IMPACT Wrestling recently showcased former WWE Champion and current IMPACT star Rob Van Dam’s documentary on their YouTube channel. In the documentary, RVD discusses the difference between ECW and other organizations and winning the ECW TV Championship.
Here are the highlights:
Difference between ECW and other organizations: “When I first walked into ECW, I knew it was different already,” Van Dam said. “In fact, I was a little intimidated by the difference because it was such a vast opposite side of the spectrum. I could feel the energy just watching ECW on television.
“It wasn’t like little kids screaming, ‘USA! USA!’. It was adults chanting, ‘Get the f*ck out!’. They all had black tee-shirt. It was like a rock concert. It felt more like a rock concert atmosphere than the Augusta fairgrounds in Georgia.”
Winning the ECW TV Championship: “Before fans came in [the arena], Paul Heyman came by and I said, ‘Hey Paul, what do you think of this? I want to spring board from one guardrail to another… Do you think that would be cool?,” Van Dam said to Heyman. “And Paul said, “I don’t think it matters what you do tonight. The people are going to love you.’ I said, ‘Why?’. Heyman goes, ‘Whatever you want. You can’t lose’.
“I had no idea what he was talking about, but he was right. People treated me like a superstar. From that night forward, it was on a whole new level. It was a pivotal time in my career. It was easy to draw the point right there when I won the ECW TV Championship to see my whole career elevated.”
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H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
