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William Scott Goldberg[2][1] (born December 27, 1966[2][1]) better known by his ring name Bill Goldberg (or simply Goldberg) is a commentator for the Mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC. He is also a retired/inactive American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling from September 1997 to January 2001, as well as his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment from March 2003 to March 2004. He is a former two time World Heavyweight Champion who has held both the WCW and WWE incarnations of the Big Gold Belt. Bill was the first of three superstars to have achieved this, the others being Booker T and Chris Benoit. Kurt Angle later achieved this feat, but due to the fact that the WCW Championship was on the WWE Title Roster, this is not recognized as an official WCW Title reign, although it still was a recognized World Championship. Bill Goldberg is the name of: Bill Goldberg (born 1966), American professional wrestler Bill Goldberg (social worker) Billy Goldberg (doctor) (born 1966) William B. Goldberg (born 1917), American musician Category: ...
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Robert Booker Tio Huffman[2] (born March 1, 1965)[2], better known by his wrestling personas Booker T and King Booker, is an American professional wrestler. ...
Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. ...
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During his successful career, Goldberg won many titles. He was a 1 time WCW World Heavyweight Champion,[4] 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion[5] and 1 time World Tag Team Champion with Bret Hart[6] in WCW as well as a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion in WWE.[7] The following is the title history of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. ...
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Football career Goldberg played college football as a defensive tackle for the University of Georgia. In 1990, Goldberg was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He later played for the Atlanta Falcons for whom he played for three seasons from 1992 through 1994. He also had a stint with the and Carolina Panthers, though he never played a game for them. He was also the very first player to ever be cut by the Carolina Panthers during their inaugural season in 1995[1][2] Defensive tackle (DT) is a position on the field in American and Canadian football. ...
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League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1936) National Football League (1937–present) Western Division (1937-1949) National Conference (1950-1952) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970-present) Current uniform Team colors Millennium Blue and New Century Gold Personnel Owner Chip...
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League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966–present) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970-2001) NFC South (2002-present) Current uniform Team colors Black, Red, Silver and White Mascot Freddie Falcon Personnel Owner Arthur Blank General Manager...
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Professional wrestling career
World Championship Wrestling (1997-2001)
Debut & Early Gimmick (1996-1997) Goldberg met several employees of the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) professional wrestling promotion while living in Atlanta, Georgia, and decided to pursue a career in wrestling after meeting WCW employees Sting and Lex Luger in a gym that the two co-owned. He was quickly signed to a contract by WCW and sent to the WCW Power Plant, a professional wrestling school owned by WCW and operated by former wrestlers such as Dwayne Bruce.[8][1][2] After training in the Power Plant for several months, Goldberg debuted on June 24, 1997, defeating Buddy Landell in a dark match under the ring name Bill Gold[8] (he had originally considered wrestling as "Mossad").[9][1] For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ...
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Lawrence Larry Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[1][2] best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ...
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He said in his book, I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superstar, the first match he lost in WCW was at a house show to Chad Fortune. Chad Fortune (born August 13, 1967) is a monster truck driver, former professional football player and former professional wrestler in both WWF and WCW. // Fortune played tight end at the University of Louisville from 1986-1989[1]. Following his college career he signed an undrafted free agent contract with the...
He made his first appearance on WCW television on September 22, 1997 edition of Nitro, defeating Hugh Morrus as Bill Goldberg,[1][2][10] using the ring music previously used by Pat Tanaka.[8] This match marked the first victory of Goldberg's "streak"—a series of 173 consecutive victories that took place on WCW television, pay-per-views, and house shows. After a short time, the famed undefeated streak lost all credibility with "smart" fans as the number of claimed victories was repeatedly raised from the actual tally, with no rhyme or reason. During one point in his WCW career to help get Goldberg over, they would play the fans' chants of "Goldberg" through the speakers of the arena. Goldberg admitted this in one of his books, but claimed to never have known at the time. is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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With his bald head, goatee, and utilitarian black trunks, Goldberg was often compared to Stone Cold Steve Austin, a prominent wrestler in the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF). However, WCW President Eric Bischoff later claimed that the original gimmick of Goldberg was based not on Austin but on Ken Shamrock, another WWF employee and famed mixed martial artist. Goldberg also became known for his ring entrance during his "streak", which saw him walk from his locker room to the stage with a police escort and exit the "tunnel" with pyrotechnics exploding around him, while fans chanted "Goldberg, Goldberg." In later entrances, he would stop at a point on the stage, and a shower of fireworks and a cloud of theatrical smoke would engulf him. Goldberg would inhale and then exhale the smoke once the cloud dissipated. A traditional goatee, notice the mustache par does not touch A goatee is a beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin and a moustache around the upper lip. ...
