Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:RVDRollingPapers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.13|A booklet of Rob Van Dam [[rolling papers]], sold by RVDCBD]]
Szatkowski is of [[Belgian Americans|Belgian]] and [[Polish Americans|Polish]] ancestry. Szatkowski married Sonia Delbeck on September 6, 1998, the couple separated in December 2015. In July 2016, Delbeck filed for divorce from Szatkowski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2016/05/27/rob-van-dam-divorce-sonya/|title=Ex-WWE Star Rob Van Dam -- Wife Files for Divorce ... But We Don't Hate Each Other|date=May 27, 2016 |publisher=TMZ}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in May 2018.<ref name="bodyslam">{{cite web|url=http://www.bodyslam.net/2018/05/17/rob-van-dam-finalizes-divorce-ending-17-year-marriage-forced-to-give-up-his-dogs-ashes-in-settlement/|title=Rob Van Dam Finalizes Divorce Ending 17 Year Marriage – Forced To Give Up His Dogs' Ashes In Settlement|publisher=Bodyslam.net|date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, Szatkowski began dating fellow professional wrestler Katie Forbes. In 2021, Forbes and Szatkowski had gotten married.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7hy7BFnm-/ | title=Instagram }}</ref><ref name="bodyslam"/>

=== Cannabis ===
Szatkowski is an advocate for the [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of cannabis]].<ref name="NORML">{{cite news|last1=Belville|first1=Russ|title=Profiles in Cannabis: Rob Van Dam|url=http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/05/profiles-in-cannabis-rob-van-dam/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=NORML|date=September 5, 2009}}</ref>  He has discussed the topic in various media, including on [[MSNBC]] where he debated former U.S. "drug czar" [[Barry McCaffrey]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodward|first1=Buck|title=Recap of Rob Van Dam on MSNBC|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=39909&p=1|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=pwinsider.com|date=July 9, 2009}}</ref>  Szatkowski is also a consumer of cannabis, believing it to be an athletic enhancer.<ref name="cc">{{cite news|last1=Van Dam|first1=Rob|title=Weed, Wrestling, and Athletic Enhancement|url=https://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2008/09/06/weed-wrestling-and-athletic-enhancement|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Cannabis Culture|date=September 6, 2008}}</ref>  His personal affinity for cannabis has been reflected in his wrestling persona,<ref name="cc" /> including his use of the phrase "RVD [[420 (cannabis culture)|420]] means I just smoked your ass."<ref>{{cite news|last1=McManus|first1=Joseph|title=15 Shocking Things You Didn't Know About ECW Originals|url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/15-shocking-things-you-didnt-know-about-ecw-originals/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=TheSportster|date=November 8, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135638/https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/15-shocking-things-you-didnt-know-about-ecw-originals/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020, Szatkowski established and licensed his name to RVDCBD, a [[cannabinoid]]s company specializing in [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] and cannabis paraphernalia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeAngelo |first1=Dominic |title=Rob Van Dam Enjoying The Positive Response To RVDCBD And 'Headstrong', Comments On Current Wrestling Status |url=https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1214099-rob-van-dam-status-rvdcbd |work=WrestleZone |date=December 15, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, he was named chairman of United American Petroleum Corp (UAPC), a shell company that acquired RVDCBD and seeks to acquire other cannabis properties.<ref>{{Cite press release|last=INC|first=UAPC|date=January 19, 2021|title=UAPC INC. announces new Chairman of the Board, Rob Van Dam (RVD), and acquisition of RVD Wellness, LLC.|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/19/2160916/14581/en/UAPC-INC-announces-new-Chairman-of-the-Board-Rob-Van-Dam-RVD-and-acquisition-of-RVD-Wellness-LLC.html|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=GlobeNewswire News Room|language=en}}</ref>

