Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 4, 2011, Van Dam gara Japan na ndị ọzọ na-agba mgba TNA iji sonye na New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) nke ise kwa afọ "Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome", ebe o meriri Toru Yano na egwuregwu siri ike. Na Jenesis, onye mmegide na-eju anya nke Immortal, onye mbido Matt Hardy, meriri Van Dam mgbe onye ọka ikpe Jackson James na-efu ụkwụ Van Dam n'okpuru ụdọ, si otú a ghara inweta ogbugba na nwanne ya nwoke Jeff's TNA World Heavyweight Championship. N'oge isi ihe omume Van Dam gbochiri Matt ka ọ ghara itinye aka na egwuregwu Jeff na Maazị Anderson, nke mere ka Jeff tufuo aha ya. N'ọnwa na-eso ya na
N'agbanyeghi ihe niile, Van Dam meriri Matt Hardy na mmeghachi. N'ihe na-esote nke "Mmetụta!", Van Dam mechara nweta ohere ya na Jeff Hardy na TNA World Heavyweight Championship, mana enweghị ike iweghachite aha ahụ. Na Machị 13 na Victory Road, Van Dam gbara mgba na Maazị Anderson ka ọ bụrụ ọnụọgụ abụọ na TNA World Heavyweight Championship nọmba otu onye na-asọ mpi. Na Eprel 17 na Lockdown, Van Dam dara na mbọ ya iji nwetaghachi TNA World Heavyweight Championship site na Sting na egwuregwu atọ, nke gụnyere Anderson. N'ọnwa na-esote na Sacrifice, Van Dam ọzọ dara iji nwetaghachi aha ahụ, oge a na otu egwuregwu na Sting.