WWE Corridor of Famer Rob Van Dam has revealed the true purpose he determined to depart WWE in 2007, citing a lack of ardour for wrestling and the necessity to deal with his private well-being.
Talking on his 1 Of A Type With RVD podcast, Van Dam mirrored on how his 30-day suspension and the forfeiture of each the WWE and ECW Championships—following his arrest alongside Sabu for marijuana possession—performed a significant position in his departure. He additionally felt that WWE’s model of ECW was nearing its finish, additional diminishing his motivation.
“I obtained suspended for 30 days, after which each championship belts had been forfeited. Then I felt like ECW was in the bathroom, swirling down the drain, they usually wished to flush it, so my ardour was gone.”
Firm executives tried to steer him to remain, providing him time without work with the choice to return, however Van Dam rejected the proposal, feeling {that a} assured return date would forestall him from really disconnecting.
“I mentioned, ‘I’m ending my contract, after which I want a break, I’m not going to re-sign.’ We talked many instances about what it will take for me to re-sign, and I selected spirit first. They provided, ‘How about you signal for six months, or a 12 months, after which come again?’ And I used to be like, ‘I can’t do it, I must know what it felt wish to be free to be able to develop.’”
Van Dam admitted that he by no means ended up feeling able to return full-time.
“I wanted my spirit to be wholesome once more… however it by no means f**king occurred.”
Since then, Van Dam has continued to wrestle on his personal phrases and did make a return to WWE in 2013 and nonetheless wrestles sporadically, along with his final match happening on an episode of AEW Dynamite on April 20, 2024.
Who Have been Rob Van Dam’s Favorite ECW Opponents?
Rob Van Dam named his favorite huge and little man ECW opponents and for the larger wrestler he named the legendary Bam Bam Bigelow as his favorite to work with. Van Dam then mentioned for smaller opponents it must be a tossup between Little Guido and Spike Dudley.
H/t to TJRWrestling.web
