5 awkward things Bill Goldberg would probably like the fans to forget

After a long hiatus from mainstream wrestling, Goldberg sprang back into the limelight as he was announced as a playable character for WWE 2K17 pre-orders. Though the promo video involving Goldberg did not suggest anything big for the former WCW World Heavyweight champion, the wrestling community is going wild about the possibilities of seeing him in a WWE ring again.

The star power of Goldberg is something that WWE could use at this moment, but there are certain awkward things about him that the company wouldn’t want us to remember. Here is a look at them.

1. WrestleMania 20

If we go by the rumors, the one match that WWE has planned for Goldberg is against Brock Lesnar. The suplex city sign that was shown in the video package of Goldberg could be an indication of the same.

While the Lesnar vs. Goldberg match will be a big mainstream draw if it happens, the history between these two is not something that WWE would want us to remember.

Back at WrestleMania 20, Lesnar and Goldberg faced off in what was tagged as a dream match. Steve Austin served as the special guest referee to make it even better.

It was the last match of both Lesnar and Goldberg during their respective spells and both of them slept through it. In turn, this ended up being a forgettable WrestleMania match.

2. His streak was ended by Kevin Nash

The undefeated streak of Goldberg was something that turned the tides during Monday Night Wars. The nWo angle kept WCW in the lead, but WWE took back the ratings and kept WCW on the back foot later.

The only thing that helped WCW to survive was the winning streak of Goldberg. Made in the WCW power plant, the success of Goldberg belonged to WCW and they made good use of him.

The streak broke many numbers and he went on to have 173 victories to his name before Kevin Nash of all people ended his streak. There are a lot of theories about the same but Nash ending such a big streak isn’t easy to digest for WWE fans.

3. The Exaggerated record

Numbers were blown up

The 173 wins that were mentioned in the earlier slide is the official count that WCW gave out. However, a lot of the people associated with WCW during that time frame suggest that the numbers were exaggerated by WCW to make Goldberg stronger. Jericho mentioned that the actual number did not even come close to the number that WCW gave out.

Jimmy Hart tagged this exaggeration as ‘kind of funny’ when Miz marked that having so many wins in such a short time seemed like an unbelievable thing. The exaggeration did damage the credibility of the streak and this is perhaps why not many give importance to the streak whenever a discussion comes.

4. The Goldust wig

The man with the wig

After WCW went out of business, Goldberg making his debut in WWE was a big deal. Goldberg was built up as a monster back in WCW and everyone expected him to be treated just like that when he came around to WWE. Vince McMahon did book him similarly, but there was a certain segment involving Goldberg and Goldust that made all of us cringe.

During a backstage interaction, Goldust gave Goldberg a wig to hide his baldness. Goldberg, who was built up as this scary monster, instead of destroying Goldust, simply wore the wig and smiled like an idiot. It was something that hurt the character and made Goldberg literally look like a cartoon.

5. Getting whupped by Chris Jericho

Not something Goldberg would be proud of

Inside the ring, Goldberg was unstoppable. He ran through a lot of superstars and with his athletic background, one would expect Goldberg to be a handful outside the ring as well. However, this isn’t the case. When Goldberg was on top of his game during his stay in WCW, he had no interest in working with Jericho and this sparked some friction between the two.

When these two met in WWE, they ended up having a backstage fight with each other and Jericho took Goldberg down. Jericho went on to tie Goldberg in a knot and stood up by himself to declare his win.