9 Things We Learned From WWE Chronicle: Goldberg

5. He Had Very Little Time To Prepare

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Perhaps one of the reasons Goldberg had such a torrid time of things with 'Taker, other than his head making romantic commune with a ringpost, is that he had very little time to prepare for the match.

Throughout the piece, the Oklahoman's anxiety over returning at such short notice is readily apparent, as he reveals he was given the call just six weeks ahead of the show. "It's excruciating to get big and small at the same time," he admits, poetically likening the accelerated regimen to "trying to cram an elephant into a thimble."

As tough as the process of tightening up is, Goldberg ultimately takes it as a compliment from WWE that they believed he could be ready for it at such short notice - rather than that they suddenly had a Saudi Arabian prince's whim to comply with.

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