Goldberg won a plethora of titles during his time at WWE, but never the WWE championship. (WWE)
Eric Bischoff claims Goldberg was toughest to work with in WCW
Eric Bishoff and Bill Goldberg in one breath will take long-time wrestling fans back to an important period in the history of the sport. It can remind many fans around the world of the bad times that led WCW to its untimely fall.
Former WCW President Bischoff recently answered some questions from AdFreeShows.com members. And discussing about superstar Goldberg he said:
“I think on a consistent basis, it would have been Bill Goldberg, not necessarily in a bad way. Bill was a very intense person, emotional, didn’t have a lot of experience, and was pretty uncomfortable in a pro wrestling environment when he first got there.”
“As a result, you take someone with a very intense personality and a bit of a perfectionist who puts a lot of pressure on himself, but also lacking a lot of the experience and comfort that comes with experience, you get a guy that’s a little hard to handle, or sometimes, a lot hard to handle.”
Goldberg, who has been involved in several high-profile matches since returning to the ring in 2016. The 54-year-old veteran has unsurprisingly attracted a fair share of criticism from the wrestling community after making the return.
Bischoff also has earlier stated that Goldberg made smart business decisions. The former WCW President claimed that if he were in Goldberg’s shoes, he would have also accepted the opportunity to make seven figures for a five-minute match.
Goldberg has not entered the wrestling arena since losing to Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble, but fans can expect to see him perform in a few matches. Goldberg’s WWE contract runs through 2023, and he is scheduled to wrestle twice a year.
Goldberg was on an undefeated streak of 173-0 in WCW. His streak finally came to an end as he was defeated by Kevin Nash, thanks to an interference by Scott Hall. The former wrestler used a taser gun to pull off the victory.
Since the defeat – Goldberg was never the same and it hampered him for the rest of his career, including his WWE run.
According to Bischoff – the options were limited after Goldberg had defeated all 173 opponents. He said that the idea wasn’t always to insert Nash into that role, with the final decision coming within a couple of months before the Starrcade pay per view.
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