Rob Van Dam - When the WWE Champion Got Suspended

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Rob Van Dam won the WWE championship at ECW One Night Stand 2006. For years, many people said RVD was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time to never win a world championship, but it finally happened when RVD defeated John Cena inside the Manhattan Centre. The very next night, Rob Van Dam was made a dual champion when Paul Heyman gave him the ECW Championship, so RVD was on top of the wrestling world.
Weeks into his run at the top, Van Dam ran into some trouble while on the road. Hoping no one would learn about the incident, RVD went to the arena for a house show but it turned out RVD's road incident was already posted all over the media. Vince McMahon made the decision to strip RVD of both the ECW and WWE championships while also handing Van Dam a 30 day suspension. RVD wouldn't hold a world championship in WWE ever again.
This video looks at RVD's title win, his time in WWE ECW, and his suspension.
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - One Night Stand 1
03:55 - Mr. Money in the Bank
08:39 - Rob Van Dam vs John Cena
11:05 - RVD in WWE ECW
12:53 - Van Dam and Sabu on the Road
15:07 - Suspension and Return
19:02 - Final Thoughts
#WWE #RVD #Documentary

[@EJayNine]

RVD: has "420" on his ring gear and gets caught with weed Vince: I though he was above that.

[@janerik9405]

above getting caught not hitting a fat bong every day

[@heroperseus007]

What does 420 mean

[@pizzahighfive2612]

Dude I know right! The entire audience already knows and loves that he smokes lol. I bet if it was a few years later, Vince woulda used it to push some wwe CBD product or something lol

[@pizzahighfive2612]

@@heroperseus007 Watch Friday, Next Friday, Friday after next, How High, Cheech n Chong.. and listen to a lot of ol school Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre. Then you'll know what it means haha

[@heroperseus007]

@@pizzahighfive2612 ah ha secret code for the boys 🤣

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

"Check this out. It spins!!" My all-time favorite RVD moment. The guy is just a big kid at heart like me.

[@jmalb42]

ANd when he roasted HHH..."Dude...you can SPIT some water!"

[@jd9119]

The spinning belt was stupid and looked like some rapper's bling.

[@blackmantis3130]

@@jd9119 that was the idea of the design.

[@jd9119]

@@blackmantis3130 It's stupid

[@RomaroBrandon]

If he was the HBK in the 90s he would have stayed champion.

[@martynodonnell8467]

That would have been an awesome feud and led to some tremendous matches. RVD VS HBK. Did we ever get that?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

If he was a wwe guy he would have stayed champion

[@RomaroBrandon]

@@martynodonnell8467 nope, not even inside the elimination chamber at Survivor Series 2002. RVD got eliminated before HBK could come out.

[@martynodonnell8467]

@@RomaroBrandon I love that match. Wrestling bios done a video on it on Sunday and I watched the full match again afterwards.

[@curtailedbike4123]

If it was as publicized as much as rvd arrest than ya they probably would have taken the belt off him

[@TeachReads]

Cops: "we can smell weed." RVD: "that’s just how I smell."

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

I would’ve offered up that it was “old car smell”.

[@me99826]

I havent watched a wrestling match in years yet im fully addicted to this channel haha

[@InfiniCalendar]

Me too!

[@LibraDiCaprio]

if there was a time to get back into it it’s right now, there’s a new war/boom period goin on

[@michaellattanzio8965]

Same lol

[@ivgotballsofsteel4048]

Same here

[@atifqavi2054]

Me too. Loved WWF/E until 2007.

[@minacciao]

Man, you're treating us right now

[@Rhinestone_Radio]

Yes

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Bro, He Always does🤘💙🥰

[@D_McGeezacks]

An Reliving the War coming tomorrow?? I can't. Love it

[@VegetabIeMan]

Best pro wrestling channel. Puts Wrestlelamia to shame.

[@fullbinky]

Honestly fantastic content. Amount of research and video structuring is so good

[@Littlebigdan]

Would of loved to see a ladder match with RVD VS HBK

[@dariousdavis831]

That would have been a classic for sure

[@zlinedavid]

If it was in the ‘90s, they’d have taken it to new HIGHts.

[@marvellis6762]

RVD, Shelton Benjamin and Mr Kennedy were all kept down....... instead we got fed a constant diet of Robot Orton vs Jonathan Cena!

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Mvp Carlito Chavo Christian Chris masters Kane Matt hardy Paul London John Morrison r truth.

[@astralsupremo]

well, they were draw and they made money, they didn't hurt others or they had a reputation for being irresponsible or hurting others.

[@pwx13]

@@astralsupremo neither randy nor John Cena drew a dime

[@astralsupremo]

@@pwx13 the numbers say otherwise.

[@OWlsfordshire]

Mr. Kennedy was just a generic big guy that could cut a promo. Shelton and RVD were great, but couldn't talk.

[@Y2Kaynen87]

Huge RVD fanatic but his push by this point in 06 was long overdue.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Should have happened in 2002

[@alanguages]

RVD vs HBK in a special attraction match should have happened at WMXX. Just a singles match with no titles on the line, but the greatest match of the card to tear the arena down.

[@alanrose4102]

Facts.

[@KingJadInfiniteHope]

@@alanguages but Shawn wouldn’t have put him over, which sucks. but my earliest memories of watching wrestling are from the summer of 2006 so it was fine to me. he’s my second favorite of all time.

[@ryanwolf2229]

Dude chair toss to vandamanator was what hooked me to ecdub

[@Singapore-Aviation72]

“Oh, I thought it was 65 sorry” legendary 😂

[@Kevin2099Plays]

This makes me wish WWE was able to pull off a WWE /WCW/ECW branding split on separate networks and make it work. Oh, what a dream.

[@makaveli4205]

Ya they really screwed that up. A lot of the big time WCW guys sat out their contracts. Big reason it failed.

[@MrEandc4life]

I wish they could have found a home for nitro that wasn’t their network,

[@arostwocents]

​@@makaveli4205WWF was not paying the contracts for the big WCW guys, time Warner was - that's why they sat out as wwf was not prepared to take on such high guaranteed contracts

[@arostwocents]

​@@makaveli4205if wwf continued WCW, those guys would have still sat out as the contracts were not part of the sale. WWF would have had to buy them out

[@thedanielstraight]

RVD's impression of Shawn Michaels is top-tier.

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

The idea of him not having charisma is the biggest bull I've ever heard. I didn't even watch ecw in 99 but I'd seen bits of him and he was dripping in charisma. Not charismatic reading from scripts I guess.

[@thedanielstraight]

@@exquisitelemonade3039 I completely agree. If I were writing for him, I would've just let the man talk. Tons of charisma both in the ring and out!

[@zlinedavid]

How he does the eye part is just freaky.

[@thedanielstraight]

@@zlinedavid It's completely freaky... it also is just too perfect, lol

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

@@zlinedavid spot on

[@vincenzoragusa6923]

Real fans know what’s up …RVD was and forever will be THE WHOLE F’N SHOW

[@fatherenricopucci4609]

I would absolutely kill for an RVD career retrospective video. Man's been to multiple companies and has won gold in all of them and it would be awesome to get all of that in one vid

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

Backlash 2006...Classic match!!!....15 +Shelton still putting on great matches..like last night on RAW...HURT BUSINESS IS BACK....RVD..Respects to the fullest for entertaining me

[@atifqavi2054]

I'm glad I appreciated RVD vs. Shelton at Backlash 2006 when it happened.

[@AlucardRo]

Weird that speeding and having weed was enough to take all the straps from him considering it was all well known fact that he smoked weed. Plus the fact that yes other wrestlers did worse things than that and compared to him got just a slap on the wrist, Randy Orton being the living proof that favoritism is what can stop you from ending up as a nobody in the company.

[@watchreport]

It’s the way of life, no matter what business you’re in unfortunately. RVD knew he wasn’t well liked with everyone in the office and that incident was enough for them to take it all away. He’s also admitted his attitude towards the office prior to this didn’t do him any favors.

