On the latest episode of 1 Of A Kind, Rob Van Dam opened up about his personal “Mount Rushmore” of ECW, naming the wrestlers he considers to be the most influential and impactful in his career. In addition to discussing his favorite opponents from the hardcore promotion, Van Dam shared stories and memories of his time in ECW, highlighting some of the legendary figures who helped shape the promotion’s legacy. You can check out some of the key moments and highlights from the episode below:
Rob Van Dam on his mount rushmore of ECW opponents:
“I’m gonna say Sabu, Taz, Sandman, and — if it’s for me, I’m leaning towards [Tommy] Dreamer. I believe part of that equation was for my opponents or something like that, because I would want to put Raven up there, but I really didn’t work with him a lot.”
Rob Van Dam on not having Jerry Lynn on the list:
“I would be [an honorable mention] I think before him, I would put like The Gangsters, maybe The Eliminators. Just because I think of those guys as always being there and being part of the structure. And then with Jerry, like he came in the last couple of years or whatever. And then, I don’t know what he was doing outside of having great matches with me as far as that goes to make him stand out as Mt. Rushmore worthy… A lot of honorable mentions but if I had to pick four of what I would consider worthy, and that were my opponents, that’s what I would say. Because I had a lot of great matches with all those guys, and of course a lot of other guys too.”
