Breaking News: Rob Van Dam Given Early Release

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Rob Van Dam's match with Snitsky on Tuesday could have very well been his last match ever in WWE. Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that RVD is officially done with World Wrestling Entertainment as of last Wednesday. WWE felt that keeping RVD around and burying him on TV was not worth it and it was better to get him off TV as soon as possible.

His contract wasn't going to expire until late June at the earliest, but WWE officials cut that short because RVD said he would not re-sign with them and they had nothing for him until then. Despite the early release, RVD has a no-compete clause, and thus he can't show up in TNA next week for instance.

He is expected to sign with TNA after a long deserved summer break. If and when he joins TNA, it will probably be in September at the earliest. TNA is trying to land a two hour slot for the fall season on Spike, so if they end up getting it, they'll probably hold him off for the two hour show's debut.

More as we get it. Stay tuned

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Well Judgment Day has finally arrived. RVD leaving as been the talk for months and now he's finally gone. I'm really disappointed about this and WWE should of tried alot harder to keep him. He's an incredible worker who has been in some awesome matches and then lately they've just been burying him.

Tbh, i blame the re-birth of ECW for this. I felt he was doing real well whilst he was on RAW or SmackDown! and then as soon as ECW came along, they just seem to slowly down-grade him etc

[Scott Joyce]

RVD is a big loss for the WWE but seems they didnt have the interest in keeping him that I feel they should have. Hes a major talent and one of the few ECW originals and to let him get away was really stupid.