[@camerondalton1495]

I think it was also due to the fact that he got caught by the police and it made the news. You never want that sort of publicity for your world champions and they are meant to represent the company.

[@gottigotti6079]

Rvd is was never world champion material. Wwe went out on a limb by making him champ. He was lucky to have it when he did.

[@GibDozer1]

@@gottigotti6079 I'm not an RVD fan either, but they've had worse carry the strap. It's still a shame he lost so much over basically nothing...

[@tonyace4507]

@@camerondalton1495 Havnt the USOs been pulled over for driving drunk like 3 xs each and not had a thing done to them. Lmao

[@elvinmartes2287]

Cool how you've made a video on RVD. I've met him recently at NYCC and he was friendly. I told him that his ladder match with Christian in '03 was a damn good match and he talked with me a little bit about it.

[@DJDoubleCee]

Such a shame RVD never got another title reign. I thought he would have made a great champion.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Yeah, well this is something he brought upon himself. He does take responsibility though. Who knows how long he could've held on to the title?

[@timyumichuck9262]

@@jeremywilliams5141 They had plenty of idiots with titles, this was mainly politics and cliques

[@mitchellima4736]

@@timyumichuck9262 this is true, but it's still partly his fault. If the world's working against you, but you still make it to the top you have to work extra hard to stay there

[@crushthecrusher1265]

He is great wrestling champion

[@timyumichuck9262]

@@mitchellima4736 Unless you're shawn michaels who refused to defend multiple championships and was doing drugs and a total pain in the ass for everyone around him but let Vince ram him so it's ok

[@pleaseshutup7053]

In my opinion rvd suspension, December to Dismemeber and Benoit situation was the trifecta that killed wwe ecw before it had a chance.

[@zemox2534]

Wwe ECW was dead after episode 1

[@rondoman78]

It was DOA.

[@0fficialcj249]

Also not allowing Heyman to have full creative control over the product. I feel they could’ve worked around the RVD situation

[@pizzahighfive2612]

O STFU. WweECW died cause it's clearly a phony corporate version. A complete poseur compared to the actual punk attitude, political incorrect, anti establishment company we all love. Something that non-rebels won't ever understand.

[@nomnomnommy2955]

@@0fficialcj249 allowing hey am full control over wwe?

[@generalkhan5569]

I was wondering what was going on. I thought we weren't getting a WB episode today I almost panicked

[@martynodonnell8467]

Me too, searching you tube every half hour or so for about 3 hours 😂

[@resilientintrovert2093]

RVD is one of my all time favorites. Their were guys who did far worst than what he did yet they were multiple world champions.

[@eddierivers3250]

Exactly Vince logic weed is more than someone getting caught doing steroids or popping pills him being held accountable is fine but to what they did to him was overkill

[@jamesmorales4735]

Ecw vs wwe stars...major difference

[@savharris5702]

I remember seeing RVD and Sabu take the belts off of I wanna say...Storm and Candido. Dude was limber as hell...lol He looked like a fuckin rubber band.

[@pizzahighfive2612]

PLEASE I'd love to see a video on Rob Van Dam's 2001 & 2002 most popular wrestler of the year during his hardcore title run and after. It's underrated how he would literally get cheered over Jeff Hardy, the Rock and Austin.

[@KEWLV1C]

I remember going to see ONS 2006 live. I walked into the arena, and immediately saw the “If Cena Wins, We Riot!” sign. I found it a little funny, but I also remember being a little scared too. I told my friend “dude, we might be part of a riot tonight if RVD doesn’t win that title.” Not only because of the type of crowd that was there, but because people wanted to see Cena lose it so badly, and see RVD finally win it so badly. If it didn’t happen, I know people were gonna be seriously pissed off. Thankfully he did. On RVDs title reign, he was fantastic champion. He worked hard, having great main event matches 2 or 3 nights in a row, having great title defenses on PPV, then Raw, then ECW the night after. It’s great that RVD takes responsibility, but like you said, people have done way worse, and his weed smoking wasn’t exactly a secret. Plus he was putting on excellent matches despite his weed smoking, so for him to not just to be stripped, but also never be given another shot again, in my opinion, isn’t right. But it is what it is.

