Rob Van Dam was ahead of his time, in the sense that he was a high-flyer long before the whole wave of them came about. His style helped him achieve great success in ECW, and even in WWE when he was a heel in the early phase of his career, fans couldn’t help but cheer him. How do you boo a man who puts in everything he has and has one of the most entertaining styles that you’ll see?
It was hard not to like RVD and he found a lot of success during his run with WWE. Although his run lasted just around six years, he made quite an impact, even becoming a World Champion in the process. Today, we see a lot of wrestlers even on the current WWE roster with a style like his. Many may even have been influenced by watching Rob Van Dam when growing up.
He could have a potential match of the year candidates with the current roster. If you include NXT, then this is undoubtedly the strongest roster in the history of the company. Even if RVD were to come for a brief run, he could do a great job putting over some younger superstars. Here are the best five.
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