4. Goldberg Loses To Triple H Inside The Elimination Chamber
While Shane 'Baddest Man on the Planet' McMahon was not only surviving Kane's horror film style attacks but actually coming back stronger the next week, genuine hardcase Goldberg seemed to be constantly getting outsmarted and/or beaten up by Triple H and Evolution. It was obvious that WWE didn't know what to do with Goldberg. In his first match in the company he was pitted against The Rock in a competitive match when, really he should have just exploded onto the scene and ran through some midcarder in a matter of minutes. But no, he was booked to sell, show weakness and be outsmarted by the good guys. Because WWE like paying a performer millions of dollars and then misusing them. Because that's how you draw money. Incredibly, Linda McMahon publicly branded Goldberg a 'disappointment' during a press conference, after Da Man had agreed to work more dates than his contract originally specified. Astonishing. Anyway, after months of frustration and poor creative, Goldberg finally got a chance to look like Goldberg, in the Elimination Chamber main event of SummerSlam 2003. Entering at No.5, big Bill speared and pinned Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho. Busting out some impressive power moves and looking full of fire, the fans went wild for him. It was down to Goldberg and The Game. What should have happened was Goldberg beating Triple H to a pulp, kicking out of a pedigree and then beating him with a spear/jackhammer combo. What actually happened was Triple H blasting Goldberg with a sledgehammer and beating him in an awfully anti-climactic finish. Trips wasn't able to wrestle due to a groin injury, giving WWE a reason to book the finish they did and prolong the feud. It was a terrible decision, one that p***ed off the fans and made Triple H look even less of a worthy champ to boot. The post-match beatdown of Goldberg was the icing on top of a very crap cake.