TNA In Negotiations With Former WWE Star To Appear On Mar. 8 Impact

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With TNA's move to Monday night fast approaching, negotiations between company officials and Rob Van Dam have really heated up.

Well-placed sources within TNA claim the company is trying to arrange at least a couple of surprises for next Monday's live show and it's no secret that they've courted RVD in the past.

Van Dam has mentioned in radio interviews that he's had casual conversations with the company over the years, and all indications are that the talks have become much more serious within the past few weeks.

TNA expressed interest in the former WWE Champion for the Jan. 4 show, but negotiations fell through over a month before the event.

Interesting. I could see him coming but I hope TNA don't constantly rely on bringing in every ex WWE worker to try and boost ratings. However, Charlie Haas would be good there though.

gotta wait 90days though one of the most underatted wrestlers he is

Ah yes, the no working clause. Was a good team with Benjamin but it seemed WWE didn't know what to do with him when they split them up and he sort of floated

heard lots of internet sites saying Vince doesnt like him as well mind you hear that all the time with christain who was the longest ECW champ of that era

if he does appear in tna i hope its pernament and not something that will go on and on like lashley and hardy. i hate it when tna do that

You know if its true(which it probably is) then TNA are pushing for me to stop watching their show, but if all RVD fans tune in then its worth it. Just before Hogan came in I though TNA had really improved tenfold on what it used to be.

Now they are going backwards.

RVD = overrated hippie

Admit it Bazz, you just want RVD to go back to WWE for the inevitable RVD vs Punk feud lol

I'll pass on that one thanks, although I would like to see Punk rip RVD on the mic. lol

Never ever got what all the fuss was about with RVD.

bazz23-v2 ®™ wrote:

You know if its true(which it probably is) then TNA are pushing for me to stop watching their show, but if all RVD fans tune in then its worth it. Just before Hogan came in I though TNA had really improved tenfold on what it used to be.

Now they are going backwards.

RVD = overrated hippie

Yeah I've been feeling the same way about TNA since Hogan signed, not sure how much longer I'm gonna stick with it to be honest and this is coming from somebody who has sat through an awful lot of shit in TNA in the past.

RVD might be a bit overrated, but he's still a good worker and has a large fanbase so it's obvious why they would want him. Maybe if they let him say what he likes in promos instead of having them all scripted he might actually cut a good one again. He was a bit watered down in WWE as well with regards to his moveset, but I did think he was really fucking good in the old ECW.

If RVD does join TNA then I hope they use him as an X-Division wrestler and not a maineventer (and that pains me to say that as an RVD fan), because TNA need to go back to the "it's not about weight limit's, it's about no limits" X-Division where potentially anyone could win the X-Division title aslong as they are fast because at the moment it's looking like WCW's Cruiser Weight division.

What I'd like to see, if RVD does come, is something similar to how he held and used the TV title in ECW. He made it his own and almost as important at the world title. If he could do that with say the X Division title, he could elevate it to new heights.

I hope he does sign, only to stop this "RVD is in Negotiatons with TNA about appearing..." every few weeks.

Bobby Roode wrote:

What I'd like to see, if RVD does come, is something similar to how he held and used the TV title in ECW. He made it his own and almost as important at the world title. If he could do that with say the X Division title, he could elevate it to new heights.

A bit like what Samoa Joe did with the X-Division title where they had an X-Division title match as the mainevent of a PPV.

TNA star Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart appeared on radio host Jim Kerr's "Rock 'n Roll Morning Show" this morning from New York City and Hogan strongly hinted that Rob Van Dam has signed with TNA Wrestling.

"We got a lot of young kids now like A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy and we've got a bunch of surprises coming up with some guys that just signed - I didn't even tell Jimmy [Hart] about it. I found out about it last night."

Hogan then pointed to himself (like RVD does when saying his name) and said, "It's going to be really crazy."

Check it out: (Go to about 2:00)