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Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ...
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Undefeated Streak (1997-1998) Goldberg's succession of wins saw him quickly advance up the card, and pushed as a singles wrestler. One of his first feuds was with Steve McMichael. Goldberg made his pay-per-view debut at Starrcade 1997, and defeated McMichael.[1][2][11] In early 1998, Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII[12] and Perry Saturn at Spring Stampede 1998[13] in squash matches.[1][2] On April 20, 1998 edition of Nitro, he won the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, by defeating Raven.[1][2][14][15] Two days later, on April 22 edition of Thunder, he made his first successful title defense against Mike Enos.[16] Goldberg started a feud with Raven and his Flock. At Slamboree 1998, he ended his feud with Flock after a successful title defense against Saturn.[2][17] He would continue to make successful title defenses of his title against Konnan at The Great American Bash 1998,[1][2][18] and Curt Hennig.[2] Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ...
A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ...
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Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff), (born June 6, 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and rapper of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...
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Main Event Push (1998-1999) Goldberg was getting over as a main eventer, after he defeated Hollywood Hogan on July 6 edition of Nitro to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][19][20] As a result, he vacated the United States title.[2] He retained his title in his first title defense against Scott Hall in a dark match.[21] Goldberg began a feud with Curt Hennig, and retained the title against Hennig at Bash at the Beach 1998.[1][2][22] He ended up retaining the title in a rematch against Hennig at the next night on Nitro.[2][23] At Road Wild 1998, Goldberg won a battle royal, consisting of nWo members.[1][2][24] On the October 11, 1998, episode of WCW Monday Nitro, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Goldberg defeated The Giant in a no-disqualification match, in an unbelievable feat of strength; Goldberg executed a delayed vertical suplex before hitting the Jackhammer on The Giant [1][2][3]. After Diamond Dallas Page became the #1 contender to the WCW title, Goldberg and Page began a feud with each other. At Halloween Havoc 1998, the feud was settled after Goldberg defeated Page to retain the title.[1][2][25] After settling out his feud with Page, he got involved in a short feud with Bam Bam Bigelow, who had left ECW to wrestle Goldberg. On November 16 edition of Nitro, Goldberg defended the WCW title against Bigelow in Bigelow's WCW debut but the match went to a no contest.[2][26] Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ...
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Both his reign and his streak ended at Starrcade 1998 when he lost his title to Kevin Nash after Scott Hall made a run-in and shocked Goldberg with a cattle prod.[1][2][27] However, Goldberg avenged this act by facing Hall at Souled Out 1999, in a Ladder Taser Match. Goldberg won when he used the taser. The match could only be won by using the taser, which was hung high above the ring, requiring the ladder to obtain it.[1][2][28] After the match, Goldberg's rival Bam Bam Bigelow came out and attacked him, thus the duo began their rivalry once again. Goldberg defeated Bigelow at SuperBrawl IX to settle the feud.[2][29] At the same time, the WWF began mocking Goldberg with the character Gillberg, a perennial jobber who dressed similarly to Goldberg and mocked his signature entrance and mannerisms. Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ...
