WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam recently revealed the first time he saw Vince McMahon angry at him. The anger came when RVD got to the building following his and Sabu’s arrest. The duo were pulled over for speeding, then drugs were found in the car.
It happened back in 2006 when Rob Van Dam was riding high as he won the WWE Championship from John Cena at ECW One Night Stand.
His championship reign came crashing to a halt, however, when he and Sabu were pulled over shortly after his win and found to have drugs in their car. While he was not arrested at the time of the incident, he was suspended from WWE for 30 days, and he lost the championship to Big Show less than one month after winning it.
During the latest “One of a Kind” podcast, RVD said:
“Vince was one of the first people that I remember walking by when we got to the building and of course, I was wondering how Vince was going to feel about this,” RVD said. “He was walking towards us, me and Sabu, and I was kind of like, ‘Hey Vince,’ and he just walked right by, his energy was like, ‘Not now, not a good time.’ He walked by and I was like, ‘He needs some time.'” RVD admitted he wasn’t planning on saying anything when he got to the building, as he had been pulled over plenty of times in the past without any issues. However, this time was different due to the position he was in within the company. Despite that, RVD was left surprised by McMahon’s reaction once he had relaxed and thought things through.
“Because I had the championship, that’s what made the difference and everyone already knew when we got to the building. We found that out very soon,” RVD said. “He did and then later on when he came up to me and talked to his advisors and made a plan or whatever he was like, ‘Rob, you’re going to be suspended for 30 days. Now I want you to take those 30 days and get some rest,’ he couldn’t have been cooler.”
