Rob Van Dam
Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski[1] (born December 18, 1971 in Battle Creek, Michigan),[1] better known by his ring name, Rob Van Dam, is an American professional wrestler who currently works with WWE. He has also wrestled with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1996 to 2001 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2010 to 2013. His finishing move is the Five-Star Frog Splash.
| Rob Van Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Born | December 18, 1971[1] Battle Creek, Michigan [1] |
| Lives in | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Robbie V[1] Rob Szatkowski Rob Van Dam[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
| Billed from | Battle Creek, Michigan, |
| Trained by | The Sheik[1] |
| Debut | 1991[1] |
Championships
Van Dam held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- All Star Wrestling
- ASW North American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- American Wrestling Rampage
- AWR World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- NLW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Sabu)
- ECW World Television Championship (one time)
- Fifth ECW Triple Crown Champion
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF Television Championship (one time)
- National Wrestling Council
- NWC Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bobby Bradley)
- Peach State Wrestling
- PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (two times, first)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Comeback of the Year (2001, 2010)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2001, 2002)
- He was ranked #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002.
- Pro Wrestling Report
- Match of the Year (2006) (vs. John Cena at ECW One Night Stand II)
- South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
- SAPW Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Chaz Rocco)
- World Stars of Wrestling
- WSW World Heavyweight Championship (one time, current)
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- World Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Kane (one) and Booker T (one))
- WWE Championship (one time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Rey Mysterio)
- WWF/E Hardcore Championship (four times)
- WWE European Championship (one time)
- WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (six times)
- Money in the Bank (2006)
- Fifteenth Triple Crown Champion
- Seventh Grand Slam Champion
References
- "Rob Van Dam Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
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