{"id":141672,"date":"2025-09-09T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=141672"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:54:02","slug":"wwe-hall-of-famer-rob-van-dam-reveals-nixed-john-cena-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/09\/wwe-hall-of-famer-rob-van-dam-reveals-nixed-john-cena-match\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam Reveals Nixed John Cena Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Hall of Famer, ECW legend, and alumnus. Rob Van Dam recently revealed in an interview with TMZ about a failed plan to have one last match with John Cena. The pair wrestled an iconic match at ECW One Night Stand in 2006, where in Rob Van Dam secured his first and only WWE Championship in his time with North America&#8217;s biggest promotion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Heyman counts the pinfall for RVD in his WWE Title\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/02WUftADD28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When asked about John Cena\u2019s Farewell Tour, Van Dam said the following. \u201cI was talking to them (WWE), there was a lot of interest. Without giving away too many details, we were probably gonna do it. And then I broke my heels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Whole F\u2019n Show suffered a double heel fracture in April during Major League Wrestling\u2019s Battle Riot VII. Prior to that, RVD had not wrestled in a year, last winning a four-way elimination match on AEW Rampage.<\/p>\n<p>Cena\u2019s Farewell tour has received mixed reviews thus far. Whilst there has been negativity on social media regarding his infamous heel run, the live crowd reactions have been nothing short of positive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE 1\ufe0f\u20e37\ufe0f\u20e3 TIME CHAMP IS HERE!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCvyixE512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WCvyixE512<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1914149074627858447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The record-breaking 17-time World Champion has wrestled numerous former rivals, including CM Punk and Randy Orton. He is also scheduled to compete against a returning Brock Lesnar at the upcoming Wrestlepalooza event, rounding out this tour of John Cena reigniting some of his best feuds over his illustrious 20+ year career.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst Van Dam was never a genuine rival to Cena, the match between them at ECW One Night Stand was extraordinary. Both men&#8217;s styles complimented each other, with their demeanors further giving each one a distinguishing trait that people could get behind or outright reject. The atmosphere was hostile on the 2006 edition of ECW One Night Stand, and the fans made it known who they wanted to win.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141684\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rob_Van_Dam,_PWS_Rahway,_NJ,_US_(2).jpg#\/media\/File:Rob_Van_Dam,_PWS_Rahway,_NJ,_US_(2).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141684 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of former WWE and ECW star and former John Cena rival, Rob Van Dam.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Rob_Van_Dam_PWS_Rahway_NJ_US_2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WikiMedia Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cIF CENA WINS WE RIOT\u201d fan sign is one of the most famous in wrestling history. Thankfully, there was no need for a riot as Van Dam captured his only WWE Championship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cIf Cena Wins, WE RIOT!\u201d RVD on Infamous John Cena ECW One Night Stand Match!\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRLjSPRTk-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Greatest of All Time\u201d has seven contractual appearances left, despite announcing that last week&#8217;s SmackDown would be the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/05\/john-cena-confirm-tonights-wwe-smackdown-is-his-last-sami-zayn-opens-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">final one of his career<\/a>, including unannounced matches at the Premium Live Event&#8217;s Crown Jewel and Survivor Series. His 23-year career will culminate in a retirement match at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event on December 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rob_van_dam_2019.jpg#\/media\/File:Rob_van_dam_2019.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WikiMedia Creative Commons<\/a> \u2013 Stay tuned to the <\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on the Rob Van Dam, John Cena, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Hall of Famer, ECW legend, and alumnus. Rob Van Dam recently revealed in an interview with TMZ about a failed plan to have one last match with John Cena. The pair wrestled an iconic match at ECW One Night Stand in 2006, where in Rob Van Dam secured his first and only WWE Championship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5523,"featured_media":141683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,2192,4,3],"tags":[165,1734,4995],"class_list":["post-141672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-john-cena","tag-rob-van-dam","tag-rvd"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141685,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141672\/revisions\/141685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}