[@kingkosher6231]

being one of the lucky folks who went to both One Night Stand shows I can tell you that we ONLY WANTED to see RVD and Sabu get legit pushes and them not bringing in the TV Title for the mid card for the show was also an issue for most of us. Seeing Big Show and Lashley win that belt that we all cared so much about was a huge issue with OG ECW fans. That belt means A LOT and they disrespected that belt by booking it how they did. Shameful.... But this video? Excellent.

[@ericthomas917]

And then they turned ECW into Velocity

[@London.Bridgez]

Honestly RVD getting busted fits the nature of "Extreme" Championship Wrestling.

[@AlphaProto]

That suspension was a huge bummer. I had followed ECW when it was TNN and when Rob was part of the Invasion. I was waiting for him to get the chance to show everyone how good he was. When he got the title, I knew he could be the new face of the company. So I was super disappointed that it was over so fast. I had invested so much time watching his career. I know how good he was, but the WWE fans would never see him reach is full potential.

[@daviddee9336]

So innovative, so fun to watch and looking back he could have a great match against any style whether it be Jeff hardy, triple h or Booker T. Always a fan favourite

[@mrdude88]

RVD, Jeff Hardy. Great wrestlers, but damn, their personal life gets the best of them over and over again.

[@charleswhit150]

Dam I was just going to post the exact same thing!!🤣

[@TheRealKSmith]

Even though Jeff had worse lows, he was given more trust compared to RVD.

[@Micfri300]

Weed compared to taking somas.. rvd got into trouble because it was 2006.

[@jokobee_8884]

Jeff was wayyyyy worst then what rvd did

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

MrDude88 Don’t compare marijuana to opioids. There is also a long history behind marijuana being criminalized.

[@odl9638]

When I was a kid, I always though RVD was Jean Claude Van Damme Lmaoooooo anyone else?

[@theoneguy420]

Kid me was mind blown when RVD became dual champion.

[@RavenBlaze420]

RVD, Bret Hart & Ricky The Dragon Steamboat are my favorites of all time with Bret holding that number 1 spot RVD holding that second spot an Ricky holding that 3rd spot

[@martynodonnell8467]

Another awesome upload from the greatest wrestling channel on the planet. I love RVD. Such a unique style.

[@skinnylegsjoetex]

Great video! Rob saying he didn’t know there were speed limits is really something 😂

[@freeparking301]

Imagine how different things would’ve been if the company just ran with it. RVD’s next time on tv he comes out and says it’s just a little bit of weed, this is EC F’N W, we’ve done way worse! And they just moved on from it. Maybe they fine him behind the scenes but that would’ve been it. Hell he was speeding so obviously he wasn’t smoking behind the wheel hahaha

[@GibDozer1]

Right, it's not like he was plastered driving 70 in a 55. They could've embraced in on the ECW side, but no way he was keeping their precious WWE title around his waist after that. Fake fuching belt anyways the big gold belt is the only one that counts not that stupid spiny thing...

[@sethkaplan]

He’s one of a kind👐

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The whole f’n show

[@larrystilltheeman39]

420 grows from Mother Earth! Everyone eating anything growing from the ground should be arrested then! I support 420 and RVD Rob Van Dam. Let's blaze my brother!

[@DoctorProfessorPablo]

HHH loved his downfall. Unlike Edge who was looking forward to working a program on an diff through the years.

[@kristianolliviere9045]

Really why?

[@edge1247]

@@kristianolliviere9045 Hunter tried to bury him in the early 2000s and he Buried Booker T Hunter was a prick.

[@blackmantis3130]

@@kristianolliviere9045 source: trust me bro

[@Brawnald]

Still the only name that comes to mind when I think “my personal favorite wrestler”. Glad my personal favorite wrestling KZbinr saw fit to cover him.

[@jamesm2631]

Was literally just youtubing RVD titantron and saw this posted three hours ago in up next column. Such crazy timing.

