• Stephanie McMahon Says Vince McMahon Is His Own Biggest Nemesis
On the latest episode of “What’s Your Story?” podcast, Stephanie McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan discussed Vince McMahon. You can read their exchange below:
Stephanie: [Vince’s] mindset was, if he could survive, he won. So just surviving was winning and still is winning for him today. And I don’t know how you can ever beat someone at the end of the day if all they need to do is survive to win.
Nick: So all credit to him. I only have admiration for him. As Triple H said at his Hall of Fame speech, family’s complicated. And, you know, obviously, we don’t need to get into any of that. But in terms of business, that guy’s an empire builder.
Stephanie: Absolutely he is. And no one can take that away from him, no matter what, including himself, who is probably his biggest nemesis — is himself.
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• Goldberg Says Match Against Gunther Is A Huge Risk
WCW Legend Goldberg will have his retirement match against Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 12th, live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. During an interview on The National Football Show with Dan Sileo, Goldberg talked about this match being a huge risk for his legacy. Here’s what the 2018 WWE Hall of Famer said:
“Who I am to [Gunther] is an old man. A 58-year-old guy who is hobbled and not like he used to be and he believes that even at my peak, he could have taken me which is absolutely laughable. But, I mean… he’s a formidable opponent. He’s the World Heavyweight Champion.
I remember meeting him years ago right when he broke in and the guy had a shooting star up his a$$ at that point and I knew he was gonna be destined for big things and hey, it’s an honor for me to get in the ring with him, it’s an honor to step into a position to be vying for the World Heavyweight Championship at 58-years-old. I don’t know of any other ones who’ve retired with a match like that.
I ain’t freaking going out the way I went out (at Elimination Chamber 2022). Period. End of story. So at 58-years-old, if I have to go in there hobbled, if I have to go in there 30 pounds lighter, I don’t give a sh*t. Because I have a point to make and at 58-years-old, can I still make that point? I don’t know, but, I’m gonna do my best.
50 percent of me is better than 99 percent of the pricks on the planet, I believe, and so if I still give that effort and have the work ethic, though I’m not who I used to be but here I am. I mean, we don’t lose that. It’s a risk, it’s a huge risk.
Am I risking the legacy of Goldberg in the ring? Yeah. Every time you step in there, you risk that. But, it’s risk versus reward and it’s another opportunity to give Gage a platform to see his dad go out and do his thing. I mean, he’s the reason why I came out of retirement in the beginning. 15 years ago or whatever it was for the first time. I’m not doing it for me… I mean, I am partly but, I’m mainly doing it for him.
If they have to drag me out of there or carry me out of there, then that’s fine because I chose to do it and I chose to spend the last 6 months training and preparing for this.”
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