B/R Exclusive: Vader to Be Inducted into 2022 WWE Hall of Fame Class

Leon White, also known as Big Van Vader, will be in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.

The late wrestling legend will be posthumously inducted into the hall of fame. The festivities will begin after the show.

Vader had a career that lasted nearly three decades from his debut in 1985. He worked for most of the major promotions around the globe.

The American Wrestling Association was where White's first success in pro wrestling was, and he was known as the Baby Bull and Bull Power. He was honing his craft against other legends.

White won the CWA World Championship and made his first major mark in the business after moving to Europe.

The name Big Van Vader was created when he worked in Japan.

Vader worked in different parts of the world. He was the first non-Japanese wrestler to win the IW GP Heavyweight Championship in 1989 and became a big name in Japanese pro wrestling.

During his time in Japan, he was a part of the IW GP tag team that won the title before he went back to the US.

He feuded with some of the promotion's biggest stars when he worked for WCW. At The Great American Bash in 1992, he defeated Sting to win the world title. He held the title three times and was the United States champion once.

The Man They Call Vader made his debut in the 1996 Royal Rumble match. He eliminated several Superstars before he was sent over the top rope by Shawn Michaels.

He worked for the company for just under two years and faced some of the biggest names in wrestling.

Vader worked for several promotions for a year or two at a time. Between 2005 and 2016 he made a number of appearances for the company, including a few in the ring.

His final appearance in the WWF was a fitting way to end his career. This was the same man who gave Vader his first shot at a world title, so it was a full-circle moment for the two former world champions.

Vader was known to children as the father of the character on the hit show, Boy Meets World.

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Vader died at the age of 63 after a long battle with heart problems and a hospital stay for pneumonia.

The super-Heavyweight who could hit a moonsault was a beloved figure around the world for his ability to put on convincing matches and for his overall presence as a performer.

Vader will likely be inducted into the HOF by someone who played a role in his career.

The Hall of Fame ceremony will be on Peacock after the show. Fans in attendance at the American Airlines Center get a 2-for-1 special with the Hall of Fame ceremony.