[@craigneal6746]

I was at wm22 when rvd won mitb and the pop he got was insane.

[@ipat202]

Need this today THANK YOU🙏🏻

[@arostwocents]

ROB VAN DAM THE WHOLE DAMN SHOW! His TNA theme was absolutely awesome. Hardcore Justice the crowd was so hot it sounded like it wasn't real crowd noise ❤

[@mikeyone100]

Move for Move no one came close to RVD at this time

[@smokininsight7620]

One of my all time faves, you’re doing great work with these.

[@beyondsw9256]

Rob van damn was the start of a generation

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! i Really do consistently enjoy everything about This channel. Thanks for yet Another great video Wrestling Bios 😄👍

[@vampirenessis8378]

I remember this was when I stopped watching wrestling completely, now I just watch videos about the way back then wrestling lol

[@michaelnagle5482]

All RVD had to do was just go a little slower on a highway and his entire career would've changed to what it ended up being. (I mean he had a great career right up to this moment, but he might not have gone to waste away in TNA considering what was happening in 2006.)

[@ryanhill6953]

32 is known for its speed traps and dickhead cops

[@phillyphiltheking]

I realllllllllllly love this channel!!! And this episode is about my favorite wrestler of all time

[@randybeans1984]

Best wrestling content on the tube!

[@angelaarmie5789]

nice. thanks for covering this.

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

RVD will always be one of my absolute favorites! Plus, he's from Battle Creek! I'm like half an hour away in Kalamazoo. 💜😍💜

[@jeffreykoch2788]

Best of the wrestling channel community 👏!

[@ultimatestoryteller]

His win is still one of my most favourite memories of that era. Also I still remember those "Cena swallows" chants.

[@KidGravityBeyond]

RVD’s run was a little late. He should have been Champ in 01 and should have been drafted to SD in 2002 and be a challenger for Lesnar.

[@mrowley7300]

02 should've been his year

[@billythekid22220]

It wasn’t late and it wasn’t early it’s was just fine. He was just as over as he was in 01-02 so it doesn’t matter

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@billythekid22220 nah rvd was the most popular full time wrestler in 2002 in 06 that wasn’t the case

[@billythekid22220]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I could easily argue that but it doesn’t matter he was still over af in 06

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@billythekid22220 and 2002 wrestling was way more relevant. Rvd earned so much better he was one of the best.

[@jamesb1988]

You should do a video on a similarly heartbreaking situation... William Regal's 2008 suspension!

[@savagecatgt]

Hunter obviously didn't want to work with him in the championship run. Probably thought regal wasn't good enough to face him for the belt.

[@constantincebuc229]

I wonder how long RVD's reign would have lasted if that thing didn't happened

[@curtailedbike4123]

I think he would have held the ecw belt up until they made a new champion, so most likely lashley at a big 4 ppv

[@justgallaghergolf80]

Long time subscriber. I love how u put together all your videos and “the Monday night war” but I would love more mid to late 90’s ECW videos. Sandman, Dreamer, Ravens nest with Beulah McGillicutty or Kimona, Joey Styles and Francine. As much as the NWO, Austin, The Rock, Taker and DX were a part of my childhood, I always felt like when I saw the ECW pirated DVDs that would circulate around our middle school it was taboo. It brings back some of the same nostalgia but in a different way.

[@peterq1978]

RVD and Sabu shoulda just said they were on some "Horseman Business", then it would have been no problem. weed was illegal then.... man

[@freeparking301]

“Sir we need you to step out of the car. We detect the presence of marijuana.” “Nah man. What’s you’re smelling is just horsemen business.”

[@HippySpeedballPodcast]

I love RVD! That's my podcast dream guest. Dope video, bro!

[@cowboysfan8845]

I Love your channel so much my favorite Wrestling channel on KZbin❤❤❤

[@conjugationsm8528]

Benjamin's matches never get the respect they deserve. Ditto for RVD.

[@baseupp12]

Heck you are talking about people who actually know wrestling know RVD is a legend

[@gottigotti6079]

Because most people dont care about matches alone.

