Rob Van Dam On INSANE Way Chris Jericho Made Him Mad!

[@InsideTheRopes]

Is RVD Underrated or Overrated? Let us know in the comments below!

[@DemetriB0329]

Underrated!

[@CKLego]

Overrated

[@closethockeyfan5284]

If not for the stupid mentality of this country toward marijuana, we might have been able to debate overrated. But nah, underrated for sure. Dude could do some of everything and, albeit usually a simple character, flat-out got over wherever he went. He has always been authentic and performed well in whatever role given, the athleticism and selling both shining through.

[@Myrridan19]

@@InsideTheRopes Underrated by a lot. RVD is a unique performer, with a style all his own. He has been influential, of course, and many wrestlers today try to emulate his spots. But none of them can do it the way Rob did: Rob made it look natural, made it look legit. You could suspend your disbelief with an RVD match. The modern larpers that steal his spots always make it look so choreographed, aka FAKE. I think RVD sometimes gets overlooked because of the way others have copied him. But it's not Rob's fault that they can't pull it off like he could.

[@watersandblue6001]

a mix of both lol.

[@King0fAllPixels]

As Paul Heyman said, "Fans wanted to see Rob be laid back, 420, zen Rob. He was the meal in itself and NO ONE in the company ever understood."

[@jasoncoward-aintscared]

RVD can wrestle, or he can interview for WWE. He would sell merch regardless. A legit legendary Legend.

[@dsword456]

Not a good talker

[@txhellrazor4765]

@@dsword456he’s a stoner what do you expect?

[@DesolateSumo3]

@@txhellrazor4765He’s also had plenty of concussions

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Should've been champ in '01

[@itsnotjayboi]

Who cares ​@@dsword456

[@kennethkingdon-korab2174]

Watching RVD interviews really helps me work through my self esteem issues. I've never been the guy to get angry or blow up. I look to find a compromise and de-escalate even when i'm told to "get mad". It's really nice to hear I'm not a freak.

[@mmaphilosophy]

Good for you

[@michaelhulsey201]

People like you have fewer insecurities and probably a greater depth of intellect. Rational people prefer to be around guys like you than hot-heads who may at any moment set off a powder keg. Violence and hostility as an immediate reaction to conflict are signs of poor socialization, lack of emotional maturity, and in some cases abuse. The thing you have to really watch out for is that you don't let people steam roll you, and that you can assert your boundaries effectively when needed. Some of the toughest men I know, Vietnam vets, have seen and done things no ordinary person can process, but are the most thoughtful, rational, calm and gentle people I've ever been around. TL;DR: you aren't a freak.

[@creepjoeshorrorpeepshow4231]

Extremely underrated. He should be mentioned with the Rocks,Stings, Mick Foley’s and other huge stars. He had it all and even at his age can still go.

[@atimetraveler4910]

Mick? Hahahaha

[@GBody-sn5ok]

He sucked!

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

He's the whole fuckin' show

[@brian5haq207]

ECW ECW🪜🗑️🪑

[@blackout8777]

Sting is overrated he shouldn’t be mentioned at all with the greats

[@AniGamerNX]

1:16 Definitely something Vince would say 1:35

[@RedrumZombies]

66 matches in 90 days. Holy shit.

[@TheAman2008]

5:42 I the term RVD was looking for is "Embezzlement", a type of financial crime, usually involving theft of money from a business or employer often involving a trusted individual taking advantage of their position to steal funds or assets, most commonly over a period of time.

[@billblaski9523]

Lol start getting a table for these guests to put their drinks on!

[@Sum_Jigh]

Rob Van Dam is extremely underrated! I've watched him in ECW in the 1990's. Great wrestler!

[@jimmynorris1314]

He's a multiple time world champion and Hall of Famer. That's not underrated mate.

