Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

==== 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>