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William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966), often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle. He is signed to WWE, where he is set to retire in 2025. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
If Goldberg was to lose another match at any point in time, unless he managed to duplicate his undefeated streak from 1997 to 1998, he would be forced to retire from professional wrestling. Goldberg defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) at Halloween Havoc in a handicap elimination match. [10] He then started a feud with Lex Luger. [10]
The main event was between Bret Hart and Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The match was notable for a concussion Hart sustained, which ultimately led to his retirement in 2000. After Hart won the title at the Mayhem event, Goldberg challenged Hart to a match for the title. The match ended in a screwjob, with Goldberg losing ...
When discussing the incident, [4] Nash said that Goldberg was the one who caused that rumor to be spread and that he had not begun booking until February 1999. In The Rise and Fall of WCW, Goldberg said that the incident was Hogan and Nash playing their own little games against the wrestling world. [19]
Goldberg, the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, before his match at Starrcade. The first match was a triangle match between Juventud Guerrera, Rey Mysterio, Jr., and Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
WCW continued to build the character of Goldberg with the continuation of his undefeated streak since his debut in 1997. On July 6, the undefeated Goldberg defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and remained the champion until the next Starrcade. [16] Starrcade drew a buy rate of 1.9, the best WCW ever achieved.
Goldberg: April 20, 1998: Nitro: Colorado Springs, CO: 1 77: 90 This was a "Raven's Rules" match. WWE's official title history incorrectly lists Goldberg's reign as lasting 90 days, ending on July 20, 1998. [55] — Vacated: July 6, 1998: Nitro: Atlanta, GA — — — Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [4] 65 ...
The main event was a Stun Gun ladder match between Scott Hall and Goldberg, based on Hall helping Kevin Nash in beating Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and ending Goldberg's undefeated streak, the previous month at Starrcade. The objective of the match was to retrieve the stun gun by climbing the ladder and tasing the ...