So what’s the allure now that he can pretty easily be stopped? Goldberg is famous because he won 173 matches in a row before losing to a cattle prod and a jack knife. The entire of allure of Bill Goldberg was based upon one single thing: Winning. When it comes to Goldberg, that’s more true than with anyone else. Edge needs to win enough to show that he’s still enough of the man he was in his prime for his eventual losses to carry weight. It would get to a point where defeating a has been that can’t win isn’t doing anyone any favors. If he just came back and put everyone over, then each program would yield diminishing returns. Any extended run requires a balance of losing to younger talent and staying strong enough to make that mean something. And that’s primarily because of who he was in his prime.Įvery legend that returns to WWE has to walk a fine line between putting guys over and losing too much. But as a returning legend, his returns aren’t as effective as they should be. It’s not so much that he’s tarnishing his legacy from the late 90s. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized he has a point. Goldberg was never my fave and at this point, I don’t concern myself at all with his legacy. But it’s not something I normally agree with. We grew up watching wrestling during the Monday Night Wars, and we were a little more WCW than WWE so I understand the connection to a legend from Billionaire Ted’s promotion. My good friend Kevin texts me every time Goldberg comes back bemoaning that Goldberg is tarnishing his legacy by coming back and losing. One that’s the opposite of the usual one. But with Goldberg, there’s one different complaint I hear every time he comes back.
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Mainly the complaints concern wrestlers past their prime taking the spotlight from full time talent. When legends return, especially those like Bill Goldberg who don’t have a strong hardcore fanbase, there are usually some complaints.