Goldberg didn’t plan on facing Gunther in his final WWE match, until Gunther gave him a reason. Speaking with 11Alive, the WCW Legend revealed how the World Heavyweight Championship bout at Saturday Night’s Main Event came together.
The WWE Hall of Famer explained he had been actively looking for a retirement match. But it wasn’t until Bad Blood 2024 that Gunther made himself a candidate by calling out Goldberg and taking aim at his family.
“I was vying for my retirement match and he just so happened to put himself in that spot. It could have happened to anybody that opened their mouth negatively about me and my family when we were there, back for the pay-per-view,” Goldberg said.
“So I don’t know whether it was planned by him. I don’t know. All I can say is he willingly stepped right into that spot, and I willingly accepted him as my final opponent. I just want to put my fist through his face.”
Outside of the match itself, Goldberg also voiced strong opinions about how today’s wrestlers view veterans. According to him, there’s a serious lack of respect among the newer generation, and he believes that needs to change.
“I just want to make sure that this younger generation and he’s representing that younger generation respects us old guys and doesn’t – and they don’t – and they must understand that we must command that respect forever because you never know what position they’re in or condition they’re in or. You never know if they’re still willing to go and I’m still willing to go.
So you better watch your mouth and you, younger generation, man, look up to your elders, respect them because you never know what can happen.”
Below is the match-card for this weekend’s Saturday Night’s Main Event:
– World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Goldberg
This will be Goldberg’s retirement match, unless he wins the World Title.
– Mr. Money In The Bank Seth Rollins vs. LA Knight
– Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
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