RVD Says WWE Is Finally Acknowledging Its Legends, Lance Archer Talks WWE Debut

11/10/2024 10:23 PM

On last week’s episode of WWE NXT, Rob Van Dam made an appearance at the show which took place from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

During a recent appearance on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, the Whole F’n Show commented on WWE acknowledging the legends these days. He said,

"It's an awesome time to be a legend because WWE has come around to where they're focusing more, putting energy on those who laid the ground before us. And that's important, and it's really changed the business for people like you and me, Tommy [Dreamer], and many of our peers. It's really changed in a good way. Just a few years ago, I don't even know if the wrestlers knew who used to do it before them, because you just tap into your ego so much to get into this job that you're thinking of me and nobody else. But to take a moment and say, 'Hey, let's show some respect,' it goes a long way."

He continued, "It's a really good time to be a legend. The legends, I feel like they're gonna be popping up a lot, doing more work, more promotions, be part of the show more, and I love it. I love history. I love how it adds depth, as opposed to erasing the history and acting like it didn't exist…I do feel like very much like I keep saying, moving forward, even if it's just on the royalty deals for the legend deals or whatever, I just think it's gonna be a good year for the legends. They're gonna get a lot of love and acknowledgment for what they've done, and that's really important."

Lance Archer worked in WWE from 2009 to 2010 as “Vance Archer” on the ECW brand.

During the latest edition of his “Hawk’s Nest” podcast, the AEW wrestler commented on his WWE debut on the November 3rd, 2009 episode of ECW.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On when he found out he was debuting: "I literally had no idea I was debuting until Joey Styles was like, 'Yeah, we'll get your information for the website later.' And that's when I got first clued in to like, 'Oh, this is not just a look-at. This is a debut'…It went from not knowing that I was going to be doing anything, to finding out that morning."

On Vince McMahon ordering a last-minute change: "Vince McMahon and Johnny Ace were standing there, and they're talking to each other. Johnny Ace was finally like, 'Kid, come here.' 'What's up?' 'Cut your hair.' Like, 'Okay, cool … Johnny took me straight to the hair and makeup ladies, and was like, 'Change his look'… [then] they took me to Vince, and Vince was like, 'Yes! I love it!'… I always say they turned me into 'Big Guy No. 3.' And that was Vance Archer."

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