The Good Brothers • Van Dam represented TNA at Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's (AAA) TripleManía XIX pay-per-view on June 18, 2011. RVD participated in the Royal Rumble, and was one of the final five participants before being tossed out by his tag team partner Kane. Guests include Sonya Van Dam, Sabu, Dr.Shawn Stasiak, Bret Hart, Chris Masters, BTR Producer Nikki Starr, Bill Alfonso, Officer X, Kid Kash, Bruce Jingles, Justin McCully, Paul London and Hulk Hogan. After Kane was forced to take his mask off when he lost to Triple H, he turned heel, and the team with RVD dissolved. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. In 2002, Van Dam was ranked the number one pro wrestler in the world by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. On the August 26 edition of Raw, Van Dam also unified the WWE Hardcore Championship into the WWE Intercontinental Championship by defeating Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer in a hardcore title unification match. Thus, Van Dam became the first wrestler in history to hold both the WWE Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and the only one to hold them at the same time. On June 16, it was announced during a vignette at WWE's Payback pay-per-view event that Van Dam, who last appeared for WWE as a surprise entrant in the 2009 30-man Royal Rumble match, would be returning at Money in the Bank July 14, 2013. Eric Young • In reality, Van Dam was running out of dates per year on his contract and was therefore taken off television. Su Yung • both Van Dam and Hardy were introduced as members of Team Hogan for the annual Lethal Lockdown match, where they would face Team Flair. The two faced Lance Storm and William Regal at No Way Out for the World Tag Team Championship but failed to win the title when Kane mistakenly chokeslammed RVD. RVD returned to Raw on April 7, 2014, minus Rodriguez, defeating Damien Sandow. He wrestled his final match in the tournament on the September 6 Impact Wrestling, losing to Bully Ray, thus finishing fifth and narrowly missing the semifinals of the tournament. Van Dam went on to feud with both Orton and Evolution. At Fright Fight, Van Dam lost to Dreamer in a flag match. Rob Van Dam was chosen as ECW's #1 superstar by WWE.com and fans who watched the original ECW would not disagree with that. Van Dam and Sabu emerged victorious against Dreamer and Sandman again at Orgy of Violence. He quickly scored victories over Axl Rotten, Mikey Whipwreck and Sabu, but it was his partnership with the latter that launched The Whole Dam Show to a new level. A lot of RVD's old matches are available to watch on the award-winning WWE Network, but one thing about them has not managed to age well. On the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Van Dam defeated Christopher Daniels by disqualification after Daniels hit him with a toolbox. While recuperating, Van Dam made an appearance at the ECW reunion pay-per-view ECW One Night Stand. Van Dam was subsequently suspended without pay for 30 days, and an on-air segment on ECW was scripted to relay this suspension to the fans. October 12, 2020 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling current roster, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración alumni, United States Wrestling Association alumni, AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, fatal four-way elimination tag team match, Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, Pacific Coast Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam?oldid=1699105. During the main event of the August 2 episode of Smackdown, Van Dam faced Christian and Randy Orton in a triple threat to determine Del Rio's title match opponent at SummerSlam. In January 2005, Van Dam suffered a knee injury. He wrestled in many independent promotions across Michigan, including the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) and South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (SAPW). Karl Anderson • Szatkowski pled guilty to possessing marijuana and was fined $140, while Brunk was fined $1,000. Ace Austin • Michaels was disqualified after Triple H hit RVD with a Pedigree. Rob Van Dam later joined the ECW Originals along with Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman. Van Dam then attempted to exact revenge on Rhino for forcing him into injury. Crazzy Steve • Van Dam defeated Daniels at Final Resolution on December 11 again to end their feud. Van Dam entered the first new edition of TNA iMPACT! One of Rob Van Dam's most memorable moves is the Van Daminator. Each match became more extreme than the last. Finisher: Corner-To-Corner Missile Dropkick (Van Terminator) and Frog Splash (Five-Star Frog Splash) Trademark Moves On June 27, Van Dam and Sabu beat Storm and Candido to win the ECW Tag Team Championship, which made Van Dam a double champion. Having the option to pick a date, Van Dam announced the title match would occur at December to Dismember. According to the WWE's wellness policy, a drug-related arrest can lead to that talent's immediate dismissal from the company. On October 16, 1999, during an episode of ECW Hardcore TV, RVD connected on one of the most vicious Van Daminator's in history. After successfully defending the championship against Abyss in a Stairway to Janice match on the following edition of Impact!, Van Dam and the other former ECW wrestlers were assaulted by Abyss and Fourtune members A.J. On the March 22 edition of Raw, Booker T and Van Dam lost the World Tag Team Championship back to Evolution. Van Dam sought revenge and at November to Remember, Van Dam and Sabu teamed with Taz to defeat Triple Threat. At No Mercy, Van Dam and Mysterio failed to win the Tag Team Championship from Dupree and Suzuki. On the following episode of Raw, Vince McMahon confirmed that the title change was official, due to the match being held under "extreme rules". When RVD delivered this move for the first time on Scotty Anton the crowd went wild and legendary commentator Joey Styles was speechless. At Slammiversary on June 10, Van Dam was defeated by Mr. Anderson in a three-way number one contender's match, also involving Jeff Hardy. During his wrestling career, Sonya often traveled on the road with Rob and appeared at ringside during events in which Rob took part. The Van Daminator is one of the most innovative moves in pro wrestling history and the right opponent can make the move look even more vicious. Van Dam started a new rivalry with Tommy Dreamer, who wanted to gain revenge on Van Dam for his betrayal of ECW. Van Dam defended his Intercontinental Title against Lesnar twice and retained his title both times by disqualification. Van Dam lost the Hardcore title to Hardy on the August 13 edition of Raw, but regained the title from Hardy at SummerSlam. (Edit) by Kushinator, ECW World Television Championship (1 time), ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with, Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2001, 2002), SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chaz Rocco, ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (6 times), WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rey Mysterio, World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kane (1) and. Van Dam was spotted at the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and said that he was there to support Mick Foley. One week later, both Van Dam and Benjamin picked mystery opponents for one another, with the loser placing their respective prize on the line in a bout at Backlash on April 30. Van Dam received his title shot on August 18, during the SummerSlam pre-show, where he defeated Ambrose via disqualification after Roman Reigns speared Van Dam, not winning the title as a result. Van Dam reached the ropes when the challenger had him in the Walls of Jericho but Eric Bischoff distracted the referee while Jericho dragged the champion back into the middle of the ring. His signature symbol is the Taijitu which is commonly associated with Taoism ; in an interview for WWE's "Invasion" DVD, he said he uses this symbol because it represents "the use of good or evil." As a result, the WWE Hardcore Championship was abandoned. Van Dam started feuding with the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H. On the September 16 edition of Raw, Van Dam lost the Intercontinental title to Chris Jericho after interference by Triple H. At Unforgiven, Van Dam faced Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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