100 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Moments Ever
74. A One Of A Kind Return (2009)
Speaking of ECW…
Having not competed for the company since a squash match surprise appearance on Raw’s 15th Anniversary at the end of 2007, the 2009 Royal Rumble featured the return of Rob Van Dam.
The Whole F’n Show always guarantees a strong reaction, but his home state Michigan crowd at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena meant RVD was even more loudly welcomed than usual. And in typical Van Dam fashion, he didn’t disappoint as he ran through a slew of his greatest hits against the likes of Kane, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, CM Punk, and Chris Jericho - with Jericho the one to eventually bring Van Dam’s involvement to an end after a solid 15 minutes.
It would be four-and-a-half years until Rob Van Dam returned to a WWE ring after this, being part of Money in the Bank 2013 and spending a stellar year back with the company.