Brock Lesnar and Goldberg clashed at WrestleMania 20 in 2004, and after the match both men left WWE. Brock Lesnar eventually returned in 2012, but Goldberg stayed away from the ring until he returned to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in 2016.
With Goldberg being inactive for so long there was a lot of speculation regarding how the match could go. In the end Goldberg made a huge impression on the WWE fans when he made short work of Lesnar by defeating in only 90 seconds. Goldberg recently discussed his big return to the ring during an episode of Talk Is Jericho and he noted that it was Lesnar who came up with the idea for the quick finish.
“I never would have said this before, and I don’t think you would have said this before, but Brock Lesnar is an absolute mastermind. He really is. That is something that I never saw coming. Never, especially from a guy that talked bullshit about the business prior to getting into it, that he would never get into the fake wrestling thing considering he was a real wrestler. Lo and behold, he looks at the opportunity, takes advantage of it, and shit, he’s got a rocket ship up his butt and to the moon. It was an honor for me to still be looked upon as somebody who was a worthy competitor and worthy challenge for him.
Brock is the one that came up with the 90-second deal. You know me, I’m not going to walk in and say, ‘Ah, I’ve been waiting 12 years, I’m gonna beat Brock in 90 seconds. Pay me and I’m gone.’ It doesn’t work like that. I learned a lot from Brock and I learned a lot about who he is and about how creative he is and about how unselfish he is. Those are things that people would definitely be surprised about when talking about Brock Lesnar.”
Goldberg recently said that he has finished up his number of obligated matches with WWE for now, but he is still under contract with the company and just waiting for a call. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
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