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William Scott "Bill" Goldberg[1][2]
(born December 27, 1966)[1][2] is a former professional wrestler best known for
his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE). He is currently the host of the television show Garage Mahal on the DIY
Network. Goldberg is famed for his unbeatable winning streak in WCW, where he
regularly squashed his wrestling opponents and popularized his catch phrase,
"Who's next?" To date, he holds the distinct record of having the longest
undefeated streak in sports-entertainment history—173 consecutive victories.[3]
Goldberg is recognized by WWE as a
two-time World Heavyweight Champion, being the first man to hold both the WCW
and WWE incarnations of the Big Gold Belt.[4][5] He is also recognized by WWE as
a two-time United States Champion as well as a former World Tag Team Champion
with Bret Hart during his time in WCW.[6][7][8] Before he was a professional
wrestler, Goldberg was a college and NFL football player. After retiring from
wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts
promotion EliteXC until its closure.
****
Born William Scott Goldberg
December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age
43)[1]
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.[1][2]
Other name(s) Goldberg
Occupation Football
player/Wrestler/Actor
Years active 1990-1995 (football
player)
1997–2004 (wrestler)
1998–present (actor)
****
Bill Goldberg No. 71, 73
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: December 27, 1966
(1966-12-27) (age 43)
Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight:
266 lb (121 kg)
Career information
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 11 / Pick:
302
Debuted in 1992 for the Atlanta
Falcons
Last played in 1994 for the Atlanta
Falcons
Career history
As player:
Los Angeles Rams (1990-1991)*
Sacramento Surge (1992)
Atlanta Falcons (1992-1994)
Carolina Panthers (1995)*
*Offseason and/or practice squad
member only
Career highlights and awards
World Bowl champion (II)
Career NFL statistics as of 1995
Games played 14
Games started 1
Tackles 11
Stats at NFL.com
****
Bill Goldberg
Ring name(s) Bill Gold[9]
Bill Goldberg[9]
Goldberg[1][2][9]
Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93
m)[1][2][10]
Billed weight 295 lb (134 kg)[1][2]
Born December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27)
(age 43)[1][2][9]
Tulsa, Oklahoma[1][2][9]
Resides Oceanside, California
Billed from Dawsonville, Georgia
(WCW) [11][12]
Atlanta, Georgia (WWE)
Parts Unknown[11][12]
Trained by WCW Power Plant[1]
Debut September 22, 1997[9]
Retired March 14, 2004[9]
****
Football
Goldberg played for the University
of Georgia Bulldogs football team as a defensive end. He was taken in the 11th
round with the 302nd overall selection in the 1990 NFL Draft. He played for the
Los Angeles Rams in the 1990 NFL season, followed by a stint with the Atlanta
Falcons from 1992 to 1994. After being cut from the Falcons, in 1995 he was
selected by the new expansion team, the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL
Expansion Draft, but never played a game with the team.
Professional wrestling career
World
Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)
Undefeated streak
After training at the WCW Power
Plant, Goldberg made his televised debut when "Rowdy" Roddy Piper brought out a
group of unknowns.[13] Goldberg, sporting red hair, was soon made over with no
hair and plain black trunks. On the September 22 edition of WCW Monday Nitro,
Goldberg defeated Hugh Morrus in his debut match. Soon afterward, Goldberg's
succession of wins saw him quickly advance up the card, and he was pushed as a
singles wrestler. Goldberg made his pay-per-view debut at Starrcade defeating
Steve McMichael.[1][2] In early 1998, Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong at
SuperBrawl VIII and Perry Saturn at Spring Stampede in squash matches.[1][2] On
April 20, 1998 edition of Nitro, Goldberg won the WCW United States Heavyweight
Championship, by defeating Raven.[14] Two days later, on the April 22 edition of
WCW Thunder, he made his first successful title defense against Mike Enos.[15]
Goldberg then started a feud with Raven and his Flock. At Slamboree, he ended
his feud with the Flock after a successful title defense against Saturn.[2]
Goldberg would continue to make successful title defenses against Konnan at The
Great American Bash and Curt Hennig.[2]
Main
event push and World Heavyweight Champion
As Goldberg was getting over as a
main eventer, he defeated Hollywood Hogan on July 6 1998 edition of Nitro to win
the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and gain an undefeated record of
108-0.[16] As a result, Goldberg vacated the United States title.[2] Goldberg
retained his title in his first World Heavyweight title defense against Scott
Hall in a dark match.[17] Goldberg then began a feud with Curt Hennig and
retained the title against him at Bash at the Beach.[1][2] At Road Wild,
Goldberg won a battle royal, consisting of New World Order (nWo) members.[1][2]
After Diamond Dallas Page became
the number one contender for the WCW Title, Goldberg and Page began a feud with
each other. At Halloween Havoc, the feud was settled after Goldberg defeated
Page to retain the title.[1][2] At Starrcade, Goldberg's undefeated streak was
ended at 173 victories when he lost his title to Kevin Nash after Scott Hall
made a run-in and shocked Goldberg with a cattle prod.[1][2] Goldberg, however,
avenged this act by facing Hall at Souled Out, in a Ladder Taser match. Goldberg
won when he used the taser, which was hung high above the ring, requiring the
ladder to obtain it.[1][2] At the same time, the World Wrestling Federation
(WWF) began mocking Goldberg with the character Gillberg, a perennial jobber who
dressed similarly to Goldberg and mocked his signature entrance and mannerisms.
