Top 5 WWE gimmicks based on real people

#4 Rob Van Dam based on Jean Claude van Damme

One of a kind, he says

Rob Van Dam has always been an immensely popular character and even had a legit shot at superstardom until he was caught violating the WWE’s Wellness Policy and in possession of a large amount of cannabis. His career as a main eventer was done for after that.

To anyone who has seen RVD, the similarities between him and action movie star Jean-Claude van Damme are enormous. The two have similar sounding names, they look quite similar, and they both have a martial arts base for their offence.

It is clear as daylight to anyone who has seen the two men that Rob Van Dam is very much a ripoff of the manliest man to have hit Hollywood in the 1990s. Ironic that RVD’s theme goes “One of a Kind.”