Dutch Mantell on What He Thinks About Rob Van Dam

Dutch Mantell on What He Thinks About Rob Van Dam
Clip from Story Time with Dutch Mantell #15

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[kidneystonermusic]

from 97-2002 he was my absolute favorite

[mitzicarpenter]

RVD Mr Monday Night, The Whole FN Show! Living Legend!!!

[davidhadley]

Dutch was managing Jack when he had that three way dance with Claudio and RVD at Extreme Rules 2014. So yeah he's worked with him.

[AndreaOsiander]

Now I want to see Dutch imitating RVD imitating Shawn Michaels 🤣🤣🤣

[dondemmeljr]

Wrestled with Rob in the NWC back in 95 96 97 era I knew then he would make it talented guy and a nice enough guy. Tag teamed at the time with Bobby Bradley as Ariel Assault, very good duo! 👍🤙

[benton]

Matt Riddle and RVD would be a cool tag team!

[grant]

RVD is the most underrated wrestler of all time, I know he was a world champ but not enough and he should have been pushed to the MOON by WWE

[socalkylex]

RVD Sabu is still my favorite tag-team of all time. The idea that he couldn’t get over in the south is kinda laughable. What made him so over with “Northern” fans is exactly what would have gotten him huge heat with “Southern” fans. Add in the fact that he’s actually huge in person and that he worked super snug. Seems like an an obvious home run.

[wurdofwizdumb]

I love when non-stoners look at highly effective stoners like the typical ones.

It’s like this dude is alpha AND happy? Wtf

[georgemaranville]

Rather than “having a cup of coffee” in Memphis in the 90s as they used to say Rob had a one hitter

[nunyabizness]

Rob Van Dam was in USWA... as Rob Szakowsky (may not be spelled right). He and Sabu (as "Samu" some of the time) were there for several months. You can see them on old USWA tv episodes... I thought Dutch was even on a few of those at the time, but he may have forgotten or not realized Rob Van Dam is the same guy. He looked a LOT different back then and used his real name.

[bigroy]

Hey, Dutch do one on the Von Erich’s & WCCW.

[iamdb]

didn't he have one match with Jack Swagger during the "We the people" time? maybe not, but that's as much as I think they've (Rob/Dutch) interacted

[Ohionortheast]

Man if RvD was around in the early 80s he could have been a huge heel in the territory’s

[Joepacalypse]

Never found RVD as believeable. Never understood his popularity.

[Oogashade]

Rob came to TN while he was with WWE even had a meet and greet at I think a Walmart or target can’t remember

[willh]

After that, I'd love to see a Rogan style pod. Can you imagine the stories if Ole' Dutch were zooted up??

[robintaylor]

RVD I was never thought highly of the guy he was overrated he still on YouTube smoking weed just talking nonsense

[dickmarx]

RVD did a short stint with WCW in Atlanta in the early 90's.does that count as working in "the south" ?

[nathueil]

I liked him better when he was Robert Van Damage.