• Steve Austin Reveals Why Dream Match With Goldberg Never Happened
The Austin–Goldberg dream match didn’t fall apart because of politics or creative hesitation. It never reached the point where it made sense to execute.
Steve Austin addressed the long-discussed matchup during an appearance on the Insight podcast, explaining that the idea surfaced briefly after Goldberg arrived in WWE in 2003, but stalled almost immediately due to timing.
According to Austin, there was internal consideration given to the match early in Goldberg’s WWE run. However, Austin said Goldberg was still in the process of establishing himself within WWE’s system and hadn’t yet reached the level required for a program of that magnitude.
Austin acknowledged Goldberg’s star power coming out of WCW, but noted that WWE’s expectations were different. From his perspective, name value alone wasn’t enough; the match would have required a level of rhythm, chemistry, and momentum that Goldberg hadn’t built yet in that environment.
The plan was to allow Goldberg time to acclimate, gain footing, and truly connect with the WWE audience before revisiting the idea. That window never reopened. Here’s what Stone Cold said:
“I think we pitched it when he first came in, but he wasn’t at the level that he needed to be. He had just come into WWF, and he needed to get going or get over first.
He was certainly over from his WCW days. I think a little bit of time had elapsed. Goldberg just needed to put some time in in WWF before we could go. And then it just never happened.”
Rather than being rejected or abandoned, the match simply aged out. Goldberg left WWE in 2004. On the final night of his first WWE run (which was at WrestleMania 20), Austin hit Goldberg with a Stunner.
• Braun Strowman Names One Man In WWE He Doesn’t Want To Mess With
Braun Strowman says the difference between pro wrestling and real danger often comes down to who’s standing across from you. Speaking during an interview with Brad Leone, the former Universal Champion explained that most WWE performers operate within a shared margin of control. In his experience, Brock Lesnar exists outside that margin.
When Leone asked Strowman who he would least want to cross paths with inside a WWE ring, Strowman picked Brock Lesanr and said Lesnar’s reputation isn’t based on aura or presentation, but on how quickly situations can turn real.
Braun pointed to an exchange during the Royal Rumble 2018 PLE as the moment that crystallized that reality. According to Braun, the incident began with an accidental knee to Lesnar’s face. The response that followed was immediate and unscripted.
He described Lesnar firing back with a legitimate overhand strike – one strong enough to be clearly visible in slow-motion footage that WWE shwed – emphasizing that it was not part of the planned match.
The situation de-escalated quickly when Brock said to Braun: “slow the f**k down.” Braun said both men recognized they had crossed out of performance and reset before it went any further. But the moment stayed with him, not because of ego or intensity, but because it highlighted the difference between simulated violence and actual combat instincts.
Braun attributed that difference to Lesnar’s background, citing his résumé as a national collegiate wrestling champion and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. In Scherr’s view, those instincts don’t disappear in a wrestling ring, which means mistakes carry more weight.
During an interview with Wrestling Travel in 2019, The Monster Among Men said the following about this incident with The Beast Incarnate:
“We laughed about it afterwards. It is what it is. We got to the back and I said ‘Hey, my bad’ and he said the same thing and we went about our business.”
