6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Bad Blood (Results & Review)

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5. Don’t Promise Something You Can’t Deliver…

Or something you really shouldn’t try to deliver...

During Triple H’s presentation of the Crown Jewel Championship, Gunther came down to the ring (more on his promo later) to praise the new title, and then to run down one of the legends at ringside: Atlanta’s own Goldberg.

A couple of weeks ago, Gunther told Bret Hart in Canada that he was one of his favorite wrestlers, behind Goldberg – the man who ended Bret's career. It was a great piece of meta-heel work, using an inside reference that worked on the surface as well.

Saturday, Gunther dredged that back up by telling Goldberg that he lied when he said that last month, remarking that the greatest wrestler alive couldn’t possibly be impressed by “a one-trick pony.” This and an insult dragging his son Gage into the mix prompted Goldberg to hop the barricade and approach the ring, with security holding him back as Gunther taunted that he had three minutes for the WCW legend.

All of this might have popped the crowd, but it also put the thought of Goldberg back in the ring in your head, and his last matches in WWE were… less than good. The notion of Gunther and Goldberg colliding does not invoke good vibes, unless it involves the Ring General putting the aging superstar down in 30 seconds.

Most likely, this isn’t something that is on the horizon. Goldberg, 57, hasn’t had a match in more than two years and looked run down back then. He was exposed almost every time he stepped into a ring in the last couple of years. So, if this was just an occasion to pop the hometown crowd, it worked, but it also implied a match that either WWE won’t deliver, or if it happens, the match itself very likely won’t deliver.