Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

=== World Championship Wrestling (1992–1993) ===
Szatkowski signed with [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 1992, and was dubbed "Robbie V" by [[booker (professional wrestling)|booker]] [[Ron Slinker]] upon his arrival since [[Bill Watts]] did not like the name Rob Van Dam.<ref name="biowcw">{{cite web|url=http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/vandam.html#wcw|title=Rob Van Dam|website=www.accelerator3359.com}}</ref> Robbie V made his WCW debut on the January 23, 1993, episode of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'' as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorite]], defeating [[Job (professional wrestling)|enhancement talent]] [[Pat Rose]]. The following month, Robbie V entered a tournament for the vacant [[WCW World Television Championship]], defeating [[Henry O. Godwinn|Shanghai Pierce]] in the first round but losing to [[Vinnie Vegas]] in the second round, which aired on the March 20 episode of ''[[WCW WorldWide]]''. His last televised match was on the May 22 episode of ''Saturday Night'', a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|tag team]] loss with [[Erik Watts]] against [[Shanghai Pierce and Tex Slazenger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw93.htm|title=WCW Ring Results 1993|work=The History of WWE|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> In February and March 1993, Szatkowski wrestled in Japan for [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]; upon his return to WCW, [[Ole Anderson]] had replaced Bill Watts as booker. Szatkowski left WCW in May 1993, feeling he was "lost in the shuffle".<ref name="Fisher">{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1455319/rvd-details-issues-working-under-bill-watts-wcw/ |title=RVD details issues working under Bill Watts and Ole Anderson in WCW |access-date=March 7, 2024 |first=Kieran |last=Fisher |website=WrestlingInc.com |date=November 27, 2023 }}</ref> and being "[[jobbed out]]".<ref name="Dunn">{{cite web |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/dark-pegasus-video-review-rob-van-dam-one-of-a-kind-2-disc/ |title=Dark Pegasus video review: Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind 2-disc |access-date=November 29, 2024 |first=J.D. |last=Dunn |website=411Mania.com |date=February 11, 2005 }}</ref>