Rob Van Dam

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Van Dam in February 2005
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Ring name(s) Robbie V
Kyle Van Dam
Kyle Szatkowski
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 237 lb (108 kg)
Born December 18, 1970 (age 40)
Battle Creek, Michigan
Resides Los Angeles, California
Billed from Battle Creek, Michigan
Trained by The Sheik
Debut 1990

Kyle "Rob" Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Kyle Van Dam (KVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Szatkowski has held 20 championships between ECW, IWE and TNA, as well as several regional titles in various promotions during his career. He is officially recognized by TNA as a three-time World Champion having held the IWE Championship, XCW World Heavyweight Championship, albeit under the IWE banner, and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once each. On the independent scene he had three additional World Title reigns being a former two time AWR World Heavyweight Champion and former WSW World Heavyweight Champion. He is the only man to hold the XCW and IWE Championships simultaneously and the only man to have won the XCW, IWE and TNA World Heavyweight titles in his career. He is the only man to achieve both IWE and XCW's version of the Triple Crown. Part of XCW's Triple Crown included the XCW World Television Championship, of which KVD's 700 day reign was the longest.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1990–1995)

Xtreme Championship Wrestling

Debut (1996)

Teaming with Jason (1996–1998)

World Television Champion (1998–2001)

World Television Champion (1998–2001)

Unifying championships (2001–2002)

Teaming and feuding with Chris LeGreca (2002–2003)

Various feuds (2003–2004)

Reviving XCW (2005–2007)

Independent circuit (2007–2010)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

World Heavyweight Champion (2010)

Feud with Immortal; Championship pursuits (2010–present)

Other media

Filmography

KVD–TV

KVD Radio

Video games

Personal life

Training

2006 arrest

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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Van Dam as No Limits Wrestling (NLW) Champion at American Wrestling Rampage.
  • All Star Wrestling
    • ASW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • American Wrestling Rampage
    • AWR World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • International Wrestling Federation
    • IWF Television Championship (1 time)
  • National Wrestling Council
    • NWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Bradley
  • Peach State Wrestling
    • PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
    • SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chaz Rocco
  • World Stars of Wrestling
    • WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

1Kyle Van Dam's IWE European Championship win is not listed on IWE's European Championship history page, however it was acknowledged on his alumni page, Michael Cole's SmackDown Vs. Raw 2011 commentary, and is listed in IWE's official encyclopedia.

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