Vader on Shawn Michaels

[@jimmycooper8564]

Rip big Vader.. You will be truly missed.. A true class act & professional.

[@branchtana315]

I've heard 100 different wrestlers bury Michaels for this particular spot in their Summerslam match, yet the one person that has the most legitimate right to bury Michaels for it just shrugs it off. Major respect for Vader to essentially say "I messed the spot up, and we moved on" like it was no big deal.

[@HenryDube72]

Shawn Michaels allegedly threatened to get him fired, that's a low blow to someone who's done an error. Vader sounds like a modest guy

[@kenrickkahn]

Still doesn't make it right! Shawn was wrong and unprofessional and that's the truth..

[@michaelbull4344]

It s true Cornett told the story on you shoot. Michael’s would push Vader around Cornette also said Shawn would disrespect him and Jose regularly

[@nupatriarch1681]

@@HenryDube72 but he didn’t get fired...

[@Ken9284]

Bret has more reason to bury Shawn. But I see your point.

[@GillBoldberg]

I remember seeing one of those house shows back in the day with Vader vs. HBK. A memory I’ll never forget.

[@Wavester64]

I love HBK, but he should have put Vader over in '96. Vader was a *monster* then and would have been a good WWF Champion.

[@alanlee67]

Someone that big doing moonsaults...man.

[@interracial2564]

no, a great one!!

[@ArronSorrell83]

was not hbks choice it was vince

[@fmthebaron]

HBK would've at Survivor Series but Vince chose Sid instead of Vader.

[@alexkanyima7353]

Todd Jameson Blame Shawn for that

[@liamnguyen2819]

Honestly, what a humble dude. Just very chill. And from what I heard he was sensitive (not in the bad way where he got angry) but on where he was just a kind, gentle spirit. RIP Vader. You are one of the legends of professional wrestling.

[@puglife8946]

Until he got drunk, busted two pair of handcuffs and beat up 6 cops in Colorado 🤣

[@Hydropathy]

Vader from the looks was a very emotional man that was too big to cry in front of people. He used his size as a selling point in WWE, constantly being this powerful no fucks given Guy when in real life he seemed extremely polite and kind

[@ox8833]

I don't know why a handful of guys in the business don't like Vader or have a lot of negative things too say. He seems like a genuinely nice guy

[@kylesmith9944]

Vader broke a few wrestlers backs in WCW and he wasn't allowed to work so stiffly in WWF. Bret Hart and Shawn Micheals had to tell him to smarten up. Vader wasn't safe in the ring and he was also a bully in WCW. Vince never put up with Vaders shit.

[@kacchaca]

just here to say that everyone that thinks Undertaker isn't a bully, remember all the Muhammad Hassan backstage stories and remember that time when he ended CM Punk's momentum and World Heavyweight Championship reign, just because he wasn't dressed like he wanted to, Taker's my favorite, but sometimes he used his "leadership power" to screw up other talents

[@brandonjackson8234]

@Hunter Bidens Crackpipe nope he is speaking facts

[@jasonrice9973]

Vader was a very stiff worker it’s a well known fact, and I guess a lot of the guys didn’t appreciate that

[@theflyxx]

Vader should've been champ during '96 and HBK should've been chasing that title instead of the other way around. Small and undersized HBK as the underdog chasing the monster heel champion. Missed opportunity there.

[@VegetabIeMan]

thefly21 yes. The baby face always chasing the heel champion is ALWAYS over. Instead of shawn Michaels beating people no matter the size. The underdog isn't the underdog if they're already over.

[@MelancoliaI]

Correct. IDK, to me Vader was always entertaining, never boring

[@RakanRabih]

@@VegetabIeMan When did Shawn Michaels always beat every big guy he faced? He put people over alot

[@dougbrown04]

Vader never did, and still doesn't get the respect he deserves from the Wwe. He was an absolute monster in the business.

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Yeah but wasn't in wwe. He did next to nothing there.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

This was a great interview. Vader was a good guy, God Rest his Soul.

