--- title: "10 WWE Quotes By Rob Van Dam" description: "10 WWE quotes by Rob Van Dam. Plus more from Rob Van Dam and more WWE sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/rob-van-dam-8407_inspirational_release-your-inner-kane-1692947_1692947.jpg" --- > [Release your inner Kane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/release-your-inner-kane/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/rob-van-dam-8407_inspirational_release-your-inner-kane-1692947_1692947.jpg) > [It's a small world? Dude, what have you been smoking?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/it-s-a-small-world-dude-what-have-you-been-smoking/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/rob-van-dam-8407_small_it-s-a-small-world-dude-what-have-you-be_710336.jpg) > [When I was with WWE, people would have me sign merchandise that I didn't even know existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/when-i-was-with-wwe-people-would-have-me-sign-merchandise-that-i-didn/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/rob-van-dam-8407_even_when-i-was-with-wwe-people-would-have-me_2788330.jpg) > [I don't enjoy the road life or WWE's really hectic schedule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-don-t-enjoy-the-road-life-or-wwe-s-really-hectic-schedule/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/rob-van-dam-8407_enjoy_i-don-t-enjoy-the-road-life-or-wwe-s-rea_926179.jpg) > [If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/if-you-re-not-in-the-wwe-and-bouncing-around-in-the-indy-shows-you-re/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/rob-van-dam-8407_around_if-you-re-not-in-the-wwe-and-bouncing-ar_3203653.jpg) > [I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-have-an-open-door-with-wwe-as-far-as-wrestling-goes/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/rob-van-dam-8407_door_i-have-an-open-door-with-wwe-as-far-as-w_2758941.jpg) > [In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/in-total-nonstop-action-individual-wrestlers-have-a-lot-more-freedom/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/rob-van-dam-8407_action_in-total-nonstop-action-individual-wrest_1896900.jpg) > [When I started out, there were many different companies... you could leave and go to a different territory, and there were so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/when-i-started-out-there-were-many-different-companies-you-could/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/rob-van-dam-8407_earth_when-i-started-out-there-were-many-diffe_2750001.jpg) > [ECW was the most fun for me artistically. And then, WWE, it was also very fun, but that was part of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/ecw-was-the-most-fun-for-me-artistically-and-then-wwe-it-was-also/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/rob-van-dam-8407_fun_ecw-was-the-most-fun-for-me-artistically_2060868.jpg) > [WWE didn't want RVD to get over when I was there. They tried so much to... to... not get me... to... to...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/wwe-didn-t-want-rvd-to-get-over-when-i-was-there-they-tried-so-much/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/rob-van-dam-8407_fans_wwe-didn-t-want-rvd-to-get-over-when-i-w_572176.jpg) ## Other authors on WWE ## More by Rob Van Dam > [I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-ve-always-taken-care-of-myself-and-i-m-a-non-conformist-so-i-don-t/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [I'm a real-life action hero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-m-a-real-life-action-hero/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [Since Sabu was the first guy that I was in the ring with professionally, we have the longest history in my career, and also,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/since-sabu-was-the-first-guy-that-i-was-in-the-ring-with/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [Everyday is a holiday when you're RVD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/everyday-is-a-holiday-when-you-re-rvd/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-ve-been-intercontinental-champion-lots-of-times-television-champion/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [Acting is fun. I especially like the action sequences. That's what I do best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/acting-is-fun-i-especially-like-the-action-sequences-that-s-what-i-do/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-ve-always-been-tough-my-whole-life-i-m-able-to-take-a-lot-of/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/single-matches-i-feel-have-always-been-the-ones-where-i-can-shine/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [It's very important to me I get my autobiography out before I die and someone else writes it and screws up my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/it-s-very-important-to-me-i-get-my-autobiography-out-before-i-die-and/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [I grew up really being a comic book geek, and that was a really big part of my childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-grew-up-really-being-a-comic-book-geek-and-that-was-a-really-big/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/in-any-business-that-you-pursue-if-you-belong-at-the-top-and-you-re/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/i-stretch-for-a-full-hour-before-a-fight-because-i-know-i-m-going-to/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/obviously-i-have-a-lot-of-respect-for-curt-hennig-and-i-say-obviously/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [ECW fans were original. They were part of the show. They were a big part of the show, and other fans in other towns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/ecw-fans-were-original-they-were-part-of-the-show-they-were-a-big/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) > [If my spirit is down, then so are the physical and mental levels. That's always been the case. When I'm motivated, my body feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/if-my-spirit-is-down-then-so-are-the-physical-and-mental-levels-that/) [Rob Van Dam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-van-dam/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wwe/rob-van-dam/#itemlist", "name": "10 WWE Quotes By Rob Van Dam", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Release your inner Kane.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rob Van Dam" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-van-dam/release-your-inner-kane/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/rob-van-dam-8407_inspirational_release-your-inner-kane-1692947_1692947.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/rob-van-dam-8407_inspirational_release-your-inner-kane-1692947_1692947.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/rob-van-dam-8407_inspirational_release-your-inner-kane-1692947_1692947.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Release your inner Kane.” — Rob Van Dam", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a small world? 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