5 WWE legends who were unhappy with their retirement match

#4. Goldberg - The WWE dream match that stunk up MSG

It took the two 13 years to right their wrong

It's easy to forget that Goldberg's first WWE stint lasted just a year - from 2003 to 2004. During that period, he was one of the most impactful stars on the roster and had a brief run with the World Heavyweight Championship.

He decided not to renew his WWE contract after his 1-year deal was up and right around the same time, Brock Lesnar decided to leave WWE for an attempt at NFL and due to the fact that he was worn out after 2 hectic years in the WWE.

It was a tricky situation for Vince McMahon when he put the two behemoths up against each other in their final WWE match at the time. Goldberg revealed that Vince McMahon wanted to "kill them" both but chose him to beat Lesnar because he was more frustrated with The Beast Incarnate.

Ultimately, the match at WrestleMania 20 stunk up Madison Square Garden and was the worst way to go out for both of them, as they had to swim in the entire arena booing them both. Goldberg admitted that it hurt him when speaking to Inside The Ropes:

It was tough, though. It was tough. It hurt my heart, you know? I mean we went out there…I completely understand, but you know, you don’t feel appreciated when you’re in the ring and people are booing you and you’re trying to give it your best.

You know the worst part about it was, right in the beginning, when I first got in the ring, I looked at Brock and I swear he wanted to kill me. I mean he had the worst look on his face. And I was like, ‘Oh God, what’s going on here? Why is this the way that it is?’ And then we powered through it, we drudged through it and you know, we went our separate ways, man. There was nothing we could do about it. We just had to go out and try to do our job and it was quite a difficult evening.”

Given how he returned in 2016 for an incredible re-run of his feud against Brock Lesnar, it's safe to assume that they finally righted their wrong from 2004 at WrestleMania 33. He's returned for multiple matches since then, some of which have been disastrous, while the others have been decent.