Bill Goldberg
Bill Goldberg | |||||||
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Born | William Scott Goldberg December 27, 1966 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
Occupations |
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Years active | 1990–1995 (football) 1997–2004; 2016–present (wrestling) 1998–present (acting) | ||||||
Spouse |
Wanda Ferraton
(m. 2005) | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Trained by | DeWayne Bruce[1] WCW Power Plant[2][3] | ||||||
Debut | June 23, 1997[2][7] | ||||||
American football career |
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No. 71, 73 | |||||||
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Edison (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | ||||||
College: | Georgia (1987–1989) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 11 / Pick: 301 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Website | billgoldberg |
William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966), often known
One of the most popular figures of the professional wrestling
Following WCW's closure in 2001, Goldberg wrestled for
Before he became a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a professional American football player. Following his first retirement from wrestling in 2004, he began working as a commentator for the
Early life
William Scott Goldberg was born into a
Football career
Goldberg earned a scholarship to attend the
Goldberg's NFL career ended when he "tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis". He explained that he hoped to return to the league after rehabilitation but was not considered a major asset due to his lack of success. The NFL was "a mixed emotional experience" for him because he did not attain the level of success on the field that he desired, despite reaching the goal of simply playing in the league.[18]
Professional wrestling career
World Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)
Training and matches (1997)
During his after-NFL rehab, Goldberg began powerlifting and mixed martial arts training when he was spotted by Lex Luger and Sting; both convinced him to try professional wrestling.[21] He was not a fan of professional wrestling. Seeing it as an alternative to his fledgling football career, he began training at the WCW Power Plant.
Goldberg made five appearances, working as Bill Gold during this career. The first match was in a
Undefeated streak (1997–1998)
On the September 22, 1997, episode of Nitro, Goldberg defeated Hugh Morrus in his debut match. Soon afterward, he began to score quick victories over his fellow WCW wrestlers in a range of 1–2 minutes. Goldberg had a succession of wins, and he advanced up the card and was pushed as a singles wrestler. The newcomer captivated fans with his monstrous yet silent charisma, brute strength, and agility, and he vaulted the ropes, performed high kicks, and performed the occasional backflip. Goldberg made his first pay-per-view appearance at Halloween Havoc by helping Alex Wright defeat Steve McMichael and then received McMichael's Super Bowl XX championship ring from McMichael's wife Debra. Goldberg proceeded to attack Wright with it. Goldberg's attack on McMichael led to a match between the two in Goldberg's first pay-per-view match at Starrcade, which Goldberg won.[11]
In early 1998, Goldberg
Goldberg was
Goldberg's win–loss record at WCW events from 1997 to 1998 differed from that which was perpetuated by the company, with the official figure exaggerating the number of matches in which he won to 173.[31][32][33] Nick Schwartz of Fox Sports wrote that "No one really knows what Goldberg's actual record was... but it's generally accepted that 173–0 is an inflated number."[34] Some of Goldberg's industry peers have stated that the figure was exaggerated.[34] His then-WCW colleague Chris Jericho stated that "One week he'd be 42–0 and seven days later he'd be 58–0. Did stepping on bugs count?".[35] Manager Jimmy Hart–who also worked with Goldberg in WCW–regarded a "kind of funny" level of embellishment, while professional wrestler The Miz said "The number would just go on and on and on, to where it was like, 'Wait a second. How did he get this many wins in such a short time'?".[36] This exaggeration damaged the streak's credibility among the WCW audience–upon noticing that the figure had been falsified, fans made a withdrawal of homemade signs trumpeting Goldberg's record.[32]
Championship pursuits and final feuds (1999–2001)
At
Later that night, Goldberg wrestled against and lost to
At
Shortly after his title match loss, Goldberg injured himself on the December 23, 1999 episode of Thunder, during a sequence where he chased the nWo limousine into the parking lot. A spot in the sequence called for Goldberg to pound on the windshield of the limousine with his hands. To ensure his safety, Goldberg had assistance from a piece of metal pipe and his hands were covered in black tape. After this, Goldberg was to break some of the vehicle's windows with the pipe. There were four windows on the side of the limousine and Goldberg used the pipe on two of them. He then got aggressive, dropping the pipe and putting his forearm through the third window. A shard of glass sliced an artery in his arm and he began bleeding profusely. The show concluded with Goldberg pounding on the limousine's hood, with the television audience able to see the massive amount of blood gushing from his arm as it covered the hood. Immediately after the cameras stopped rolling, medical personnel rushed in to assist the injured Goldberg, who was eventually transported to the hospital for emergency surgery. He lost copious amounts of blood due to the injury and was told that his injury nearly resulted in the amputation of his forearm. The injury caused Goldberg to miss the January 4, 2000
