The rise of movie star involvement in skilled wrestling has been a pattern in recent times, with stars like Logan Paul, Pat McAfee, and Jelly Roll making an affect in WWE. Nonetheless, WWE Corridor of Famer and ECW legend Rob Van Dam shouldn’t be a fan of the motion, stating in a brand new interview that he believes movie star wrestlers harm the “credibility” of the enterprise and that it’s the “reverse of defending the enterprise.”
On the TMZ Inside The Ring podcast, RVD was requested if his long-held dislike for movie star wrestlers has modified. He was blunt in his response, stating that whereas he understands the enterprise is evolving, he nonetheless isn’t a fan of the follow.
“I modified my thoughts to the extent of the place I can say, look. I acquired no management over it. The enterprise is altering in so some ways away from what it was once, and I do know there’s nothing I can do to cease it. So I’m watching it occur. I’m understanding it much less and fewer. Am I having fun with it? No, not likely… Celebrities coming in, I’ve all the time felt prefer it takes like, one, it actually hurts the credibility of what we’re doing. Two, you started working round them to make it appear to be they might do one thing that they actually couldn’t do. And three, it’s simply dangerous for the enterprise. That one which I acquired taught, I used to be taught, shield the enterprise first. That was the primary rule. And that is the other of defending the enterprise.”
Whereas he’s not a fan of the pattern basically, RVD did make a notable exception for Logan Paul. He praised Paul’s athletic capacity and his spectacular in-ring abilities, significantly his execution of RVD’s personal signature transfer, the Frog Splash.
“I feel his Frog Splash is great, implausible, as I wish to say, hey, yeah, you realize, he’s clearly very proficient, very athletic. He picked it up actually fast. Do I really feel totally different about him somewhat bit? There’s all the time exceptions. I don’t imagine in absolutes wherever, and he’s positively an exception.”
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