Robert Alexander Szatkowski[9] (born December 18, 1970 inBattle Creek,Michigan),[9] better known by hisring name,Rob Van Dam, is anAmericanprofessional wrestler. He is best known for working forWWE. He has also wrestled withExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1996 to 2001 andTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2010 to 2013. His finishing move is the Five-Star Frog Splash.
On April 1, 2021, Van Dam was inducted into theWWE Hall of Fame.[10]
Van Dam held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- All Star Wrestling
- ASW North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- American Wrestling Rampage
- AWR World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- NLW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF Television Championship (one time)
- National Wrestling Council
- NWC Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bobby Bradley)
- Peach State Wrestling
- PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (two times, first)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Report
- South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
- SAPW Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Chaz Rocco)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- World Stars of Wrestling
- WSW World Heavyweight Championship (one time, current)
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- ↑Hornbaker, Tim (2012).Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 538.ISBN 978-1-61321-075-8. RetrievedNovember 22, 2019.
- ↑2.02.12.22.3"Rob Van Dam Bio". Slam! Sports. RetrievedApril 28, 2008.
- ↑Baines, Tim (April 7, 2002)."The Sheik kept Van Dam sharp". SLAM! Sports. RetrievedAugust 19, 2012.
- ↑4.04.14.24.34.4"Rob Van Dam « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".www.cagematch.net.
- ↑"Former WWE Champion Reveals He Worked For WWE As A Jobber".WrestleTalk. December 24, 2020. RetrievedDecember 28, 2020.
- ↑6.06.16.2"RVD - WWE Profile".WWE. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2019.
- ↑Powell, Jason (November 24, 2002)."5 Yrs Ago: ECW Arena - Dreamer, Tazz, Storm, Snow, Lynn, Dudleys".Pro Wrestling Torch. RetrievedDecember 21, 2010.
- ↑"TNA Wrestling profile".Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived fromthe original on January 25, 2013. RetrievedMarch 10, 2010.
- ↑9.09.1"Rob Van Dam Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved2008-04-28.
- ↑"Rob Van Dam to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021".WWE. RetrievedJuly 23, 2024.
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