1. Rob Van Dam
Some of the wrestlers on this list might have smoked more weed than RVD, but he’s the only one who turned his habit into a main event gimmick, so he needs to be number one on the list. Every fan of ECW knew he was a stoner, because RVD himself told them every time he was on TV—nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam. The Godfather told his fans to smoke, but RVD was bragging about lighting up in the locker room before his matches, and crowds loved it.
The references became far less overt when RVD started working full time for WWE, but when he was in ECW smoking weed was as much part of his gimmick as it was his real life. And his real life smoking affected him in WWE, too—getting busted for possession of marijuana and a variety of painkillers with Sabu in 2006 is what ended the biggest push of RVD’s career, causing him to lose the WWE and ECW World Titles in less than two nights. Looking back on it, Rob doesn’t seem to have too many regrets. That shouldn’t be too surprising, considering that in the industry where the biggest catchphrase in the world was Austin 3:16, RVD 420 meant “I just smoked your ass.”
Sources: WWE, Therichest.com, High Times
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