Gunther: Goldberg was ‘way more limited’ than John Cena
Gunther says Goldberg was far more limited than John Cena.
During an interview with TMZ earlier this week, Gunther was asked to compare his match against Goldberg from the July 12 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event with his match against Cena from the December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event. Gunther said the two matches were difficult to compare.
“Well, very different situation, I think, because Goldberg was way more limited than John was and John was just a better wrestler overall his whole career. That’s not like a dig to Goldberg, he didn’t get famous by putting on in-ring master classes. That was never his thing. So, it was a very different situation,” Gunther said.
“But also the magnitude of it. Obviously, Goldberg is a big name but it’s not comparable to what John Cena represents, and the following he has, and what he carries with him, and the connection that people have to him. So, it was hard to compare.”
Later in the interview, Gunther said that WWE fans will probably be crying over his retirement match when the time comes.
“In 10 years or so, they’re going to stand there and cry over me losing my last match. It’s what they do.”
Gunther’s comments comparing John Cena and Goldberg appear around the 5:10 mark of the video below (cued).
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