8. Bill Goldberg Says Triple H & Vince Don’t Want Him In WWE
In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard, former WWE & WCW World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg talked about never backing down from a fight, getting into the business, recent talks with Triple H, WWE Hall of Fame & more. Below are the highlights:
On never being one to back down from a fight, even with Vince McMahon:
“Hulk Hogan once said to me, ‘Hey brother, you’re going to have to play the game. If Vince calls you in the middle of the night to get on a plane, you’re going to have to do it.’ I said to him, ‘You obviously don’t know me.’”
On WWE trying to dismiss his impact on wrestling:
“That’s the way I feel. I’m surely not going to be somebody who pounds his chest and professes I was somebody who couldn’t be replaced, but I think I made a difference. For that character, nobody could do it better. So to not get the credit for the impact that I helped make is frustrating.”
On a recent talk with Triple H:
“I had a conversation with Paul [Levesque] recently and I said, ‘Listen, I’m willing to put everything aside. If you guys want to sit down and make some money and have some fun, then let’s do it. My son wants to see me wrestle, and I’m willing to put all the bad feelings aside. If you guys want to move forward and do this thing the right way, then let’s talk.’ And that’s the way it ended. There’s nothing there. Truthfully, I don’t even think they want me to come, period. I’m just not one of them. The fact that I’m not far outweighs the financial gain, which they truly may not even believe is there. And I’m good with that. I’m absolutely fine with that.”
