Rob Van Dam is a legend of professional wrestling and a WWE Hall of Famer who is still very much active in the world of wrestling. Even at the age of 52 he is doing an excellent job. He has earned massive success from the world of wrestling and one multiple prestigious championships from different promotions.
He earned his early recognition while working in ECW. The fans loved him because of his excellent high flying wrestling skills. After WWE purchased ECW, Van Dam transitioned to WWE and started working in the promotion. He was introduced to the WWE Universe as a part of the WWE vs. Alliance storyline.
Inside Perspective: Rob Van Dam Discusses the Dynamics of His Working Relationship with Katie Forbes
But after the Ruthless Aggression Era started in WWE and the promotion decided to start the brand extension, somehow Van Dam lost his main event push. Still he did a fantastic job as a mid card and he won multiple mid card championships. He had been a six times WWE Intercontinental Champion.
He also teamed up with various wrestlers in WWE and one multiple Tag Team Championship titles. His tag team with Kane back in 2002 and 2003 became a fan favourite team. The duo also won the WWE Tag Team Championship one time. RVD recently spoke on his “1 Of A Kind” podcast where he explained why he does not work with his wife Katie Forbes much often. Below are some highlights of what he said;
Rob Van Dam Was Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame In 2021
On why he isn’t in the ring with her much: “I’ve been in the ring with her very few times … because I’m so stiff, and right away, when I met her, and the first couple of times I went to a wrestling school with her, it was in LA, Santino Brothers … she’s going up on the top rope and jumping off, doing a springboard off the middle and landing on the guy, doing a hurricanrana. I’m like ‘Holy crap!’ I couldn’t believe that she was doing all these moves. I was like ‘Wow. You’re acrobatic, that’s amazing.’”
On Forbes not wanting to disappoint RVD: “Even when she’s at shows and has her matches, a lot of times she’d rather me not be there because … I don’t know, she thinks she’s going to disappoint me? ‘Cause I mean, I’m just … maybe because I don’t want to also just say ‘Hey, great job. Great job.’
“I’m just like, ‘Do you want some advice that can maybe help you get better?’ And a lot of people hearing that, as much as it can help, I think sometimes, that makes her nervous, ’cause she knows that I have higher standards than … her peers at these all-girl wrestling shows that she’s doing.”
Van Dam was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2021 and he is still active in the promotion as he keeps on making sporadic appearances every now and then. He is not active in any other wrestling promotion at this moment but he is far from retired and we hope to see him dominate the wrestling rings once again.
H/T – EWrestlingNews