Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

{{short description|American professional wrestler (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name        = Rob Van Dam
| image       = Rob Van Dam Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2021.jpg
| caption     = Van Dam in 2021
| birthname   = Robert Szatkowski<ref>{{cite podcast |host=[[Rob Van Dam]] |date=15 May 2025 |title=RVD & Taz Honor Sabu |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3N2rmTRMn4&ab_channel=RobVanDam |work= |publisher= |time=00:11:52 |access-date=16 May 2025 |quote=Szatkowski has stated his middle name is NOT Alexander}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hornbaker |first1=Tim |title=Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers |date=2012 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |isbn=978-1-61321-075-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4yNrCgAAQBAJ&q=rob+van+dam+birth+name&pg=PA538 |access-date=November 22, 2019 |language=en|page=538}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1970|12|18}}<ref name="SLAM"/><ref name="slaminterview">{{cite web|last=Baines|first=Tim|date=April 7, 2002|title=The Sheik kept Van Dam sharp|publisher=SLAM! Sports|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr7_baines-sun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630134710/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/apr7_baines-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2015|access-date=August 19, 2012}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], U.S.<ref name="SLAM"/><ref name=Cage/>
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* {{marriage|Sonia Delbeck|1998|2018|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Katie Forbes|2021}}
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| names       = Robbie V<ref name=Cage>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=866&gimmick=Rob+Van+Dam|title=Rob Van Dam « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><br />Matt Burn<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/former-wwe-champion-reveals-he-worked-for-wwe-as-a-jobber/|title=Former WWE Champion Reveals He Worked For WWE As A Jobber|date=December 24, 2020|website=WrestleTalk|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref><br />Rob Szatkowski<ref name=Cage/><br />'''Rob Van Dam'''<ref name="WWE">{{cite web |title=RVD - WWE Profile |url=https://www.wwe.com/superstars/rob-van-dam |website=[[WWE]] |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| billed      = Battle Creek, Michigan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_1661.shtml|title=5 Yrs Ago: ECW Arena - Dreamer, Tazz, Storm, Snow, Lynn, Dudleys|first=Jason|last=Powell|date=November 24, 2002|access-date=December 21, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><br />[[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="TNA">{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster/item/1816-rob-van-dam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125075534/http://www.impactwrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster/item/1816-rob-van-dam|title=TNA Wrestling profile|archive-date=January 25, 2013|publisher=[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]|access-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>
| height      = 6 ft 0 in<ref name="WWE"/>
| weight      = 235 lb<ref name="WWE"/>
| trainer     = [[The Sheik (wrestler)|The Sheik]]<ref name="SLAM"/>
| debut       = 1990<ref name="SLAM"/><ref name=Cage/>
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| website     = {{URL|robvandam.com}}
| signature=Rob Van Dam Signature.png
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'''Robert <!--Szatkowski has stated his middle name is NOT Alexander-->Szatkowski''' (born December 18, 1970) better known by his [[ring name]] '''Rob Van Dam''' (frequently abbreviated to '''RVD''') is an American [[professional wrestler]]. Known for his unique ring style—which includes his variety of kicks, acrobatic movements—and flexibility, Van Dam is one of the most popular wrestlers in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/rob-van-dam-began-training-kickboxing-attempt-have-access-ring?amp | title=Rob van Dam Began Training in Kickboxing in an Attempt to Have Access to a Ring &#124; Fightful News }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2007/07/09/rob_van_dam_feature.shtml | title=Rob van Dam}}</ref> He is signed to [[WWE]] under a Legends contract. He is also known for his tenures in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA).

Van Dam gained mainstream popularity in ECW during the latter half of the 1990s. During his time in ECW, he was managed by [[Bill Alfonso]] and had feuds with [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]], also forming a [[Rob Van Dam and Sabu|tag team with the latter]]. They won the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]] twice. On April 4, 1998, Van Dam defeated [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] to win the [[ECW Television Championship]], a title he held for 700 days until he vacated the championship due to an injury on March 4, 2000.

When ECW closed in 2001, Van Dam signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and was involved in the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion storyline]], where several former [[World Championship Wrestling]] and ECW wrestlers joined forces against WWF wrestlers. After the Invasion ended, Van Dam wrestled the following years as singles and tag team wrestler, winning the [[WWE Hardcore Championship]], [[WWE Intercontinental Championship]], [[WWE European Championship]], [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]] and [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championships]]. At [[WrestleMania 22]], Rob Van Dam won the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]]. After this victory, he challenged [[WWE Champion]] [[John Cena]] to a title match at [[ECW One Night Stand (2006)|One Night Stand]], an ECW-themed PPV. At the event, Van Dam defeated Cena and won his first [[World heavyweight championship (professional wrestling)|world championship]]. Two days later, [[Paul Heyman]] awarded Van Dam with the reactivated [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] making him the only man to hold both titles at the same time.

After leaving WWE in 2007, Van Dam worked on the [[independent circuit]] until he signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) - in 2010. A few months after his debut, he defeated [[AJ Styles]] to win the [[TNA World Championship]]. He would also appear for [[Lucha Libre AAA World Wide]] and challenged [[Dr. Wagner Jr.]] for the newly created [[AAA Latin American Championship]] at [[Triplemania XIX]], albeit in a losing effort. He remained under contract with TNA until 2013, leaving the company after a run with the [[TNA X Division Championship]]. After departing TNA, he returned to WWE, where he worked for one year. Then, he would stay in the independent circuit, also wrestling from 2019 to 2020 with TNA (at the time known as Impact Wrestling). In [[WWE Hall of Fame (2021)|2021]], he was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]], and the following year he was inducted into the [[Hardcore Hall of Fame]]. Between ECW, WWE and TNA, Van Dam won 21 total championships, including three world championships, and is only one of two wrestlers in history (alongside [[Bobby Lashley]]) to have held the WWE, ECW, and TNA world championships.

In addition, he headlined many pay-per-view events throughout three decades between the 1990s and 2010s, including the [[November to Remember#1998|1998]] edition of [[November to Remember]] (ECW's flagship event) and the [[Triplemanía XIX|2011]] edition of [[Triplemanía|TripleMania]] (AAA's flagship event). In 2002, Van Dam was ranked the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|number one pro wrestler]] in the world by ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''. He was voted "[[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Most Popular Wrestler of the Year|Most Popular Wrestler]]" by readers of the magazine in 2001 and again in 2002. WWE named him the greatest star in ECW history in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/top-30-ecw-stars/page-31|title=Top 30 ECW stars|access-date=November 12, 2014|publisher=WWE}}</ref>