Seth Rollins donned gear for the Extreme Rules premium live event in October 2022 that was quite reminiscent of Rob Van Dam’s signature attire. As Rob Van Dam established himself in the world of wrestling in Philadelphia, the birthplace of ECW, Seth Rollins’ tribute was befitting of the venue with such a great history attached to it.
In a new interview with Wrestling News, Rob Van Dam recalled being proud to have his likeness associated with the event, though he admitted he was in the dark about the whole thing until he hopped on Twitter the next morning.
“It’s pretty cool you know because they were in Philadelphia and it was some kind of Extreme Rules match so it was cool to be the role model for that whole thing, for at least Seth. Nah, I found out on Twitter the next day like everybody else. I understood it more the next day as I got a little bit more info and then of course some people are like ‘Dude they’re gonna reach out to you, they’re gonna bring you in’ and I’m like not thinking too much into it. Who knows, I figured it was probably Paul Heyman’s idea so I sent him a fist bump emoji.”
RVD
In the Fight Pit Match and during his entrance at Extreme Rules, Rollins posed, exactly like RVD used to do. Rollins also scaled the side of the cage during the match yelling “Seth Freakin’ Rollins” reminiscent of the way RVD used to shout “Rob Van Dam.” The Architect also executed a Frog Splash in a fashion resembling RVD’s Five-Star Frog Splash finisher.
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