Speaking on a recent episode of his 1 Of A Kind podcast, Rob Van Dam, who returned to action in March after fracturing both heels last year, expressed interest in a retirement match against Gunther. However, he did note it would “have to be a really big payday.” Since departing TNA in 2020, 55-year-old RVD has typically wrestled fewer than 10 matches a year, although during a brief run in AEW, he proved he could still deliver in the ring, hanging with names like Jack Perry and Servant Strickland.
“Yes, and I think that would be a great opportunity if I had the invite, you know? Sounds like a pretty damn good payday … It would have to be a really big payday, real big. If it was big enough, I’d be like, ‘All right, f*ck my career, I’ll pick up another hobby. It might not be giving up that much, anyway. Like, who knows what I got ahead of me? But I haven’t had my last match and ‘the unknown’ always has value when you’re optimistic.” – Rob Van Dam
Gunther has built a ruthless reputation by ending three legendary careers in less than a year. He submitted Goldberg on Saturday Night’s Main Event in July 2025, forced John Cena to tap out in his retirement match that December, and choked out AJ Styles in a career-versus-career bout at the January 2026 Royal Rumble. These dominant victories, achieved with his signature sleeper hold, have cemented the Ring General’s heel persona as a destroyer of icons, and it certainly seems any WWE stars planning on stepping away in the coming years will likely get to work their last match with the Austrian.
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