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Goldberg took his revenge from Kevin Nash by defeating Nash at Spring Stampede 1999.[1][2][30] Goldberg wrestled a match against Sting at Slamboree 1999 which was fought to a no contest.[2][31] He was "injured" and took some time off, for his movie Universal Soldier: The Return.[2] He returned two months later, and defeated Rick Steiner at Road Wild 1999 in a squash match.[2][32] He started a feud with Diamond Dallas Page and his Jersey Triad, which culminated in a match at Fall Brawl 1999 which Goldberg won.[2][33] Around that same time, United States Champion Sid Vicious began a winning streak by defeating two jobbers at the same time. After Goldberg settled his rivalry with DDP, he began focusing on Vicious and challenged him to a match to end his winning streak.[2] The two feuded with each other, which culminated in a match at Halloween Havoc 1999 for Sid's US title and Goldberg defeated Sid, via referee stoppage, thus winning his second WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][34][35] Later that night, he answered an open challenge from WCW World Champion Sting and defeated him to win the championship.[1][2][34] Spring Stampede was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000. ...
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However, on the next night's edition of Nitro, commissioner J.J. Dillon ruled that the match had not been sanctioned by WCW and that, therefore, Goldberg's victory was void.[2][36] The world title was vacated and a 32-man tournament was held to determine a new champion, which started that night.[2] Goldberg participated in the tournament and defended his United States title against Bret Hart in first round tournament match and went on to lose the match, after interference from Sid Vicious which gave Goldberg his second official loss in WCW in the process.[2][36] Goldberg continued his rivalry with Vicious, and defeated him in an "I Quit" match at Mayhem 1999.[2][37] // This is a list of authority figures, people who have (kayfabe) power, in selective professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America. ...
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Shortly thereafter, Goldberg joined forces with Hart, teaming with him to defeat Creative Control for the WCW World Tag Team Championship on December 7.[1][2][6] One week later, they lost the titles to The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash). At Starrcade 1999, Goldberg challenged Hart for the WCW World Championship. In the course of the match, which was won by Hart, Goldberg delivered a stiff kick to Hart's head, legitimately concussing him and tearing a muscle in his neck. This injury, combined with the various injuries Hart had suffered in the course of his lengthy career and the additional blows to the head he absorbed before being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, forced Hart into retirement several weeks later. Despite that, Goldberg lost the match to Hart,[1][2][38] but with the match shrouded in controversy Hart vacated the title the next night on Nitro, saying he didn't want to win that way and granting Goldberg a rematch.[39] Goldberg was defeated again due to outside interference from Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, who began to beat on Goldberg with baseball bats.[39] In a swerve, Hart took one of the bats from The Outsiders and began beating on Goldberg himself, doing enough damage to score the pin and regain his championship.[2][39] After the match, Hall, Nash, Hart, and Jeff Jarrett announced the reformation of the nWo,[39] and gave Goldberg a new target for a feud. However, it would not last long. A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ...
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Contender to the World Title (2000-2001) Shortly after his title loss, Goldberg was accidentally injured in Salisbury, Maryland, during a sequence where he chased the nWo limousine into the parking lot. Goldberg, who was wearing protective covering over his hands so he wouldn't get injured when he would break the windshield glass (a spot in the scene), got a little too overaggressive in his pounding and severely injured his forearm when shards of the glass sliced it, causing him to miss the January 4, 2000 NJPW Tokyo Dome show, where he was scheduled to face Manabu Nakanishi. Nickname: Location in Maryland Coordinates: , County Founded 1732 Incorporated 1854 Government - Mayor Barrie Parsons Tilghman Area - City 29. ...
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After taking time off to recuperate, Goldberg returned to WCW on May 29, 2000 interfering in a Nitro match between Kevin Nash and the team of Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner.[2] At The Great American Bash 2000, Goldberg betrayed Nash during Nash's World Title match against Jeff Jarrett and turned heel for the first time in his career by aligning himself with the New Blood faction.[1][2] This didn't last long, as Goldberg would again be lost to injury and miss time. As a result of this betrayal, Goldberg feuded with Nash and defeated him at Bash at the Beach 2000, but with help from Scott Steiner.[2][40] Goldberg thought that he deserved to be the #1 contender to the world title, and faced World Champion Booker T for the title but lost the match.[2] He participated in a triple threat #1 contender's match against Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner at New Blood Rising, which Nash won.[2][41] Goldberg turned face again after Bret Hart attacked him on an edition of Nitro and then he and Scott Steiner began a feud with each other, culminating in a no disqualification match at Fall Brawl 2000, which Goldberg lost.[2][42] David Lee Tank Abbott (born April 26, 1965 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American mixed martial artist. ...
