Welcome to the Wrestler Spotlight. Today, we’re taking a look at former WWE, ECW and TNA star Rob Van Dam, who is set to make his ICW debut this Sunday night at Fear & Loathing X.
Alias – Rob Van Dam, Robbie V, Rob Zakowski, Rob Szatkowski
Nicknames – “The Battle Creek Barbarian”, “Mr Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday Night”, “Mr Pay Per View”, “One of a Kind”, “Mr TNA”, “The Whole Dam Show”, “The Whole F’N Show”
Companies Wrestled For – United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Conference, National Wrestling Alliance, Extreme Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance Florida, World Wrestling Entertainment, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, Independent Wrestling World, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Deep South Wrestling, Reality of Wrestling, New Wrestling Entertainment, All Star Wrestling, Associacao Portuguesa de Wrestling, Inoki Genome Federation, American Wrestling Rampage, World Stars of Wrestling, Peach State Wrestling, One Pro Wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Dutch Pro Wrestling, Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, Family Wrestling Entertainment, Big Time Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Preston City Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, House of Glory, House of Hardcore, Pro Wrestling Pride, Chaotic Wrestling, Pacific Coast Wrestling, Wrestling Superstar, All Action Wrestling, Battle Championship Wrestling, Insane Championship Wrestling and Bologna Wrestling Team
Titles & Accomplishments –
1x and only NWC Tag Team Champion w/Bobby Bradley (length unknown)
2x ECW World Tag Team Champion w/Sabu (119 days and 125 days)
1x ECW World Television Champion (700 days)
4x and last WWE Hardcore Champion (22 days, 22 days, 90 days and <1 day)
6x WWE Intercontinental Champion (35 days, 63 days, 22 days, 28 days, 48 days and 15 days))
1x and last WWE European Champion (<1 day)
2x WWE World Tag Team Champion w/Kane (76 days) and w/Booker T (35 days)
1x WWE Tag Team Champion w/Rey Mysterio (35 days)
1x WWE Champion (22 days)
1x ECW World Heavyweight Champion (21 days)
1x ASW North American Heavyweight Champion (length unknown)
1x AWR No Limits Champion (length unknown)
1x IWF Television Champion (length unknown)
1x OTT No Limits Champion (length unknown)
1x PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Champion (length unknown)
1x SAPW Tag Team Champion w/Chaz Rocco (length unknown)
1x NLW Heavyweight Champion (6 days)
1x AWR Heavyweight Champion (15 days)
1x TNA World Heavyweight Champion (113 days)
1x TNA X Division Champion (137 days)
1x PCW Heavyweight Champion (202 days)
1x WSW World Heavyweight Champion (length unknown)
2001 and 2002 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
2001 and 2010 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Comeback of the Year
2006 WWE Money in the Bank Winner
2017 AAW Perth Classic Winner
Signature Moves – Five Star Frog Splash (Frog Splash), Coup de Grâce (Split Legged Moonsault), Van Daminator (Spinning Back Kick with a steel chair), Van Terminator (Coast to Coast with a steel chair, trash can, etc.), Rolling Thunder (Forward Roll into either a Standing Somersault Senton, Monkey Flip, Standing Frog Splash or Legdrop)
Alliances – The Aerial Assault w/Bobby Bradley, The ECW Originals w/Sabu, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer & Balls Mahoney, EV 2.0 w/Tommy Dreamer, Mick Foley, Stevie Richards, Brother Ray, Brother Devon, Guido Maritato, Tony Luke, Brian Kendrick, Raven, Rhino & Sabu, Team WWF w/Jerry Lawler, Bill Alfonso, Doug Furnas, Philip LaFon, Stevie Richards, Lance Wright, Darren Drozdov, Sabu & Brakus, La Sociedad w/Dorian Roldán, Perry Aguayo Jr., Jeff Jarrett, Héctor Garza, Silver Cain, Super Crazy, Ultimo Gladiador, Teddy Hart, Lizmark Jr., Pete Powers, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana, Dark Dragon, Jennifer Blake, Sexy Star, Karen Jarrett, El Hijo del Tirantes, LA Par-K, La Parka, El Zorro, Damián 666, X-Fly, Super Fly, Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Billy Boy, Bestia 666, El Ilegal, Alex Koslov, Christina Von Eerie, Black Abyss, Kurt Angle, Mr Anderson, Samoa Joe, Scott Steiner, Brutus Magnus, AJ Styles, D’Angelo Dinero, Rob Terry, Mickie James, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Konnan, Chessman, Octagón, Halloween, Decnis, Daga, Abyss, Hernandez, Psicosis & Gunner, w/Kane, w/Booker T, w/Rey Mysterio, w/Chaz Rocco, w/Ricardo Rodriguez
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