Rob Van Dam gives update on in-ring status

It’s been nearly a year since Rob Van Dam last competed in the ring, but he does not consider himself retired. The most recent match for RVD took place on the 4/20 edition of AEW Rampage in 2024, where he won a four-way over Komander, Isiah Kassidy, and Lee Johnson. On a new episode of Insight, RVD told Chris Van Vliet that — despite the 11-month absence — he feels great physically and is still taking wrestling bookings. He’s willing to discuss anything but is only going to take matches that make sense for him financially. “It’s been a minute, it’s been almost a year since I’ve had a match,” RVD said. “And I do have some matches that are in conversation in the near future, like over the next — people are talking about even a year from now. And I’m like, ‘Dude, I don’t even know if I’m going to wrestle a year from now.’ You know what I mean? But stuff coming up that I can’t talk about yet. And stuff like bookings throughout all of 2026. For me, it’s something that it’s still like, if you want to discuss it, i