Editing Rob Van Dam (section)

=== All Japan Pro Wrestling (1993–1997) ===
{{see also|	Rob Van Dam and Sabu}}

From 1993 to 1997, Van Dam made 10 tours of Japan with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW).<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/> While wrestling for AJPW, he was advised by promoter [[Giant Baba]] to make himself stand out, which inspired Van Dam to begin [[airbrushing]] his singlets.<ref name="Dunn"/> His first tour took place in February and March 1993 as part of the annual Excite Series, where his opponents included [[Dory Funk Jr.]], [[Mighty Inoue]] and members of the famed Super Generation Army stable such as [[Mitsuharu Misawa]], [[Toshiaki Kawada]], [[Kenta Kobashi]] and [[Tsuyoshi Kikuchi]]

. Van Dam returned to AJPW in February and March 1994 as part of that year's Excite Series, facing opponents including [[Jun Akiyama]], [[Yoshinari Ogawa]], [[Masao Inoue (wrestler)|Masao Inoue]], [[Mighty Inoue]], [[Tamon Honda]] and the aforementioned members of the Super Generation Army.<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/>

Van Dam made a third tour with AJPW in February and March 1995, again as part of the Excite Series, facing opponents including the [[Can-Am Express]], the [[Holy Demon Army]], and the Super Generation Army; during this tour, he teamed with Bobby Bradley as "Aerial Assault". Van Dam returned to AJPW in May and June 1995 as part of the Super Power Series, again facing the Can-Am Express and the Super Generation Army in a series of tag team matches. In his final match of the tour, he unsuccessfully challenged [[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)|World Junior Heavyweight Champion]] Danny Kroffat in the [[Nippon Budokan]]. He wrestled his fourth tour with AJPW in October 1995 as part of the October Giant Series. Van Dam wrestled his fifth tour of the year with AJPW in November and December 1995 as part of the [[World's Strongest Tag Determination League#1995|World's Strongest Tag Determination League]], where he teamed with [[Johnny Smith (wrestler)|Johnny Smith]]. Van Dam and Smith finished last out of 10 teams, defeating [[Jun Akiyama]] and [[Takao Omori]] but losing their other eight matches.<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/> He'd also compete in singles matches against opponents like [[Satoru Asako]] and [[Kentaro Shiga]]

Van Dam returned to AJPW for a sixth tour in February and March 1996 as part of the annual Excite series, again facing the Can-Am Express, Holy Demon Army, and Super Generation Army. He returned for a seventh tour in June and July 1996 as part of the Summer Action Series; during this tour, he teamed with [[Maunakea Mossman]] to unsuccessfully challenge Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori for the [[All Asia Tag Team Championship]]. In September and October 1996, he made an eighth tour as part of the October Giant Series; during this tour, he unsuccessfully challenged World Junior Heavyweight Champion [[Tsuyoshi Kikuchi]].<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/>

Van Dam returned to AJPW for a ninth tour in January 1997 as part of the New Year Giant Series, during which he mainly teamed with Sabu; towards the end of the tour, Van Dam and Sabu unsuccessfully challenged Akiyama and Omori for the All Asia Tag Team Championship in [[Korakuen Hall]]. In May and June 1997, Van Dam returned to AJPW for a tenth tour as part of the Super Power Series, during which he unsuccessfully challenged World Junior Heavyweight Champion [[Yoshinari Ogawa]].<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/>