Backstage with Melissa Santos, Rob Van Dam discussed the mind of Moose. He said that Moose has had his eyes on him since RVD returned earlier this year, and he knows where the money is, setting up a match with a legend. However, there are consequences to all actions, and he'll face his tonight at Slammiversary.
#4. Moose vs. Rob Van Dam
Moose laid out RVD with a shoulder block. Van Dam took him down to the mat and attempted a Rolling Thunder. Moose rolled to the outside, but couldn't escape RVD's springboard senton.
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Moose shook off the cobwebs while Van Dam was interacting with the crowd, landing a bicycle kick on the Hardcore Icon. He managed to counter a powerbomb into a hurricanrana, though and leapt off the apron with another rolling senton.
Inside the ring, Moose was placed in the corner where he was met by a series of shoulder thrusts and a rolling roundhouse to the head. As he ran across the ring, Moose followed up with a running boot and a delayed dropkick. RVD was tossed outside after a suplex, with Moose looking for the count-out victory.
Van Dam made it back inside, only to face the power of Moose, launching him hard into the turnbuckle, damaging his back. Moose used RVD's taunt, much to the chagrin of the Impact crowd. A rear chin lock took Mr. Friday Nights to the ground. As he got back to his feet, Moose planted another bicycle kick on his jaw. Some more taunting from him allowed RVD to shake off the daze he was in, sending him spine first onto the ramp outside.
Moose came back in to retaliate but was dropped by a pair of clotheslines. Moose caught him with a poke to the eye, only to be met by a leaping back kick to the face. A split-legged moonsault earned Van Dam a two-count.
Van Dam went up top, where he was followed by Moose with a standing dropkick. The Go To Hell planted him square in the middle of the ring, but he managed to kick out regardless. The two men traded punches, with Moose avoiding a kick for a DDT. After a nip-up, he went up top for the Five Star Frog Splash. Van Dam rolled away, seeing Moose crash into the ground. A spinning back kick to the gut from him set up for a DDT.
The referee checked on Moose. As RVD came over to continue his assault, he was hit by a low blow through the ref. Moose rolled outside and grabbed a chair. The ref stopped him, allowing Van Dam to get back to his feet and hit the Van Daminator. Moose was able to get his leg across the rope before the pinfall.
A drop toe hold to the chair allowed Van Dam to go up for the Five Star Frog Splash. Moose rolled away, sending Van Dam into the chair. A spear from the big man sealed RVD's fate.
Result: Moose defeated Rob Van Dam via pinfall