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He began a new undefeated streak in October 2000, with Vince Russo threatening to "fire" him if he lost. He defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) at Halloween Havoc 2000 in a handicap elimination match to begin his undefeated streak.[2][1][43] He started a feud with "The Total Package" Lex Luger, who claimed to be the first wrestler to end both Goldberg's streak and career.[2] This culminated in a match at Mayhem 2000, which Goldberg won.[2][44] They continued their rivalry and battled in a rematch at Starrcade 2000, which if Goldberg lost, he had to retire.[1][2] Goldberg won the match, but after the match, he was attacked by Luger's partner Buff Bagwell.[1][2][45] Goldberg began feuding with both Luger and Bagwell, who called themselves Totally Buff. His streak was broken at Sin when Goldberg, teaming with his Power Plant trainer, Dwayne Bruce, lost to Totally Buff in a tag team no disqualification match after a plant maced him, enabling Totally Buff to pin him.[1][2][46] The angle was intended to enable Goldberg to have shoulder surgery, but WCW was sold to the WWF in March 2001, with Goldberg still recuperating. The WWF did not buy out Goldberg's contract with Time Warner (the parent company of WCW) as they had done with several other WCW employees, and so he was not involved in the WWF "Invasion" angle. Goldberg instead remained under contract to Time Warner until May 2002, when he agreed on a contract buyout.[1][2] Vincent Michael Russo (born January 24, 1961) is an American writer, known for working for American professional wrestling companies, most notably the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. ...
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Lawrence Larry Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[1][2] best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ...
Mayhem was a PPV in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of November in 1999 and 2000. ...
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Marcus Alexander Mark Bagwell (born January 10, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell. ...
Totally Buff Buff Bagwell & Lex Luger Totally Buff was a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell. ...
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Dwayne Bruce is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sgt. ...
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Mace is a tear gas in the form of an aerosol spray which propels the lachrymator mixed with a volatile solvent. ...
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ...
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The InVasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the World Wrestling Federation that began shortly after the WWFs purchase of World Championship Wrestling. ...
In the course of his WCW career, Goldberg had six official singles defeats: three to Bret Hart, one to Kevin Nash, one to Scott Steiner, and one to Booker T. Scott Carl Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962) better known by his ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ...
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002-2003) Goldberg had suffered an arm injury during a celebrity car racing event in April 2002, but in August 2002, he returned to the ring in Japan. He initially joined All Japan Pro Wrestling, defeating Satoshi Kojima on August 30, 2002. He went on to defeat Rick Steiner in Yokohama in a match for the W-1 promotion, and teamed with Keiji Mutoh to defeat KroniK in Tokyo. His success in Japan led to the World Wrestling Federation - now renamed World Wrestling Entertainment - beginning contract negotiations with him.[1] All Japan Pro Wrestling ) (AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ...
Satoshi Kojima ) is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
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Winning Streak on RAW (2003) Goldberg was signed to a one year contract by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in March 2003. He debuted in WWE on March 31, 2003 edition of RAW, the night after WrestleMania XIX, and immediately began a feud with The Rock by spearing him.[1][47] His feud with The Rock culminated in a match at Backlash 2003, which was Goldberg's first appearance in a WWE ring. The match was won by Goldberg following three spears and a Jackhammer.[1][48][49] He began a short feud with Christian, with whom he had his first RAW match on May 5 edition of RAW resulting in a no contest.[1][50] The two faced each other on the following edition of RAW in a steel cage match, which Goldberg won.[1][51] He next feuded with Chris Jericho, who continued to insult Goldberg in following weeks and challenged him to a match. At Bad Blood 2003, the rivalry was settled after Goldberg defeated Jericho.[1][52] World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ...
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Dwayne Douglas Johnson[6] (born May 2, 1972)[4], better known by his former ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ...
Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
A Powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. ...
William Jason Jay Reso (born November 30, 1973) better known by his ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. ...
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A bloodied Kane inside a current style WWE cage. ...
Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician, and professional wrestler. ...
WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling pay-per-view event that was held in 1997, 2003, and 2004 typically in the month of June. ...
World Championship & Retirement (2003-2004) Goldberg started a feud with World Heavyweight Champion Triple H over the World Championship. Their rivalry began at a live event on July 20, 2003 when Goldberg faced Triple H for the title, but lost the match after Evolution interfered in the match.[1][53] He challenged Triple H for the title again at SummerSlam 2003 in the second Elimination Chamber match in WWE; after eliminating Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, and Jericho, he was pinned by the champion Triple H and as a result, Triple H retained the title.[1][54][55] Goldberg continued his rivalry with Triple H and finally defeated him for the World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven 2003, after agreeing to put his career on the line.[1][56][57][58] He successfully defended the title against Triple H in a rematch at Survivor Series 2003,[1][59][60] before he lost the title back to Triple H at Armageddon 2003 when Triple H pinned him in a triple threat match which also included Kane.[1][61][62] Paul Michael Levesque[4] (born July 27, 1969)[4] is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former Hunter Hearst Helmsley moniker. ...
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Evolution was a Heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand consisting of Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Triple H, and Batista. ...
SummerSlam 2003 was the sixteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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Randal Randy Keith Orton[1] (born on April 1, 1980), nicknamed The Legend Killer, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand. ...
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The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Survivor Series 2003 was the seventeenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Armageddon is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Glen Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) better known by his ring name Kane, is an American professional wrestler. ...
At Royal Rumble 2004, Goldberg participated in the Royal Rumble match, entering at #30, so he could get a chance to regain his world title at WrestleMania. However, during the match, he began a feud with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar who interfered in the match and hit Goldberg with the F-5 and causing him to be eliminated by Kurt Angle.[1][63] Goldberg gained revenge by attending No Way Out 2004 the following month and costing Lesnar his WWE Championship by interfering in a match between Lesnar and the challenger to the title, Eddie Guerrero.[1][64] This led to a match between the two being scheduled for WrestleMania XX. A match between the two had been highly anticipated due to their similar physique and their undefeated streaks. Goldberg was not seen on WWE television for several weeks before the event, as he had already worked the maximum number of dates (bar one, his WrestleMania appearance) stipulated by his contract and would have had to have been paid a supplementary salary in order to make extra appearances. This may have hurt the build to the WrestleMania match, with the last episode of SmackDown! before WrestleMania featuring a confrontation between Lesnar and Steve Austin, the guest referee of the match, instead of Goldberg. Royal Rumble 2004 was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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Official WrestleMania logo WrestleMania is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment since 1985. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Brock Edward Lesnar[4] (born July 12, 1977[3]) is an American mixed martial artist, former professional and amateur wrestler. ...
A facebuster, also known as a face plant, is generally a takedown move in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without involving a headlock or facelock. ...
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. ...
Eduardo Eddie Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 — November 13, 2005) better known as Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ...
WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ...
Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ...
The Goldberg vs. Lesnar match is notable for a large majority of the crowd becoming aware that this was to be both men's last match in WWE; it became known shortly before the match that Lesnar was pursuing an NFL career. As a result, the audience 'turned' on them by booing and shouting derogatory chants at both participants; although, Lesnar was more a target of the fans' disdain (Austin was the only one to receive any cheers during that match). Both men showed frustration in their performance, and amid the resounding boos, ringside commentator Jim Ross acknowledged their plans to leave the company. Goldberg won the match cleanly but was attacked by Austin post-match. Then a week later, his WWE contract expired and not renewed thus ending Goldberg's WWE career.[1][65] Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ...
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Post-wrestling activity Since leaving WWE, Goldberg has primarily focused on his acting career. He has commented on his year with WWE in a highly critical fashion, arguing that his character was poorly utilized.
In February 2006, several media outlets reported that Goldberg was in negotiations with the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling; possibly in response to the
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