Has Rob Van Dam Had AEW Talks?
Is the Whole F'n Show destined to become All Elite?
With any and all wrestling free agents these days forever posed with the question of whether they’ve had talks with either WWE or AEW, it’s now been the turn of Rob Van Dam to be asked whether he’s had an offer to become All Elite.
Speaking to Thibaud Choplin, Van Dam confirmed that he has NOT had talks with anyone in AEW as of yet.
As the Whole F’n Show put it:
“I’m not in talks with Chris Jericho or anyone in AEW. I’m all about the money. You know, people don’t understand. Some fans are ignorant. They don’t understand it’s a business. Some people think that when I had the WWE belt and the ECW belt, I was in my prime, and they probably think that I wish I was still there. But now, I make 20 to 30 times in one match what WWE was paying me at the lowest.
I could make that much more money in one match [now] than in 20 matches [then]. Why would you want to work 30 matches to make the same money that you can [for] work[ing] one match and make [the same] money? That’s something fans can’t understand ‘cos they think we just love to be in the ring 24/7.”
It certainly sounds like Van Dam is more than happy to work one-shot independent dates for good money rather than tie himself down to one company and work a busier schedule for potentially less money – which means if any WWE return or AEW debut was to take place, it would likely be as a one-off.
Given how Van Dam has been doing this for 30 years now, nobody can hold it against Mr. Monday Night for wanting to work less and be more focussed on what pays better.
RVD has been a free agent since departing IMPACT Wrestling earlier this year. At the time of that IMPACT exit, it was said that Van Dam and IMPACT are on good terms and open to working together again down the line.