Former two times World Champion Rob Van Dam has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021 along with Molly Holly, The Great Khali, Eric Bischoff, and Van Dam’s former tag team partner Kane. Being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is always very special for any individual.
Rob Van Dam recently appeared on WWE After The Bell where he talked with the host of the podcast Corey Graves. He was asked about his feelings on being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 20221, the 50-year-old replied by saying;
Rob Van Dam Expressed his Feelings To Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame
“It feels like it’s some credibility that can’t be taken away. Everything is up for opinion. The whole idea of a good anything is subjective, so this takes the place of a lot of that by at least saying the standard setters see it this way, so, to me, when I think about it, it’s got to be better than winning any world championships, because I don’t imagine everybody that ever gets to hold a world championship is probably as impactful on everybody’s lives.
Probably not every champion is going to be as memorable, and maybe not every single person that spent some time as a champion is going to be a legend that people are going to remember.
So, I think that this is an even higher prestige, being in the Hall of Fame with all the superstars that influenced me and inspired me when I was growing up, and a lot of the great talent that I was wrestling with all along the way throughout my journey. It’s great to be considered by the WWE Universe to be worthy.
For the last several years, when I would get interviewed, or even just talk to fans, they would often say, ‘Future Hall of Famer’. Really, just that they saw me as that worthy, was good enough, so I didn’t really didn’t know if this was going to happen or not, being actually inducted. Having Vince McMahon, and also Hunter, officiate and credit everything that I’ve done as a body of my career is awesome.”
Rob Van Dam entered WWE as a part of the WCW and ECW alliance in 2001 during the infamous WWE vs. The Alliance storyline. From the very first day, Van Dam was a big hit among the fans. His fame in WWE earned him so many titles including the WWE Championship, WWE IC Championship, ECW Championship, Tag Team Champion, and others.
Van Dam still appears sporadically every now and then in the WWE ring and he is now out of action quite a while after a one-year spell in Impact Wrestling which ended last year. We hope to see him in action again soon.