Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

=== Return to the independent circuit (2007–2010) ===
The day after Van Dam's WWE contract expired, he was in the United Kingdom on a promotional tour and to record scenes for the wrestling documentary, ''[[Bloodstained Memoirs]]''. He also took part in interviews for the [[BBC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/8474 |title=prowrestling.com |author=pw |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327214246/http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/8474 |archive-date=March 27, 2009 }}</ref>

Van Dam defeated [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] at Pro Wrestling Alliance Christmas Chaos on December 28, 2007, in Pasadena, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=866&page=4&year=2007&promotion=304|title=Rob Van Dam - Matches |website=CageMatch}}</ref>

[[File:Rob Van Dam AWR 2009.JPG|upright|thumb|right|Van Dam as No Limits Wrestling (NLW) Champion at ''American Wrestling Rampage'']]
In an interview with the ''Baltimore Sun'', Van Dam stated that while WWE would be the first choice and that he would definitely talk to them, he would definitely consider [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) if he returned full-time to pro wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/203136810.shtml |title=TNA News: RVD On TNA: 'I Definitely Would Consider Them', More|publisher=TNAWrestlingNews|date=January 23, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127100933/http://www.tnawrestlingnews.com/headlines/203136810.shtml|archive-date=January 27, 2008}}</ref> While not under contract, Van Dam made an unannounced return on WWE's ''[[WWE Raw#Special episodes|15th Anniversary Raw]]'' in December 2007, [[List of professional wrestling terms#squash|squashing]] [[Santino Marella]] with a Five-Star Frog Splash.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/12102007/|title=Rhodes and Holly golden on Raw's 15th Anniversary|date=December 10, 2007|last=Clayton|first=Corey|access-date=January 9, 2008|publisher=WWE}}</ref> He made a similarly unannounced appearance as a participant in the [[Royal Rumble (2009)|2009 Royal Rumble]], which he failed to win as he was eliminated by [[Chris Jericho]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Royal Rumble Statistics and Eliminations|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/participants09/|date=January 25, 2009|access-date=January 19, 2011|publisher=WWE}}</ref>

He returned to the [[independent circuit]] by competing for Associação Portuguesa de Wrestling (APW) in February 2008. He then also appeared for Nu-Wrestling Evolution (NWE) throughout countries such as [[Spain]]. On August 14, 2008, he won a triple threat match at the [[Inoki Genome Federation]] (IGF) in [[Japan]] after defeating [[Kendo Kashin]] and [[Necro Butcher]].<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rob-van-dam.html| title=OWOW profile|access-date=April 28, 2008|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

On March 9, 2009, it was announced that Van Dam would be competing in American Wrestling Rampage (AWR) on their European Tour, during which he won the promotion's No Limits Wrestling (NLW) Championship in a three way bout versus Sabu and former champion Shawn Maxer.<ref name="wrestlezone.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/rob-van-dam-wins-a-world-title-in-paris-france-60083|title=Rob Van Dam Wins A World Title In Paris, France|date=March 20, 2009|author=Wz Bill Behrens|access-date=March 20, 2009|archive-date=March 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322023032/http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/rob-van-dam-wins-a-world-title-in-paris-france-60083|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lost the title to [[René Goguen|René Duprée]] after three successful defenses. In November he regained the title, renamed the AWR World Heavyweight Championship at this point, from Duprée on November 29 winning two decisions in a Two Out of Three Falls match. On September 11, 2009, in the World Stars of Wrestling (WSW) European Championship events in [[Portimão|Portimão, Portugal]], Van Dam won the WSW World Championship, by defeating [[Joe Hitchen|Joe E. Legend]]. On the following night he defended his newly won title against [[Lance Cade]].

On January 30, 2010, Van Dam made his debut for [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG) as part of [[WrestleReunion#WrestleReunion 4|WrestleReunion 4]], defeating [[Chris Hero]] and [[Roderick Strong]] in a "Sky High" three-way match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/44720/pro-wrestling-guerrilla-kurt-russellmania-in-los-angeles-ca-live-report.html?p=1|title=PWG Kurt Russellmania in Los Angeles Live Report: RVD, London, Kendrick, Hero, Liger, Muta, Strong and much more|date=January 30, 2010|last=Johnson|first=Mike|access-date=January 31, 2010|publisher=PWInsider}}</ref>