supremebve Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Rest in Peace to the greatest big man ever. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Aw what the fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 God Dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Not only the greatest male monster heel of all time, but a guy with a brilliantly diverse career (despite never needing to change the character) who was able to create true in-ring magic with so many great babyfaces over the years and continents. At least we were able to brace for this one. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 God damn it. RIP big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Damn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 That's sad to hear, he was a master of his craft.. It's a shame he never got a bigger shake in the WWF. It's also a shame he wasn't inducted into the HOF already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Man, I was one of those cynical people who thought all that stuff was 'boy who cried wolf' cries for attention. RIP to my fave heel from 92-94. I should really go and revisit his AJPW/NOAH stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Awww, shit. Vader is my favorite wrestler of all time and one of two wrestlers who legit terrified me as a little kid. This sucks. 3 minutes ago, RIPPA said: You do not fuck with the mastodon helmet. I'd be running, too. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 INOKI OUT! INOKI ABUNAI! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, CreativeControl said: Man, I was one of those cynical people who thought all that stuff was 'boy who cried wolf' cries for attention. RIP to my fave heel from 92-94. I should really go and revisit his AJPW/NOAH stuff Same here. He told some whoppers on social media and generally seemed to be trying to stay relevant, so I was kinda skeptical he was that sick and only paid mild attention. Feel a little bad about that now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Rest In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 This one hurts. Vader was my favorite during my teenage years, and he got me to like Sting because of how Sting was able to hang with him. I'd say in terms of wrestler deaths that hurt me the most- Eddie comes first because he was so young, but this comes right after Eddie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Vader coming out with that steam helmet is one of the indelible moments of my young wrestling fandom. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Fuck. I am sad. 41 minutes ago, Greggulator said: Vader coming out with that steam helmet is one of the indelible moments of my young wrestling fandom. This. How scary was that? By far the most intimidating ring entrance ever. RIP, big man. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Just now, Greggulator said: Vader coming out with that steam helmet is one of the indelible moments of my young wrestling fandom. I wish I had memories of Vader like this. My first memory of Vader is watching his match with Goldust at Royal Rumble 1998. Fortunately for me, when I hit my teens, the internet was around, so I could find his work in (mainly) NOAH. I'm ashamed to admit it's taken me this long, but I just now got around to watching the Austin/Taker/Hart/Vader fatal four way match from 1997. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Watching WCW Saturday Night on the network, I was intrigued to know who pushed for and gave the nod to Vader to be this dominant heel in WCW as he had no stroke, he wasn't tight with any power players. He goes from occasional appearance for the company to this unstoppable monster when Luger leaves, and it seems at odds to anything WCW ever did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 His biggest runs were right between boom periods, but I think there's an argument he was one of the most recognizable faces in North American wrestling at that time behind guys like Hogan and Savage who were still around from the 80s. He also really should have had a second career in Hollywood at the very least in the mold of Funk's acting career. He's absolutely perfect in Boy Meets World, and you can tell they liked him as they brought him back multiple times. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 My favorite series of Vader matches was his shoot style stuff against Takada. It got me to love and appreciate shoot style in a way I didn't before and now it's one of my favorite styles to watch. I got to meet him and it was awesome. How many people can say they got to step into the ring with Vader and lived to tell the tale? Vader is really tied into my love for Firepro. Holy shit man, he WAS Firepro. Walking goddamned critical machine that would absolutely wreck your shit. Fun to play as or against. Someone that is just such a staple of that series that he's synonymous with it for me and it wasn't even an officially licensed version of him. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Yup, don't care for this news at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Vader/Sting in the King of Cable match is one of my sharpest childhood wrestling memories and is still a great fucking match today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Remember the first time you saw one of these. Yes, you absolutely fucking do. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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