As seen on WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Goldberg lost his retirement match to World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. This match lasted almost 15 minutes. This was Goldberg’s longest match in 22 years. The last time he wrestled longer than 15 minutes, it was at Armageddon 2003, where he lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H in a triple threat match that also featured Kane. That match lasted 20 minutes.
The show didn’t go quite as planned, and it all started with an unexpected injury to Seth Rollins. Rollins was originally scheduled to defeat LA Knight during the show, but after suffering a knee injury, he made the rare call to change the match’s outcome on the fly, allowing Knight to pick up the win. That impromptu change wasn’t just a surprise for the audience, it sent shockwaves through the rest of the show’s layout, throwing off segment timings and ultimately impacting the final moments of the broadcast.
One of the biggest casualties of the reshuffle was the post-match retirement speech from WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg, who appeared in what many believe could be his final televised WWE moment. As Goldberg began speaking after the main event, the live NBC broadcast abruptly cut to black, leaving fans without a conclusion to the emotional sendoff.
According to Fightful Select, this was never meant to happen. WWE had a strict timing cutoff with NBC, and the earlier changes left producers scrambling to adjust the flow of the night. At least one top WWE executive reportedly expressed regret over the way Goldberg’s moment was cut short, even offering him a personal apology backstage.
To make things right, WWE uploaded the full version of Goldberg’s speech to its digital platforms today, ensuring fans could see the complete address uninterrupted. You can watch it below:
Charles Robinson Got Injured By Goldberg’s Spear
During the match, Goldberg went for a spear, but Gunther moved out of the way – which led to Goldberg accidentally hitting veteran referee Charles Robinson (age 61) with a vicious spear.
.@Goldberg just accidentally speared the ref, Charles Robinson! 😲@nbc | @peacock pic.twitter.com/dmMI93qoQI
— WWE (@WWE) July 13, 2025
Charles revealed on Instagram that he suffered a rib injury due to the spear:
“Still friends with @goldberg95 after having the honor of officiating the match against @gunther_wwe for @wwe #SaturdayNightMainEvent in #Atlanta! Ribs are still sore but so what…I got SPEARED!
Thanks @goldberg95! Never fear…I am ALL MAN and I can’t be kept down! I will return for @wwe #smackdown next week in #SanAntonio! #wrestling #nofear”
Charles took a nasty bump at the hands of WWE Champion John Cena a few weeks earlier at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia as well.
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