10 Monster Pushes That WWE Totally Wasted
5. Goldberg
He might be on top of the wrestling world as WWE Universal Champion today, but Goldberg hasn’t always enjoyed the best fortune in WWE.
Having decided to sit out his sizeable WCW contract during the Invasion, Goldberg finally signed for Vince McMahon’s company in 2003. He made an immediate impact by interrupting The Rock in an electric debut segment, then defeated The People’s Champion at Backlash, immediately establishing him as a serious main event threat.
Chris Jericho provided Goldberg’s next feud, and after overcoming his second WWE headline act in a row, Goldberg found himself in title contention. Along with Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash, and Jericho, Goldberg challenged for Triple H’s World Heavyweight Championship inside the Elimination Chamber, and his monster push was squandered.
The Game pinned Goldberg in the match’s decisive pinfall, and it sucked the life out of the building. Goldberg had become the company’s top babyface in a very short time, and while he defeated Triple H on the next PPV, it was a highly forgettable match, and the damage was already done.
Goldberg immediately cooled off following the Elimination Chamber loss, and having initially built him up like the WCW monster of old, WWE eventually left Goldberg’s push to rot.