Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te Hanuere 4, 2011, i haere a Van Dam ki Japan me etahi atu kaiwhawhai TNA ki te whai waahi ki te New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) te rima o nga tau "Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome", i reira i hinga ai ia i a Toru Yano i roto i te tukinga pakeke. I te Genesis i hinga a Van Dam i te hoa riri ohorere a Immortal, ko Matt Hardy i te timatanga, i te wa i ngaro ai te kaitautoko a Jackson James i te waewae o Van Dam i raro i nga taura, na reira kaore i kaha ki te wero i te TNA World Heavyweight Championship a tona tuakana a Jeff. I te wa o te huihuinga matua i aukati a Van Dam i a Matt ki te whakauru ki te tukinga a Jeff me Mr. Anderson, na te mea i ngaro ai te taitara a Jeff. I te marama e whai ake nei i te
Ahakoa nga mea katoa, i hinga a Van Dam i a Matt Hardy i te tukinga. I te waahanga e whai ake nei o "Whakaawe!", I whiwhi a Van Dam i tana wero ki a Jeff Hardy me te TNA World Heavyweight Championship, engari kaore i taea te whakahoki mai i te taitara. I te Poutu-te-rangi 13 i Victory Road, i whawhai a Van Dam ki a Mr. Anderson ki te tatauranga takirua i roto i te TNA World Heavyweight Championship te whakataetae a te kaitono tuatahi. I te Paenga-whāwhā 17, i Lockdown, i rahua a Van Dam i tana ngana ki te whakahoki mai i te TNA World Heavyweight Championship mai i a Sting i roto i te tukinga o te whare herehere maitai e toru, i uru hoki a Anderson. I te marama e whai ake nei i Sacrifice, kaore ano a Van Dam kia riro i te taitara, i tenei wa i roto i te tukinga takitahi me Sting.