Rob Van Dam Details How Recent WWE SmackDown Appearance Came Together

The stars were out in force for WWE SmackDown's return to the USA Network on September 13, with several Hall of Famers shown watching the show from the crowd. Amongst them was Rob Van Dam, who recently opened up about how his appearance came to be.

Speaking during an episode of his 1 Of A Kind With RVD podcast, Van Dam noted that it was a last-minute deal, saying:

"It was an invite that happened without a lot of notice at all. It was awesome to be there, the 25th Anniversary, I believe, for SmackDown. They had shown some legends in the crowd. It was cool to be part of that. Katie (Forbes) came because she loves WWE and she loves RVD, so it was cool to have her by my side. Everybody was really cool. It was cool to see everybody. I talked to Mr. Paul Heyman for quite a while and got to hang out. It was good to see him. He is obviously one of my closest friends there, but everybody, it was a good vibe. It was a one day notice to fly out there. Wednesday, 'Sorry about the short notice. You have to leave tomorrow. Are you available on Friday?', and I was."

The 53-year-old also revealed that he recorded some interviews for a future WWE release, possibly for something that will air on Netflix, adding:

"I did some interviews for some, I don't know if it’s going to be a DVD, or actually I think it might be a Netflix release. I'm not really sure. We all did. We all took turns doing some interviews and stuff, so that was pretty cool".

The former WWE Champion turned down the chance to record an interview for Netflix's Mr. McMahon documentary series.

The 'Whole F'N Show' has made it clear he is open to wrestling in a WWE ring, particularly for one last match with former rival John Cena during Cena's 2025 retirement tour.

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