Rob Van Dam (GWF)

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Rob Van Dam
Ring name(s)	Robbie V Rob Van Dam Rob Szatkowski Rob Zakowsk
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Born	December 18, 1970 (age 41) Battle Creek, Michigan
Resides	Los Angeles, California
Billed from	Battle Creek, Michigan
Trained by	The Sheik
Debut	1990 (pro wrestling) January 18, 2011 (GWF)

Robert Alexander Szatowski (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (RVD), is an efed professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed with the Global Wrestling Federation.

Efed wrestling career

Global Wrestling Federation

Debut, Royal Rumble Winner and World Heavyweight Champion (2011-2012)

5-Star Soaring Eagles and Hardcore Champion (2012-present)

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Five-Star Frog Splash (High-angle frog splash, sometimes while turning in mid-air)
  • Van Daminator (Spinning heel kick to a steel chair held in front of the opponent's face)
  • Van Terminator (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick, usually with a chair positioned on the opponent's face)

• Signature moves
  • 450° splash
  • Corkscrew leg drop
  • Monkey flip to a standing or cornered opponent
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Chair Surf / Skateboard (Running dropkick, driving a steel chair into the face of a seated opponent in the corner of the ring)
    • Diving super
    • Spinning crescent
    • Step-over spinning wheel, as a kick counter
  • Plancha
  • Rolling Thunder transitioned into either a monkey flip, a somersault senton or a vertical splash
  • Standing moonsault, sometimes preceded by a cartwheel

• Managers
  • Bill Alfonso
  • Vickie Guerrero
  • Jack Swagger (Tag team partner)

• Nicknames
  • "Mr. Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday Thursday / Friday Night"
  • "Mr. Pay-Per-View"
  • "The Battle Creek Barbarian"
  • "RVD"
  • "The Whole Dam Show"
  • "The Whole F'n Show"

• Entrance themes
  • "One of a Kind" by Breaking Point
  • "The Whole F'n Show!" by Kushinator

Championship and accomplishments

• Global Wrestling Federation
  • GWF World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
  • GWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • GWF European Championship (1 time)
  • GWF Hardcore Championship (5 times)
  • GWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
  • GWF Tag Team Championship (2 times, inaugural) – with Sabu (1, inaugural), Vampiro (1)
  • Royal Rumble (2011)