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RVD rejects latest WWE contract offer
Topic Started: Apr 27 2007, 11:00 PM (73 Views)
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Several sources are confirming that Rob Van Dam has turned down his latest contract offer to remain with World Wrestling Entertainment. As of now, his deal is set to expire over the summer (I believe but can not confirm late July) but until the deal has expired, there's always a chance that the two sides will come to terms. As of right now, I've heard that creative has been instructed to focus on CM Punk and Elijah Burke as the major players for the ECW brand so that if Van Dam does depart, it's not as strong of a blow to the ECW storylines.

Van Dam has been with WWE since July 2001 when he was brought in as part of the ECW end of the ill-fated Alliance contingent during the Invasion storyline. Van Dam has held just about every major WWE championship belt, although he was never pushed as a top performer for any extended period of time despite a large contingent of fan support, especially early in his tenure.

Should he leave the company, Van Dam's true legacy would be that he was the primary motivating factor in convincing Vince McMahon to revive Extreme Championship Wrestling for the 2005 ECW One Night Stand PPV event, which ironically, Van Dam missed due to a knee injury, although he did give the best promo of his career during the show.

When WWE decided to re-launch ECW as a third brand for the company in June 2006, Van Dam captured the WWE championship from John Cena and was then awarded the resurrected ECW World championship. The original plan was for Van Dam to have a long run with the ECW belt while dropping the WWE title, but those plans were tossed aside when he and Sabu were pulled over for speeding and later charged with possession of a controlled substance. Van Dam quickly dropped both belts and was suspended by the company. Upon his return, he remained a top-tier ECW player but the brand was no longer built around him.

Prior to his WWE run, Van Dam worked for the original Extreme Championship Wrestling from January 1996 through the end of the company's existence, although there were times towards the end of ECW that he took extended breaks from wrestling when the company wasn't able to pay him to perform. During his ECW run, he gradually graduated from undercard heel feuding with Sabu to the top babyface attraction of the latter years of the company. Van Dam also worked briefly for WCW under the moniker "Robby V" when Bills Watts was overseeing that company for Turner Broadcasting and toured All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Considered to be an extremely popular performer among die hard fans, Van Dam would be highly prized on the independent scene should he leave the company, particularly since he's had usage of the Rob Van Dam ring name from 1992 on and likely wouldn't be prevented from using it by World Wrestling Entertainment, as the former Dudley Boys, Team 3D have.


Credit: PWInsider

This should be interesting if RVD were to leave WWE and go to TNA, since it would be the first full fledged WWE main event'er they could take advantage of. Rhino & Christian never main event'ed WWE seriously, and Kurt was already broken down by the time they got him. Besides the obvious feud for the title, I'd like to see one last RVD/Jerry Lynn match too (to finally settle what never got a proper wrap up in ECW).
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I'm just a little disappointed that we don't get to see RVD anymore.

Since. Y'know.

He'll be RRVVDD.
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Except, the news bit said that he owns the name and thus WILL be (or can be if he chooses to be) RVD.
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RVD is and has always been a huge draw for the smarks. While his stock has dropped in WWE quite a bit, his following on the internet is still quite high and I think this excludes him from the common anti-WWE TNA fanbase.

I on the other hand think that going to TNA would not be a great move for RVD. Let's face it, as quick and agile as he is, even RVD has to age and he really isn't getting any younger. For him to got to such a high impact, fast paced enviroment of TNA would mean he would place undue stress on his body and in addition may not be able to keep up with some of the younger talent. If he stays in the WWE on one hand he will never be main eventing Wrestlemania, however that doesn't mean he won't have a steady place on the roster where he knows he is going to be able to keep at the same level.

Really it's a gamble RVD will have to figure out if he wants to take. I personally think it would be a safer bet to just stomach the bullshit of Vinny Mac and keep a steady job. But hey, that's just my opinion.
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Except, the news bit said that he owns the name and thus WILL be (or can be if he chooses to be) RVD.


It was a joke. Like Jjeff Jjaarrett.
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Drake,Apr 28 2007
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RVD is and has always been a huge draw for the smarks. While his stock has dropped in WWE quite a bit, his following on the internet is still quite high and I think this excludes him from the common anti-WWE TNA fanbase.

I on the other hand think that going to TNA would not be a great move for RVD. Let's face it, as quick and agile as he is, even RVD has to age and he really isn't getting any younger. For him to got to such a high impact, fast paced enviroment of TNA would mean he would place undue stress on his body and in addition may not be able to keep up with some of the younger talent. If he stays in the WWE on one hand he will never be main eventing Wrestlemania, however that doesn't mean he won't have a steady place on the roster where he knows he is going to be able to keep at the same level.

Really it's a gamble RVD will have to figure out if he wants to take. I personally think it would be a safer bet to just stomach the bullshit of Vinny Mac and keep a steady job. But hey, that's just my opinion.

Well, considering if he stayed in WWE he'd continue to wrestle the same style and have to work more. While in TNA he uses the same style and works less, thus not as much wear and tear. A lot of wrestlers find TNA to be a good alternative because they get TV exposure, a decent amount of money, and have to work less dates. I don't think a run in TNA would do RVD any harm at all.
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Personally, no. Not even as far as his gimmick goes. I guarantee you if VKM or Raven came back to WWE they'd get the same amount of fan support as they ever would have. Same for a TNA "original" like Sonjay Dutt or Samoa Joe.

However, TNA matches are even shorter than the oft-criticized WWE matches, and usually more of a spotfest. I've actually noticed a trend over the past few years of WWE matches not being as spotty and predictable for the most part, whereas TNA has taken the predictable spotfest to an extreme.
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