10 WCW Moments So Bad They’ll STILL Blow Your Mind
3. Follow The Script, Goldberg!
Man, Vince Russo was obsessed with dangling carrots like, 'Wrestler A won't follow my script' in front of fans like that was a license to print money. On the 14 August Nitro, Russo stormed about the ring with Tank Abbott and droned on and on (and on and on) about Goldberg refusing to do his job.
Throughout, Vince referred to Goldberg as "Bill" to zero response from the live crowd, then challenged him to come out and follow "the script". None of this got any kind of reaction, probably 'cause people were sitting on their hands wondering why Goldberg vs. Tank was even being considered in the first place.
The announcers asked on air what the hell they were meant to say about any of this too, which didn't help. In fairness, Russo was putting them in an impossible position. So, they had to pretend Goldberg and Abbott were going to fight for real even though Vinnie Ru was saying otherwise inside the ring?
OK then. That's a wrap on WCW credibility. Again!