==== 2006 arrest ====
On July 3, 2006, ''The Ironton Tribune'' reported that Szatkowski and [[Terry Brunk]] (known as Sabu) had been arrested on the previous evening on [[U.S. Route 52]] in [[Hanging Rock, Ohio]]. Szatkowski had been stopped for speeding by an [[Ohio State Highway Patrol]] trooper, who discovered that he was in possession of 18&nbsp;grams of marijuana and five [[Vicodin]] pills, while Brunk was in possession of [[drug paraphernalia]] and nine tablets of [[testolactone]].<ref name="Almanac">{{cite news|first=Hicks|last=Brady|title=2006: The year in wrestling|work=PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts|publisher=Kappa Publications|id=2007 Edition|page=23}}</ref> Both Szatkowski and Brunk were released after posting [[bail]], and were scheduled to appear in [[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]] Municipal Court on July 6.<ref name=arrest>{{cite web|title=Wrestling stars busted in Hanging Rock|date=July 3, 2006|publisher=The Ironton Tribune|url=http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2006/jul/03/wrestling-stars-busted-in-hanging-rock/|access-date=July 3, 2006}}</ref> On July 6, ''The Ironton Tribune'' reported that the court date for Szatkowski and Brunk were in limbo, as their attorneys had asked for and were granted continuances.<ref name=arrest2>{{cite web|url=http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2006/jul/14/wrestlers8217-court-date-canceled/|title=Wrestlers' court date canceled|work=The Ironton Tribune|access-date=July 6, 2006}}</ref>  On August 31, Szatkowski pleaded guilty to speeding and possession of marijuana but the charge of Vicodin possession was dropped when he produced a prescription. He was fined $140 and additional court costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1157153736.shtml|title= Rob Van Dam & Sabu plead guilty in court; neither to serve time & more|publisher=WrestleView|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>

According to the [[WWE#Drug testing and wellness program|WWE's wellness policy]], a drug-related arrest can lead to that talent's immediate dismissal from the company. Then-WWE Vice President of Talent Relations [[John Laurinaitis]] released a statement on WWE.com reporting that Szatkowski and Brunk were still eligible to compete on the ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[ECW on Sci Fi|ECW]]'' tapings in the following days while an investigation conducted by WWE was being undertaken. This resulted in Szatkowski dropping the WWE Championship at the live ''Raw'' one night and the ECW Championship the next night at the ''ECW'' taping. Van Dam was subsequently suspended without pay for 30 days, and an on-air segment on ''ECW'' was scripted to relay this suspension to the fans. The arrest footage itself and a recounting from Szatkowski is seen in the film ''[[Nine Legends]]''.<ref name="Almanac"/><ref name=rvdsabucharges>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/rvdsabucharges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127051453/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/rvdsabucharges|archive-date=November 27, 2006|title=WWE investigating Rob Van Dam and Sabu charges|publisher=WWE|access-date=July 3, 2006}}</ref>

=== Training ===
Szatkowski is a trained [[Kickboxing|kickboxer]] and [[Martial arts|martial artist]]. Growing up in [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], Szatkowski studied martial arts at two local dojos. He received instruction in [[Karate]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Aikido]], [[Kickboxing]] and [[Kajukenbo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Rob Van Dam |url=https://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-rob-van-dam/ |website=Kung-fu Kingdom |access-date=February 21, 2021 |date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> In 1990, he placed second in the Kalamazoo Heavyweight Toughman Contest. Szatkowski is also an outspoken advocate of [[vitamin]]s and [[bodybuilding supplement]]s and attributes this to his mother's influence.<ref name=endorser>{{cite web|title=Rob Van Dam big on his bodybuilding supplements|publisher=Muscle And Sports Science| url=http://www.musclemass.com}}</ref>

He is the inventor of the ''Van Dam Lift'', a [[Powerlifting|weightlifting]] technique that involves performing a split (which he took up in his early teens) between two benches and lifting a [[dumbbell]] from the floor to the waist.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} The lift was approved by IAWA, the International All-Around Weightlifting Association, in 1998. It was also entered in the rulebooks of USAWA, the United States All-Round Weightlifting Association.<ref>[http://usawa.com/is-the-van-dam-lift-impossible/ Is the Van Dam Lift impossible?] June 30, 2009.<br />[http://usawa.com/the-10-worst-lifts-in-the-usawa/ The 10 Worst Lifts in the USAWA] October 26, 2010</ref>