Wrestling career
He debuted inside 1990 after being trained per Original Sheik (Ed Farhat) and wrestled within numbers of independent promotions through Michigan. He signed by owning World Championship Wrestling in 1992 and was dubbed "Robbie V" upon his arrival. His WCW beginside was uneventful & he left in 1994.

He wrestled inside many independent promotions through America and in All Japan Pro Wrestling before signing using Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1996.

He gained considerable profits around ECW including the record Xxiii-year reign when ECW World Television Champion, before with to vacate the title due to a broken leg. He was arguably a virtually all popular matman to ever grace an ECW ring.

He stayed sustaining ECW until its dying inside 2001. A few months late, he signed by having a WWF and was an immediate hit sustaining the fans possibly though he was a heel member of the ECW Alliance. Fallowing a WCW/ECW Alliance broke up, he turned face. Despite existence super popular by using WWE fans, Van Dam hwhen however to cement his legend as a Globe Heavyweight Champion, however he has captured a Intercontinental & Hardcore Championships, likewise as two the World Tag Team Title & WWE Tag Team Title.

In March 21, 2004 Rob Van Dam was traded from Birthday suit to SmackDown!. He mass produced his SmackDown! debut in March 24, 2004, defeating Charlie Haas.

In January 27, 2005 Rob Van Dam underwent reconstructive knee surgery under Dr. James Andrews in Alabama to repair a torn ACL and meniscus he suffered earlier in the month.

Van Dam processed an appearance at a ECW One Night Stand PPV in New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on June 12, 2005, and was accompanied by his ECW manager, Bill Alfonso. Van Dam, however months out of the to the full recovery, bore the knee brace & did non wrestle. He delivered the blistering shoot interview, criticising the way he experienced been booked in WWE, until he was attacked by Rhino. Sabu defended Van Dam, leading to an impromptu match, which Sabu won as a result assistance from either Van Dam.

On the June 27, 2005 edition of Birthday suit, Van Dam was traded back to Raw in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery. His choice was introduced in a period of the "talk show" section "Carlito's Cabana". Them exchanged words, fallowing which Carlito savagely assaulted RVD's knee.

Based on data from RVD himself, he might non go to to the ring until early 2006, meaning that he have had never to return at least a year forgoing wrestling.

Outside of wrestling
Rob Van Dam has too appeared inside many films & television program it used to be that couple years, & presently owns the comics shop (RVD's 5 Star Comics) within Orange County, California.

He is too a discoverer of the Van Dam Lift for weightlifting. This involves doing a split between deuce benches & lifting the dumbell from either the floor to the waist. A lift was approved per International All-Around Weightlifting Association in 1998, and RVD holds a todays record, at 166.Quintuplet pounds.

Profile
Height: Half a dozen foot Zero around (One.83 m) Weight: 237lbs Birthday: December 18, 1970 Hometown: Battle Creek, Michigan Trained By: The Original Sheik Professional Debut: 1990 Previous Identities: Robbie V (WCW wholesaler), Nick List: Mr. Monday Nighttime, Mr. Thursday Nighttime, Mr. Pay By A Learn from, The Whole F'north Indicate, A Whole Dam Show Previous Manager(s): Bill Alfonso, Jerry Lawler, Ric Flair Signature Illegal Weapon(s): Steel Folding Chair

Trivia
RVD's theme song inside WWE is "One of a Kind" by Breaking Point. He appears in the music streaming video for the song, where he loses his car to the band's lead singer, Brett Erickson, within the street race. At a prevent, he spin kicks a cars keys into his opponent's paws. A song appears on the WWF Forceable Entry CD. RVD's theme song within ECW was "Walk" by Pantera. A song was covered by Kilgore for the ECW Extreme Music CD; subsequently, RVD utilized their version when his theme music. RVD's ECW debut-match was against Axl Rotten. RVD defended a ECW World Television Championship for 1 season Eleven months Xviii years Ii hours & 42 seconds prior to he experienced to relinquish it due to injury. the Comedian book fan deep down, he is one of several WWE Superstars world health organization part a love for Comic Books. Others include Edge, Matt Hardy, Al Snow and of course, The Hurricane. His favorite comic book character is Ghost Rider- the skull headed unholy anti-hero whom rides the motorcyle & carries the chain. RVD got the role inside Black Mask Two: City of Masks when "The Claw." He hwhen likewise appeared inside Bloodmoon & Superfights as "Dutch" & "Mercenary" severally.

Quotes
"''I'm R-V-D!" "Everything's cool when you're Rob - Van - Dam!" (a previous 3 words said by owning thumbs pointed inbound toward a shoulders & using pauses between the babies) "RVD 4:20 - I just smoked your ass." "I'm the whole Dam show!" "I'm the whole fuckin' show!" "Nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam!" "Cool" "Dude" "Yes, RVD can say more than, 'Cool!' and, 'Dude!' ''"

Films
[http://imdb.com/title/tt0114582/ Superfights] Superfights Deuce (non obtained around Internet flick database) [http://imdb.com/title/tt0106179/ X-Files] [http://imdb.com/title/tt0118745/ Bloodmoon] [http://imdb.com/title/tt0264429/ Black Mask 2: City Of Masks]

Finishing and signature moves
Five-Star Frog Splash The Van-Terminator (Corner to corner missile dropkick) The Van-Daminator (Spinning heel kick to opponent world health organization is holding the steel chair by their face) Rolling Thunder (Roll into a jumping somersault senton) Split-legged moonsault Corkscrew leg drop Air Van Dam (Top-rope somerset plancha to opponent outside of the ring & in the crowd) Lifting double underhook facebuster Steam Roller (Rolling fireman carry slam) Chair-surf (Dropkick to an opponent sitting in the corner of the ring) Running cartwheel into Moonsault Triple TurnBuckle Spears - (Hits Two spears by using opponent standing/leaning against turnbuckle facing the center of the ring, so does the cartwheel backflip, approaches turnbuckle again & hits a 3rd.) With Rey Mysterio
4:20 (Double leg drop)

Championships and accomplishments
World Wrestling Entertainment
5-period WWE Intercontinental Champion 4-instance WWE Hardcore Champion 1-instance WWE European Champion (unified with IC title) 2-instance World Tag Team Champion with Kane, and Booker T 1-period WWE Tag Team Champion with Rey Mysterio

Extreme Championship Wrestling
1-instance ECW World Television Champion 2-instance ECW World Tag Team Champion with Sabu

Other championships
1-instance SAPW Tag Team Champion by using Chaz Rocco 1-instance NWC Tag Team Champion by having Bob Bradley 1-instance ASW N U.s. Heavyweight Champion 1-instance PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Champion 1-period IWF Television Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 152 of a 500 right singles matman when you took the "PWI Years" around 2003. RVD won a PWI Comeback of the Month Award around 2001. He besides won a PWI Virtually all Popular Wrestler Award within 2001 & 2002. RVD was stratified # One in the 2002 "PWI 500".