10 Wrestlers Who Couldn't Stand Being Hated

2. Goldberg

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Goldberg hated being erm...hated on two occasions.

Big Bill is similar to John Cena and Bret Hart in the respect that he loves being a hero. Like JC, Goldberg adores making children happy. That's why, when Vince Russo booked him to turn rogue back in 2000, the WCW wrecking ball looked anything but content.

Aligning with Russo and Eric Bischoff's New Blood faction did nothing for Goldberg. He didn't want it, his fans didn't want it and everybody other than WCW creative could see that it was a mistake. Years later, Bill would experience disdain of a different kind in WWE.

People caught wind that Goldberg was leaving the company before WrestleMania XX. Madison Square Garden's crowd, one that also knew Brock Lesnar was off-ski himself, booed both guys heavily. Lesnar probably didn't care as much as Bill did; Goldberg looked steaming mad that this was how things ended up.

Both occasions were miles away from Goldberg's heroic vision for himself.

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