At Spring Stampede, Goldberg gained
his revenge against Nash after defeating him.[1][2] Soon after, Goldberg was
"injured" and took some time off to prepare for his movie Universal Soldier: The
Return.[2] He returned two months later and defeated Rick Steiner at Road
Wild.[2][18] Goldberg then restarted his feud with Diamond Dallas Page also
involving Page's allies, The Jersey Triad, which culminated in a match at Fall
Brawl that Goldberg won.[2] After Goldberg settled his rivalry with Page, he
began focusing on Sid Vicious and challenged him to a match to end Sid's winning
streak.[2] The two feuded with each other, which culminated in a match at
Halloween Havoc for Sid's U.S. Title. Goldberg defeated Sid via referee
stoppage, and thus won his second United States Heavyweight Championship.[19]
Later that night, he answered an open challenge from World Heavyweight Champion
Sting and defeated him to win the championship.[1][2] On the next night's
edition of Nitro, commissioner J.J. Dillon ruled that the match had not been
sanctioned by WCW and that, therefore, Goldberg's victory was void.[2] The title
was vacated and a 32-man tournament was held to determine a new champion, which
started that night.[2] Goldberg entered the tournament and wrestled his first
match against Bret Hart later that night, choosing also to defend his newly won
U.S. Title in the match. Interference from Sid Vicious cost Goldberg the match
and the title as well as his second official WCW loss.[2] Goldberg continued his
rivalry with Vicious and defeated him in an "I Quit" match at Mayhem.[2]
Shortly thereafter, Goldberg joined
forces with Hart, teaming with him to defeat Creative Control for the WCW World
Tag Team Championship.[8] One week later, they lost the title to The Outsiders
(Scott Hall and Kevin Nash). At Starrcade, Goldberg challenged Hart for the
World Heavyweight Championship. In the course of the match, Goldberg delivered a
stiff kick to Hart's head, legitimately giving him a concussion and tearing a
muscle in his neck. After being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, Hart
wrestled only three more matches and retired several months later. Despite that,
Goldberg lost the match to Hart,[1][2] but Hart vacated the title the next night
on Nitro, saying he did not want to win that way and granting Goldberg a
rematch.[20] Goldberg was defeated again due to outside interference from the
Outsiders, who began to beat on Goldberg with baseball bats.[20] In a swerve,
Hart took one of the bats from The Outsiders and began beating on Goldberg
himself, doing enough damage to score the pin and regain his
championship.[2][20] After the match, Hall, Nash, Hart, and Jeff Jarrett
announced the reformation of the nWo,[20] and gave Goldberg a new target for a
feud. However, it would not last long.
