10 Huge Wrestling Matches That Happened WAY Too Late

9. Goldberg Vs. Brock Lesnar II And III (Survivor Series 2016 And WrestleMania 33)

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Your writer has to confess that he didn't know any better when he first saw the two goliaths that were Goldberg and Brock Lesnar come to blows at WrestleMania XX. As a kid, he thought that this was as good as it could get. Two monsters throwing each other around the ring and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin was the bloody ref!

What were this crowd watching? Why were they cr*pping all over the action?

Well, my ten year-old self wasn't quite aware that these two brutes wouldn't be sticking around much longer. He also wasn't aware that we wouldn't see them share a ring together for another twelve years.

Yet, we did finally get to see the pair avenge that 'Mania XX battle when Goldberg shocked the world and quickly put away Lesnar at Survivor Series 2016. We were even treated to a rapid fire third and final bout between the duo at 'Mania 33 for the Universal title - which Lesnar won.

However, you can't escape the fact that their initial rematch would have been that little bit more special if it had gone down soon after that first lacklustre showing in 2004. Yes, the pair's circumstances meant that this would have been near impossible to book. But, had Lesnar vs. Goldberg II gone down in 2004, we would have at least witnessed a compelling bout that lasted longer than a few of minutes and the duo would have still been in their physical peaks, too.

Instead, we got a past-it Goldberg panting his way through two matches and Lesnar holding a top title hostage once again.

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