The 61-year-old wrestler tweeted the news to his 32,000 followers on Monday, revealing that doctors diagnosed him with congestive heart failure. READ: MMA Fighter Kimbo Slice Dies at 42 "Told by two ...

About a month ago, White tweeted, his dad was diagnosed with the illness. "He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress," White tweeted. "Unfortunately, on Monday night, his heart had ...

Season 6 of the heartbreakingly human documentary series VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring continues with a headfirst dive into the seismic, singular life of Leon Allen White — better known to the world ...

Leon White, one of professional wrestling's most iconic big men, died Monday evening at 63 after a long battle with various health issues. White played Big Van Vader (or Vader) during a career that ...

This week on “Rewind-Mania,” my cohost and I reviewed Sting and Big Van Vader’s titanic clash at “Starrcade ‘92” on Dec. 28, 1992. This is the second encounter in Sting and Vader’s legendary trilogy ...

Wrestler Ric Flair is mourning the death of one-time opponent Big Van Vader at the age of 63. Big Van Vader, whose real name was Leon White, died after battling "a severe case of Pneumonia, " his son, ...