ROB VAN DAM

Rob  Van  Dam  in  April  2014.

Birth  name Robert  Alex  Szatkowski

Born December  18,  1970  (age  44)

Battle  Creek,  Michigan,  United  States

Resides Los  Angeles,  California,  United States Spouse(s) Sonya  Szatkowski  (m.  1998)

Professional  wrestling  career

Ring  name(s) Robbie  V

Rob  Szatkowski

Rob  Van  Dam[1]

Rob  Zakowski

Billed  height 6  ft  0  in  (1.83  m)

Billed  weight 237  lb  (108  kg)

Billed  from Battle  Creek,  Michigan

Los  Angeles,  California

Trained  by Ed  Farhat

Debut 1990

 Robert  "Rob"  Alex  Szatkowski : (born  December  18,  1970),  better  known  by  his  ring  name  Rob  Van  Dam  (frequently  abbreviated  to  RVD),  is  an  American  professional  wrestler  and  occasional  actor.  Van  Dam  is  best  known  for  his  appearances  with  Extreme  Championship  Wrestling  (ECW)  in  the  late  1990s,  with  the  World  Wrestling  Federation/World  Wrestling  Entertainment  (WWF,  now  WWE)  in  the  early  to  mid-2000s,  and  then  with  Total  Nonstop  Action  Wrestling  (TNA)  in  the  early  2010s.

 Between  ECW,  WWF/E  and  TNA  Van  Dam  has  won  21  total  championships  (including  being  a  three-time  World  Champion)  and  is  the  only  wrestler  in  history  to  have  held  the  WWE  Championship,  the  ECW  World  Heavyweight  Championship,  and  the  TNA  World  Heavyweight  Championship  (including  holding  the  WWE  and  ECW  titles  simultaneously  within  WWE).  Van  Dam  is  also  the  2006  Money  in  the  Bank  winner,  a  WWE  Triple  Crown  Champion,  and  a  WWE  Grand  Slam  Champion.  Van  Dam  gained  his  mainstream  popularity  by  1998  when  he  won  the  ECW  World  Television  Championship,  which  he  held  for  a  record  700  days.  Van  Dam  was  called  by  the  fans  as  Mr.  Pay-Per-View  and  The  Whole  Fucking/F'n/Dam  Show.  Between  ECW,  WWF/WWE,  and  TNA,  Van  Dam  headlined  major  pay-per-view  events  in  three  decades  between  the  1990s,  2000s,  and  2010s,  closing  the  ECW's  premier  annual  event  November  to  Remember  1998.  Van  Dam  is  also  a  five  time  World  Tag  Team  Champion  (two  ECW,  two  WWE  World  Tag  Team,  and  one  WWE  Tag  Team).  He  is  a  six-time  WWE  Intercontinental  Champion  and  was  the  final  holder  of  the  WWE  Hardcore  Championship  and  the  last  WWE  European  Champion,  unifying  both  titles  with  his  Intercontinental  Championship.  He  is  also  a  former  TNA  X  Division  Champion.

In  2001,  Van  Dam  was  ranked  the  number  one  wrestler  in  the  world  by  Pro  Wrestling  Illustrated.  He  was  voted  "Most  Popular  Wrestler"  by  readers  of  the  magazine  in  2001  and  again  in  2002.  WWE  has  named  him  the  greatest  star  in  ECW  history.

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