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Vader was my all time favorite wrestler. Because he loving ruled. Vader once got his own eye punched out and popped it back in. Because he loving ruled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFR9T29PoQ Vader had the best little man vs. big man match I have ever seen. Because he loving ruled. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ttwvg Vader died today, and we should remember him. Because he loving ruled. I am not sad that he passed. Instead, I am grateful that he ever existed. Because he loving ruled.
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I was about to make this thread, but I got beat to it like Vader beat the poo poo out of opponents. Because he loving ruled.
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I was trying to pick a match to represent his time in Japan or in WCW but I couldn't pick just one. He was without a doubt the best big man the sport has ever seen.
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Jun 20, 2018 16:10
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Vader did shoot-style and he ruled at that too.
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Jun 20, 2018 16:12
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Vader was cool. The mastodon helmet was and is the greatest piece of wrestling attire ever
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Vader/Sting was his best US program, watch Vader/Sting from GAB '92 on the Network if you've never seen it
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projecthalaxy posted:Vader was cool. The mastodon helmet was and is the greatest piece of wrestling attire ever truth
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I will also never forgive WWE for ruining Vader's US career and also never putting out a goddamn box set of his stuff
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Vader ruled
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RIP Vader, we all saw your weiner that one time
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I was fully onboard with a thread talking all about how much Vader ruled, so it was a bit of downer to discover at the end of the OP that he was dead  Vader ruled.
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projecthalaxy posted:Vader was cool. The mastodon helmet was and is the greatest piece of wrestling attire ever I don't think I ever would have watched a second of WCW pre-1997 if the mastodon armour wasn't the first thing I'd seen of the company on TV. RIP big guy. I saw your hog once.
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I got NJPW world this weekend and am gonna scour for Vader poo poo
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Vader vs. Sting is my first rasslin' memory as a little kid. Was drat terrified of the Mastodon.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6eery9_irA
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Jun 20, 2018 16:29
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rip vader. agile big guys are always the best and vader was one of the best in that category. and he had his own white castle of fear too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7XhwNT7U5s (i actually unironically love this poo poo a whole lot)
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my favorite little detail was that he was billed from "The Rocky Mountains" as if he were such a huge monster that only a geographic feature could house him.
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shiksa posted:rip vader. agile big guys are always the best and vader was one of the best in that category. The WCW movies were rad and are so charming. My other teacher friend has taught all his students to approach me in the halls and scream "There are no hulkamaniacs here!"
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Mel Mudkiper posted:I got NJPW world this weekend and am gonna scour for Vader poo poo Scour away! Even as a young person it felt like bullshit that Vader didn't beat HBK. I didn't see much of his WCW work but he clearly deserved better than he got in the WWF.
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My first experience with Vader as a kid was his jobbing "feud" with Kane and for years I thought he sucked. Then I saw early WCW matches in college and was like "This is my favorite wrestler ever"
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Rip Vader Forever my favourite absolute unit. He was stiff as a hell but took it as well as he handed it out.
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Vader had a mask. Kid me liked masked wrestlers. Ergo, I liked Vader. He was also cool on Boy Meets World. 
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Remember when he was on Boy Meets World and beat the poo poo out of Mr Feeney
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Mel Mudkiper posted:The WCW movies were rad and are so charming. AAH!! ITS NOT HOT!! i understand why wcw was in the shitter around then but goddamnit i love camp.
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D.N. Nation posted:Vader vs. Sting is my first rasslin' memory as a little kid. Was drat terrified of the Mastodon. Same here. I was really hoping he'd prove the doctors wrong.
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My favourite thing in wrestling is a big fat fucker doing a moonsault, and we lost one of those today Vader owned
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I missed Vader's prime in the US, only seeing a couple matches with the likes of Sting and Mick Foley, which were all good. My main exposure to Vader comes from digging through the New Japan archives, and he was one of the highlights of that whole project. Vader loving ruled. Mel Mudkiper posted:I got NJPW world this weekend and am gonna scour for Vader poo poo
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shiksa posted:AAH!! ITS NOT HOT!! I have wondered for years why he doesn't just say "It's cold" I also liked the implication that went Hogan awakens in an unfamiliar place he immediately looks for nearby Hulkamaniacs.
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Jun 20, 2018 16:41
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Last year Vader got himself launched back into the public eye and got a high visibility British indie match solely by being grouchy on Twitter and for that i salute him
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Takuan posted:I missed Vader's prime in the US, only seeing a couple matches with the likes of Sting and Mick Foley, which were all good. My main exposure to Vader comes from digging through the New Japan archives, and he was one of the highlights of that whole project. Vader loving ruled. That gif reminds me of something else about Vader that ruled. He came off as incredibly jacked despite being fat. Like, he was legitimately physically impressive with his shirt off in a way no other big dude ever was.
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Jun 20, 2018 16:42
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It was a goddamn shame he wasn't booked better in the WWF.
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Mel Mudkiper posted:my favorite little detail was that he was billed from "The Rocky Mountains" as if he were such a huge monster that only a geographic feature could house him. I like the callback to that they do with Lars Sullivan.
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D.N. Nation posted:I like the callback to that they do with Lars Sullivan. I legit marked this first time I heard that on NXT
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A bunch of Vader matches that aren't on NJ World... New Japan vs Choshu, June 27, 1989. VIOLENCE~ http://theditch.us/VaderVsChoshu6-27-89.avi vs Hashimoto, July 19, 1991. The building doesn't have AC so it's really hot, which makes this a bit sluggish at times. But good lord is it stiff. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8xc1f0rn1wn1yh5 vs Mutoh, G-1 1991. Why wasn't this taped?! Watchable handheld version of a *really* good match. http://theditch.us/VaderVsMutoh8-10-91.avi UWFi Shoot-style Vader! vs Yamazaki, August 13, 1993 http://theditch.us/VaderVsYamazaki8-13-93.avi vs Takada, December 5, 1993. Vader comes in as WCW champ prior to Starrcade '93! http://www.mediafire.com/?3xwe68zm5es98ks vs Tamura, June 10, 1994 http://theditch.us/VaderVsTamura6-10-94.avi vs Takada, August 18, 1994 http://theditch.us/VaderVsTakadaUWFi8-18-94.avi w/ John "Earthquake" Tenta vs Gary Albright & Yamazaki, October 8, 1994 & October 14, 1994. These are really enjoyable! http://www.mediafire.com/?55r1s5uyajeczz2 http://www.mediafire.com/?6mdk4y62a5yna9b All Japan vs Misawa, May 2, 1999. Vader won the Triple Crown a few months earlier. This is the main event at Tokyo Dome! http://www.mediafire.com/?2w72b6tr5qbuacf vs Misawa, October 30, 1999. Rematch! http://www.mediafire.com/?n5tbsevnyk9dgqq w/ Johnny Smith vs Misawa & Ogawa, Tag League '99. Good match, worth it just for Vader murdering Ogawa. http://theditch.biz/MisawaOgawaVsVaderSmith.avi vs Akiyama, January 23, 2000. Vader defends the Triple Crown. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?093axo1g1y3d8em vs Kobashi, February 27, 2000. Their 4th match and by far the best. The last great Vader match. http://www.mediafire.com/?yavmolrkhby7a1z
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I havent seen any of these and a match against 2000 Kobashi sounds incredible
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saddened to hear this. Vader was loving awesome
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rip big man
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his entourage in the White Castle of Fear. (For though this makes me sad.)
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Vader was goddamn great and is still one of the gold standards for big men in wrestling.
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Look at this goddamn suplex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhyeoEOitGY
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