10 Things We Learned From Goldberg On Edge & Christian's Podcast
5. He Is Very Defensive
Aside from his obvious excitement at being able to compete at this level again, if you left this podcast with one major takeaway on Goldberg’s current mindset, it’d be his overwhelming defensiveness. Perhaps this is inevitable for a man as heavily criticised as he is, but Goldberg spent much of the show on the backfoot, particularly when it came to negative fan reactions.
There were times where it felt like Goldberg was trying to tell the critics what to think, instead of reasoning with their arguments. This was particularly apparent when he was talking about his short match times, and while no rational fan expects him to go out and have a 20-25 minute classic at this stage in his life, he could definitely have handled these issues with a little more self-awareness.
In admitting that the negativity “really pisses him off,” Goldberg is essentially letting his critics win. The fatigue that has set-in around his run in recent weeks has clearly surprised him, and he’s not taking it well. His reactions reeked of insecurity at various points in the podcast, and for a man who has spent so much of his life in the public eye, that’s borderline shocking.