After his loss to Steiner, Goldberg's rivalry with Russo accelerated and in October, having finally had enough, Russo gave Goldberg an ultimatum. If Goldberg was to lose another match at any point in time, unless he managed to duplicate his undefeated streak from 1997 to 1998, he would be forced to retire from professional wrestling. Goldberg defeated
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2003)
Goldberg had suffered an arm injury during the
World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2004)
Debut
After leaving Japan, Goldberg signed a one-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in March 2003, debuting on the March 31 episode of
Feud with Triple H and World Heavyweight Championship reign
Goldberg entered a rivalry with Triple H, challenging him for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam on August 24 in the second Elimination Chamber match in WWE. After eliminating Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho, he was pinned by Triple H after Ric Flair threw a sledgehammer inside the chamber and Triple H hit Goldberg with it, meaning Triple H retained the title.[47] Goldberg continued his feud with Triple H and defeated him for the World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven on September 21, after agreeing to put his career on the line.[48][49] The next night on Raw, Goldberg retained the title against Chris Jericho. The following week on Raw, Triple H issued a $100,000 bounty to anybody who could take Goldberg out. Steven Richards, Mark Henry, La Résistance and Tommy Dreamer all attempted to collect the bounty, but they were unsuccessful. On the October 20 episode of Raw, Batista collected the bounty after he interfered in Goldberg's title defense against Shawn Michaels and attacked Goldberg, placing a folding chair around Goldberg's ankle and jumping off the middle rope onto the chair, shattering his ankle. Furious, Goldberg demanded a match against Batista, but Triple H got involved in the match by trying to cripple Goldberg, who executed a spear on Triple H and attacked Batista with a sledgehammer. At Survivor Series on November 16, Goldberg retained the title against Triple H despite interference from Evolution.[50] On the November 17 episode of Raw, Goldberg faced Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista in a handicap match, but he was pinned following an RKO, Batista Bomb and Pedigree. After the match, Kane unexpectedly came out to seemingly assist Goldberg after Evolution continued their assault on him following the match. After scaring off Evolution, he turned on Goldberg and executed a chokeslam on him. The following week on Raw, Kane attacked Goldberg again while he was defending the championship against Triple H in a rematch from Survivor Series and expressed his desire to face Goldberg for the title. Raw general manager Eric Bischoff scheduled Goldberg to defend the championship against both Kane and Triple H in a triple threat match at Armageddon. The following week on Raw, Goldberg teamed with Shawn Michaels and Rob Van Dam to face and defeat Kane, Batista and Orton in a six-man tag team match. On the December 8 episode of Raw, Goldberg faced Kane in a lumberjack match which ended in a disqualification when Evolution and Mark Henry entered the ring and assaulted Goldberg. At Armageddon on December 14, Goldberg lost the World Heavyweight Championship when Triple H pinned him after interference from Evolution and a chokeslam from Kane, thus ending his reign at 84 days.[51]
Rivalry with Brock Lesnar and departure
Survivor Series 2003 marked the first time Goldberg met the
Legends of Wrestling (2015–2016)
Goldberg made his return to professional wrestling on June 7, 2015, at the Legends of Wrestling show at
On January 23, 2016, Goldberg made a second return for the Legends of Wrestling event in Miami, where he delivered another spear to Steiner after his match with Chavo Guerrero.[56]
Return to WWE (2016–2022)
Universal Champion, Hall of Fame (2016–2020)
On May 31, 2016, Goldberg was announced as the pre-order bonus for the upcoming
Lesnar then appeared on the following night's episode of Raw and challenged Goldberg to one final match at WrestleMania 33.[68] Goldberg would go on to accept Lesnar's challenge on the February 6 episode of Raw and, on the same episode, also earned a match against Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Championship.[69] At Fastlane, Goldberg would defeat Owens for the Universal Championship.[70][71] This led to a match against Lesnar at WrestleMania where Goldberg put his title on the line. At WrestleMania, Goldberg lost the title to Lesnar in what was also his first clean singles loss in his entire career.[72][73] Goldberg appeared the following night on Raw Talk (which aired on the WWE Network after the Raw broadcast) to wish the fans farewell, but ultimately did not rule out a return in the future.[74]