[@joseph8672]

Such a humble and soft-spoken man outside of the ring. Out of everything that happened between he and Michaels, Vader NEVER speaks poorly of him. Such a good dude with a huge heart.

[@marcusmajors6196]

When he attacked Gorilla Monsoon, that felt real as a kid

[@orbitgizmo986]

Met Vader at the WM32 Axxess, awesome guy. Was kind to everyone he met and took the time to speak to us individually, even if it was just for a couple of seconds.

[@Sebastian_Polak_Maly]

Big Vader - total class.

[@joedavidson6556]

Always liked Vader. Going from way back when he fought Sting

[@shaneferris1043]

What a gentleman Vader was. His professionalism and integrity were awesome. RIP Vader.

[@puglife8946]

Tell that to the 6 cops he beat up in Colorado after breaking 2 pairs of handcuffs 🤣

[@totalnonstopwillsinn]

Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest because Shawn was the 1st female Diva ever to capture the WWF world's heavyweight championship.

[@razorroberts8893]

get back to mexico my lawn need mowing bitch

[@3danticslive479]

😂😅😆

[@richflu4774]

😂😂😂

[@chrisirvine2389]

@@razorroberts8893 L

[@hotrockhudson]

I'm a Shawn fan but he did Vader wrong he should've put Vader over at SummerSlam Shawn gets the title back at The Rumble which if you listen to Bruce Prichard's Podcast I got the impression that Vader was supposed to win at Survivor Series instead of Sid Shawn wins it back at the Rumble in San Antonio.

[@ArronSorrell83]

nothing ta do with hbk was down to vince

[@TheeCoachg]

Arron Sorrell I believe they are referring to asshole Shawn was during the match. Yelling spots loud as fuck and screaming “MOVE...MOVE” at Vader the entire time. It was not all up to Vince,Shawn is my favorite wrestler but notoriously threw bitch fits when it came to doing the job. Thats why he lost his smile conveniently before he was supposed to drop the belt to Bret at WM 13

[@RoadieC]

In that same podcast they say how the front office grew less confident in Vader and more confident in Sid as the monster.

[@snuffedtorch3683]

RIP, Mr Vader. Thank you for all you did. Rest easy.

[@sleazecrew8333]

i have never heard someone say something bad about misawa. may he RIP would have loved him to be in wwe hall of fame sometime.

[@ciscoak9074]

everytime I hear about misawas legendary chain smoking habit, then il watch one of his 40min+ main event matches it blows my minds...u can tell he gets blown up halfway thru just by how he is breathing n how red he gets, even so he still manages to keep that pace throughout the 2nd half of his matches like he's the terminater!!..all the matches with kobashi thru mid and late 90s were worked with misawas smoker lungs which is quite amazing. they all ran 40 mins+ without entrances.

[@seanjerome2920]

Shawn wasn’t the perfect person outside the ring but god damn it he’s overall the best he just is

[@imtheabsolute1161]

He had Bad behaviors but he was good performer

[@seanstransformationjourney2682]

the hbk vader feud really dropped vader's stock

[@seansimms8503]

I enjoy all old wrestling shoots...and Vaders are some good honest ones, miss you big fella, rest in peace.

[@BrianJamesShanley]

Vader the big teddy bear being to gracious to the man who pretty much buried his WWF run for no reason.

[@stankormy5717]

It's Vader Time!!!

[@hustlegrindboy]

This interview is crazy he's like a sweet grandpa He's so lovable lol rip Mastodon

[@highvelocity6529]

What a nice guy , truly missed . May God grant him paradise and rest his soul .

[@toddbarts2120]

I was always a fan of Vader growing up in the 90s and I really think he should have won the WWF Championship at SummerSlam 96 and held it to at least the Royal Rumble

[@meltyboys946]

Leon is a class act. Shawn was a shit head to him for no reason and he still puts him over. Classy and respectable big man.

[@alanjohnstone1281]

Misawa is the GOAT! more 5 star matches than anyone in history! RIP

[@michaeldepinto3562]

Vader was a Humble Dude Gentle Giant R.I.P.

