Booker T recently sounded off on the Hall Of Fame podcast about WWE posthumously inducting Leon "Vader" White into their Hall Of Fame during WrestleMania 38 Week next month in Arlington, Texas.
While sounding off on the subject on his official show, the two-time WWE Hall of Fame legend spoke about the impact that Vader had on him personally, as well as how he was one of the best big men in the history of the wrestling business.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On Vader having an impact on him: “He definitely was one of those guys that made an impact on me. Because it was before I ever got into wrestling, but I was watching NWA back in the day, and then I got the chance to see Vader come out. You know, he came from Japan, he had the big Mastodon helmet, the smoke would come out of it. It was definitely revolutionizing the business. Vader was always high on the list, one of the first big guys that would go out there and pull the moonsault off. So, Vader was definitely Hall Of Fame material.”
On how Vader is one of the best big men in the business: “Definitely high praise to Vader. Like you say, one of the best big men to ever do it. I’ve got to throw the Big Boss Man in there too though. Big Boss Man can move, as well as Mr. Hughes, Mr. Hughes could move.”
On Vader’s passing: “Vader, he passed away from heart complications. But let me tell you man, he fought man, he fought to the end. He actually said, ‘I can beat this,’ he was working in matches all the way up to the end. I think he had an angle going on with somebody. Will Ospreay, exactly. That’s what wrestlers do, to the end they push themselves. Definitely one of the all-time greats, Big Van Vader.”
Check out the complete episode of the Hall of Fame podcast with Booker T where he talks at length about Vader being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next month by visiting YouTube.com.
H/T to Wrestling Inc for transcribing the above quotes.
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