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Wrestling Quotes by Rob Van Dam

34 Wrestling quotes by Rob Van Dam

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If you’ve ever watched Rob Van Dam in the ring, his perspective on wrestling feels like a backstage pass. This set gathers his most vivid reflections, giving you a sense of how he frames the drama, the grind, and the moments that make the sport pulse.

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I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes.

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The more exciting, flying wrestlers are not going to be your 300-pound wrestlers.

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I am a professional when I get in the ring.

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I don't enjoy the road life or WWE's really hectic schedule.

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I prefer ECW's style as far as the actual matches I'm capable of having.

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I don't think all the other wrestlers hear the same love from the fans that I do - they are extreme about…

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I've never tried to be like anybody else. I'm a non-conformist in every way, and when it comes to wrestling, that's certainly…

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If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best.

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Samoa Joe is a good friend of mine, and I'm very impressed with his in-ring abilities.

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In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE.

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It doesn't make you bad losing to Rob Van Dam... it just makes you like everybody else.

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Even when I'm not wrestling, I still appreciate all my fans. I take all the compliments to heart.

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Since Sabu was the first guy that I was in the ring with professionally, we have the longest history in my career,…

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I'm so confusing to wrestling promoters, and I'm used to that, but because I stayed in ECW and learned how to express…

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I've been Intercontinental Champion lots of times, Television Champion. One of my favorites has been the Hardcore Championship because it reflected my…

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Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know…

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I've been wrestling for many years; I've accomplished a lot - but I take pride in being genuine, honest, and down-to-earth. Those…

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You can't patent a move. It's challenging enough to come up with a move that nobody else does... I try and do…

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In ECW, the fans would warm me up. I'd walk around the ring and slap hands with everyone and get ready for…

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Single matches, I feel, have always been the ones where I can shine more. Three-way, four-way, you have to split your attention…

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WWE didn't want RVD to get over when I was there. They tried so much to... to... not get me... to... to...…

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Professional wrestling was almost like a secret society when I started, like a Mafia, and it would destroy the Sheik to see…

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When I was with WWE, people would have me sign merchandise that I didn't even know existed.

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I came into ECW in Philadelphia in 1996 and left in 2001 - a much bigger, worldwide star than I arrived -…

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I don't remember a Rob Van Dam versus Mick Foley hardcore match. There should have been one.

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I stretch for a full hour before a fight because I know I'm going to take a lot of punishment in the…

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Philadelphia's awesome. It's one of my top home-away-from-homes. When I walk around on the streets there, people recognize me. They think I'm…

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ECW was the most fun for me artistically. And then, WWE, it was also very fun, but that was part of it.…

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I always hated when I had to do the promos, especially because I got to push their agenda and try to tell…

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I love a match like Money in the Bank; I love a hardcore match, and that's what the Money in the Bank…

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Paul Heyman has always been the only guy from the office that ever really had my best interest and really understood me.…

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Really, I didn't even want to go to WWE in 2001. I knew that it wasn't my favorite style, my favorite showcasing…

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ECW fans were original. They were part of the show. They were a big part of the show, and other fans in…

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When I started out, there were many different companies... you could leave and go to a different territory, and there were so…

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I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.

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I'm a real-life action hero.

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Since Sabu was the first guy that I was in the ring with professionally, we have the longest history in my career, and also,…

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Everyday is a holiday when you're RVD

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I've been Intercontinental Champion lots of times, Television Champion. One of my favorites has been the Hardcore Championship because it reflected my favorite style,…

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Acting is fun. I especially like the action sequences. That's what I do best.

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I've always been tough my whole life. I'm able to take a lot of punishment, and that might be an even greater asset than…

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Single matches, I feel, have always been the ones where I can shine more. Three-way, four-way, you have to split your attention with some…

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It's very important to me I get my autobiography out before I die and someone else writes it and screws up my life.

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I grew up really being a comic book geek, and that was a really big part of my childhood.

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In any business that you pursue, if you belong at the top, and you're perceived as having that caliber, and you do qualify, then…

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I stretch for a full hour before a fight because I know I'm going to take a lot of punishment in the ring. That's…

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