[@ronburriii3895]

Shawn was wrestling all the BIG guys at that time Vader, Bundy, Mable. my memory is fading on some of the others, but he was wrestling many big guys

[@Tonetare]

Diesel, Razor Sid, Yokozuna

[@DancerInTheHeart]

Crush.

[@docphunk3723]

At the time shawn was the smallest guy everyone was a big guy to him

[@802reptiles4]

Awesome interview

[@joshabernathy]

Vader was a beautiful human. Not a bad bone in this guy's body. I was a fan of the wrestler, but even more a fan of the man.

[@agentsmith2191]

Its Vader Time fuckerz!

[@nanobluelectrobuzz9227]

Vader was nice to put Shawn over, you can tell he was kind hearted and forgiving.

[@HBKvsTazMUDM]

I had always wished for Misawa and Michaels to work a match. I know it would have never been possible, especially in the 1990s, but that would have been the standard-bearer for everything that came after.

[@EGarrett01]

Misawa and Bret worked a match, when Misawa was Tiger Mask.

[@HighFalutinTootin]

Vader: Leon White was a great athlete very nimble and agile for his size definitely one of the best big men in wrestling

[@steffywoo1]

He comes across as a really lovely honest sweet man ' rip big man xx

[@Fangsinurface]

Ive always loved vader but he was being waaaaay modest. Every knows sean was and is a narcissistic ego manic. What he did to vader during that match was fkd up and to be honest im surprised Vader didnt whoop that ass back stage after sean stomped him for real during that match. On top of that sht vader still put him over. Big V was a class act!!!

[@whoodiniluweinie805]

I think Vader deserved a lot more then what he got in the wwe then WWF he should have won the strap at least 4 times but never happened because of Shawn politicking Vince had great talent right in front of him and didn't utilized them right because he was to focused on Shawn.

[@davidmarshall385]

my condolences to the beasts family this man here is a legend trully one of a kind a verry nice man as well he dident diss shawn like others there all unique in there own way with the talents they have rip to all wrasslers we lost and there familys as well ciao

[@michaelvaughn8864]

It'll always be 'Vader Time", even though the late Leon White's no longer with us🙁 R.I.P. Big Fella😇

[@roger6nelson]

Vader, Sid, Taker, Adam Bomb - All Time scariest wrestlers (Kane, Diesel, Mankind #unhonorable mention)

[@onemanstaringcontestomsc]

For the SS incident I can't believe Vader is saying such nice things 🤙🏼

[@BasedMigz]

I’m glad to know that Shawn had admitted that he shouldn’t have yelled at him in the first place

[@vegetasolo1221]

R.I.P Vader

[@danos1011]

what a fucking legend.... great smart smart guy.. and superb athlete..

[@johnathanlouissalas1627]

Rest In Peace 🙏☝️❤️

[@x-menbasketball2639]

Seemed like a great guy

[@RigorMortisRape]

R.I.P. Leon White, Big Van Vader. WWE wasted a great worker, a dominant monster of a character.

[@bane3991]

I just looked up the house show attendance during that time period and the year around that. They were averaging 5,000-7,000, not 10,000-15,000. They didn't hit those numbers until years later in late 1998-2001.

[@jnc121978]

Very true, with Warrior, Bret, Diesel and Razor all gone after May. The ratings and house shows were down. They should have made Vader champ. Shame on Michaels , he wasnt that over. It was great to see him lose to Sid at SS 96, I was there and I can tell you that Sid was over and fans were cheering for him as a heel.

[@ironfistfreddie]

Misawa....!! Misawa....!! Misawa...!! May you both wrestle one more match in the stars #rip

[@HashBandicoot356]

If you're a big guy like Vader you NEED to make sure youre extra careful with other workers because they are already wary and have the idea that you might hurt them in their heads. But not every big dude had this reputation at the end of the day, Yoko and Bam Bam were well regarded as safe. Vader.....was not, just like Mable. It wasn't out of thin air they had this rep.

[@majorsmythe1]

Vader was a class gentleman. Rest easy big man.

