RVD Shares Unique Way Promoters Used To Solve Backstage Fights

RVD will pop up where you least expect him, and he’s made a career of dazzling his fans. He’s also seen a lot of political situations backstage, but he’s mostly stayed out of any drama. That being said, the Whole F’n Show has also seen everything you can in this business.

Over the past few years, backstage altercations have occurred within AEW, involving various individuals, from Eddie Kingston and Sammy Guevara to the well-known All Out Brawl. This has created a tumultuous atmosphere behind the scenes at the company. Of course, CM Punk and Jack Perry’s situation takes the cake.

Rob Van Dam recently had a brief stint in AEW, engaging in a short program with Jack Perry, who was a participant in the most recent backstage brawl at All In. That led to CM Punk’s firing, and now AEW must figure out what’s next for the Collision brand.

During the latest episode of the During his 1 of a Kind podcast, RVD mentioned that while such incidents did occur in the past, they were typically resolved promptly, sometimes by arranging actual matches between the involved parties.

“It happened, and it wasn’t that big of a deal. I’m sure people are going to shit on this opinion, but that’s what I said when I saw that every single site was picking this up. I said to Katie, I’m sure it’s my old school fundamentals, but I said, ‘I don’t think this should be that big of a deal.’ She said, ‘Right, they’re both fighters, right?’ I see at weigh-ins where they do the face off, and they take the picture, a lot of times they get to close and they pie face and start going at it or whatever, and I get you got to set some strict rules if you don’t want that to happen every single time, I get it with that.”

“But with wrestling, it’s even a little bit different because the competitors don’t have the whole injury, win or lose, be in the best condition possible to have every advantage, wrestlers aren’t in that the same way that a fighter is. So if they let out a little bit of steam every once in a while, usually what would happen is that the promoter would put those two in the ring as soon as possible. That happened every time that I can think about it. That’s what Paul did with me and Taz.”

“It’s always been that way, and I always find that people work it out by working together. I’m surprised that it’s that big of news, but if you look at it like it’s football, sure whatever, I guess. With wrestling, I don’t know, it’s not something you should just ignore if you’re the boss, and you got millions and millions invested and some of that is going to these two players, and you need to handle the business end of it to protect your investment. Besides that, it’s not the same thing as the corporate office, it’s the dressing room.”

The pro wrestling business certainly isn’t what it used to be in a lot of ways. Still, some people have never lost that backstage integrity and the gritty nature that can come with everything.

RVD might show up in AEW again, because his vibe was appreciated in a big way. Only time will tell if a name like his could become a nice draw for Tony Khan, because odds are it wouldn’t come with nearly as much drama as the Second City Savior.

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