After feuds against The Rock and Chris Jericho, it made sense that Goldberg would target Triple H and the World Heavyweight Title. Oddly, one of Bill's old WCW opponents, Scott Steiner had flopped against 'The Game' earlier in 2003. There were slight worries that Goldberg would follow suit, but the man actually had some entertaining clashes with Triple H throughout the year. Appearing as part of the Elimination Chamber match at SummerSlam, Goldberg would finally collide with Triple H one-on-one at Unforgiven in September. In the same match, Goldberg's career was put on the line, which admittedly made it fairly obvious that he was going to win the title. There was mileage out of Goldberg chasing the belt, but he'd win the title during the first Pay-Per-View singles match between the duo. Due to aesthetic similarities between the World Heavyweight Title and the 'Big Gold Belt' used in WCW, many fans were happy to see Goldberg as champion. The title reign didn't last long, Triple H regained the strap at Armageddon in December. This would be Goldberg's only run with a title in WWE.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
