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RVD Done With WWE After One Night Stand; The Full Story On His Departure


Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

As things currently stand, Rob Van Dam will be finished with WWE after the One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 3rd in Jacksonville, Florida. While WWE Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis was told to re-sign RVD and made an effort to do so, negotiations have ended, and RVD will be leaving the company.

Bad blood has brewing between Laurinaitis and RVD since Laurinaitis was going over the new company policy that talent could not leave the arena on TV days due to the fact that Sylvan Grenier got a speeding ticket after rushing back to the arena after leaving to go to the gym. During the meeting, RVD sarcastically asked the question if they could go to the gym in the morning before the shows.

Perhaps the breaking point in Van Dam’s relationship with WWE occurred after he learned of the re-forming of ECW and asked to get off of the RAW brand to head the resurrection of ECW and what really happened after that. Also, RVD had asked for time off after signing, citing how WWE offered Big Show a deal where he’d be paid for merchandising rights without having to work for a year. People within WWE felt that to be a dangerous precedent and refused to add that stipulation to his contract.

RVD felt that WWE had limited what he can do in the ring and refused to push him in comparison to Bobby Lashley, when Van Dam felt like he was over way more than Lashley. While RVD’s WWE finale will be before his contract actually expires, he’ll be paid until the end of his contract, but will be off of television to prevent him from working with TNA fresh off his stint with WWE.

At this point RVD is looking at working a limited schedule and make some money from special appearances and autograph signings. RVD also wants to take some time to spend with his wife, whom he has said to love to death, and hates being away from.

Drew1200

that sucks, RVDs the man.

I remember seeing an old school ECW show when they came to battle creek (rvd's hometown and 30 minutes from where I went to college). Once RVD came out the place went nuts, and the dude was just flying allover the place.

JB20

i am pretty sure RVD never wrestled in his hometown in the original ECW said so once on his website

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Drew1200

ecw was in battle creek atleast twice a year, he wrestled jerry lynn when I saw him.

Curl Master

I always wanted to see the old school ECW shows live but they never came in my area. RVD kicked ass when he was in ECW. They totally under use his talents in the WWE. He is one of the most talented wrestlers I have seen. His flip over the top ropes into the crowd is awesome. Rolling thunder was a cool finishing manover RVD and Sabu had. After all RVD is the whole f***** show.

Curl Master

I remember the matches between Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn. They would always get in those chopping contests. One would start the flair chops and it would piss the other one off and he would give the other his own medicine it was hiliarous. Though I do not know Justin Credible every became a wrestler he sucked.