During a recent appearance on the Keepin’ It 100 podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam reflected on his early days in WWE and his conflicts with Chris Jericho. RVD mentioned that Jericho’s presence played a role in his struggle to adapt to the backstage politics of WWE but clarified that there was no real animosity between them. He said,
“I don’t think there was any real heat, you know… Sometimes like, struggle at that time of me trying to get used to the politics and having him be a factor where he was already there and kinda represented the opposing side.”
RVD shared that when he publicly mentioned Jericho making it difficult for him to adjust in an interview, Jericho himself was surprised upon hearing it for the first time. He said,
“He was surprised first time he heard that when I had done an interview and I just said, ‘You know, he made it hard for me to adjust.’”
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