- Born
- Birth nameRobert Alex Szatkowski
- Nicknames
- Mr. PPV
- The Whole F'n Show
- Mr. Monday Night
- RVD
- The Whole Dam Show
- Mr. Thursday Night
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- He was trained by the Original Sheik, Ed Farhat, who was one of pro-wrestling's classic and greatest bad guys. Even though their styles are quite different (Sheik being a wild hardcore-style brawler, known for throwing fire, cutting his opponent's forehead's up with foreign objects like a pencil, fork, etc. whereas Van Dam is a technical high-flyer), Farhat taught him the importance of the right mindset.
- IMDb mini biography by: K Lange
- SpousesKatie Forbes(November 11, 2021 - ?)Sonia Szatkowski(September 6, 1998 - May 2018) (divorced)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Raises both arms, and points to his head with his thumbs. He does this 3 times whilst saying 'Rob Van Dam'
- The Van Daminator (spinning spit kick to a chair in an opponet's face while they catch it and hold it up)
- RVD 4:20 Suicide Senton Sault - ECW special - (Rob jumps and flips from the top turnbuckle to nail an opponent out in the third row of an audience)
- Trademark move: Hollywood Star Press (Split-Legged Moonsault)
- Finishing move: Five Star Frog Splash (Frog Splash)
- Was criticized upon first arriving in the WWF that his style was too extreme and his moves were stiff. Many wresters suffered concussions from his Van Daminator move. RVD has since cleaned up his offensive moves and isn't as stiff as he was in ECW.
- Never defeated for the ECW Television title. He was forced to relinquish the title when he broke his leg.
- Is fluent in Spanish.
- He owns his own Comic book store called "RVD's 5 Star Comics and Wrestling" in Lakewood, California (in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area), in the Lakewood Center Mall.
- Held the WWE Tag Team Titles with Kane, and later with Booker T.
- Hey, everything is cool when you're Rob Van Dam.
- Things have a way of just working themselves out.
- (On what he would want put on his tombstone) "One of a kind."
- (On WWE wrestler Triple H) "He carries himself like his position and championship mean all the world to him. He's voted most least likely to be chilling at RVD's pool."
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