10 Things We Learned From Bruce Prichard’s Rob Van Dam Podcast

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Prichard Told Him He Could Step Into John Cena's Spot

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When John Cena took some time off to film The Marine in 2006, Prichard told Van Dam he could easily step up and fill that spot permanently. The only thing he had to do was work on building a proper relationship with Vince McMahon so the boss could see how valuable he was.

That idea had Rob scratching his head.

Shane McMahon said the same thing to RVD, and that led Rob to question whether or not Vince actually watched the shows. If he did, he'd surely know that Van Dam had been getting strong reactions from crowds since 2001 and having kick-ass matches with everyone on the roster.

On the podcast, Bruce said that Rob didn't understand why he should have to "kiss ass". That wasn't what he was asking him to do. Instead, Prichard was merely suggesting that Van Dam open talks with Vince regularly, because it'd go a long way to establishing a boss/worker kinship RVD had never experienced.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.