Rob Van Dam Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Basic Information About Rob Van Dam

Category	Athletes › Wrestlers
Professions	Wrestler, Actor
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1970-12-18 (53 years old)
Place of birth	Battle Creek
Nationality	United States of America
Curiosities and Trademarks	Raises both arms, and points to his head with his thumbs. He does this 3 times whilst saying 'Rob Van Dam' The Van Daminator (spinning spit kick to a chair in an opponet's face while they catch it and hold it up) RVD 4:20 Suicide Senton Sault - ECW special - (Rob jumps and flips from the top turnbuckle to nail an opponent out in the third row of an audience) Trademark move: Hollywood Star Press (Split-Legged Moonsault) Finishing move: Five Star Frog Splash (Frog Splash) Trademark move: VanTerminator (Corner-to-Corner Missile Dropkick, which drives a steel chair into the face of his opponent) Trademark move: 4:20 (Double Leg Drop with Rey Mysterio) Trademark move: Chair Surf (Running Dropkick, driving a steel chair into the face of a seated opponent) Trademark move: Rolling Thunder (Forward roll into a Somersault Senton) Trademark move: Skateboard (Basball Slide Dropkick to a seated opponent in the corner) Trademark move: Steam Roller (Rolling Fireman's Carry Slam) Trademark move: Cartwheel Moonsault Trademark move: Corkscrew Leg Drop (he also does this off the apron to an opponent on the security railing) Trademark move: Flying Thrust Kick Trademark move: Lifting Double Underhook Facebuster Trademark move: Split-Legged Moonsault Trademark move: Turnbuckle Shoulder Thrust Series into a Monkey Flip Signature Move: Corkscrew Dropkick
Spouse	Sonia Van Dam - (6 September 1998 - 2018) (divorced)
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.83 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Rob Van Dam win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
0	0	0	0	0

Rob Van Dam roles

Movie / Series	Role
Assault on VA-33	Zero
The X Files	Burt's Opponent 1 episode, 2000
City Guys	Self 1 episode, 1999
WWE Monday Night RAW	Rob Van Dam 202 episodes, 1997-2019
V.I.P.	Maj. Talbot 1 episode, 2000

Rob Van Dam's Quotes

Hey, everything is cool when you're Rob Van Dam.
Things have a way of just working themselves out.
(On what he would want put on his tombstone) "One of a kind."
(On WWE wrestler Triple H) "He carries himself like his position and championship mean all the world to him. He's voted most least likely to be chilling at RVD's pool."

Rob Van Dam's photos

Interesting Facts about Rob Van Dam

Holds the record for the longest reign as ECW World TV Champion, holding it from April 4, 1998, to March 4, 2000.
Was a heavyweight runner up in the 1990 Kalamazoo, Michigan Toughman Contest
Real-life professional wrestler. The "world television champion"
In an unofficial poll among wrestling fans in August 2001, the question was "Which superstar will make it as the next main eventer?" Rob Van Dam won with an astounding 65% of the vote. He beat out other wrestlers Jerry Lynn, Tajiri, Chris Jericho, X-Pac and Chris Kanyon.
Holds the record for the heaviest weight lifted using the 'Van Dam Lift' (166.5 lbs)
His own lift, the 'Van Dam Lift', is a registered lift open for all competitors to do at any USWA weightlifting meet
In 1998, the 'Van Dam Lift' was approved by the IAWA (International All-Around Weightlifting Association.)
Inventor of the 'Van Dam Lift' for weight lifting. This involves doing a split between two benches and lifting a dumbell from the floor to the waist
Past titles include: ECW World Television ECW Tag Team, WWF Hardcore {3x}, and WWF Intercontinental.
Had a short stint in the old WCW as Robbie V
Is the only professional wrestler ever to appear on the cover of "High Times" Magazine.
Is fluent in Spanish.
He is the only current WWE wrestler to be in the game "Legends of Wrestling".
Was given the name "Rob Van Dam" by a Florida Wrestler/Promoter named Ron Slinker
During his brief stint in WCW in the early 90s, he wrestled in the WCW World Television Title Tournament after Scott Steiner vacated the belt. Van Dam was eliminated by Vinnie Vegas (Kevin Nash).
An Air Brush Store located in a mall designs his tights.
Debut in the WWF in 1997 wrestling a few WWF/ECW cross promotion matches. Ironically his first match in 1997 in the WWF was against an unknown wrestler named Jeff Hardy. Later on when Rob Van Dam returned to the WWF in 2001 his first match was against Jeff Hardy who established himself to be one of the top wrestlers at the time.
Was influenced into wrestling by several wrestlers including "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, whose style is similar to Van Dam's, both in flexability and acrobatics.
At the time of ECW's last days as a wrestling promotion when many of their stars were wrestling without receiving pay, it was reported that ECW Owner, Paul Heyman owed him over $100,000 in back pay. Heyman helped further his career by pushing for the WWF to sign him.
Held the WWE Tag Team Titles with Kane, and later with Booker T.

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