[@conjugationsm8528]

@@baseupp12 even serious wrestling fans know RVD is a legend, but he's really considered a "midcard" legend due to his personal life. Let's not lie to ourselves, the person who kept Rob out of the pantheon of next level greats is RVD. I called him "underrated". I stand by that.

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

@@gottigotti6079 Okay gotti. Chill out there. Aren’t you hiding from folks high in power status or something. Thought you were dead lol

[@manhuntAC]

Its mad how much content you pump out pal

[@ericdravenX00X]

That still photo of RVD doing the splits in black sweats with no shirt. Doing the martial arts hand gestures. Screams Jean Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport when he is in the hotel room before the Kumite.. When i seen the still photo that what it reminded me of..

[@philbabb6460]

great job, thank you

[@alanrose4102]

Nice video dude. Great and entertaining content.

[@DizzleDog]

I already knew this story but watched the whole thing anyway because it was covered well. Just subscribed so I can see more content like this 👍

[@shady3legend]

If RVD was a WWE guy (orginally) he would probably got to keep his belt while suspended or got it back...I'm sure Orton, Cena, Edge, HBK and any other superstar that messed up at some point but still kept their push or some probably never even got in trouble

[@subzerofromny735]

Really? Cuz last time I checked, none of them got busted for using weed

[@woobgamer5210]

@@subzerofromny735 Randy Orton, Mister Kennedy during the 2007 steroid bust got suspended for, well, using steroids

[@blackmantis3130]

No one keeps the belt while suspended

[@Difrentstyles]

phew.. thought we where skipping a day

[@markjones5647]

As always brilliant

[@BoltUnagi]

if RVD hadn't gotten suspended. I could see him hold the ECW title until Wrestlemania 23 where he loses it to CM Punk. And as for the WWE title I could see him holding that title until at the 2007 Royal Rumble and dropping the title back to Cena.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Why ?

[@arslaanpasha3334]

Rvd was supposed to drop title at summerslam.

[@DoctorLLcoolJ]

Great video! I've been a fan of RVD since watching ECW in the 90's. I know you tend to stick to WWE but would you be up for doing a vid on RVD's TNA run?

[@Acemonkey87]

Nice uploads! Liked RVD when I saw him in a small role in "Blood Moon"

[@chipmarks5247]

Great breakdown, brother

[@RobertoTheGreat]

Great video brother

[@tythegolfer6279]

Cheers Great watch

[@jdfromnyisgod1789]

new video yeeeee i follow your channel religiously thank you wrestling bios !!!!!'nnnn

[@Greg-pi7xx]

Another top showing here my dude, RVD is one of the GOAT without doubt and deserved to win the belt and be the main guy it’s a shame it was cut short. Probably not the only one suggesting this but it’d be great if you could do a video on the Mick Foley vs Edge rivalry, Foleys anti ECW heel turn in particular was very intriguing as it took me by complete surprise. Keep em coming regardless 💪

[@bellzo5]

Can you do a Shelton Benjamin video. I believe he had alot of potential just not in to gimmicks

[@NationOfMasturbation]

Sad. After winning the WWE title, long overdue, he had to ruin it for himself...

[@prhmusic]

Without watching a moment, RVD is my favorite wrestler. Period.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The whole f’n show is that great

[@kennypatnaude3337]

RVD is my favorite of all time as well

[@josechavez1006]

I was just about to go to the hub until I got this video notification. Thank you wrestling bios

[@roryslaine7896]

I never watched ECW back in the day. I only heard of RVD during the invasion angle of the WWF in 2001. He instantly became my favourite wrestler. He was so much fun to watch. He had some great hardcore matches with Jeff Hardy during that time.

[@Chris-by1su]

WWE really messed up their ECW brand by not putting the title back on RVD and having Big Show hold it. If they didn’t want him representing the WWE title that’s one thing, but ECW is extreme. No one cared he got caught with some pot.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Why would they put the title in big show anyway lol nothing about big show is ecw haha

[@Dratchev241]

WWE still had stock holders they had to cater to.

