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Mick Foley Says Former Wrestler Not Being In WWE HOF Is “Obvious Omission”

Posted: Sep 30th 2020 By: Anthony Wade - Bodyslam.net

Leon White aka Big Van Vader isn’t in the WWE Hall Of Fame… yet. However, according to Mick Foley he should be.

Vader’s son now runs his late father’s account, who passed away in 2018, recently shared a memory of how his dad enjoyed working with Foley at Halloween Havoc.

Big Van Vader
@itsvadertime
Pops absolutely loved working with @RealMickFoley and their Halloween Havoc match was easily one of his favorites. The only thing I remember pops saying is that the shovel really hurt. Lol

Counted Out With Mike & Tyler
@countedout7
Hey @itsvadertime we are doing a podcast counting down the top 7 Halloween Havoc main events of all time. Do you have any memories of your Dads match with @RealMickFoley in 1993 that we could use for the show?
Thanks for the time
Best regards
Tyler

This prompted the hardcore legend to respond and compare working with Vader to a heavyweight championship fight. Foley wrote:

“I LOVED working with your dad! I geared up for every match with @itsvadertime like it was #AliVsFrasier In my opinion, Vader’s absence is the most glaring and obvious omission from the #WWEHOF”

I would have to agree with Foley, Vader was a iconic figure in the wrestling business and rightfully deserves his place among the greats.