[@Junior13113]

@@jimmynorris1314Was gonna say. He was legitimately one of the most over people on Raw when he was there. His pops were crazy.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

@@Junior13113 He should have won the title many more times. Very underrated. He had it for a hiccup. And it was stripped of him for nothing compared to what others have done. He wasn't one of Vince's babies like HBK.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

He himself ruined his push in 2006 after being caught by police smoking weed

[@Craigers8637]

RVD is fun to listen to. You can tell he's not a BSer

[@maturin1919]

I don't know what makes anyone say that. You'd never know the best BSers are BSers; that's what makes them good BSers.

[@DreErdna]

@@maturin1919genuine people can sense genuineness in others

[@dannystory1916]

Love the story behind the 420 and show sizes. Quick thinking 😂

[@brtang]

4 legs and 20 toes would've worked too.

[@magicmandirtlurper7732]

I love it when RVD shows up to Aew and the whole crowd goes nuts

[@odinquincannon4237]

Just a likeable guy.

[@joemendoza2292]

I'm the same way. I don't like losing my temper. I disappoint myself when I do.

[@billwebber400]

GOD BLESS RVD and his family just an amazing athlete and man!!! Shout out to Sabu ❤ nothing but respect and love for both 🎉❤

[@rebekahholder3055]

RVD was true to the sport!

[@leigh7507]

5:41 'embezzlement,' but close enough!

[@jameslewisgd]

No I think he was right it’s ‘Corporate Espionage’

[@DBBMed]

I thought this too, but then he said the people were there to fill their own pockets and bring the company down. So technically both words would apply.

[@leigh7507]

@@DBBMed espionage would only be apt if it was wrestlers leaking info to WWE. Embezzlement fits if its stealing money from inside the company. One of the Hebner brothers got fired for embezzlement from wwe for selling merch illegally

[@DBBMed]

@@leigh7507 you can destroy a company without involving wwe. Tampering with tv equipment would be just one of a million different examples

[@georgefranco7900]

I literally said “embezzlement” watching this clip and then he yells “ESPIONAGE!” I said to myself “wtf?”

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Boy, I love watching Inside Rhe Rooes.

[@Cambo_no_5]

He mentioned being told TNA would go out of business repeatedly, sounds very similar to the many, many deaths AEW experience on social media 😂

[@TrueNomadSkies]

TNA will probably outlive even the roaches during a nuclear meltdown. That little company is seemingly unsinkable.

[@bobbyrne8591]

AEW will survive as long as Tony Khan spends money and tnt doesn't drop them. I think they can turn it around but they need to take the product more seriously instead of this hot shot booking.

[@OoO-wq9cu]

​@@bobbyrne8591I think you mean hot sh!t booking

[@bobbyrne8591]

@@OoO-wq9cu you aren't wrong. Hot shot only works when it's not crap

[@Mr.PickleAKABigGreen]

As someone who had started actively watching TNA back in 2008, you’re dead on. It was never perfect, and there was never a shortage of disparaging comments towards it, but there were certain things you’d likely never get from the WWE at the time that I loved, like Christian having one of the best runs in his entire career as THE main-event alongside AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, and Sting. Not to forget how incredible the knockouts were at the time, when women wrestling was such an afterthought in the fed.

[@TeamHoudiniYGO]

There’ll never be a RVD or a replica he’s the whole damn show one of a kind a wwe legend and hall of famer your moves n legacy will live on

[@Craigers8637]

Tna had a great roster at one point. I remember the 2010 bound for glory tourney...was loaded with guy including rvd

[@herculesrockefeller-kt3nk]

People always cheered RVD because he was a likeable character who always put in a strong performance and could wrestle with pretty much anyone. The fans recognized and appreciated his talent.

[@anaxemurderer5094]

Rvd seems nervous talking in front of the crowd , makes sense his wife is there for his anxiety

[@strategicnuclearmoose5017]

That's his wife?! Poor guy.

[@QariMurKalot]

@@strategicnuclearmoose5017why do you care what HIS wife look like?

