Rob Van Dam Reflects on His Title Win Over John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006, Felt Like Superman

During a recent interview with Monopoly Events at For The Love of Wrestling 2026, WWE Hall of Fame Rob Van Dam reflected on his epic title win over John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006 and the wild crowd for the matchup. Below are some highlights:

Rob Van Dam on Beating John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006

“Absolutely. Yeah. I do remember I felt like Superman. I felt completely invincible walking out there because I knew that was my house. Those are my people, and this was my match. So, I couldn’t have felt better, you know, like confidence through the roof. The normal pressure that I had before a match, of not wanting to screw up, you know, I put myself at high risk situations, and to fail something like that would just be the worst thing in the world to me. You know, it didn’t happen. The match was great, and the people were beyond great. I knew that they were going to be all for me and against him, but I couldn’t have predicted that they were going to be that extreme. That was a whole new level that no one had seen before. That’s why it made history, and that’s the ECW fans having their shining moment.”

On Timothée Chalamet Being a Big Fan of That Moment

“That sounds pretty good. And there’s a lot of wrestling fans everywhere, you know what I mean? And when you’re on TV, you never know who’s watching you. So, it’s great to know, you know, like I knew at that moment, after the match when I had the championship, I knew I was on top of the world, and I knew moving forward, everything was going to be better. We were bringing ECW back as a new brand. I knew I had done some very significant things in the industry by even talking to Vince and planning the idea to bring ECW back. I mean, that was really pretty substantial, substantial in the — So, I didn’t know that I was going to be at the peak and that it was going to soon just be all downhill after.”

RVD was later arrested on July 1 after winning the title, which derailed his title run and push. Edge later pinned RVD two lights later on WWE Raw in a Triple Threat Match against RVD and Cena to win the World Title.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit Monopoly Events, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.