Former WWE champion Rob Van Dam is the latest inductee into the WWE hall of fame class of 2021. He was one of the most famous wrestlers of his time. He was still remembered and loved by the fans because of his amazing high flying abilities.
Rob Van Dam is mostly known for his ECW and WWE days. Being one of the ECW originals, he won the ECW Television Championship and the ECW Tag Team Championship in the original run of ECW. In WWE, he had a huge list of successes by his name.
Rob Van Dam Wants To Return In Full Time Action
Recently, Van Dam spoke with Ryan Satin of FOX Sports where he talked about his Hall of Fame induction, also, addressed John Laurinaitis for his contributions to Vand Dam’s career. He was also asked if he ever wants to return to action. Below are highlights;
“It’s a pretty awesome feeling. Just like you probably would imagine, it feels like I’m being acknowledged and appreciated for my body of work,” Van Dam said. “It feels very good. I’m honored. Fans have been calling me future Hall of Famer for years and I always just shrug and say, ‘All right, man. As long as you think so.’
“But, glad to be among the chosen few this year. I’m glad for me and for all the fans. I feel like them being behind me and wanting to see this happen is a win for them as well.”
“I’ve known him since 93, because I used to wrestle with him in Japan,” Van Dam said about Laurinaitis. “From ’93 to ’97, I spent many, many long hours on long bus rides, sitting in cold arenas in the winter, hot in the summer and ferry boat rides. We did a lot of traveling around Japan that time. You get to know somebody a little better when you’re stuck with them all the time like that. So, I’m proud to call Johnny a friend, and it was really cool to get the call from him.”
“There is definitely some pros and cons to the thought,” Van Dam said when asked about a possible WWE return. “I enjoy showing off in the ring. I enjoy very much getting that love and energy from the crowd, looking around seeing the RVD signs. That’s a high for sure, and RVD is all about highs.”
Rob Van Dam’s WWE career was mostly known for his mid-card run, he won the WWE IC title six times. His tag team runs with Kane, Booker T, and Rey Mysterio were loved by the fans as well. WWE tried to use him as the face when they attempted to build ECW as a primary division. It would be an amazing experience to see Rob Van Dam returning to full-time action at this stage of his career.