{"id":2011182,"date":"2025-09-10T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2011182"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:15:59","slug":"rob-van-dam-says-celebrity-wrestlers-damage-the-business-wrestling-news-wwe-news-aew-news-wwe-results-spoilers-wwe-wrestlepalooza-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rob-van-dam-says-celebrity-wrestlers-damage-the-business-wrestling-news-wwe-news-aew-news-wwe-results-spoilers-wwe-wrestlepalooza-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Van Dam Says Celebrity Wrestlers Damage The Business Wrestling News &#8211; WWE News, AEW News, WWE Results, Spoilers, WWE Wrestlepalooza Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- FBImageStart --><\/p>\n<picture id=\"wns_postimage2\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-cache.wrestlingnewssource.com\/u\/webp_full\/e0d99145113fd2ba6cb6f054828300be_780_438.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- FBImageStop --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mobile_line\"\/>\n<section>\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"501\">Celebrity appearances in wrestling have become more common than ever, with names like Logan Paul, Pat McAfee, and even country star Jelly Roll stepping inside a WWE ring. While many fans enjoy the crossover appeal, Rob Van Dam is not among them. The WWE Hall of Famer and ECW icon made it clear during a recent interview that he believes celebrity involvement damages the credibility of professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"760\">Speaking on the TMZ Inside The Ring podcast, RVD was asked if his stance on outsiders in wrestling has softened over the years. He was straightforward, explaining that while he accepts the industry continues to evolve, he remains unimpressed by the trend.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1487\">\u201cI changed my mind to the extent of where I can say, look. I got no control over it. The business is changing in so many ways away from what it used to be, and I know there\u2019s nothing I can do to stop it. So I\u2019m watching it happen. I\u2019m understanding it less and less. Am I enjoying it? No, not really\u2026 Celebrities coming in, I\u2019ve always felt like it takes like, one, it really hurts the credibility of what we\u2019re doing. Two, you got to work around them to make it look like they could do something that they really couldn\u2019t do. And three, it\u2019s just bad for the business. That one that I got taught, I was taught, protect the business first. That was the number one rule. And this is the opposite of protecting the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1755\">Despite his criticism, Van Dam did offer some praise for Logan Paul, who has surprised many with his natural ability in the ring. RVD highlighted Paul\u2019s athleticism and specifically applauded his execution of the Frog Splash, a move RVD himself helped make famous.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"2067\">\u201cI think his Frog Splash is excellent, fantastic, as I like to say, hey, yeah, you know, he\u2019s obviously very talented, very athletic. He picked it up really quick. Do I feel different about him a little bit? There\u2019s always exceptions. I don\u2019t believe in absolutes anywhere, and he\u2019s definitely an exception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive Interview: Rob Van Dam Drops John Cena Tour Secret &amp; Defends Matt Riddle | Inside The Ring\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/48mcAKegMds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wrestlingnewssource.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrity appearances in wrestling have become more common than ever, with names like Logan Paul, Pat McAfee, and even country star Jelly Roll stepping inside a WWE ring. 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