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.
Goldberg wrestled a match against Sting at Slamboree which was fought to a no contest. He was "injured" and took some time off, for his movie Universal Soldier: The Return. He returned two months later, and defeated Rick Steiner at Road Wild in a squash match. 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.
Later that night, he answered an open challenge from WCW World Champion Sting and defeated him to win the championship. However, on the next night's edition of Nitro, commissioner J.
Dillon ruled that the match had not been sanctioned by WCW and that, therefore, Goldberg's victory was void. However, instead of the title being returned to Sting, it was vacated and a man tournament was held to determine a new champion, which started that night.
Goldberg was entered into the tournament and wrestled his first round match against Bret Hart later that night, choosing also to defend his newly won United States championship in the match. Goldberg continued his rivalry with Vicious, and defeated him in an "I Quit" match at Mayhem 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, 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.
Goldberg was defeated again due to outside interference from Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, who began to beat on Goldberg with baseball bats. 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. However, it would not last long. 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 , NJPW Tokyo Dome show, where he was scheduled to face Manabu Nakanishi.
This didn't last long, as Goldberg would again suffer an injury and miss time. As a result of this betrayal, Goldberg feuded with Nash and defeated him at Bash at the Beach , but with help from Scott Steiner. Goldberg thought that he deserved to be the 1 contender to the world title, and faced World Champion Booker T for the title and won the match, but didn't regain the title since Booker T didn't submit.
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 , which Goldberg lost. He began a new undefeated streak in October , with Vince Russo threatening to "fire" him if he lost.
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. This culminated in a match at Mayhem , which Goldberg won. They continued their rivalry and battled in a rematch at Starrcade , which if Goldberg lost, he had to leave WCW. Goldberg won the match, but after the match, he was attacked by Luger's partner Buff Bagwell. So, maybe that's a little connection that I like there.
Beyond the gridiron connection, Redskins lineman said it was Goldberg's raw strength and power that played a big part in his ranking. Goldberg's finisher was two-fold, with the spear and the jackhammer.
For Carriker, the setup was the best part. The jackhammer was cool, but my favorite part was the spear. Executing power moves on the legitimate giants of wrestling has been a Hallmark of getting powerhouses over in professional wrestling.
Goldberg pulling off a Jackhammer on The Giant--the man who would eventually become The Big Show--may not have been quite as impressive as Hulk Hogan body slamming Andre the Giant, but it nonetheless offered a truly unique spectacle and testament to Goldberg's super human abilities. Goldberg would go on to hit this finisher on a lot of big men, but doing so on a performer with both the size and kayfabe credibility of The Giant was a big step forward in establishing Goldberg as a top tier player.
In a famous early Goldberg spot, he nailed a Spear on Chris Jericho. At that point, Goldberg was already on his way to the top while Jericho was planted in WCW's mid-card. Nonetheless, the execution of this spot was iconic, with Jericho not only selling the impact with his own body, but having loosened his boot and kicking it off for an extra bit of showmanship. This next level sell job for the Spear, and the performers to have pulled off similar antics since have added to the move's legend, making it an integral part of Goldberg's legacy.
Michael Chin is a writer based in Las Vegas, who specializes in covering pro wrestling and other forms of pop culture. New User posted their first comment. Log in. WWE Feature. Modified 07 Oct Feature. Edited by Staff Editor 1. Goldberg Edge Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
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