Rob Van Dam

Also known as Robert Alexander Szatkowski, Robert Szatkowski, RVD

American professional wrestler and actor (born 1970)

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Robert Alexander Szatkowski, better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (RVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor. Szatkowski has held 20 championships between ECW, WWE, and TNA, as well as several regional titles in various promotions during his career. He is officially recognized by TNA as a three-time world champion having held the WWE Championship, ECW World Heavyweight…

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Night of the Living Dead — Harris2026
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026 — Rob Van Dam2026
Sabu — Self2025
Nevermore: The Raven Effect — Rob Van Dam2025
Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match — Rob Van Dam2025
The Realtor — The Dominator2024
CyberFight Festival 2022 — Rob Van Dam2022
F1RST Wrestling Saturday Night Nitro — Rob Van Dam2022
Hey! (EW) — RVD2022
Assault on VA-33 — Zero

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Robert Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970) better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a Legends contract. Known for his unique ring style—which includes his variety of kicks, acrobatic movements—and flexibility, Van Dam is one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. He is also known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Van Dam gained mainstream popularity in ECW during the latter half of the 1990s. During his time in ECW, he was managed by Bill Alfonso and had feuds with Jerry Lynn and Sabu, also forming a tag team with the latter. They won the ECW World Tag Team Championship twice. On April 4, 1998, Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the ECW Television Championship, a title he held for 700 days until he vacated the championship due to an injury on March 4, 2000.