Rob Szatkowski
Born: 1970-12-18
Place of Birth: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Biography
Robert Alexander Szatkowski, better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (RVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor. Szatkowski has held 20 championships between ECW, WWE, and TNA, as well as several regional titles in various promotions during his career. He is officially recognized by TNA as a three-time world champion having held the WWE Championship, ECW World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Heavyweight Championship once each. On the independent scene, he has held the AWR World Heavyweight Championship twice, and he is currently the WSW World Heavyweight Championship. He the only man to hold the ECW and WWE Championships simultaneously, the only man to have won the ECW, WWE, and TNA World Heavyweight titles in his career, and the only man to win both WWE and ECW's version of the Triple Crown. He was also the winner of WWE's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2006 as part of WrestleMania 22.
Known For
ECW November to Remember 1996
1996★ 2.3
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004★ 0.0
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
2006★ 10.0
ECW Holiday Hell 1996
1996★ 1.0
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996
1996★ 0.0
ECW House Party 1998
1998★ 7.0
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997★ 0.0
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
2003★ 6.5
WWE InVasion
2001★ 7.9
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
2008★ 10.0
ECW November to Remember 1999
1999★ 10.0
ECW November To Remember 1998
1998★ 0.0
ECW Fight the Power
1996★ 0.0
The Destruction of The Shield
2015★ 8.5
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001★ 3.0
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
2013★ 7.9
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
2016★ 10.0
ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
1999★ 5.0
Bloodmoon
1997★ 6.7
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
2012★ 10.0
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
1997★ 0.0
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997★ 8.0
Bloodstained Memoirs
2009★ 4.0
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002★ 5.3
ECW Living Dangerously 1998
1998★ 0.0
ECW Living Dangerously 1999
1999★ 0.0
WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003★ 7.8
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
2015★ 9.2
ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999
1999★ 6.0
Superfights
1995★ 6.5
WWE Vengeance 2006
2006★ 8.0
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013★ 9.0
Timeline: The History of ECW - 1999 - As Told by Rob Van Dam
2016★ 10.0
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
2000★ 0.0
ECW CyberSlam 1998
1998★ 10.0
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999★ 0.0
Sniper: Special Ops
2016★ 4.3
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015★ 9.3
Nine Legends
2016★ 0.0
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006★ 8.3
3-Headed Shark Attack
2015★ 4.5
ECW Crossing The Line 1999
1999★ 0.0
Headstrong
2019★ 6.0
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002★ 4.5
WWE Payback 2014
2014★ 7.5
Time Toys
2016★ 5.9
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002★ 8.2
WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind
2005★ 8.1
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007★ 8.3
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004★ 8.3
Wrong Side of Town
2010★ 5.4
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
2016★ 8.8
Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match
2025★ 8.5
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016★ 8.8
ECW Heat Wave 2000
2000★ 5.2
TNA Victory Road 2010
2010★ 6.0
Assault on VA-33
2021★ 5.5
TNA Victory Road 2011
2011★ 2.0
ECW: Extreme Evolution
2000★ 0.0
ECW Heat Wave 1998
1998★ 10.0
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
1998★ 0.0
ECW Heat Wave 1999
1999★ 10.0
TNA Destination X 2011
2011★ 6.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVII
2019★ 0.0
Sabu
2025★ 6.0
TNA Hardcore Justice 2010
2010★ 5.5
TNA Sacrifice 2010
2010★ 6.0
ECW CyberSlam 1997
1997★ 8.0
2nd Chance for Christmas
2019★ 5.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007★ 8.1
TNA Lockdown 2011
2011★ 5.0
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2013
2013★ 0.0
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002★ 8.3
WWE No Mercy 2004
2004★ 5.6
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002★ 8.8
TNA Genesis 2012
2012★ 6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002★ 6.7
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003★ 6.3
WWE No Mercy 2001
2001★ 7.0
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
1997★ 3.3
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013★ 7.8
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012★ 10.0
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001★ 6.9
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
1997★ 0.0
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002★ 7.2
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003★ 8.1
TNA Sacrifice 2011
2011★ 7.0
TNA Bound for Glory 2011
2011★ 6.0
TNA Hardcore Justice 2011
2011★ 5.0
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009★ 6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004★ 7.0
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
