Rob Van Dam discusses his appearance on NXT.
WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam appeared on the October 29th episode of WWE NXT and told NXT General Manager Ava that he wanted to be involved with the following week's episode, which would be held at the 2300 Arena. At the end of the show, he appeared again during a brawl between Wes Lee and Je'Von Evans and said that they gave him an idea regarding what he wanted to do.
Speaking on his 1 Of A Kind with RVD podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer was asked to comment on his experience at WWE NXT and the WWE Performance Center.
“I’ve been there twice before, and it was a long time ago, ten years ago, and it did look a little different. They definitely had moved some stuff around, and if they had that many warehouses, then I didn’t realize it before, but a lot of that is theirs. It was really cool. It was just a good experience, everybody was grateful. Everyone’s happy and giving the legends a lot of love. So nothing terribly exciting, but also seeing a lot of my peers as well, and Bubba Ray Dudley, he was standing in the ring when I walked in one time to that area, and I slid in behind him to surprise him, and his calfs almost exploded in my face. I texted him and told him that [laughs], but his calves were huge and veins popping out. Looks like he’s been doing some toe raises, so good job, Bubba. Saw Shawn Michaels, saw Terry Taylor, yes I did [see William Regal]," Rob Van Dam said.
Rob Van Dam was also asked about interacting with NXT General Manager Ava. He noted that she was cool, as was everyone else there. He stated that everyone that he met was cool, and they all came up to him and introduced themselves.
“She was cool. Everybody was cool. I was just kind of like an extra, popping in and being me, and they were all there, learning and doing....I met everybody, everyone was super cool. They all came up and go, ‘Hi, I’m Veronica, good to meet you,'" Rob Van Dam said.
Rob Van Dam also noted that he watched the show that he was on to try to prepare for the following week so he knew everybody a little bit better.
During the podcast, Rob Van Dam did not comment on his plans for the November 6th episode of NXT, other than saying that he would be there.
Fightful will have coverage of NXT as it airs on November 6th.
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