On a recent edition of his “1 Of A Kind” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam recalled working at Madison Square Garden for WWE events back in the day.
It turns out that RVD doesn’t have fond memories of the arena due to its lack of locker room space and restroom facilities.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On working at Madison Square Garden: “I think I’m gonna get heat for not sharing that opinion. What I remember from it was the dressing room was overcrowded, I think there’s like one toilet for everybody to use. I just remember being overcrowded. I loved being in the city and the energy and everything, but I remember specifically feeling like I was one of the only ones that didn’t have that super mark out, nostalgia vibe going so I felt a little left out.”
On his thoughts on the owners of the arena: “Just the way I remember it. Sometimes you’d be surprised, even in a big multi-million dollar production like that, you’d be surprised at how many rooms are so small that you just got to drop your bag off and leave and only [a few] people at a time can actually get dressed and they have to make room for other people. I remember MSG being like that. A lot of times, I always felt like the flesh peddlers were probably laughing at us and what we do and what we do it for, and the conditions they put us under and what we are doing to ourselves as jobs — and the flesh peddlers are probably laughing at because they’re the ones making the money. I’ve always had that perspective and MSG is one of those buildings that puts me back into that mindset, like it’s not about taking care of us, it’s about them making money.”
