Archive: January 15, 2020

IMPACT Wrestling banned from Twitch after Rob Van Dam’s “WILD Celebration Party” segment

Bans of this type are often permanent but Twitch may be lenient with such a big partner.

Tom Parker

Twitch has banned popular professional wrestling federation IMPACT Wrestling after a Rob Van Dam segment appeared to violate Twitch’s terms of service for being sexually suggestive.

The segment is available as an age-gated clip on YouTube and shows Van Dam sitting on a bed while he kisses and celebrates with his girlfriend and her girlfriend.

Twitch's policy has long indicated that “sexually suggestive” is prohibited on the platform and has, in the recent past, enforced this policy to varying degrees.

When fans go looking for the channel, here's the message they're greeted with.

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