Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 4 ga Janairu, 2011, Van Dam ya yi tafiya zuwa Japan tare da sauran 'yan wasan TNA don shiga cikin New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) na shekara-shekara na biyar "Wrestle Kingdom a Tokyo Dome", inda ya ci Toru Yano a cikin wani wasa mai wuya. A Farawa Van Dam ya ci nasara da abokin hamayyar mamakin Immortal, Matt Hardy, lokacin da alkalin wasa Jackson James ya rasa ƙafafun Van Dam a ƙarƙashin igiyoyi, don haka ya kasa samun damar harbi a gasar zakarun duniya ta TNA ta ɗan'uwansa Jeff. A lokacin babban taron Van Dam ya hana Matt tsoma baki a wasan Jeff da Mr. Anderson, wanda ya sa Jeff ya rasa taken. Wata mai zuwa a
Duk da rashin daidaito, Van Dam ya ci Matt Hardy a cikin sake dawowa. A cikin shirin na gaba na "Tasiri!", Van Dam a ƙarshe ya sami damarsa a kan Jeff Hardy da TNA World Heavyweight Championship, amma ya kasa dawo da taken. A ranar 13 ga Maris a Victory Road, Van Dam ya yi gwagwarmaya da Mista Anderson zuwa sau biyu a cikin wasan TNA World Heavyweight Championship na lamba daya. A ranar 17 ga Afrilu a Lockdown, Van Dam ya gaza a yunƙurinsa na sake dawo da Gasar Wasanni ta Duniya ta TNA daga Sting a cikin wasan cage na ƙarfe uku, wanda kuma ya haɗa da Anderson. A watan da ya biyo baya a Sacrifice, Van Dam ya sake kasa dawo da taken, a wannan lokacin a wasan wasa guda tare da Sting.