out of him.

@DeeEllEff

3 жыл бұрын

There’s an unwritten rule, apparently: If you’ve got a really good idea (like Leon’s for this match w/Ric), you don’t go ask the wily veteran (Ric, in this case) for his PERMISSION, you just DO THE THING, and if need be, seek forgiveness later if it doesn’t work out. Thankfully for both dudes, the work worked.

I feel like some guys get shitted on and ppl dont take into account their circumstances at the time.Warrior,Luger,Vader no these guys werent the best workers but they were thrust into being main event figures before they were ready...thats not really their fault. I feel like Vader gets heat from ppl instead of admiration for how agile he was as a big man. Vader was OVER just by his look but he was no Earthquake or King Kong Bundy or any of those big guys who just stayed “The Big Guy” the whole match,Vader had the moonsault and running ability of a cruiserweight.

I don't think I've ever heard a story about Flair ever legitimately winning a fight against anybody.

@ludwigvoncocksucker3275

7 жыл бұрын

what wrestlers beat flair's ass in real life?

@ludwigvoncocksucker3275

7 жыл бұрын

BigEvan96 lmao

@TheHannibalTV

7 жыл бұрын

I have never heard of any and Mr. Flair also dealt with a lot of fan attacks. He wasn't trying to get in a legit fight here with Vader acoording to this story. Just fighting back hard to create an intense match that is still talked about today. Vader was not trying to hurt him in a serious manner. He was just having a stiff match.

@pikkon899

7 жыл бұрын

Flair never beat anyone because he never fought anyone. Flair's no tough guy and he knows that. Vader would have killed him.

@ludwigvoncocksucker3275

7 жыл бұрын

Pikkon89 yea i don't know though. Flair is a sneaky fuck, like a lot of people don't know about the Steamboat/Flair incident in the late 70s

Maybe it's just me, but hearing Ric Flair referred to as a baby face always sounds odd to me.

I definitely believe Vader over flair on that, I could see Ric getting doped up and drunk & start talking about him beating vaders ass.

Vader woulda demolished him in a real fight.

Of course he was stiff. It’s friggin’ Vader.

LEON WOULD BEAT HAKU IN A SHOOT

Vader was way to stiff for WWE and he should have healed up and went to Noah after healing rather than WWE

The old adage is true with Flair: you can tell the guy's lying if his lips are moving.

Of course Vader let prick win, how else could he?

@DixiePokerAce

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't "let" Flair win. All the match outcomes are predetermined by the booker. Vader didn't really have a choice. Obviously, in a real fight Vader, with his big weight advantage, would have kicked Flair's ass. But this is professional wrestling, not a real fight. These guys were professionals. They went out there to entertain the crowd and have a great match.

HOF

RIC getting butt hurt over a fixed fight .

What an arrogant disgusting man! He has the one hurting other wrestlers and makes it sound like favour!

he needs to lose weight or he'll die.

@zacoman2225

2 жыл бұрын

I guess you were right

Vander will kick Rick flair ass if he want but is ALL fix and Vander have to go by the rules he's the one who got to lost lost the match is a FAKE game but no doubt about Vander he was one of the best wrestler ever PERIOD

Vader is delusional.