WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam has addressed his recent AEW losses, sharing his honest thoughts on jobbing in wrestling.
The former WWE Champion has now wrestled five matches for AEW.
He only won two of these bouts, with RVD getting pinned against Jack Perry in August 2023 and Swerve Strickland in January 2024, and losing via submission in the six man tag-team match on the February 21 edition of Dynamite.
Speaking on his 1 Of A Kind podcast, Van Dam acknowledged his AEW win/loss record. Commenting on his place in AEW, he said:
“I’ve had five matches with AEW and I’m thinking my win/loss (record) right now is 2 and 3.
“I can see the fans either pulling for me to get a major push, or I could see me as fitting in more to be there to work with some of the (younger) guys.”
Van Dam went on to note that refusing to put over other stars can give wrestlers bad reputations:
“At a certain point, there’s guys that will get bad reputations for refusing to put other stars over, other wrestlers over, or they get a reputation for not wanting to do the job.
“In reality, each time you do that it actually affects the pathway of your career and how much money you’re going to make.”
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Transcription via Wrestling Inc.
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