[@IVIodest]

He used to work crowds with thousands of people every week. Hes just pimpinn

[@Cowboybegoth]

Ok "lonely soldier" 😂😂😂 go tug yourself in the trenches 😂😂😂​@@strategicnuclearmoose5017

[@Rob-Mc]

It's probably anxiety from the concussions.

[@T_R_O_Y_McClure]

Vince as ecw champ in retrospect makes sense. He was extreme as hell in his real life apparently.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

Mr mccmahn is a real life heel

[@TeamHoudiniYGO]

Love you rvd been watching you since raw 03 and smackdown till 05 you’re the goat bro ❤

[@Billyshatner88]

I think RVD ment Embezzling not espionage lol 😂😂 😂 😂

[@GeeOhJayyy]

The Way She Looks At Rob lol

[@Bill_The_YouTuber]

No one brought it to Vince's attention that the crowds were chanting ECW before he had the rights to sell ECW DVDS.

[@oddishhonor]

The way he describes TNA sounds like it could be a reality for AEW with the way things are currently.

[@JustinTheGreat]

AEW is in a very similar position but I think AEW has slightly better booking and a little more network support. It felt like TNA on Spike was just a thing and it was rare to see any mention of TNA anywhere other than Spike, and even during other programming on Spike - not a lot of visibility of the brand for commercials on their own network.

[@awesomebeast7509]

They’ll be fine. Tony has his daddy’s money, nothing will happen to that indie mud show

[@kokotheclown2588]

@@JustinTheGreatalso TNA lack structure and had some questionable booking decisions and other factors like Jarret and Russo and Dixie and so on and so on

[@mickie5530]

😂😂😂aew would never be tna bruh the hate is real

[@oddishhonor]

@@mickie5530 easily observable facts don’t make my statement hate. Just an observation that can become a reality. Not my fault you can’t handle that.

[@KAZ3EM]

Keep the beers coming and RVD tells you some cool wrestling stories!

[@Dim_Witty]

It's also 4 legs and 20 toes

[@bigfloter]

RVD you did a wonderful job in picking a mate❤❤❤❤

[@Shtave3]

Get your self a girl that looks at you the way Katie looks at Rob.

[@ElimGarakSpoonHead]

Yeah with plastic fillers lodged in your face.

[@paulknight5300]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@Dr.Meth666]

​@@ElimGarakSpoonHeadhahahahhaahah 😂 go get em coach !!!!!

[@ToneColdTv]

Like a bank account?

[@Forever_Thatter]

ewww Fishface

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

I really can't see RVD as a serious heel. I'm glad he didn't go with it

[@arslaanpasha3334]

He was heel in ecw and 2001

[@deadeyedarwin]

You did that man no favors with that thumbnail.

[@mattandersonmusic]

These interviews are the best

[@AlexThorn]

I love the way his wife looks at him. You can tell she values him. That stuff matters

[@chuckweber542]

Rvd is absolutely very underrated he was great.

[@babaganoosh1969]

Definitely underated...even the matches he had to lose were impressive, you can tell he loves the sport

[@Damuest1980]

Luv my Gen X’ers !! We r “ONE OF A KIND “!!

[@noelramirez1551]

Lol Vince would say dumb sh*t like "we trained them with the DVD"

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

he isn't wrong though. Lots of marks in the crowd who never witnessed an ECW show and chant it like trained monkeys.

[@geedee1264]

If Jericho said to RVD that nobody remembers ECW and they only chant it for Rob because of a WWE dvd, he was indeed very wrong

[@geedee1264]

We're still talking pre 2010 here remember

[@arleneconverse1238]

"Say grrrrr" what are they, Kindergarten teachers?

[@shady_the_one]

4:08 this is why TNA can't succeed man. They exist. That's it, and that's not gonna cut it.

