Goldberg returns on WWE Raw, facing Gunther at SNME
WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg returned on Monday’s WWE Raw.
The Hall of Famer Goldberg interrupted a Gunther promo and threw down the gauntlet for a World title challenge at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta on July 12 on Monday’s WWE Raw, with WWE confirming the match moments later.
As Gunther discussed potential next opponents, the crowd began to chant for Goldberg. Gunther tried to shut the chants down, but Goldberg’s music hit and the former WCW World Champion made his way to the ring to issue the challenge for Atlanta.
The SNME bout stems from an angle last October at Bad Blood where Gunther, Goldberg, and Goldberg’s son Gage were involved in a segment at the PLE. Goldberg has stated his intention to have a retirement match this year in WWE for months, and has discussed in detail some of the injuries that he has suffered in training for the bout.
Goldberg, 58, has not wrestled since 2022. He says that former WWE chairman Vince McMahon had promised him a retirement match, but went back on his word. With Paul “Triple H” Levesque now helming WWE Creative, it became clear with the Bad Blood appearance that the retirement match was a real possibility.
During a commercial break on Monday’s show, WWE commentator Michael Cole mentioned the “rumors” of a Goldberg retirement match, but did not commit to the SNME bout in fact being billed as the final bout in the 58-year-old’s Hall of Fame career.
WWE has also unveiled a new “Goldberg’s Last Ride” merchandise collection to coincide with his return:
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