10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Sept 2)
3. Rob Van Dam Felt WWE Success Came In Spite Of Triple H
In 2006, Rob Van Dam defeated John Cena at the ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view to capture the WWE Title. Less than a full month later, he dropped the belt to Edge in a Triple Threat encounter that also involved Cena. Aside from holding the ECW Title, that was Van Dam's only World Championship run in WWE.
Speaking at a recent spoken word event, RVD told The Buzzards Wrestling Podcast about his true motivation when working for the company. As great an inspiration as someone like Paul Heyman was to his career, Rob actually credits Triple H for pushing him to succeed.
Far from positive, the reasons for this are entirely negative. In fact, RVD believes any success he achieved in WWE actually came in spite of Triple H. Never viewing the former ECW man as a genuine top guy, 'The Game' was also blamed for holding Van Dam down when the pair worked together in a feud over the World Heavyweight Championship in late 2002.
It appears that RVD sees things the same way as his hardcore fans, and thinks he could have gone higher had Triple H not stood in his way.