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Personally, as much a cliche and pipe-dream as this is, I think ROH could benefit so much by getting Rob Van Dam to work a series of tapings, a PPV and a DVD. That would be a five-match deal. HDNet might even be willing to cover the expenses of getting a guy like RVD in for that time. He's arguably the hottest casual free agent out there, and it wouldn't really damage his working relationship with the WWE. I mean, Ric Flair is currently their "Ambassador."
If RVD put over Jerry Lynn in the Hammerstein Ballroom, or something, it'd be a real way to solidify Jerry Lynn as a guy that only still has it, but always did have it. He wouldn't just be a small veteran with the belt, but a big time small veteran with the belt. The match would pretty much get anyone from the old ECW days interested.
For the other stuff he can do: A match with Paul London would be a lot of fun (that's another guy I think they should bring in). Let them use a ladder. RVD and Austin Aries seem like they could have really good chemistry. You can't have RVD do a small tour of ROH without working against The Best in the World, Bryan Danielson. For the fifth and final match, they could do something with Jimmy Jacobs or Tyler Black, which would be a lot of fun. RVD & Tyler Black versus Jimmy Jacobs & Jerry Lynn, as a bizarro tag team contest?
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