Rob Van Dam discusses his AEW debut.
Last week on AEW Dynamite 200, Rob made his promotional debut to confront Jack Perry. Later on in the show, it would be announced that he would be facing Perry for the FTW Championship on this week’s Dynamite.
The return was kept a secret by AEW, as it was reported they were being very secretive prior to his appearance. Speaking on his 1 Of A Kind podcast, Rob discussed his AEW debut and the lengths the company went to to keep the moment a secret.
“It was a pretty good reaction from the crowd. I was concerned that the surprise would be blown because it usually is, and it didn’t get too far out. Even a lot of the boys were surprised, and they went through so much trouble to hide me. Even after we pulled into the garage, they put me in a wheelchair and put a black curtain over the top of me and pushed me all the way back to this room and I just had my own room, so I was like, ‘I’m not gonna fuck it up after they went through all that trouble’ and so I just stayed into my room until after my appearance. I was still seeing guys at the end of the night, Jeff Hardy and Matt and Brian Cage and they were still surprised. Everyone kept the lid on it pretty good,”
Rob Van Dam
As of this writing, there is no word on exactly how long Van Dam will be part of AEW, but it is said that his deal with the company is short term.
We will have to wait and see if Van Dam can dethrone Perry.
H/T to Fightful
Follow Corey at @CoreyBrennanBS on Twitter
If you enjoy Bodyslam’s content, you can help donate to the site here. You can also visit our PWTees store and buy Bodyslam official merchandise here.
You can listen to all of Bodyslam’s podcasts by following us on Spotify and subscribing to our YouTube Channel, or any of your favorite podcast platforms.ⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘ
