Major WWE Legend Set For In-Ring Return After 10-Month Absence

WWE legend Rob Van Dam is looking forward to being back in action.

RVD wrestled his last match in April 2025. He participated in the MLW Battle Riot match for the MLW World Heavyweight Title. Unfortunately, he broke both of his heels during the match.

In a new interview with TMZ’s Inside The Ring, the WWE Hall of Famer revealed that he is in “much better” shape now and is set to return to action in February 2026.

“I’m good now. It’s been six months or so. I haven’t wrestled yet, I do have a match in Australia in February, that’ll be the test. But yeah, I’m much better.” [H/T Fightful]

Van Dam had expected to recover from his injuries in a few weeks. However, it took quite a while for both his heels to recover.

WWE Hall Of Famer Rob Van Dam Considered Retiring Amid Injury Hiatus

Speaking to TMZ Inside The Ring a few months ago, WWE legend RVD revealed that he’d get so frustrated at times during his recovery period that he would consider retiring from the ring.

I feel like I’m between the middle and the end of it. So, you know, it’s been a while, a lot longer than I thought it would take to heal. And from what I’ve learned, every calcaneus fracture is different depending on how the bones are fragmented, and if you have surgery.

This was April 5 for me, so it’s been quite a while. I thought I was looking at like eight, nine weeks, and I’d be back. I’m at a point now where, I mean, I can see improvement all the time, but I’m nowhere near ready to wrestle. I’m not jumping or even running yet.

Sure, it’s possible. I think anything’s possible. And I’m not ruling anything out personally, as far as whether I want to continue or not, after my heels are completely 100%… I change my mind like every few days about it.

Sometimes I feel like, yeah, you know, I could go, feel great. I could go show the people that, you know, I can still do what I could do. Hopefully, it’ll motivate and inspire some people, maybe. And then at other times, I feel like, yeah, maybe I’d rather just be attached to the old school wrestling and remembered for that.

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