WCW Goldberg - Who's next ? part 2/5

WCW/nWo Superstar Series : Goldberg - Who's next ? 1998 VHSrip

Full Name: WILLIAM SCOTT GOLDBERG
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 285 LBS.
Born: DECEMBER 27, 1966
Hometown: TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Bill Goldberg followed in the paths of many wrestlers who have made the transition from the gridiron to the squared circle to become wrestling stars - he just did so faster and to a greater magnitude than anyone else in history. In only his second year in the business, Goldberg became one of the biggest names the wrestling business has ever seen. And now, Goldberg has transitioned from being a star in the ring to a television and feature film star.

Bill Goldberg was not a typical wrestling fan growing up, but instead focused most of his attention on football. An excellent player in high school, Goldberg starred as an All-SEC and All-American Nose Guard at the University of Georgia. When his career as a Bulldog was over, he eyed stardom in the National Football League. After spending time with the Los Angeles Rams and then winning the World Bowl with the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football, Goldberg signed on with the Atlanta Falcons in 1991. After three years with the team he suffered a torn abdominal muscle which put him out for the 1994 season. Goldberg was signed by the Carolina Panthers in 1995, but could not rebound from the injury sufficiently enough to play. He was thus forced to retire from football.

Goldberg never planned on becoming a professional wrestler. He crossed paths with many World Championship Wrestling stars while living in Atlanta. Though the world of wrestling was intriguing to him, joining the ranks of professional wrestlers was not an option that Goldberg seriously considered at the time. Later, Goldberg was working out in a gym owned by Lex Luger and Sting and was convinced by Sting to take a chance in the squared circle. After months of training in the WCW Power Plant, Goldberg made his official professional debut in WCW against Hugh Morrus, pinning the 300 pound wrestler. The next year and a half would be among the most remarkable periods in professional wrestling history.

began quickly mowing down his opponents with his patented Spear and Jackhammer combination. Eventually he got his chance at the gold when he wrestled Raven for the WCW United States title. Showing little nervousness in his first title match, he quickly overpowered Raven and pinned him for the title belt. With his reputation and winning streak growing, everyone looked forward to a showdown between Goldberg and Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight championship. In front of a red-hot crowd in Atlanta, Georgia on July 6, 1998, Goldberg speared Hogan and then hit the Jackhammer to obtain the pinfall. With the championship belt around his waist, he was now the biggest name in the sport and finished the year as the PWI Rookie of the Year.

Signature Moves: SPEAR & JACKHAMMER

Over the next year, Goldberg found himself battling members of the New World Order and other wrestlers striving for his title. Finally, Kevin Nash, after interference from Scott Hall (who used a tazer on Goldberg), was able to pin the champion. Goldberg subsequently placed himself in a hunt to reclaim his gold, often taking on various factions of the NWO. During one of these confrontations, Goldberg ran out into the parking lot of an arena and punched his fist through the windshield of a car. In doing so, he suffered a cut to his arm that took almost 190 stitches to close and which almost hit a nerve, seriously placing his career in jeopardy. For almost six months he was forced to the sidelines and relegated to making publicity appearances and participating in the many charities he supports. Finally, after a great deal of speculation that he might not be able to make it back to the ring, he did so in June 2000 to a great ovation from his fans. Goldberg's success continued, and fans were thrilled as Goldberg mowed down his opponents.

Bill Goldberg has been able to utilize his notoriety to obtain roles in Hollywood films and appearances in major publications and on various television shows.

Goldberg, who was named one of the 100 most powerful people in the sports industry by The Sporting News and has graced magazine covers from Entertainment Weekly to TV Guide, has also been featured in articles in People, Spin, Rolling Stone, Gear, and USA Today. His many talk show appearances include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kelly, Larry King Live, The Dennis Miller Show, Turn Ben Stein On, and The Man Show.

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[babymuscle87]

man o man you talk about some good times and good entertainment late 90s wrestling i think i was in the sixth grade when my younger brother and me would keep switchin from the USA channel (wwf) and TNT (wcw) on monday nights and then go to school the next day and say oh did you see goldberg do this or stone cold do that all day . We even had the wresting action figures with the wrestling ring made out of a show box until we got the real thing lol

[lsvtecb18c1]

i wonder if when Raven tried to leave and the fans through him back, was supposed to happen. if anyone knows the details on that please let me know, thanks.

[Elgrosesti]

Fans stopping Raven and threw him back to Goldberg ? WoW! WWE fans wouldn't be able to stop Hornswoggle because they're all kids. I wish I would have seen that Live!

[toredtobluetoblack]

thats just my opinion

[toredtobluetoblack]

his best match was when he won the wcw world heavyweight championship

[DarkLordDiablos]

@lsvtecb18c1 From what I know they don't allow Fans to touch the wrestlers in such a way due to safety for the wrestlers so they could have been stage hands pretending to be fans since especially now you see security around the ring for when the fight spills over the barricade.

Though if they did it back then I don't know and we'll probably never know, though it was fund to see the fans throw Raven back.

[realofficialuzumaki]

@babymuscle87 i miss the 90's man i agree i wish i was born before the 90's and had my own tv that would have been so damn awsome

[bombar418]

he deserves to be on the WWE hall fame why he is not ?

[FERViolin2010]

@babymuscle87 i hear yea good times

[darksoulsoftheabyss]

Goldberg is awesome

[CallumBlaaad]

Chuck Norris should be next..

[Dunamisdude]

@rjp9871 Of course, its a WCW video release. Its not a shoot, it's just the way videos were back then. All the DVD/video releases today are shoots or half shoots anyway.