YMMV / Rob Van Dam

• Awesome Music:
  • While in ECW, he used Pantera's "Walk". At ECW House Party 99, January 16, 1999, RVD and Sabu defended the ECW World Tag Team Titles against Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten, who sang along with "Walk," marking possibly one of the only examples of wrestlers singing along with their opponents' music. It was so iconic for RVD that he still uses "Walk" in AEW as well.
  • The head-shattering, catchy "One of a Kind" by Breaking Point. Maybe it's the rhythm pattern, maybe is the heaviness of the song itself. Regardless, it's an awesome piece.
• Draco in Leather Pants: During The InVasion Angle, even though Van Dam was a member of the heel stable Alliance, he was very popular with the WWF fans, who were aware of his reputation in ECW, to the point where after the angle ended, he turned face.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • On 411mania, there was a running gag in the comments where people asked "Is RVD coming back, or is this a one-shot deal?"
  • A bungled t-shirt graphic posted to TNA's website had Van Dam's initials as RDV. Jokes sprang up almost immediately.
• Older Than They Think: RVD appeared in WWF in 1997 as part of a cross-promotional effort with ECW, and was given quite a push. On one of these appearances,he appeared against Jeff Hardy, who was still a jobber at the time, years before both would square off in the Attitude Era. This is why when ECW was bought out, RVD already had connections and fans at WWF, and thus was propelled to main event status very quickly.
  • Years earlier, RVD had a short run in WCW as "Robbie V", but was unable to get much of a push in the company; when he signed to ECW, he became a huge star.
• Retroactive Recognition: A few years before his in-ring career started, kissed "The Million-Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's shoes on WWE TV.
• Unexpected Character: His surprise appearance in the Raw Reunion on July 22, 2019 since he is signed to Impact Wrestling.

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