10 Wrestlers WWE Protected In The WORST Way Possible
5. Past-His-Prime Goldberg Must Be Catered To
Being brutally honest, there wasn't much to Bill Goldberg's WWE reprise once he'd done the honours for Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33. This writer will always maintain that their clash in Orlando is one of the finest powerhouse vs. powerhouse bouts he's ever seen live in person, and he is a mark for WCW nostalgia, but they should've stopped pushing the Goldberg hype train on 2 April 2017.
We all know that wrestling doesn't work that way. If promoters sniff even the slightest chance to make money, they're going to take it. That's all well and good, but other talent on the roster (especially those in prominent World Title positions) shouldn't have suffered because of it. Unfortunately, they did. For example, Kevin Owens before 'Mania 33 even happened.
WWE almost seemed to believe they had a bit of making up to do when it came to Bret Hart's favourite wrestler. That idea only strengthened after Goldberg and The Undertaker had nearly killed one another in Saudi Arabia in June 2019. Yes, over 2 years after he'd stared at the lights for Brock. Remember "they should've stopped" there?
They didn't.
Goldberg returned for squashes over Dolph Ziggler and Bray Wyatt's 'Fiend' offshoot, then dropped the Universal Title to Braun Strowman at 'Mania 36. It was supposed to be Roman Reigns, but COVID halted that plan. Bill and WWE have always erm...enjoyed an uneasy working relationship, but the way the promotion catered to Goldberg right up until his 2025 retirement was often awkward and unwanted by fans.
Goldberg's rise in WCW was unmatched, but it isn't 1998 anymore.