Former WWE star Rob Van Dam was the recent guest on “The Steve Austin Show: Unleashed”, and below are some interview highlights. You can listen to the entire interview at this link.

Being on Top in Professional Wrestling:

Yeah, and that is pretty much what I enjoyed most about the industry. There is a certain amount of acting to it; to cut a promo you have to be good as an actor to be able to deliver someone else’s message, but that RVD that they are living through, they meaning the office, well, that is my brand. That is what I live off of, so it’s not the same as just acting. Like my personal values, I can tell you that next Monday, that wherever I am at, and they think that the TV Title or Heavyweight Title means everything to me, it doesn’t, I don’t care about that, I have way different values than that, and the more I think like that, the less passion I have for the industry because that is part of it. Back in ECW when I was on top of that company, I was at a point where a lot of people like yourself [Steve Austin] and be the top guy and deliver those promos where you say that I am the best, and there isn’t anyone that can touch me. You have to believe in yourself and have to believe you are a little bit crazy to be the best.

On Wanting to be the Best in Pro Wrestling:

For me, when I am in the ring showing off, I totally believe in that moment, that is what makes my work stand out to certain people the way I sell because I am totally into it, but let’s say back in the day, I did carry around that ego that I was the whole F’N show, that I was the best, and I had the freedom to back it up every single night. What was important to me is that the company grows and that everything is on my shoulders. I wanted everyone that bought a ticket that night in our biggest house ever, I wanted everyone to be happy that they bought a ticket to see me, so I am going to work my balls off, and afterwards when everyone is screaming, “the whole F’N show!” “the whole F’N show!” and when they all brought signs, it was rewarding that kind of belief, feeding into that, you have to have that drive, although you may say it’s a work there is a lot of competition, so it’s very easy for people on the outside to never know about. Back then, I had that competitive edge where I wanted to stand out more against the next guy, and work hard. I wanted the promoters to be talking about me and that’s important to me. I want to fight to go out there and tell a good story. These kids now, they don’t know why they are fighting for.

On the ECW Style vs WWE Style: