WWE/AEW
Following his last appearance for the company, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam has discussed potential long-term AEW run.
On the April 20 edition of AEW Rampage, Rob Van Dam defeated Isiah Kassidy, Komander and Lee Johnson in a four-way match.
This marked RVD’s sixth match in All Elite Wrestling since his debut in August 2023.
With the company frequently booking the WWE Hall of Famer for one-off appearances, fans have questioned if Van Dam could possibly fill a full time role in the promotion.
Speaking on 1 Of A Kind with RVD, Rob Van Dam was asked about potentially having a more extended run in AEW. He said:
“I would like to think that I’m open to any conversation. So anything’s worth considering.”
“Let’s hear what you got in mind, whatever. But no, I don’t have any of those talks.”
“What you see is what you get, and that’s all anybody is talking about. All anyone is talking about doing, let me put it that way,”
On not wrestling consistently being a disadvantage to him, RVD said:
“One thing the fans don’t take into consideration that I do, it’s cool having time off and I don’t want to be full-time, anything like that.”
“But it is a big disadvantage, being in the ring, because no matter how much conditioning that I do, there’s no wrestling conditioning like wrestling.”
“So if I was wrestling like every week, instead of sometimes every six weeks, maybe eight weeks, whatever, then you would have a little bit even more fluid RVD.”
“So for people who haven’t thought about that, that are like, ‘Well, he might not quite be what he used to be,’ and whatever, I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m not saying I’m not 53.”
“But I am saying that’s something you probably don’t even think about is that it’s a big advantage when you’re in ring condition because you’re in there doing it.”
“That is one thing that I think about when I think about working weekly or under contract with an actual job versus just taking the shots here and there. There’s pros and cons obviously to both,”
It is currently unknown when Rob Van Dam will make a return to All Elite Wrestling at the time of this writing.
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