10 Wrestling Heel Turns That Made No Sense Whatsoever
5. I Know What Will Work: Heel Goldberg!
Once upon a time, a heel Goldberg may very well have worked. For sure, if he hadn't been introduced to the world with his wildly-successful undefeated streak he would have fit well as the botty-kicking enforcer of a faction. As it was, he became a man the crowds wanted to cheer and not much else.
If Sting's heel turn in 1999 showed that WCW was all out of steam, doing the same with Goldberg just a year later was the straw that left the back of the camel a bloody mess. After being out injured Goldberg returned in May 2000, interfering in a handicap match that saw Kevin Nash take on Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner.
Going into The Great American Bash, WCW was doing that most-WCW of things and openly telling the audience that a shocking swerve was going to happen. The swerve would come as Goldberg betrayed Kevin Nash and aligned himself with Vince Russo and The New Blood.
Goldberg aligning himself with any group made no sense, let alone a group in authority. Billy boy was injured soon after, and the whole thing quietly forgotten.