[@geedee1264]

Because it is still being funded like he said, it's been operating at a loss in one form of another for almost 2 decades now, that's how it survives like a zombie

[@shady_the_one]

​@@geedee1264 🤢

[@liamoreilly8939]

He was a Great Wrestler ☘️. Stoned or not 😂

[@david-468]

He honestly barely smokes compared to me lmao

[@markl5998]

@david-468 what a lame thing to say

[@david-468]

@@markl5998 k i don’t really care, people will kill a baby and then tell me smoking a plant is bad, idgaf, all I was saying is it’s funny people call him a stoner when he only smokes 1 or 2 j’s a day for only pain

[@robertborgeson1821]

Rvd is such a good and gentle soul.

[@M1keFoxxx]

Love "Inside Rhe Rooes", great show

[@Shannon-tm7ek]

Love RVD shoots. Anger can be fun, but once you get that it comes from fear (and often leads to mistakes) it feels better to figure out what you're afraid of, face it, and conquer it. Not trying to be preachy, but that's his secret.

[@WaffleHouseBandit]

Anger is an emotion and can be incredibly useful, I know anger is the only reason I walked like 12 miles to my house on a broken foot after my ex hit me with her car lol, I wanted to pass out from the concussion but I didn't cause fuck that bitch I'm not dying on the side of the road

[@jakepearl9919]

14:37. Is when the video starts..

[@DONKEYKONG260]

No the video actually starts at 0:07 because every word out of RVDs mouth is entertaining and gold. Cry some more.

[@GeeZA215]

@@DONKEYKONG260not that deep

[@lulu-hm2xp]

Truth 😂 ​@@DONKEYKONG260

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Do you think RVD's lady friend put enough eye lashes on? RVD, underrated as hell, they should have had him turn to team WWE during Invasion as he was super over and the crowd LOVED him....he could have pinned Austin to finish Survivor Series and poof!! you have another TOP guy.......sucks that when he finally reached the pinnacle (ECW and WWE Champ) he gets busted on the road.

[@jnulpi1]

ECW Forever.period.And RVD is one of the Cornerstones of this Company.You can not kill him and not can kill all the other Legends.No Chance it doesnt matter how much Cash Vince has.

[@tad16]

Rvd was truly a 2 of 2 type wrestler,his move set was way ahead of its time,if he had good mic skills he would’ve pushed way more frequent

[@LRM5195]

17:57 host is definitely looking at that BIG OL CABOOSE leave a thumbs up 👍🏻 if you noticed… ⬇️

[@l-wolverine2211]

RVD was leagues ahead of Jericho. He deserved a lot better than what he got in WWE, no thanks to McMahon.

[@manufaustino316]

couldn't have said it any better, don't get me Wrong, I love Jericho, but he always needed to change things in order to remain relevant, while RVD didn't need to change anything to get over with the fans, if only Vince knew what an amazing talent he had in him

[@WillMuny]

Uhhh, RVD was arrested, THAT is what ended his push.

[@CodenameRawTV]

Maybe in popularity at the time. Maybe even in-ring, but definitely not as a character. While RVD didn't need that as popular as he was at the time, this is peak AE and characters and mic work reigned supreme in the main event card. But I get what you mean. RVD was so popular at the start of his WWE run that fans were pro-RVD against Jeff Hardy and we've seen over the decades how no matter what transgressions he's had, Jeff has been beloved to no ends regardless so that's a testament to how over RVD was upon entering the company.

[@manufaustino316]

@@WillMuny yeah that too, but compared to a lot of other stars that was arrested, he was the one who was treated the worst even though he only was carrying a plant (when other ppl did things way worse and still had a big push when they returned)

[@Myrridan19]

Close. It was thanks to Triple H. While Vince did not understand or respect ECW at all, he liked Rob and would go out of his way to thank him. Vince recognizes a draw. Triple H, who was involved heavily in creative even back when RVD first came in, was always intimidated by Rob. RVD is a unique performer with natural charisma, while Triple H is neither. Triple H has a long history of holding down guys he felt threatened his spot.

[@flukay72]

RVD was always my favorite.

