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Kyle Van Dam
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Van Dam in February 2005

Ring name(s)

Robbie V
Kyle Van Dam
Kyle Szatkowski

Billed height

6 ft 0 (1.83)

Billed wright

237 lb (108 kg)

Born

December 18, 1970 (age 40)
Battle Creek, Michigan

Resides

Los Angeles, California

Trained by

The Sheik

Debut

1990

Kyle Johnson (born December 18, 1970), better known by his ring name Kyle Van Dam (KVD), is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Szatkowski has held twenty-nine championships in various promotions during his career, and is a seven-time world champion having held the IWE Championship once, [[XCW Championshi|XCW World Heavyweight Championship once, TNA World Heavyweight Championship once, AWR World Heavyweight Championship twice, and he is currently the WSW World Heavyweight Championship. (KVD is also recognized as the first XCW World Heavyweight Champion under IWE's lineage). He the only man to hold the XCW World Heavyweight Championship and IWE Championship simultaneously and the only man to hold the XCW, IWE, and TNA World Heavyweight titles in his career. He was also the winner of IWE's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2006.

Early life[]

Professional Wrestling Career[]

Championship and Accoplishments[]

  • All Star Wrestling
    • ASW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • American Wrestling Rampage
    • AWR World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Xtreme Championship Wrestling
    • XCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jason Dikes
    • XCW World Television Championship (1 time)
  • National Wrestling Council
    • NWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Bradley
  • Peach State Wrestling
    • PSW Cordele City Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI Comeback of the Year (2001)
    • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
    • PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002
  • Pro Wrestling Report
  • South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
    • SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chaz Rocco
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • World Stars of Wrestling
    • WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
    • XCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Chris LeGreca (1) and Steve Britz (1)
    • IWE Championship (1 time)
    • IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Wright
    • IWF/E Hardcore Championship (4 times)
    • IWE European Championship (1 time)
    • IWF Intercontinental Championship (6 time)
    • Mr. Money in the Bank (2006)
    • Fifteenth Triple Crown Champion
    • Seventh Grand Slam Champion
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