10 Most Intense Performers In Wrestling History
8. Goldberg
Goldberg was so naturally intense that he carved out his career on the strength of it alone, more or less.
He was big, but not the biggest. He was - and is - technically limited, even if he transcended that perception more than once. He wasn't a supernatural force, able to mastermind victories through mind control, or whatever. Instead, Goldberg became one of the most believable performers in wrestling history through his frightening body language. His victories seemed assured even before he stepped through the ropes. Goldberg bashed himself in the face, let out primal roars - he essentially acted, with much conviction, that he was entering an actual battle.
Goldberg's intensity was so believable that it masked the fact that he was nowhere near as legitimately tough as he appeared. Often criticised for his ability to work, Goldberg worked everybody into believing he was as much of a hardcase as his character was. When news filtered through the industry that Chris Jericho had kicked his face in following a backstage scuffle, in 2003, the widespread reaction was one of complete shock.
Goldberg is evidently too intense for his own good. On the January 23rd episode of RAW, he riled himself up to such an extent that he knocked himself silly during his now-abandoned headbutt-the-wall pre-match ritual.