1. Kevin Nash Ends Goldberg's Streak (With A Little Help From His Friends)
In 1998, no one was hotter in WCW than newcomer Bill Goldberg. The former NFL defensive tackle had taken to defeating opponents on Nitro and on pay-per-views in under three minutes, and was building an impressive win streak at the time. Win no. 75 came against Raven, and in the process Goldberg won the WCW United States Championship. On July 6, 1998, Goldberg defeated Scott Hall to earn a WCW World title shot against Hollywood Hogan later that night; Goldberg won that match, and his first World Title. Goldberg's winning streak continued through 1998, and at the end of the year, at Starrcade, he was scheduled to defend the title against the winner of the World War 3 60-man Battle Royal, Kevin Nash. There seems to be a disagreement amongst the Internet Wrestling Community about Nash's position as main-booker of WCW: did he take the position before or after his match with Goldberg? Regardless if it was his decision or not, it was the wrong decision. With outside help from Scott Hall and a taser, Nash pinned Goldberg to win the WCW World Championship, and to end his undefeated streak at 173. Now, regardless of how accurate that "173" number is- it seemed to grow by incredible leaps, and at times house shows wins must have counted as double- the win streak was a streak fans believed in. In 1998, the Undertaker's WrestleMania win streak would have only been at 7-0; not worth mentioning, and certainly not a selling-point for a pay-per-view. But Goldberg's streak was one that meant something, had not lost any momentum, and could have continued for much, much longer than it did. Nash, to his credit, defended the title eight days later against "Hollywood" Hogan: the result was the infamous "Fingerpoke of Doom," which many point to as the moment WCW took its downward spiral in ratings, buy-rates, and attendance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNq3hGWolM The ultimate demise of World Championship Wrestling cannot be 100% blamed on Nash prematurely ending Goldberg's win-streak, but it played its part.
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