3. Goldberg runs into Triple H's mighty sledgehammer (2003)
There wasn't anyone hotter in 2003 than Goldberg, who arrived on the WWE scene immediately following WrestleMania 19 and ran rampant over the entire Raw roster. After annihilating the likes of The Rock and Chris Jericho, it was only logical that taking the World Heavyweight Championship was his next goal.
Instead of contending for the gold against Triple H one-on-one at SummerSlam, which would have been the money match, they shared the ring with four other Superstars inside an Elimination Chamber. It was quite honestly one of the worst Chamber matches of all-time, and the abysmal ending made it that much worse.
Goldberg went on an absolute tear, eliminating everyone in sight before it came down to him and The Game across the ring from each other. Needless to say, that would have been the moment to put the belt on Goldberg, but WWE had other plans.
HHH took out the one man wrecking crew with ease via a sledgehammer shot to the skull to retain his title. Yes, Goldberg would win the world title the very next month at Unforgiven, but it just wasn't the same as it would have been at SummerSlam.
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