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Rob Van Dam is often regarded as one of the best high flying wrestlers in the history of professional wrestling, who has been active in the wrestling world since the early 90s. He has worked in major professional wrestling promotions like WCW and WWE, and also won multiple top Championships from all over the world.
Rob Van Dam had an early break in a big promotion back in 1992 when he got the opportunity to work in WCW. But he could not earn enough fame. In 1996, he signed with Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW which earned him the ultimate fame. He became extremely famous among the fans because of his high flying wrestling style.
Rob Van Dam completes 30 years in wrestling
In 2001, ECW was purchased by WWE, and much like a lot of names from the promotion, Van Dam also transitioned to WWE, where is earned the ultimate fame and even became the World Champion once. He is still active in the wrestling world and is doing an excellent job. Recentl,y he spoke on his “1 Of A Kind” podcast, where he discussed his longevity in WWE. He said;
Van Dam is a former WWE World Champion
“As far as wrestling goes, this coming up will be officially 30 years since I’ve been wrestling professionally. That’s a long time, and it’s what I do. It’s my job. And so that’s the position that it has in my life is, it’s all business for me.
“So over the last few years, a lot of people in the States haven’t seen me wrestle, but I’ve been wrestling 10 to 12 times a year. It’s been overseas mostly, because that’s usually who can afford me.
Rob Van Dam is still active in wrestling at 54
"And I’m not priced to get out there six days a week, because I sure as hell don’t want that. I’ve always been working on doing less and making it mean more, and always been successful in that area. And right now, it’s just great.”
In 2021, Rob Van Dam was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and he was given the right tribute for his amazing work in the world of wrestling. Presently, he is 54 and still active in the wrestling world. He may be still active as a professional wrestler, but we can expect him to retire soon.
