#2 Taking down top babyfaces such as Sami Zayn and Cesaro:
It is possible that Goldberg alight on Toronto to a lukewarm, perhaps even negative reception. The reasons are varied but the outcome might be one singular decision. Goldberg may leave the ring as a heel. Now one swallow doesn’t make a summer, but a heel turn could work out in his favour.
Enough has been said about Goldberg’s intensity and dominance inside the ring. Without any eye on the top gold, he could emerge as one whose sole purpose is to raze through the entire roster, one Superstar at a time. The assertion could be as straightforward, that he is here to prove a point.
Despite his age, he still nurses the fire of old and won’t hesitate from employing any force necessary to drive it home. Basically, he would be reviving his “Who’s next?” act. The fact that he is unappreciated by the Toronto crowd would only spur the vindictiveness in his character, leading him to set his sights on Canada’s favourite babyface, Sami Zayn.
Despite Zayn’s cold run of late, a lengthy feud with Goldberg for the sake of resuscitating his act would seem ludicrous at some measure, though interesting. Sami and Goldberg are mismatched, and he should be booked as a stop on Goldberg’s list, instead of the end.
After destroying Sami, Goldberg could move to Cesaro, another face roiling in a pointless storyline. Cesaro has displayed immensurable strength at several instances, an image which echoes Goldberg in his prime. But Cesaro has none of the intensity which made Goldberg loom large over a conquered opponent.
On the one hand, it wouldn’t make sense for a man who hasn’t wrestled in 12 years, to come fight some of the most globally accomplished performers. On the other hand, it is just up Goldberg’s alley. He has a little streak of his own, and he doesn’t care about in-ring technique.
He is a myth to whom age is just a number. Provided he wins again, he could take out a heel, this time putting the whole roster on alert. After taking down most of the midcard talent, maybe he faces Roman Reigns.
Reigns, perhaps, bears the closest resemblance to Goldberg more than anyone in the current WWE roster. Both men share a similar physicality and ring movement, a similar history in professional football, and an overused finisher. The spear is called overused because it had been the chief manoeuvre of a host of Superstars, past and present, yet none crafts an impact as resounding as both Reigns and Goldberg.
There is no denying the supreme oversight on the part of WWE Creative concerning Roman’s character.
An audience as scrutinising as that of today would never agree to have something shoved down their throats. The reception Roman had been getting since the Shield parted ways has been downright hostile, sometimes advancing to lukewarm cheers and shouts. This does not discount, in any way, the toilsome performer that he is inside the ring.
Of course, this would mean that Reigns solidifies his face character if he defeats Goldberg. Given the present state of affairs, a complete heel turn is what is required of him. But the WWE has been delaying that by pitting Reigns against foreign monster heels and alongside popular Superstars in tag matches.
It is very likely that, when the initial effervescence has died down, Reigns be the one to stop Goldberg’s rampage. Though it is questionable if this would garner respect from fans, who would never want to see Goldberg lose to someone as hated as Reigns, the match would be stellar in all aspects.
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