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WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg has been a part of the pro wrestling business for more than 20 years at this point. He made his way to WCW during the Monday Night Wars and was quickly pushed as an unstoppable machine. His undefeated streak of 173 straight wins is one of the most impressive feats in pro wrestling to this day.
Goldberg carried over that momentum when he came to WWE in 2003, with his first victim being none other than The Rock. The stint didn't last long and he parted ways with WWE after WrestleMania 20. Goldberg took a 12-year break and came back to WWE in late 2016, to resume his feud with Brock Lesnar.
Goldberg has faced some of the biggest Superstars in WWE history over his multiple runs in the company. There are megastars like The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar who managed to defeat him, but on the other hand, there are several other WWE legends who just couldn't put Goldberg down. Let's take a look at five of them.
Note: The list will only focus on singles competition, and matches that took place under the WWE umbrella.
#5 Randy Orton
Randy Orton is an interesting name on this list, as he actually won the 2017 Royal Rumble match that Goldberg was a part of. Orton threw Roman Reigns out to win the whole thing, while Goldberg had previously been eliminated by The Undertaker. Orton was a young, arrogant guy on WWE RAW in 2003 when Goldberg was putting down every Superstar in his path. On the road to SummerSlam 2003, Orton took on Goldberg on WWE RAW. Goldberg won this match via pinfall, and this was it for the duo in terms of singles competition.
Orton was nowhere close to Goldberg's level at that time
Orton had just started off his career in WWE, while Goldberg was an established legend at that point. Orton and Goldberg went on to compete in several multi-man matches over the next few weeks, but never competed in another singles match.
#4 The Fiend
The Fiend made his WWE debut in mid-2019, after appearing in creepy vignettes for months on end. The supernatural entity quickly became one of the biggest Superstars in all of WWE and went on to win the Universal title by defeating Seth Rollins in Saudi Arabia. The Fiend then had several feuds on WWE TV, with the likes of The Miz and Daniel Bryan, and he came out victorious on every occasion. Everything was going well until The Fiend finally met Goldberg.
The Fiend terrorized the WWE roster for months until he met Goldberg
At WWE Super ShowDown 2020, The Fiend was scheduled to defend his Universal title against Goldberg in what many would deem a dream match. Goldberg had shown no signs of fear while confronting The Fiend, and many fans were excited to see these two Superstars collide. Eventually, Goldberg put down The Fiend in a matter of minutes to win the Universal title for the second time in his career. Goldberg had a pretty short run with the belt and went on to lose it to Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 36.
#3 Ric Flair
Goldberg's WWE run in 2003-04 was mostly him feuding with Triple H and Evolution. The former WCW World Champion had a bunch of outings with Ric Flair on WWE TV at the time. In August 2003, Goldberg defeated Ric Flair on back-to-back episodes of Monday Night RAW, with the first one being a DQ victory. Goldberg and Ric Flair never had a singles match again, but they did face off in a series of multi-man matches. Goldberg teamed up with Shawn Michaels on various occasions against Flair and other members of Evolution.
Ric Flair and Goldberg were miles apart when it came to physical attributes
Ric Flair is possibly the greatest wrestler this industry has ever seen. He is a 16-time World Champion and is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer. Flair has wrestled the best, and he has beaten the best across various companies. Unfortunately, when it came to Goldberg, Flair always fell short. In 2003, Goldberg was still an impressive powerhouse, while age had started catching up with Flair, who had always been a mid-sized Superstar. A match between the two in their primes would have been something special and would have easily headlined a major pay-per-view.
#2 The Rock
Immediately after WrestleMania 19 in 2003, The Rock came out on Monday Night RAW and boasted about his big win over Stone Cold Steve Austin at The Show of Shows. The Rock was interrupted by none other than Goldberg, who delivered a thunderous Spear on The Great One. Goldberg and The Rock was a legit dream match, between two of the greatest Superstars from the Monday Night Wars. Goldberg and The Rock were set to collide at Backlash 2003 and went on to headline the pay-per-view.
The Rock lost to Goldberg at WWE Backlash
The match wasn't a technical masterpiece by any means, but the WWE Universe was watching it for the same reasons that they had watched The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18: it was all about two big stars locking horns for the first time ever, and to find out who was the very best. Goldberg defeated The Rock on that night and made it clear that he wasn't one to be stopped easily. Goldberg and The Rock never faced each other in any capacity, and The Brahma Bull never got an opportunity to exact revenge.
#1 Chris Jericho
Goldberg and Chris Jericho were mainstays in WCW, back during the Monday Night Wars. While Goldberg had quickly become one of the biggest stars in the company, Jericho was doing fine as a Cruiserweight star at the time. Somehow, the duo never had a match in WCW, but it all changed when Goldberg made his way to WWE in 2003. He first faced Jericho at Bad Blood 2003 and scored a pinfall victory over the former WWE Champion.
Chris Jericho and Goldberg are affiliated to different companies currently
In September of that year, Goldberg and Jericho faced off again, this time on an episode of RAW. The result was the same, this time around as well. Chris Jericho and Goldberg didn't have a match ever again. Jericho went on to become one of the greatest of all time. He is currently a major star in All Elite Wrestling. Goldberg is affiliated with WWE at the moment, and we could possibly see him take on Roman Reigns sometime in the future. As for another Goldberg vs. Jericho match, it seems like a pipe dream at this point, looking at the present situation. It's almost a guarantee that Jericho will have to end his career without a win over Goldberg.
