5. UFC Announcer Mike Goldberg
wikiSome of you may have no clue who Mike Goldberg is, and that's okay. But if things had went the WWE's way in 2005, you'd be very aware of who he is. During one of the WWE's attempts to boot Jim Ross from his spot as play-by-play commentator, the WWE looked over several options to replace the Hall of Famer. One of which happened to be UFC announcer Mike Goldberg, who had been with the UFC for years. Not only did the WWE offer Mike Goldberg a contract, but offered him six figures to no-show an upcoming UFC event on his first night of work, essentially leaving the UFC without a play-by-play announcer for a major show. Goldberg has said that he seriously considered the WWE's offer, which was over $1 million over the life of the deal. Eventually he'd re-sign with the UFC, where he remains their main play-by-play man. While the WWE eventually settled on Michael Cole as their head announcer, the landscape of both WWE and UFC could have been drastically different, had Goldberg accepted the offer.