10 Wrestling Storylines That Started Hot But Ended Terribly

10. Goldberg's First WWE Run

Wrestling fans waited years to see Goldberg in a WWE ring. Like so many of his peers, Bill's Time Warner contract wasn't picked up by WWE when they bought WCW in 2001, so he wasn't involved with the Invasion angle. Instead, Goldberg stayed bound to his old deal until May 2002, when he finally agreed a contract buyout, then eventually showed up in WWE 10 months later.

Goldberg's debut was electric. Appearing on the Raw after WrestleMania XIX, he drew an incredible pop by interrupting The Rock, then crushing him with a massive Spear. It all led to Goldberg going over the Hollywood superstar at Backlash, and his dominant run continued thereafter, with the former WCW Champion going undefeated in his first six months.

And then he ran into Triple H.

In fairness, Goldberg's crowd reactions had already started turning sour by the time he ran into 'The Game,' but losing to Hunter was his deathknell. His USP has always been "the streak," and once Triple H took that away from him, Bill had nothing left. Yes, he became World Heavyweight Champion after this, but the wheels had long since fallen off the wagon, and his first WWE run concluded with a dismal match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XX.