
Rob Van Dam
- Born: 12/18/1970 in Battle Creek, Michigan
- Birthname: Rob Szatkowski
- Height & Weight: 6'0", 235 Ib
Titles Won:
- ECW World Television Championship
- ECW World Championship
- WWE Championship
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship
- WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (6 times)
- Money in the Bank (2006)
- Seventh WWE Grand Slam Champion
- Sixteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion
Throughout his career, he has worked for multiple organizations including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Van Dam has won 21 total championships, and is the only wrestler in history to have held the WWE Championship, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (once holding the WWE and ECW titles simultaneously within WWE).
Van Dam gained mainstream popularity in ECW before also having success in WWE and TNA. Between ECW, WWF/E, and TNA, Van Dam headlined many pay-per-view events throughout three decades between the 1990s and 2010s. In 2002, Van Dam was ranked the number one pro wrestler in the world by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. He was voted “Most Popular Wrestler” by readers of the magazine in 2001 and again in 2002. WWE named him the greatest star in ECW history in 2014.
Notable Matches
vs. John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006
vs. Jerry Lynn at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
Team WWF vs. The Alliance
vs. Chris Jericho at Unforgiven 2001
vs. Jeff Hardy at Invasion 2001
vs. Eddie Guerrero on Raw, May 27th 2002
vs. Christian on Raw, September 29th 2003
Wrestlemania 22 Money in the Bank
Notable Feuds
vs. Jerry Lynn
vs. Sabu
vs. Taz
vs. The Triple Threat
vs. Rhino
vs. Eddie Guerrero
vs. Brock Lesnar
vs. Kane
vs. Christian
vs. Chris Jericho
Other Notable Achievements
ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Sabu
WWF/E Hardcore Championship (4 times)
WWE European Championship
World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kane (1) and Booker T (1)
WWE Tag Team Championship – with Rey Mysterio
TNA X Division Championship
ASW North American Heavyweight Championship
AWR World Heavyweight Championship
AWR No Limits Championship
IWF Television Championship
NWC Tag Team Championship – with Bobby Bradley
PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
SAPW Tag Team Championship – with Chaz Rocco
WSW World Championship