10 WWE Battles With Fascinating Backstories
9. Chris Jericho Vs. Goldberg (Bad Blood 2003)
Only joining the company shortly after WrestleMania XIX, Bill Goldberg was programmed against The Rock for his first WWE feud. Following a match at Backlash, Goldberg then moved on to face another top star in the company. There was just one problem, though: he hadn't been so willing to work with Chris Jericho when the pair worked together in WCW.
Looking for a way to launch himself up the card, Jericho had repeatedly pitched a rivalry with Goldberg to WCW management. It was the wrestler himself who in turn knocked the suggestion back, uninterested in working with Jericho in a lengthy feud.
That didn't sit well with Y2J, who had in the years since left WCW in 1999 and went on to become a huge star in WWE. At Bad Blood 2003, that backstory was used as a focal point for a programme between the two men. WWE even allowed Jericho to acknowledge his prior problems with Goldberg on-screen.
It is also common knowledge that the pair had a backstage scuffle around this time, with Jericho surprisingly coming out on top thanks a well-timed chokehold.