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Goldberg has achieved a fair amount in WWE despite having short tenures. Goldberg's first tenure was from the RAW after WrestleMania 19 up until WrestleMania 20. His second stint began in October 2016 and after a few appearances in between, it concluded at WrestleMania 33 in 2017.
A year later, Goldberg was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, seemingly confirming that WrestleMania 33 was his swan song. However, he continues to make a couple of appearances per year for WWE, so here are five things he hasn't achieved in the promotion.
#5. Goldberg has never headlined WrestleMania
It's incredible to think that Goldberg has only competed at WrestleMania 3 times in his career. The first WrestleMania appearance was in 2004, where he faced Brock Lesnar in the final match of his one-year-long run. Goldberg had only signed a one-year deal with WWE back in 2003 and he stated that he wasn't satisfied with the company's direction and chose not to re-sign.
It also happened to be Brock Lesnar's final match of his WWE run as well. While Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar seemed like the ideal WrestleMania marquee match at Madison Square Garden, it was anything but that.
Fans were in on the fact that both men were wrestling their last match in WWE. Both Brock Lesnar and Goldberg got booed out of the building, with their dream match turning into a disaster. The only saving grace of the match was special guest referee 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, who received cheers when he hit the stunner on Goldberg and Brock Lesnar.
12-and-a-half years later, Goldberg would return to have the fabled dream match with Brock Lesnar. After a shocking 86-second encounter at Survivor Series 2016, the two crossed paths at the 2017 Royal Rumble before their match was made official for WrestleMania 33.
Thankfully, this time around, WWE was smarter with how they handled the Universal title match. It was a 5+ minute explosive contest with neither man having a moment to take a breather. It was handled exactly as it should have been and it appeared as though WWE finally righted the wrong of WrestleMania 20.
Goldberg's third and last WrestleMania appearance (so far) was in 2020, but the circumstances changed his match drastically. Firstly, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Secondly, his original opponent, Roman Reigns, pulled out close to the event due to a lack of knowledge of the COVID-19 situation, health concerns, and spending time with his family.
Braun Strowman ended up replacing Roman Reigns and defeated Goldberg inside the Performance Center with no live audience. Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, it's possible that he could have headlined WrestleMania.
#4. Goldberg hasn't been a Tag Team Champion in WWE
Goldberg never felt like a tag team superstar, even in his WCW days. He has a brief Tag Team title reign with Bret Hart in WCW, but that didn't have a great impact on his career.
It's hard to imagine Goldberg as a tag team star, especially since the premise of his character since his early days in WCW was that of an unbeatable, dominant singles star. His 173-0 streak is the perfect example of that.
Goldberg has never been anywhere close to being in a tag team during either WWE run. His early run in 2003-04 was brief as well and he managed to squeeze in a small World Heavyweight Championship reign in between.
Goldberg hasn't been a Tag Team Champion in WWE, only in WCW. Given that he is used as a special attraction like Brock Lesnar, it seems unlikely that WWE would ever use him in a tag team capacity.
#3. Goldberg has never won the Money in the Bank
Realistically, the idea of a larger-than-life superstar like Goldberg winning the Money in the Bank briefcase would seem ridiculous. But then 2019 happened. Mustafa Ali seemed to be fingertips away from becoming Mr. Money in the Bank. Brock Lesnar then returned and captured the briefcase.
While that storyline was only meant to set up a SummerSlam feud with Seth Rollins defeating Brock Lesnar decisively, one can't help but wonder what Goldberg as Mr. Money in the Bank would be like.
It would be interesting to see, but for obvious reasons, Goldberg winning the MITB briefcase would be highly controversial. Of course, there are two sides to the argument. One side would be that it would make for a more intriguing storyline, adding more spice to each Goldberg appearance.
The other side would fairly argue that Goldberg doesn't need it. He defeated two current superstars to win both Universal Championships three years apart - and it only took him seconds and minutes respectively. So it seems unlikely that Goldberg will ever win the Men's Money in the Bank briefcase.
#2. Goldberg has never won the Royal Rumble
Goldberg has only ever competed in two Royal Rumble matches. The first was in the 2004 Royal Rumble, where he was a favorite but was eliminated after interference from Brock Lesnar. Chris Benoit would eventually win that Rumble match.
The next appearance was in 2017. After his blockbuster return and shock win over Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series 2016, Goldberg was immediately offered another contract, extending his run. The following night on RAW, he announced his entry to the 2017 Royal Rumble match. The line-up that year was stacked, but the Royal Rumble match itself was somewhat disappointing. The objective of Goldberg's Royal Rumble appearance was to quickly eliminate Brock Lesnar before eventually getting dumped out by The Undertaker.
Goldberg competed in the 2021 Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but not in the namesake match. He lost to Drew McIntyre in the opening bout. Unfortunately, Goldberg winning the Royal Rumble seems like a possibility as long as he keeps wrestling.
#1. Goldberg hasn't won anything in WWE apart from World titles
While it isn't exactly a bad problem to have, Goldberg's only accolades in WWE are three World Championships. That isn't bad by any means. Brock Lesnar himself has only won World Championships in WWE, with 5 reigns as the WWE Champion and 3 as the Universal Champion.
Similarly, Goldberg hasn't won anything, but that's for good reason. Even during his 2003 run, Goldberg was never presented as anything but a World Championship challenger. His feuds with The Rock and Triple H are the perfect example of that. Even upon his return more than a decade later, it would seem odd to classify Goldberg as anything else but a World title feud or a non-title feud.
Goldberg is big enough where his matches don't need World Championships on the line, which is another reason why fans felt that decision for him to beat The Fiend in 2020 was shocking and bizarre.
Ultimately, Goldberg has some creative power himself, and it's unlikely that either WWE or he will want to be in a mid-card Championship feud. It would undeniably be interesting, however.
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