[@Disgustingclan]

RVD my guy 👍

[@ShaneOcheltree-cx4uh]

RVD we miss you in the Ring brother 💯

[@itsnotjayboi]

Ngl rvd comes across as someone that rarely gets mad but when he does it's gotta be for a reason

[@GarrettS-eb5ow]

The fact that Vince McMahon believes he created the ECW chant, is just so completely baffling and delusional to me and it's seriously makes me question him.

[@Hugo_Tate]

“Espionage!!” Lmfao damn RVD. Might need to chill with the weed a tad 😂

[@rockoutmichigan]

Mad love from the glove... RVD was my boi when I watched wrestling.

[@mrgonzale0978]

Vince could care less about ECW and the fans. heck he didn't care about wwe fans either.

[@michaeltaylor9033]

420 part killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@billcowan5539]

RVD is an Absolute Legend 👑

[@bigsmoke76]

Rvd is a great interview

[@danielvanoers240]

That stoner laugh is so funny😂

[@MallLaSoul]

For the stupid people in the comments, he said espionage and described a espionage scenario...wrestlers sent from other company's to tank the company..not embezzlement

[@GregMerritt-ws8tq]

Embezzlement

[@BigNoseTony]

If your talking about what he said about TNA. It's definitely espionage. Or "poison pill". Happened in WCW too.

[@sixxjr]

​@@BigNoseTonyit's embezzlement, at least what was described, taking money from the company.

[@worstcasescenario5242]

@@BigNoseTony What does the audience member yell out right after RVD says that?

[@pandavelli8176]

Embezzlement would be stealing money from the company, espionage would be sneaking around getting information to give to their competitors, sabotage is what he described though 😂

[@_Xds_]

​@@worstcasescenario5242same i cant make out what name he yells out im really curios tho

[@activatebpm]

RVD seems like the chillest dude ever. He reminds me a bit of Mayhem Miller, when he's not in character or on drugs LOL

[@geedee1264]

"In character" oh you mean when he's being an insufferable criminal lunatic, Miller lost his mind years ago unfortunately

[@Madvillainy08]

Still can't believe I met RVD on a random day when my bro, friends and I ditched school. Lol we were at a mall here in LA (We would frequent his comic book shop there any chance we would get) funniest thing, one of my friends actually asked the clerk :"Damn dude, so when are we gonna meet RVD? Does he ever stop by?" He's like :"look outside the window" lol and there he was! Having a meeting with 2 other people at the food court...and the clerk said to just wait cuz he was gonna be coming in after his meeting. He finally comes in and he could clearly see we were starstruck and begins to shake our hands and does his classic "Its RVD" while pointing at himself 😂

[@ogsteezus5583]

Nobody is calling out the elephant in the room that has been there since RVD began appearing, that Riddle carried on with until it became an issue for them- HE REPRESENTS ALL US STONERS WHO LOVE WRESTLING TOO

[@ignacio9813]

WE LOVE YOU RVD !

[@KeithBlack-v8k]

Bro who started the ECW chant was a hero. Everyone else was lame for not going along with it.

[@geedee1264]

He was shouting it ironically because Jericho said they were just trained to do it

[@visisydandthevoid]

Love RVD

[@namikstudios]

WCW fans and ECW fans both know what it's like to have their beloved brands trashed before their eyes all just to feed McMahon's ego. Considering how bad the Invasion was and how poorly superstars like DDP were treated, I'm somewhat glad that WWE never brought back WCW as a third brand like they did with ECW. Vince McMahon making himself the ECW champion is such a slap in the face to everything that ECW was.

[@robertferguson381]

Not sure how old this video is but i do know Matt Riddle did wrestle RVD in Ohio and it's here on KZbin

[@geedee1264]

I'm pretty sure this is a couple years old and it's a reupload but might be wrong

[@waltgoodman7410]

Embezzlement is the word he was looking for.

[@Shendue]

About them trying to get him mad, it perfectly matches what Mark Henry said about Vince pranking him on purpose to make him mad because he thought that would make him a convincing heel. I think Vince had this weird idea about going Stanislavskij method acting with wrestlers. And if one thing can be said about Vince, is that he loved his own ideas, no matter how dumb they were.

