WWE Legend Reflects On ‘Disappointing’ Hall Of Fame Induction

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A WWE legend has reflected on the “disappointing” aspect of his Hall of Fame induction back in 2021.

The special ECW themed episode of WWE NXT on November 6 saw the return of Rob Van Dam, one of many legends from the Extreme promotion to appear at the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia.

With RVD back on WWE screens, and teasing more potential appearances the former WWE Champion recently discussed his Hall of Fame induction back in 2021.

Speaking on This is Wrestling Life, RVD reflected on the “honor” of being inducted into the 2021 class, but would also highlight the disappointments of it due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw restrictions placed on he and other inductees.

RVD recalled:

“It was very validating, you know, to be thought of on that Mount Rushmore of wrestlers. That’s something that they can never take away from me now. Like, it felt like I elevated up to a level and now people like yourself refer to me as a Hall of Famer. It’s very prestigious, so I was honored.

“The fact that it was during COVID and we didn’t have a crowd was kind of disappointing after going to Hall of Fame for so many years and watching the really long speeches. And then they told us to go 3-5 minutes on our speeches after hearing these guys [doing long speeches in the past].

“The thing about the time and there not being people there, if you’ve seen my speech, then you’ve seen like nine minutes of it, but the whole thing was actually 27 minutes. So I actually went, in theory, maybe like 24 minutes over the three-minute request.

“I didn’t hear anything when I got back except I said, ‘That was a little long, wasn’t it?’ But I had no idea until I saw the whole thing that it was that long. You’re playing off of somebody turning the volume up and down on a response… I’ll have to get in it again.”

It’s currently unclear when RVD will show back up on WWE TV, with his return to the company’s programming being notable given his handful of appearances for AEW in 2023 and 2024.

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