8 Reasons Why Goldberg Vs. Lesnar Was Completely Terrible For Business

8. Goldberg Is Old And Beat Up

This is not me being mean. Goldberg is in better shape now than I will ever be. This is based off the fact that he will be 50 years old in Dec., and has admitted in interviews that his body is beat up.

As we've seen throughout the years, very few wrestlers can put on believable matches into their 50s. Ric Flair held up pretty well until the last year or two of his WWE career, and Sting did all right for himself in TNA the first couple years of his 50s, but by and large, that’s the point where a wrestler should be enjoying their retirement.

If a wrestler wants to keep going on the indy scene in front of adoring fans by hitting their signature spots and calling it a night, then absolutely go for it. But it’s hard to buy into someone as a superhero in the largest wrestling promotion in the world when their body can’t carry the workload; especially when they’re vocal about it.

In an interview with NBC Sports before Survivor Series, Goldberg was honest about how he was feeling physically. “Father time is not very receptive to keeping your body in the utmost shape once you reach a certain point in your life. Things don’t heal like they used to...my body feels horrible. I tweaked my shoulder last night (on Raw), but that doesn’t mean in five days that I’m not going to come out kicking ass and taking names like I always do.” Except for he didn't really kick any ass, as WWE had to use smoke and mirrors to make it seem he's still a dominant monster.

I’m not saying Goldberg couldn’t be used for an occasional dream tag match, where he’d come in and team with John Cena to battle The Wyatt Family or something. And I’d have no problem having him destroy someone like a Sheamus-level act, but pushing him as the toughest guy on the planet when he’s physically unable to handle a 10 minute match without possibly horribly injuring himself is beyond ridiculous.