10 Things You Didn't Know About Goldberg

1. He's The Second-Oldest World Champion In WWE History

Bill Goldberg Nitro
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It's been a long time since Goldberg's first world title victory, and he makes no attempt to hide that fact. The star turned 50 in December, and he's quick to point out how he's got years on just about everyone with whom he steps in the ring.

Still, hitting the half-century mark hasn't stopped Goldberg from looking like a superhero or playing the role of a bad-ass convincingly. At Fastlane, he ran roughshod over the 32-year-old Kevin Owens to claim the Universal Championship, marking the third world title victory of his career.

By winning the title, Goldberg became one of only two men to hold a world championship in WWE (namely, the WWE Title, the World Heavyweight Title, or the Universal Title) past the age of 50. The other is Vince McMahon, who was 54 when he won the WWE Championship in 1999. Given that McMahon wasn't really a wrestler, there's an argument to be made that Goldberg is the oldest active wrestler to ever hold a world title in WWE.

The ball's in your court, Undertaker.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013