Rob Van Dam says he doesn't think about retirement anymore

[Chris]

It doesn't look like Rob Van Dam will be stepping away from the ring any time soon.

While appearing on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, the 52-year-old RVD was asked if he ever thinks about how much longer he's going to be able to wrestle. RVD said it's not something he really thinks about anymore. He might quit taking bookings one day, but he may never officially retire.

RVD said:

Not really. I mean, sometimes the thought goes through my head like if I'm having a bad travel day for instance: 'I'm done. I hate this. I just want to be home. Traveling sucks.' I'll have those moments inside my head, but they usually don't last that long.
And I used to think I was going to retire, that was like several years ago, and I thought I was probably close to hanging the boots up. And now I just don't even think I will. I think I'll be like Dory Funk Jr. I may quit taking bookings, but I don't think I'm going to make a big deal out of being retired because the credibility of wrestlers retiring is so blown anyway, you know?
Sabu used to say it'd be cool if we did a retirement tour and we went around the world and wrestled for all the companies that we've wrestled for. But the timing of that didn't work out too well because he finished up before me.

RVD said he doesn't have a goal that he still wants to accomplish in wrestling. He wrestles because he enjoys doing it. It gives him a reason to stay conditioned and he likes connecting with the fans.

RVD noted that, because he doesn't have the back issues he used to have, he feels better in his 50s than he did in his 40s.

In recent weeks, RVD has wrestled twice for AEW. He made his AEW debut in a loss to Jack Perry on the August 9 episode of Dynamite. RVD then returned to AEW on Collision last Saturday, teaming with Hook in a victory against Matt Menard & Angelo Parker. The Collision episode took place in RVD's home state of Michigan.

RVD was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. He's a former WWE, ECW, and TNA World Champion.

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/rob-van-dam-on-retirement-i-dont-even-think-i-will

 

[Spider DKR]

I respect wrestlers who can compete in their 50s and not chase bullshit retirement paydays so if he can he should. Do what you love until you can't, that's the thing of dreams.

 

[Deezy]

Just like hismentor The Shiek.

 

[Cwalker]

Does any wrestler ever actually retire?

Unless their forced due to health issues

 

[Comrade Khan]

Does any wrestler ever actually retire?

Unless their forced due to health issues

you retire when you can't get cleared or you stopped getting booked

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Hearing RVD saying all of that during the Interview of course he would say all of this. He always went to the beat of his own Drum good to hear still in love with Wrestling all these Years still.

 

[Deadd2009]

Imagine having RVD/Sabu going after the IMPACT tag belts lol.