5 Times Rob Van Dam stole the show in WWE

#2 Wins the WWE Hardcore Championship

Rob Van Dam as the WWE Hardcore Champion

Rob Van Dam made his WWE debut in 2001 as part of the now-infamous Invasion that saw WCW and ECW invade the New York promotion. WWE fans were excited to see RVD in the company and cheered him despite him being a part of the heels.

Invasion 2001Jeff Hardy vs. RVD for the WWF Hardcore Championship. pic.twitter.com/X7kQDVv2r5

— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) July 14, 2020

WCW and ECW members, known as The Alliance, would clash with WWE at the Invasion pay-per-view. The event is remembered for several first-time matches, but RVD vs Jeff Hardy stole the show. The two daredevils met in a dream match, and they did not disappoint in the hardcore setting that allowed them to go all out. The match was a brilliant spectacle involving ladders, chairs, and all the inventive violence.

Congratulations to Rob Van Dam on his WWE Hall of Fame Induction.RVD is one of my top 3 wrestlers of all time. Still one of my favorite matches was him vs. Jeff Hardy for the Hardcore Championship at Invasion 2001.If you have time, please go check it out. pic.twitter.com/kHVLrgKoxi

— Alexander Thomas (@ManOf1003Holds) March 29, 2021

The frantic action came to an end when RVD hit the Five Star Frogsplash for the win and the first of many WWE Championships. The match was easily the best of the night and a perfect pay-per-view debut for the Whole F'n Show.