Rob Van Dam first starting out wrestling barefoot like Kevin Von Erich before him and Matt Riddle is one of the “sole” stars to carry on that legacy. The WWE Hall Of Famer spoke with Sportskeeda recently and was asked about Matt Riddle receiving the comparisons to The Whole F’n Show.
“I like Matt, he’s a good guy and I can see the influence and why people would say that,” RVD said. “The style that I used to do was fought against by the office a lot and now people flip over the top rope to the floor so much that it’s not really as exciting. I think it’s harder to stand out nowadays, especially when you’re trying to stand out with your moves. Matt has his own unique style of MMA that he brings. I used to wrestle barefoot when I started out too also, but yeah, he’s definitely a character that everyone is going to remember.”
Rob continued to talk about how his unorthodox wrestling style influenced the current generation of talent and how rewarding it is to be considered a person’s favorite wrestler when he was competing in the days of Steve Austin or The Rock.
“I think that I was one of the strongest influences on today’s generation. A lot of fans, even if they think they remember the main event big pushes of Stone Cold and The Rock, sometimes when you mention RVD and you think about it you’re like, ‘yeah, he was my favorite.’ I always get told I was everybody’s favorite wrestler and it was because I was different, so that’s also very rewarding.”
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