More than three decades after his in-ring debut, Rob Van Dam is still having fun.
The former world champion continues to compete around the world for various companies. In October, he is set to perform at One Pro Wrestling's A New Twist of Fate.
In an interview with Steve Fall of NBC Sports Boston, RVD discussed this stage of his career, He stated that he doesn't feel the need to wrestle all the time because being selective makes the most sense for him.
"A lot of the guys feel like they gotta get out there every single weekend. I’ve never been that guy, and those guys run their value down to the ground. My value’s still going up the longer I’m in it, so I definitely think that I chose the right path for me," RVD said.
The WWE Hall of Famer has been more active this year, as he has wrestled for NOAH, OTT, and other promotions. He noted that he might have to raise his standard because he keeps getting offers, but the legend called this current run a "rejuvenation."
"This year, a lot of the offers that are coming through are working so much, I gotta raise my standard up again because I’m so busy. It’s been like a rejuvenation. 10-12 matches, which is, I like having them to keep me in top shape and motivate me to keep working out, keep at my best and everything anyway. Besides that, I have been having fun lately in the ring too," he said.
RVD worked a few dates in Japan, and he noted a return next year looks likely. He expressed that he enjoys wrestling in Japan because it's a different environment and he has a lot of history there.
“It looks like it’s very likely that it will keep happening. I’ve already gone back. I wrestled there June 12, and then I came back on July 16, just a couple weeks ago. We’re talking about maybe a return in January, so yeah, it’s pretty cool. I love wrestling in Japan. I started wrestling there in ‘93. Somebody, a fan there that every wrestler knows this fan, Masa, we all know this guy. He had the whole breakdown for me of, this was the 22nd time that I’d been to Japan, and he had the breakdown, how many times I’d been to that building, the Nippon Budokhan, and how many times I was there with All Japan and then FMW and then New Japan and IWGP and WWE and all these different companies, so it’s pretty cool. I have a lot of history there. Man, the wrestling is so much better. I was watching the other matches, and I was really proud to be part of that," RVD said.
RVD previously recalled how he told WWE he was ready to return at the Royal Rumble, but they didn't take him up on it. His comments are available here.
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