1996★ 10.0
Nevermore: The Raven Effect
2025★ 0.0
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002★ 5.6
TNA Final Resolution 2010
2010★ 6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009★ 7.0
TNA Turning Point 2011
2011★ 6.0
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002★ 6.4
TNA Sacrifice 2012
2012★ 6.0
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013★ 6.9
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
2010★ 10.0
TNA Genesis 2011
2011★ 5.0
WWE Backlash 2006
2006★ 7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006★ 7.8
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011★ 8.4
TNA Slammiversary 2012
2012★ 5.2
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002★ 7.9
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014★ 7.6
WWE No Way Out 2003
2003★ 8.0
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
2004★ 7.3
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007★ 8.3
WWE Bad Blood 2003
2003★ 6.0
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014★ 7.5
WWE Survivor Series 2004
2004★ 8.6
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017★ 10.0
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006★ 7.1
WWE SummerSlam 2001
2001★ 8.4
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013★ 7.6
TNA No Surrender 2012
2012★ 6.5
YouShoot: RVD
2016★ 8.5
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
2000★ 8.0
WWE Battleground 2013
2013★ 7.2
ECW Natural Born Killaz
1996★ 0.0
WWE Unforgiven 2001
2001★ 5.0
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
N/A★ 0.0
TNA Bound for Glory 2012
2012★ 7.5
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006★ 7.9
ECW House Party 1996
1996★ 9.0
ECW House Party 1999
1999★ 0.0
Tea Time
2020★ 0.0
WWE Vengeance 2001
2001★ 4.0
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011★ 6.7
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
1996★ 1.0
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
2008★ 7.7
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004★ 7.0
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002★ 5.1
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
2014★ 7.4
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
1998★ 0.0
WWE One Night Stand 2007
2007★ 7.5
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
2000★ 0.0
TNA Genesis 2013
2013★ 5.0
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003★ 7.3
TNA Final Resolution 2011
2011★ 6.0
WWE SummerSlam 2003
2003★ 8.0
WWE Judgment Day 2003
2003★ 6.3
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014★ 7.0
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008★ 7.3
20 Moves
2016★ 5.0
TNA Slammiversary VIII
2010★ 5.0
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
1998★ 0.0
WWE Armageddon 2004
2004★ 7.3
ECW December to Dismember
2006★ 9.3
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
2011★ 8.0
F1RST Wrestling Saturday Night Nitro
2022★ 0.0
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013★ 7.4
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012★ 7.8
WWE Backlash 2003
2003★ 7.3
TNA Final Resolution 2012
2012★ 6.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: United We Stand 2019
2019★ 1.0
ECW One Night Stand 2006
2006★ 7.7
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
1996★ 6.0
WWE King of the Ring 2002
2002★ 6.0
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
2004★ 7.3
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
2015★ 4.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003★ 7.6
TNA Bound For Glory 2010
2010★ 6.5
WWE Backlash 2002
2002★ 5.0
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
2016★ 5.4
TNA Turning Point 2010
2010★ 4.0
ECW As Good As It Gets
1997★ 8.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1999★ 1.0
TNA Turning Point 2012
2012★ 7.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 2021
2021★ 6.5
ECW Born To Be Wired
1997★ 0.0
ECW November to Remember 1997
1997★ 2.7
TNA Against All Odds 2011
2011★ 8.0
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002★ 7.5
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
2008★ 6.9
WWE Judgment Day 2004
2004★ 7.5
TNA Lockdown 2012
2012★ 5.0
CyberFight Festival 2022
2022★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2020
2020★ 5.0
The Realtor
2024★ 1.0
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
2010★ 0.0
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
2015★ 10.0
TNA Lockdown 2010
2010★ 6.5
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
2013★ 8.0
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
2016★ 7.0
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
2006★ 8.0
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast
1996★ 6.0
ECW Hardcore History
2001★ 7.5
WWE Icons: Rob Van Dam
2021★ 0.0
ECW: Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn
N/A★ 0.0
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches
2006★ 0.0
TNA Hardcore Justice 2012
2012★ 8.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bash at the Brewery 2
2020★ 0.0
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
2000★ 0.0
TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza 2013
2013★ 8.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Prelude to Glory
2019★ 0.0
ECW Path of Destruction
2000★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019
2019★ 0.0
WWE: The Ladder Match 2 - Crash and Burn
2011★ 9.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bash at the Brewery
2019★ 0.0