Goldberg was announced as a playable character in WWE 2k17 a couple weeks ago. During interviews promoting the game, he expressed a desire to maybe return to the WWE ring one day. Many thought his appearance could be leading to a match possibly at WrestleMania 33. In a recent appearance on the Ross Report Podcast with Jim Ross, Eric Bischoff explained why he doesn’t think it would be a good idea for Goldberg to return.
Here is what Bischoff when asked if he would like to see Goldberg return to the ring:
“Nope, and I’ll tell you why. Bill and I were really, really close through a family member and we didn’t have the kind of professional barriers that we would normally have. I would say to him, ‘look, Bill. Keep the mystique. Keep the memory alive.’ Because people want to see Bill on the cover of that video game, they see Bill Goldberg from the late 90s. They see that monster, that machine, that energy that was so capable and could deliver 110%. Bill [has] reached an age now where he’ll still put in 110%, but it won’t look like the same 110% that we remember” (Source: The Ross Report, H/T to Wrestling Inc).
He explains that he doesn’t want him to hang on for too long and disappoint his fans and ultimately himself if he doesn’t meet expectations:
“When you hang on a little too long, you disappoint your fans and deep, deep down inside, you’re disappointing yourself and that’s the part that hurts you the most. And I think it’s better to embrace the legacy and build on that and enjoy that. Watch the WWE Network. Watch a DVD. Relive that. Don’t try to relive it now because you won’t even meet your own expectations and you won’t meet the expectations of the audience. And that’s not what you want. That’s not how you want to end your career” (Source: The Ross Report, H/T to Wrestling Inc).
You can listen to the podcast here.
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Let us know what you think of either Bischoff’s comments or a possible Goldberg return to the ring!
