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**Fox** · 07-07-2008, 03:01 PM

I don't think that's right.

People wanted to see Goldberg crush other wrestlers - namely all of the big names and heels in the company like Hogan, Nash, Steiner, etc. He was over not because of a gimmick or storyline, he was over because he was real. He was a dominator, and people liked seeing that. It was something that hadn't really been done, a main event squash machine who didn't just beat the crap out of mid-carders like Hogan or Diesel did, but one who could kill pretty much anybody.

Goldberg's title run was over shadowed and under booked in favor of Hogan, the nWo, and the celebrities that they kept bringing in. It's ridiculous, but after Goldberg won the WCW Title, he was second banana on the next three PPV's to Hogan, Bischoff, Karl Malone, Rodman and Jay fuckin Leno. He was the biggest draw in the company but he wasn't being treated that way.

When he lost the belt to Nash at Starrcade, it was way too early, there were way too many other main event matches that we hadn't seen yet, and it killed his momentum. So much other bullshit with Russo and the "shake ups" and the injuries he sustained kept him from getting his heat back from the fans, and when it did finally look like he was going to enter the company in a top face position, they turned him fucking heel.

Goldberg was a golden fish in a sea of silvers. I like to compare his run back then to the popularity of Chuck Liddell today. He's a no nonsense, bad ass, hard hitting mother fucker who will beat the shit out of anyone. He's not afraid. People are drawn to characters like that.

And anyone who doesn't think Goldberg could work a good main event match, I turn your attention to Goldberg vs. DDP at Halloween Havoc and his Hell in the Cell match against Scott Steiner, both of which were excellent matches.

07-07-2008, 03:01 PM	#14
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	I don't think that's right. People wanted to see Goldberg crush other wrestlers - namely all of the big names and heels in the company like Hogan, Nash, Steiner, etc. He was over not because of a gimmick or storyline, he was over because he was real. He was a dominator, and people liked seeing that. It was something that hadn't really been done, a main event squash machine who didn't just beat the crap out of mid-carders like Hogan or Diesel did, but one who could kill pretty much anybody. Goldberg's title run was over shadowed and under booked in favor of Hogan, the nWo, and the celebrities that they kept bringing in. It's ridiculous, but after Goldberg won the WCW Title, he was second banana on the next three PPV's to Hogan, Bischoff, Karl Malone, Rodman and Jay fuckin Leno. He was the biggest draw in the company but he wasn't being treated that way. When he lost the belt to Nash at Starrcade, it was way too early, there were way too many other main event matches that we hadn't seen yet, and it killed his momentum. So much other bullshit with Russo and the "shake ups" and the injuries he sustained kept him from getting his heat back from the fans, and when it did finally look like he was going to enter the company in a top face position, they turned him fucking heel. Goldberg was a golden fish in a sea of silvers. I like to compare his run back then to the popularity of Chuck Liddell today. He's a no nonsense, bad ass, hard hitting mother fucker who will beat the shit out of anyone. He's not afraid. People are drawn to characters like that. And anyone who doesn't think Goldberg could work a good main event match, I turn your attention to Goldberg vs. DDP at Halloween Havoc and his Hell in the Cell match against Scott Steiner, both of which were excellent matches.