[@dtogo4286]

class act; what a professional respect

[@bizil100]

On the big stage WWF realm back in the day, HBK vs. Vader had MAJOR POTENTIAL! The smaller guys who could do it all in ring against a stud like Vader who could dot it all in ring for his size! HBK at his peak was flat out a tremendous TOTAL PACKAGE! He was a freak athlete who didn't play to that ability TOO MUCH! He also mixed in the technical shit and psychology on top of it. As a heel, he would throw in the crafty heel tactics on top of of it. HBK at his best could be Flair, Steamboat, and Macho IN ONE PACKAGE!!! In my book, those were three types of stars that companies NEEDED to have in the main event. To go with main event-box office stars who weren't elite in ring. U get that total balance that way!

[@andymcfly]

Misawa has the most 5 star matches in history

[@MrBeckenhimself]

Vader was known for being very stiff. Even Bret Hart says it. But he sure seemed like a very nice guy personally. I still to this day think Vader should have gotten the belt. Shawn would get it back of course but still. They missed that chance.

[@fmthebaron]

I'm cool with how it turned out. We all know that if Vader won the Title and HBK got it back in his hometown at Royal Rumble then it'd be Sid Fans whining that it should've been Sid instead of Vader winning the Title and working the program with HBK.

[@rebkong]

vader you the real. you the legend class. shawn michael you worse than the michael jordan.

[@razorroberts8893]

Michael Jordan the greatest athlete ever and you say Shawn is worse i think he'll take that lol

[@rebkong]

All intelligent american know the michael jordan the singer who like the little boy

[@razorroberts8893]

am not american sheiky hogan is still alive i think you have unfinished business

[@rebkong]

Exactly bubba

[@nancyglenn6568]

iron sheik you mean michael jackson you dumbass?

[@chasedunagan]

RIP big man

[@josephtelegen8754]

Best super heavyweight in ring ever? I wish I could say I've seen enough Stan Hansen to be qualified to speak on this one.

[@sheltoncosby8845]

that would've been an interesting match..HBK vs Muta

[@drebodollaz3504]

Vader should have given Shawn a big receipt for that, but then again he’d probably get in a lot of trouble from management.

[@bobbylupo4596]

Looking back vader was a great character

[@alexpratt99]

Listen everyone agrees Shawn was an asshole back then but nobody knows what it’s like to have the pressure he has on him especially at that time like for example the rock and Austin were champion when wwf was on top that’s the point hbk was champion when it was being beat by wcw al of that weight was on him he lead the company and is one of if not the fucking best performer ever in wrestling he was an asshole sometimes but he was the best and had this thing called passion that is something these guys today could use and learn from

[@michaelgraham9066]

I don't know how Vader can put Shawn over when jim Cornett tells a story of Vader crying after Shawn said he would get him fired if he pulled his hair again but shits on Bret I'll be the first to admit am a mark for Bret

[@Bardineer]

Bret is also a mark for Bret.

[@markperera8978]

greatest big man of all time

[@tyleredson8408]

Did shawn michaels ever apologize to vader

[@Director2024]

If he did, it’s really none of our business. That’s man to man.

[@RMILLSMMA]

I found Shaun beating Vader hard to believe... technically he's possibly the greatest of all time but I just never found him as convincing as a Brett or a Flair.

[@frankgonzalez1468]

Rest in peace VADER.

[@edwardclement102]

Ric Flair vs Big Van Vader a great physical solid match at Starcade 93.....

[@mr.c4p]

I always thought Sting was a very average worker but could come off better as long as someone was carrying him. I'm surprised Vader holds him in such high regard, yet he never saw talent in Bret Hart. Crazy.

[@carterangeletti3533]

Sting can sell like a mf'er that's probably why

[@esucil]

Almost every wrestler has put bret as a great worker . And watch brets work. Its flawless

[@fmthebaron]

Sid said the same thing as Vader about HBK.

[@josephdelledonne2098]

Sting was an incredible athlete though. He was a great high flyer back in the day. He flew across 2 rings in a match against Muta. He always dove out onto the Road Warriors on the floor and there was no mat, only concrete. He was teaming with Dusty when they did that botched Road Warriors heel turn.