On January 15, 2018, ESPN announced that Goldberg would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. This was then confirmed on Raw when it was announced by WWE.[75] On March 25, Paul Heyman was announced to induct Goldberg into the Hall of Fame; the event occurred on April 6.[76] Despite his Hall of Fame induction, Goldberg continued to wrestle for WWE. His next match was against The Undertaker at the Super ShowDown event on June 7, 2019.[77] During the match, Goldberg suffered a concussion a few minutes into the match, which severely affected his performance, botching several moves, including the failed Jackhammer on the Undertaker, until the latter finally won the match.[78][79] His next match was at SummerSlam, where he defeated Dolph Ziggler.[80]
After six months of inactivity, Goldberg returned to WWE on the February 7, 2020 episode of SmackDown, when he appeared via satellite and challenged "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt to a match for the Universal Championship, which Wyatt accepted, setting up a match between the two for Super ShowDown.[81] At Super ShowDown on February 27, Goldberg defeated The Fiend to win the Universal Championship for the second time, becoming the first wrestler to win a world championship after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.[82] During the following weeks, WWE scheduled a match between Goldberg and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 36 for the Universal Championship,[83] but after Reigns opted to pull out amid concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldberg's opponent was changed to Braun Strowman.[84] At WrestleMania, Goldberg lost the Universal Championship to Strowman.[85][86]
Sporadic appearances (2021–2022)
After a nine-month hiatus, Goldberg faced Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.[87] Goldberg returned on the July 19 episode of Raw, its first episode in front of a live audience in over a year, to confront WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, teasing a potential match between the two.[88] On the August 2 episode of Raw, Lashley would accept Goldberg's challenge, making their match at SummerSlam for the WWE Championship, official.[89] At SummerSlam, Goldberg lost due to not being able to continue after incurring a knee injury. When Lashley continued to attack him after the end of the match, Goldberg's son Gage intervened but ended up being attacked himself.[90]
On the August 30 episode of Raw, an interview with Goldberg was shown, during which he revealed needing surgery to his knee and vowed to return to get revenge on Lashley for attacking his son.
On the February 4, 2022, episode of SmackDown, Goldberg would make his return to challenge Universal Champion Roman Reigns to a match at Elimination Chamber, a match that had originally been planned for WrestleMania 36 two years prior. At Elimination Chamber, Goldberg lost to Reigns via technical submission.[95] This would be Goldberg's final WWE match as his contract expired at the end of 2022 and was not renewed by the company.[96]
Legacy, parodies, and reception
Due to his extremely masculine wrestling character, Goldberg has been credited with battling
Goldberg's rapid rise to popularity in WCW led the WWF to parody him during the Attitude Era with longtime jobber Duane Gill being repackaged as Gillberg. Goldberg was initially unhappy with the parody, but later embraced the character and was happy that Gill was able to have a more substantial run during his career. The two would eventually confront each other on Raw in 2003, in which Goldberg quickly dispatched Gillberg.[111]
Trying to replicate WCW's success with Goldberg, WWE began pushing
Many promotions would parody Goldberg's infamous streak, including WWE on multiple occasions, albeit with a losing streak such as with the aforementioned Gillberg as well as
Other media
Film and television
Goldberg began acting while working for WCW in 1999. His appearance in Universal Soldier: The Return corresponded with him being featured in the music video.[127] He was a special guest star on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. On the show he showed the contestants his various power moves and also how to hit an opponent with a steel chair. He went on to host three seasons of the Speed Channel show Bullrun.
In 2005, Goldberg also starred in the
In March 2010, Goldberg appeared on the ninth season of
In 2017, Goldberg made his first appearance in the fifth season of The Goldbergs as Coach Nick Mellor, the brother of recurring character Coach Rick Mellor.[131]
In 2018, Goldberg started hosting a knife-based reality show called
He also starred in the film American Satan (2017) as the tour manager/bodyguard for a heavy metal band called The Relentless.[133]
On July 17, 2022, Goldberg was the subject of the Biography: WWE Legends.
Video games
Goldberg is a playable character in numerous video games, including WCW Nitro,[134] WCW/nWo Revenge,[135] WCW/nWo Thunder,[136] WCW Mayhem,[137] WCW Backstage Assault,[138] WWE WrestleMania XIX, WWE Raw 2,[139] WWE SuperCard, WWE Champions, Fire Pro Wrestling,[140] WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain,[141] WWE 2K14,[142] WWE 2K17 (for which he was the pre-order bonus),[143] WWE 2K18,[144] WWE 2K19.[145] WWE 2K20, WWE 2K Battlegrounds , WWE 2K22 and WWE 2K23.
Mixed martial arts color commentary
In August 2002, during his professional wrestling tenure in Japan, Goldberg served as
Goldberg became a color commentator for the
Other
Goldberg sponsored the
In November 2000, Goldberg and his brother Steve co-authored Goldberg's autobiography I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superhero.[147]
In 2014, Goldberg started his own podcast entitled Who's Next?! With Bill Goldberg, which includes weekly guest interviews.
Since 2022, Goldberg has appeared multiple times on the "UnsubscribePodcast".
