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Rob Van Dam

From Pro Wrestling

Robert Alexander Szakowski
RVD with ECW title
Statistics
Ring Names Robbie V
Rob Van Dam
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 230 lb
Born December 18, 1970
Battle Creek, Michigan
Died:
Resides San Pedro, California
Billed from Battle Creek, Michigan
Trained by The Sheik
Debut 1990
Retired


Robert Alexander Szakowski (born December 18, 1970) better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam is an American wrestler. He made his name in the original Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) capturing both Tag Team and Television championships.

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Wrestling facts

  • Finishing moves
    • Five-Star Frog Splash (High-angle frog splash, sometimes while turning in mid-air)
    • Hollywood Star Press (ECW) / Split-Legged Moonsault (WWF/E & WCW)
    • 450 Splash - AJPW
    • Van Daminator (Spinning wheel kick to a steel chair held in front of the opponent's face)
    • Van Terminator/Chair Surf/Van Dam Time (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick, usually with a chair positioned on the opponent's face)
  • Signature moves
    • Air Van Dam (Senton Bomb)
    • Bridging northern lights suplex
    • Diving splash
    • Moonsault, sometimes while springboarding or sometimes preceded by a cartwheel
    • Multiple kick variations:
      • Chair Surf (Running dropkick, driving a steel chair into the face of a seated opponent in the corner of the ring)
      • Diving Super
      • Roundhouse
      • Spinning crescent
      • Windmill Kick (Van Dam catches the opponent's kicking leg and performs a step-over wheel)
    • Multiple leg drop variations:
      • Corkscrew
      • Diving
      • Slingshot
    • Plancha
    • Rolling Thunder transitioned into either a monkey flip, a somersault senton, or a vertical splash
    • Steamroller Slam (Rolling fireman's carry slam)
    • Springboard into either a clothesline, a leg lariat, or a moonsault
    • Two turnbuckle thrusts followed by a back handspring and finished wither with a monkey flip or a final running turnbuckle thrust
  • Nicknames
    • "Mr. Monday Night"
    • "Mr. PPV"
    • "Mr. Thursday Night"
    • "R-V-D"
    • "The Whole F'N Show"
  • Tag teams and stables
  • Managers
    • Bill Alfonso (ECW)
  • Theme music
    • “One Of A Kind” by Breaking Point (WWE) - Eventually, replaced by "Fury of the Storm" due to licensing issues with "One of a Kind"
    • “Poundcake” by Van Halen (ECW)
    • “Walk” by Kilgore (ECW)
    • “Walk” by Pantera (ECW)

Championships and accomplishments

See also

External links

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