[@matthewpilling4828]

sting was awesome...fact

[@GiantArtProductions]

Could you imagine the dream Match of Shawn vs. Misawa in their primes.

[@ShinerBockGirlz]

RIP big guy....😭😭😭😭😭

[@airrean]

It's always us the "fans" who make big deals out of small things to these guys

[@syedmyaqoub858]

Wow this guy a big heart. Shawn was the biggest jerk in the 90's

[@danielness2847]

HBK ruined Vader in the wwf.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

VADER SHOULD HAVE THAT RUN AS WWF CHAMPIONSHIPS BELT ?

[@erikmuniz6905]

Vader said he's a perfectionist, well he perfectly broke the back of a jobber with a power bomb.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Accidents happen.

[@Director2024]

@@cryptozoomauler5505From what I heard, Bader always worked dangerously.

[@JeffSayYes]

Vader should have been as unbeatable as Goldberg

[@jesseflood]

In the mind games pay per view, shawn michaels also has a fist fight with mick foley before they tumble to the ground and when they get back up Mankind hits him with a haymaker and yells son of a bitch. Before that Shawn ran to the corner and went he looked back to cross body, Mankind was on the otherside of the ring. Shawn jumps down and stomps over yelling come on!

[@AbdulAhad-wy3hi]

Mankind himself told Shawn to to that act in order for people to buy in to that behaviour It worked out

[@acersteel3735]

Vader needed to win over HBK at Summerslam. That booking really hurt him.

[@Director2024]

The boys were complaining about his stiffness.

[@DarthDefiler]

"Ya know, Frankenstein kicked the shit out a a few villagers first to get over." - Jim Cornette

[@AS-nz2lt]

Don’t think they should state wwe legen rather pro wrestling legend

[@mattsmith3835]

Class act!

[@dwaynefrierson991]

I love Shawn but he was an fucking ass back than he made up for it years later putting talent over but Vader deserved better tbh and he would of been the ONLY man to be IWJP,WCW and WWF Champion man the biggest what if in wrestling

[@scottishdanny2432]

Class!

[@1950Grendel]

Leon is probably the most forgiving man on Earth. Listen to Cornett for a completely different view on the same topic.

[@allenbass6169]

Wish Michaels would have faced Stan Hanson. Don't think Hanson would have put up with that that in the ring.

[@edwardjames6070]

you have to like vader.

[@TheHannibalTV]

Great guy

[@Vaygor]

R.I.P

[@GamingPalooza]

Back in the 90s, I always thought Marty Jannetty was a way better in ring performer than Shawn Micheals.

[@jeffdaman6969]

Gaming Palooza Empire I thought they were equals but Marty lacked charisma

[@kaushiksinha793]

Are you crazy

[@johneastwood3039]

He was, it's just that Vince and Pat didnt find him as cute.

[@Director2024]

Very laughable.

[@deathintheair8453]

Im surpised a monster like vader didnt destroy shawn shawn is one of my favorites but vader should of won that match.

[@flockofwolves]

This guys fathers name was Darth Vader

[@jeremyfletcher6038]

Vader time!

[@itheworst4450]

Shawn didn't wanna put him over Shawn was the biggest ego maniac back then and vince didn't really get Vader either and Vader didn't get vince and his push was downhill from after the first week he was there cus he was in the rumble but couldn't win it because he had to have shoulder surgery so vince was like nah fuck this guy

[@AbdulAhad-wy3hi]

the way he hides the original account on how he was scared of Michaels is exactly how Michaels hides he was scared of the Undertaker at WM14 both trying to make sure that it was all professional. Nah! Real backstage stories say otherwise

[@PTminatoPT]

Shawn was a great champions....3 lowest draw ever.

[@TheFoodieCutie]

Shawn Michaels and his selfishness and arrogant attitude made him be bar none the most repulsive wrestler at that level that I can say. I don't even like to hear him do shoot interviews because the guy lies about everything. I'd even trust Hogan more, and that's saying something.