Goldberg Makes Shocking Admission About WWE Match With Gunther
Goldberg has revealed why he’s really getting in the ring with World Heavyweight Champion Gunther following his WWE return.
Goldberg is back in WWE as he has set his sights on World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. The WWE Hall of Famer is still angry about being embarrassed by The Ring General and will now get his hands on Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event in his home city of Atlanta, Georgia.
But Goldberg knows he’s in for a fight.
Speaking on The National Football Show, Goldberg acknowledged that Gunther thinks he’s washed up and it’s an honour for him to get in the ring with the World Heavyweight Champion for his retirement match:
Who I am to him (GUNTHER) is an old man – is a 58-year-old guy who is hobbled and not like he used to be and he believes that even at my peak, he could have taken me which is absolutely laughable. But, I mean… he’s a formidable opponent. He’s the World Heavyweight Champion.
I remember meeting him years ago right when he broke in and the guy had a shooting star up his ass at that point and I knew he was gonna be destined for big things and hey, it’s an honour for me to get in the ring with him, it’s an honor to step into a position to be vying for the World Heavyweight Championship at 58 years old. I don’t know of any other ones who’ve retired with a match like that.
Goldberg Knows He’s Risking His Legacy
Goldberg then revealed that his last match at Elimination Chamber 2022 was the reason he wanted to make his comeback, as he wants a better ending to his story and let his son see him do what he does best one more time:
Because of what I just told you (is why I’m getting back in the ring). Because I ain’t freaking going out the way I went out. Period, end of story so at 58 years old, if I have to go in there hobbled, if I have to go in there 30 pounds lighter, I don’t give a sh*t.
Because I have a point to make and at 58 years old, can I still make that point? I don’t know, but, I’m gonna do my best… 50 percent of me is better than 99 percent of the pricks on the planet, I believe, and so if I still give that effort and have the work ethic, though I’m not who I used to be but here I am. I mean, we don’t lose that.
It’s a risk, it’s a huge risk. Am I risking the legacy of Goldberg in the ring? Yeah… Every time you step in there, you risk that. But, it’s risk versus reward and it’s another opportunity to give Gage a platform to see his dad go out and do his thing. I mean, he’s the reason why I came out of retirement in the beginning. 15 years ago or whatever it was for the first time. I’m not doing it for me – I mean, I am partly but, I’m mainly doing it for him.