Personal life
Goldberg has been noted for being open about his Jewish background, which was uncommon in the professional wrestling world, especially during his prime.[109] He famously refused to wrestle on Yom Kippur.[148] He celebrates the Jewish holidays but has downplayed the religious aspects of his Jewish background, admitting in 2005 that he is "so far from religious it's not even funny".[109] Despite this, he added, "I guarantee when my girlfriend and I get married, I'll have a rabbi marry us and I'll be breaking the glass right next to her."[109]
On April 10, 2005, Goldberg married Wanda Ferraton, a
Goldberg co-owns and operates the Extreme Power Gym Muay Thai and amateur boxing training facility in Oceanside, California.[151] He also owns over 25 vintage cars, including a Plymouth Barracuda, AC Cobra, and Boss 429 Mustang.[109]
Goldberg owned one of the biggest MMA gyms in the world during the early 90s where he trained MMA with the likes of
Goldberg has a long scar on the right side of his torso from a tear suffered during a college football game that had required surgery to repair. He also acquired a scar on his right forearm from an altercation in WCW, which kept him out of action for an extended amount of time due to the surgery needed to fix it.[154] He has a large tribal tattoo on his left shoulder, which became his professional wrestling logo, and a skull tattoo on the inside of his right biceps.
Charity work
In January 2016, Goldberg and entertainment impresario
A long-time animal welfare advocate and an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) spokesman, Goldberg addressed Congress in 1999 to raise awareness of illegal animal fighting.[110]
Goldberg regularly participated in the now-defunct Jimmy V Golf Classic, a golf tournament with the profits going towards cancer research,[156][157] and often visits children in hospitals who are undergoing cancer treatment.[158][159][160]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1999 | The Jesse Ventura Story | Luger |
Universal Soldier: The Return | Romeo | |
2000 | Ready to Rumble | Himself |
2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Mr. Smith |
2005 | The Longest Yard | Joey "Battle" Battaglio |
The Kid & I | Himself | |
Santa's Slay | Santa Claus | |
2007 | Half Past Dead 2 | William Burke |
2010 | Kill Speed | Big Bad John |
Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D | Gus | |
2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Himself |
2016 | Nine Legends | Himself |
2017 | Check Point | T.J. |
American Satan | Hawk | |
2018 | Con Man | Sax |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave |
Lou "The Pariah" Maguire | Episode: "Captain Courageous" |
1999 | Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends | Himself | Episode: "Wrestling" |
1999 | E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | Episode: "Hulk Hogan" |
2000 | The Man Show | Himself | Episode: "Holiday Show 2"[161] |
2002 | Yes, Dear | Big Guy | Episode: "Walk Like a Man" |
2002 | Family Guy | Angry bus passenger | Episode: " Family Guy Viewer Mail 1 "
|
2002 | Arliss | Himself | Episode: "In with the New" |
2002 | Kim Possible | Pain King | Episode: "Pain King vs. Cleopatra" |
2003 | Punk'd | Himself | Episode: "Beyonce and Lindsay Lohan" |
2004 | Monster Garage | Santa Claus | Episode: "Box-Truck Wrestling Ring" |
2005 | Modern Marvels | Himself | Episode: "Private Collections" |
2005 | Desperate Housewives | Inmate | Episode: " My Heart Belongs to Daddy "
|
2005 | Biker Build-Off | Host | [162] |
2005 | Automaniac | Host | [163] |
2005 | The Contender | Himself | Episode: "Who's Playing The Game?" |
2006 | Pros vs. Joes | Himself | Episodes: "Can You PVJ Champ?" and "Can You Cover Jerry Rice?" |
2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cupid | Episode: " Loophole "
|
2007–2010 | Bullrun | Host | |
2008 | Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling | Himself | Episode: "In-Ring Psychology" |
2008 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
Himself / Contestant | Ep. 3.15[164] |
2009–2011 | Garage Mahal | Host | with Brian Corsetti[165][166] |
2010 | The Celebrity Apprentice |
Himself / Contestant | |
2017, 2019 | The Goldbergs | Nick Mellor | 8 episodes |
2018 | The Grand Tour | Himself | Celebrity guest |
2018 | The Flash | Big Sir |
2 episodes |
2018–2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Lance Hamilton | 6 episodes |
2018–2019 | Forged in Fire: Knife or Death |
Host | 22 episodes |
2019 | Schooled | Nick Mellor | Episode: "Friendsgiving" |
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Comeback of the Year (2016)[167]
- Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)[167]
- Rookie of the Year (1998)[167]
- Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998[168]
- Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 1999[169]
- Ranked No. 39 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003[169]
- Rolling Stone
- Ranked No. 5 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016[170]
- World Championship Wrestling
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Rookie of the Year (1998)[173]
- WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 time)
- 2 times)
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)[75]
See also
- List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers
- List of Jewish football players
- List of Jewish professional wrestlers
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- ISSN 1083-9593.
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External links
- Official website
- Goldberg on WWE.com
- Goldberg's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Bill Goldberg at IMDb