Rob Van Dam: podcast appearances and interviews

Robert Szatkowski, born December 18, 1970, is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Rob Van Dam. Signed to WWE under a Legends contract, he has gained recognition for his innovative ring style which features a variety of kicks, acrobatic movements, and notable flexibility. Van Dam rose to mainstream fame during his tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s. While in ECW, he was managed by Bill Alfonso and engaged in feuds with wrestlers such as Jerry Lynn and Sabu, forming a tag team with Sabu which won the ECW World Tag Team Championship twice. He also captured the ECW Television Championship in 1998 and held it for 700 days until his injury in 2000. Following ECW's closure in 2001, Van Dam joined the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE, and participated in the Invasion storyline. He has held multiple championships including the WWE Hardcore, Intercontinental, European, and Tag Team titles. Van Dam's notable achievement includes winning the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22 and defeating John Cena to capture his first world championship, subsequently being awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. After his WWE departure in 2007, he competed on the independent circuit and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he won the TNA World Championship and the TNA X Division Championship. Van Dam was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 and the Hardcore Hall of Fame in 2022. Throughout his career, he secured 21 championships across ECW, WWE, and TNA, and is one of only two wrestlers to have held titles in all three organizations.