Reminds me of:3) I doubt this is true. His push came to a screeching halt anyways two months before at the PPV when Triple H beat him in a singles match for the World Title right when the crowd was red hot for RVD to finally win a world title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbC06eQS_ww
How ultra hot the crowd was for the opposing guy but in the end nothing mattered. Shame he didn't get that first big title win until a year later (Dec 2001).