[@radandpaisley]

When was this filmed? Saying TNA won't be around much longer when they just did their best house in years and are partnering with WWE-NXT seems odd

[@gonzo7727]

I want to say 4yrs ago

[@geedee1264]

He said everybody kept saying TNA wouldn't be around much longer but it survived because it kept being funded despite operating at massive losses for years giving away most of the tickets. So even in an old interview it's not really odd because he was saying TNA wouldn't die despite being apparently dead in the water for years with everybody warning him when he worked there

[@GuildsmanPirate]

Kenny McIntosh is starting to look like Kenny Static

[@thetyser]

RVD was always ahead of his time and WWE capitalized on him in his absolute prime. It's a shame about the legal thing with him and Sabu, and who's to say how that not withstanding would/wouldn't have affected the WWECW revival? We'll never know. Also, had no idea that mother fucker drank beer (that's gotta be beer, right?)

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I like the insight into TNA.

[@ShaneOcheltree-cx4uh]

Yes RVD was underrated

[@tntt3chreviews803]

Vince destroyed the revamp of ECW. ECW will always be hardcore. The WWE ECW was soo watered down and honestly was boring

[@DownfallDarkness]

ECW also destroyed itself; they got surpassed by even more "hardcore" promotions like XPW, CZW, IWA-MS, etc. The original ECW arena had even gotten bought out and renamed to The XPW Arena _(what it is, again today.)_ Paul Heyman is a sellout P.o.S. he contributed to the death of his own promotion; tainting its legacy, etc. The fact that something like "WWECW" even has to exist, will forever taint the legacy of the OG ECW unit. Sorry; the truth.

[@Hectic00]

this explains SO MUCH

[@crisdorcas4655]

Gotta luv rvd laugh. Plus I always thought he was really related to JCVD

[@JRJrsx85]

This is definitely more relevant after the run Jericho has had in AEW where he pretty much has buried and made everyone he worked with come out looking worse than when they came in.

[@banksta3]

Sabotage? Espionage? I legitimately don't know what word he was looking for.

[@Steven-mk4gg]

RVD is one of my top 3 all-time favorite wrestlers.

[@sunkid02]

its funny asf hearing vince mcmahon of all ppl talking to someone like theyre the one whos out of touch

[@Bill91190]

RVD deserves a HOF run in the post McMahon WWE.

[@michaelhulsey201]

I always felt like the WWE didn't commit to pushing RVD the way they should have. He was a fan favorite, and he had solid in ring skills + personality. I think WWE really wasted opportunities with him, Al Snow, Billy Gun, and Dustin Rhodes either with dumb characters, or no push. That list could go on and on, actually.

[@alexdevine760]

katies gorgeous

[@georgefranco7900]

i was thinking the same

[@trillionzillion6743]

Look like a trans but thats just my opinion

[@AD-ur1fk]

Is that his wife?

[@burntvirtue]

Get glasses

[@cedricgant8535]

Bunch of plastic but yea if that’s your thing.

[@michael43567]

In get why they tried to make him mad because RVD always seemed extremely laid back

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

I would love to see RVD vs. Matt Riddle, cause they would have so much fun putting together the match, and then after the match, they would be out in the parking lot sharing a doobie lol

[@tylerbryant8012]

I believe Hulk Hogan joined TNA to drain their money. Because he made ZERO sense on TNA.

[@hectorlumbagoCringe]

Agreed

[@Gazz-BaaZnitch]

Rob van damme is a lucky man

[@cerebraltackle]

"betraying" the fans? He bought the fans. Just be glad he didn't poop in your hair.

[@theuriah01]

Riddle vs RVD Wrestlemania XLI on 20-Apr-25 In an inferno match Snoop Dogg as the guest referee! Make it happen Triple H!

[@Eva_H]

I wanna see Rob do stand up 🤣