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==Professional wrestling style, persona and reception== The name "Rob Van Dam" was given to him in 1992 by [[Ron Slinker]], a promoter in [[Florida]], possibly because of his [[martial arts]] experience and his resemblance to actor [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingnewsdesk.com/WND/the_news/wrestling/rob_van_dam_speaks_out_200804141120.htm|title=Rob Van Dam Speaks Out|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419073527/http://www.wrestlingnewsdesk.com/WND/the_news/wrestling/rob_van_dam_speaks_out_200804141120.htm|publisher=Wrestling News Desk|author=Matthew Cooper|archive-date=April 19, 2008|date=April 14, 2008|access-date=August 11, 2008}}</ref> During the early years of his career, he used a [[Moonsault#Split-legged moonsault|split-legged moonsault]] as finisher, until he adopted the [[Frog Splash]] (named Five Star Frog Splash) as finisher.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rob Van Dam explica como nació su movida final "Frogsplash Five Star" |url=https://superluchas.com/rod-van-dam-explica-como-nacio-su-movida-final-frogsplash-five-star/ |access-date=April 19, 2021 |work=Superluchas |date=January 5, 2013 |language=es-es}}</ref> During [[WWE Hall of Fame]] ceremony in 2021, WWE's chairman Vince McMahon and Triple H said that he changed the style of wrestling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guzzo |first1=Gisberto |title=Rob Van Dam Shares What Vince McMahon And Triple H Said To Him At The WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/rob-van-dam-shares-what-vince-mcmahon-and-triple-h-said-him-wwe-hall-fame-ceremony |access-date=April 19, 2021 |work=Fightful |date=April 18, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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