[@kennethpoellnitz4003]

Wrestling bios......wrestling bios......thank you

[@sharpaction8241]

We never saw RVD and Rhyno much on ECW du to injury, lack of pushes...but the title run even as short as it was, made it incredible to follow. Great matches vs Jeff Hardy, Taker, Cena, Angle, Jericho, Austin. Was amazing while it lasted.

[@wrestlingwithart]

I'm packing a bowl in preparation for this suspension video. Lol

[@cdwest82]

Can we get a vid on Big Show's ECW run?

[@shadow_strike9956]

I actually think it was his best reign as a "world" champion in WWE. All his other reigns were really short and not memorable, but in 2006 The Big Show was literally everywhere ECW, feuding with DX, The undertaker etc.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

F no who wants to see that?

[@shadow_strike9956]

I remember as a 12 year old at the time being so confused on why RVD lost both titles in one week and suddenly disappeared during the height of his WWE run. I think the sad part is how even to this day in most states possession of marijuana is criminal offense.

[@Ario2547]

Drugs being illegal is a GOOD thing.

[@savagecatgt]

@Cyrus with that heel energy

[@ahmadceasar5484]

As a person who can't really make friends i find your videos a great pastime for me and i wanna say thank you

[@cal4207]

I'd ask Rob Van Damme if he wanted to hit my blunt but he would just get busted with it 🤣

[@cumexolaf3276]

If one of Vince's boys had done this while being champion, nothing would have happened. Maybe a few days suspension or a little budget cut, but not more. But he didn't want RVD being champion in the first place, especially not WWE Champ. He just did it to end One Night Stand 2 (the last ever must watch in wrestling history) and to start WWECW in a good way.

[@brandonleague3641]

Rob had it. The look. The talent and the personality. And the work ethic.

[@ikgixofficial1985]

The greatest "What If" in wwe history!

[@superrobz]

I can’t believe the likes of jeff hardy and shawn Michaels got multiple opportunities despite drug use yet RVD doesn’t despite while I don’t condone it, weed isn’t actually a massive deal compared to other substances

[@randomnerd3402]

In responsible use it does good things for some guys. It's done my Uncle wonders for his stress and temper issues.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Hbk and Jeff are wwe guys. Rvd is self made on his own. Plus rvd got busted for weed. And they were in trouble for pills. Remember a time when weed was considered crack level lmao

[@curtailedbike4123]

I think the difference is that rvd arrest was really Publicize, while Shawn’s was less known and Jeff was considered clean when he won the belt. Remember it wasn’t just because rvd was arrested it’s how he was arrested.

[@My19812011]

Shawn Michaels used drugs but outside of testing positive for steroids which he still denies to this day and was suspended and stripped of the IC title he’s never been arrested for possession of drugs nor arrested whilst WWF/WWE champion, think people forget that it wasn’t RVD taking drugs that was the problem and the fact he was found in possession of so many in his car and arrested that was the problem.

[@illkid86]

@@My19812011 Shawn was literally slurring in his promos on live TV

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Coincidentally I watched his match againts the big show on Sunday

[@jamesbounds]

I was hoping he would have won the WWE world title earlier on but glad he won it eventually. Just a shame the suspension halted his push.

[@mikebuglione32]

Man, I needed this today. Tough to be a Yankees fan 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Yankees are a joke. I guess you can’t buy championships anymore since many teams are now rich also.

[@grayeighty8974]

Been a yanks fan since i was 7. Im 33...some fans and our haters are being ridicoulous about our "demise". 🤣🤣🤣.

[@grayeighty8974]

"Joke" 😒. Most of our titles were with homegrown players, or vets we got at the trade deadline...we need one more ace 🤷🏾‍♂️.

[@mikebuglione32]

@@grayeighty8974 longest WS drought in our history. Problem is more than Boone, but today says a lot about the direction of the team. Ownership gave us 🖕🏻. I guess 3rd/4th place is acceptable

[@grayeighty8974]

@@mikebuglione32 longest WS drought in your lifetime your u mean...from 78'to 96 was our longest drought 🤦🏾‍♂️.