Rob Van Dam

Robert Szatkowski, better known as Rob Van Dam or RVD, is an American professional wrestler born on December 18, 1970, who is signed to WWE under a Legends contract. He is known for a ring style built on varied kicks, acrobatic movement and flexibility, and he gained mainstream popularity in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s, where he was managed by Bill Alfonso, feuded with Jerry Lynn and Sabu, and held the ECW Television Championship for 700 days. After ECW closed in 2001 he signed with the World Wrestling Federation and took part in the Invasion storyline. In WWE he won the Hardcore, Intercontinental, European and tag team titles, won the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22, and beat John Cena at One Night Stand to win his first world championship. He has also worked for AJPW, NWA, WCW, TNA, AAA, Noah, AEW and MLW.