WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg claimed last week that Vince McMahon had broken his promise to give him a proper retirement from WWE.
Appearing on Steve
“I owe everything to [McMahon], until we went to Saudi Arabia and he asked me to update Roman Reigns, and they gave me COVID. I called him from my space and said, ‘Look, this is the deal. I’ll do it. ‘ If you offer me a retirement consideration. I did as he asked.
“As an artist, I’m 56 years old. As a human being, you’re aware of how you look in a bathing suit, especially two months before you were in a bathing suit, you couldn’t paint because you had COVID. I put myself in a horribly shitty situation to get what he wanted, but to satiate him and give him what he wanted.
The retirement never happened, and the loss to Reigns turned out to be the last appearance of Goldberg’s contract with WWE, prompting him to say, “Vince is a part of what I’m concerned with. “
Goldberg made his professional wrestling debut in 1996 and became an instant phenomenon the following year when he made his WCW debut and strung together 173 consecutive victories.
After owning the World Heavyweight Championship and being one of WCW’s biggest stars, Goldberg finally made a leap forward in WWE in 2003 after WWE bought WCW.
Goldberg’s first stint with the company lasted only about a year, and he largely remained out of the professional wrestling world for more than a decade before returning to WWE in 2016.
As a part-time performer, Goldberg had memorable matches with Brock Lesnar, Bray Wyatt, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley and others, and won the Universal Championship twice.
At 57 years old, Goldberg is no longer a member of WWE and it is unclear if he will get the retirement he wanted.
McMahon is the executive chairman of TKO Group Holdings, which is the name of the company that WWE and UFC merged into this year, so he still holds a significant position of strength within WWE.
However, all indications are that creative director Triple H and president Nick Khan are primarily guilty of making artistic and personal decisions similar to WWE’s. So it’s conceivable that Goldberg’s grudge against McMahon may not stop WWE from bringing him back. at some point.
If that doesn’t happen, though, Goldberg could have other options, such as working out a deal with AEW or setting up a retirement match independently, which is something he expressed interest in this year.
Listen to Ring Rust Radio for all the wrestling news. Watch the episode in the player below.