Goldberg Open To WWE Return If Storyline Is Right
Former Universal Champion won't come back for a money grab...
Goldberg recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated to promote the new History Channel series Forged in Fire: Knife or Death, where he also spoke about the potential for yet another huge comeback to WWE.
The former Universal Champion claimed that while he doesn't see a return to the ring happening any time soon, he would be open to a comeback if the storyline is right for him. Goldberg will not return just for a big payday.
“I don’t really foresee that happening, but if Vince [McMahon] picked up the phone and asked me to do something of that magnitude, I’d have to listen,” said Goldberg.
“It’s always a possibility. If it’s just a money grab or it’s just a thing to throw me out there, I’m not interested. The biggest issue there is storyline. I don’t do things just to do them. If they can come up with a story or a reason for me to go back comparable to what they did last time, I’m in.”
The one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion made a sensational return to the ring towards the backend of 2016, answering Paul Heyman's challenge for a match against Brock Lesnar at that year's Survivor Series. After toppling The Beast inside one minute and twenty-six seconds, Bill appeared in the 2017 Royal Rumble before he defeated Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship at Fastlane in double-quick time.
Goldberg's run then came to an end at WrestleMania 33 in one of, if not the best under-10-minute matches in WWE history against Lesnar.
Any return now would have to be something truly special to top what we saw from 'DA MAN' last time.
The former Universal Champion claimed that while he doesn't see a return to the ring happening any time soon, he would be open to a comeback if the storyline is right for him. Goldberg will not return just for a big payday.
“I don’t really foresee that happening, but if Vince [McMahon] picked up the phone and asked me to do something of that magnitude, I’d have to listen,” said Goldberg.
“It’s always a possibility. If it’s just a money grab or it’s just a thing to throw me out there, I’m not interested. The biggest issue there is storyline. I don’t do things just to do them. If they can come up with a story or a reason for me to go back comparable to what they did last time, I’m in.”
The one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion made a sensational return to the ring towards the backend of 2016, answering Paul Heyman's challenge for a match against Brock Lesnar at that year's Survivor Series. After toppling The Beast inside one minute and twenty-six seconds, Bill appeared in the 2017 Royal Rumble before he defeated Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship at Fastlane in double-quick time.
Goldberg's run then came to an end at WrestleMania 33 in one of, if not the best under-10-minute matches in WWE history against Lesnar.
Any return now would have to be something truly special to top what we saw from 'DA MAN' last time.
Written by Ross Tweddell
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