Why RVD hasn't been feuding w/anyone yet.

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-According to reports, one potential reason Rob Van Dam has had random matches on television upon returning to WWE, as opposed to being locked into an actual feud with one specific wrestler, is because of the terms of his new WWE contract.

Van Dam's current deal with WWE calls for him to work for 90 days before taking an unspecified amount of time off, before returning back to action for the company.

Source PWInsider.com via Rajah (prepare your grains of salt)

Heckuva contract. Well, I just saw him at the Oakland house show and he still seemed to be giving his best efforts. He had a match against Ryback, which could make for an interest feud should they ever work out the kinks in this contract.

[cabbageboy]

Perhaps but it still doesn't make a ton of sense. He can't feud with someone for 90 days? I tend to think he was dropped right into a Summerslam build and WWE didn't quite have anything coherent set for him, but hopefully will coming out of SS. I had the idea that he could enter an actual program with Del Rio and then win the title just in time to have Sandow cash in on him. Then he takes the time off, comes back for the Rumble.

[RIHT]

WWE is stupid. Just give him a match against Ryback or something for taking out Jericho or something. Maybe a match over respect. At this point, there's no time for build so WWE needs to just shove RVD onto the card and roll with it.

[Mesousa287793]

RVD and Ryback feud: whoever loses has to lose their attire make-up artist.

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RVD doesn't feud well. His demeanor doesn't lend itself to blood feuds. He's all about wowing the fans and, occasionally, winning belts.

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Aug 12, 2013 17:44:56 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

RVD doesn't feud well. His demeanor doesn't lend itself to blood feuds. He's all about wowing the fans and, occasionally, winning belts.

Pretty much. RVD is a better show off than Ziggler can ever hope to be.

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RVD really needs his 8-12 months to feud, its hard to squeeze a feud in 3 months. lol at this reasoning. I bet that once he returns, his first feud will last under 3 months.

[cherry coloured funk]

Maybe he structured the deal that way on purpose? Maybe he has a previous engagement or... something?

[Old Jack Burton]

I kind of like him not feuding. The notion of a wrestler being there to win matches and work his way up the ladder is always given to "serious" guys like Cesaro, but its working well for RVD.

And anyway, he does have a low-key feud with Del Rio right now.

[Bub (BLM)]

Aug 12, 2013 19:32:53 GMT -5 Old Jack Burton said:

I kind of like him not feuding. The notion of a wrestler being there to win matches and work his way up the ladder is always given to "serious" guys like Cesaro, but its working well for RVD.

And anyway, he does have a low-key feud with Del Rio right now.

It's also classic RVD booking. Outside of Sabu (briefly) and Scotty Anton, RVD never really "feuded" with anyone during his run as ECW TV Champion. He just wrestled random guys and that's all people needed. Heck, his series of matches with Jerry Lynn weren't part of a feud, they were just stories told through matches.

[suave]

Aug 12, 2013 17:40:53 GMT -5 Mesousa287793 said:

RVD and Ryback feud: whoever loses has to lose their attire make-up artist.

Seamstress on a pole match?

[kidglov3s]

Is there a good reason not to reunite RVD and Kane?

[cabbageboy]

From the looks of Raw tonight it looks like he's going to feud with The Shield, or the Ambrose thing could be a 1 night deal. Who knows? Ironically I don't believe RVD has ever held the US title. He sorta went for it in 2004 on Smackdown but was denied during Cena's initial build and feud with Booker. In that way maybe this is the start of a storyline of RVD going after the belts he's never won (US, World).

That said, I really don't need to see RVD as US champ. Just have him hit the 5 Star on Ambrose and the Shield runs in for a DQ or something. Then Van Dam can go after Del Rio.

[The Beast Disincarnate]

Aug 12, 2013 17:44:56 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

RVD doesn't feud well. His demeanor doesn't lend itself to blood feuds. He's all about wowing the fans and, occasionally, winning belts.

exactly..It seems like the guy never had a feud in his WWE career, i swear i cannot remember a single one

[PTBartman]

Aug 12, 2013 18:38:09 GMT -5 cherry coloured funk said:

Maybe he structured the deal that way on purpose? Maybe he has a previous engagement or... something?

According to my sources he's getting ready to open on Broadway as Wooderson, the role made famous by Mathew McCaughnohy, in Dazed and Confused: The Musical. He'll have a solo, I Keep Getting Older (buth they just stay the same. He'll also participate in most of the full cast production numbers as well as serve as a Technical advisor.