Pursuit
of the World Heavyweight Championship
Shortly after his title match loss,
Goldberg was accidentally injured during a sequence where he chased the nWo
limousine into the parking lot. A spot in the sequence called for Goldberg to
pound on the windshield of the limousine with his hands. To ensure his safety,
Goldberg had protective covering placed over his hands and the windshield glass
was also covered with plastic. However, Goldberg got a little too overaggressive
in his pounding, broke through the plastic covering the windshield, and severely
injured his forearm when shards of the glass sliced it, causing him to miss the
January 4, 2000 New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome show, where he was scheduled
to face Manabu Nakanishi. After taking time off to recuperate, Goldberg returned
to WCW on May 29, 2000 interfering in a match between Kevin Nash and the team of
Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner on Nitro.[2] At The Great American Bash, Goldberg
betrayed Nash during Nash's World Heavyweight Title match against Jeff Jarrett
and turned heel for the first time in his career, aligning himself with The New
Blood faction.[1][2] This did not last long, as Goldberg would again be lost to
injury and miss time. As a result of this betrayal, Goldberg feuded with Nash
and defeated him at Bash at the Beach, with help from fellow New Blood member
Scott Steiner.[2] Goldberg participated in a triangle number one contender's
match against Nash and Steiner at New Blood Rising, which Nash won.[2] Goldberg
turned face again after Bret Hart attacked him on an edition of Nitro and then
he and Steiner began a feud with each other, culminating in a no
disqualification match at Fall Brawl, which Goldberg lost.[2]
He began a new undefeated streak in
October 2000, with Vince Russo threatening to "fire" him if he lost. Goldberg
defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) at Halloween Havoc in a handicap
elimination match to begin his undefeated streak.[1][2] He started a feud with
Lex Luger, who claimed to be the first wrestler to end both Goldberg's streak
and career.[2] This culminated in a match at Mayhem, which Goldberg won.[2] They
continued their rivalry and battled in a rematch at Starrcade, which if Goldberg
lost, he had to retire.[1][2] Goldberg won the match, but after the match, he
was attacked by Luger's partner Buff Bagwell.[1][2] Goldberg feuded with both
Luger and Bagwell, who called themselves Totally Buff. His streak was broken at
Sin when Goldberg, teaming with his Power Plant trainer Dwayne Bruce, lost to
Totally Buff in a tag team no disqualification match after a "fan" maced him,
enabling Totally Buff to pin him.[1][2] The storyline was intended to enable
Goldberg to have shoulder surgery, but WCW was sold to the WWF in March 2001,
while Goldberg still recuperating. The WWF did not buy out Goldberg's contract
with Time Warner (the parent company of WCW) as they had done with several other
WCW employees, so he was not involved in the WWF "Invasion" angle. Goldberg
instead remained under contract to Time Warner until May 2002, when he agreed on
a contract buyout.[1][2]
All
Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2003)
Goldberg had suffered an arm injury
during the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April 2002.
In August 2002, he returned to the ring in Japan. He initially joined All Japan
Pro Wrestling, defeating Satoshi Kojima and Taiyō Kea. He went on to defeat Rick
Steiner in a match for the W-1 promotion, and teamed with Keiji Mutoh to defeat
KroniK. His success in Japan led to the WWF - now renamed World Wrestling
Entertainment - beginning contract negotiations with him.[1]
World
Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2004)
Early
feuds
After leaving Japan, Goldberg
signed a one year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in March
2003, debuting in WWE on the March 31 edition of Raw, the night after
WrestleMania XIX. Immediately, he began a feud with The Rock by spearing him.[1]
Their rivalry intensified when The Rock held a segment entitled The Rock
Concert, where he taunted Goldberg along with Gillberg. He defeated The Rock in
his debut match at Backlash. The match was won by Goldberg following three
spears and a Jackhammer.[21] Goldberg went undefeated over the subsequent
half-year, defeating 3-Minute Warning in his first match on Raw.[1] Goldberg
defeated Christian on the following edition of Raw in a steel cage match.[1]
Goldberg next feuded with Chris
Jericho. During Jericho's first edition of the Highlight Reel, an interview
show, where Goldberg was the guest, he complained that no one wanted Goldberg in
WWE and continued to insult him in the following weeks. On May 12 on Raw, a
mystery assailant attempted to run over Goldberg with a limousine. A week later,
Co-Raw General Manager, Stone Cold Steve Austin, interrogated several Raw
superstars to find out who was driving the car. One of the interrogates was
Lance Storm, who admitted that he was the assailant. Austin forced Storm into a
match with Goldberg, who defeated Storm. After the match, Goldberg forced Storm
to admit that Jericho was the superstar who conspired Storm into running him
over. On May 26, Goldberg was once again a guest on the Highlight Reel. Jericho
expressed jealousy towards Goldberg's success in WCW and felt that since joining
WWE, he had achieved everything he had ever wanted in his career and all that
was left was to defeat Goldberg and challenged him to a match. At Bad Blood,
Goldberg settled the score with Jericho and defeated him.[1]
World
Heavyweight Champion
Goldberg entered a rivalry with
Triple H, challenging him for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam
in the second Elimination Chamber match in WWE; after squashing and eliminating
Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, and Jericho, he was pinned by Triple H after Ric
Flair threw a sledgehammer inside the Chamber. Triple H proceeded to attack
Goldberg with the sledgehammer and as a result, Triple H retained the title.[22]
Goldberg continued his feud with Triple H and finally defeated him for the World
Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven, after agreeing to put his career on the
line.[23][24] The next night on Raw, Goldberg successfully retained the
championship against Chris Jericho. A week later, Triple H issued a $100,000
bounty to anybody who could take Goldberg out of the game. Steven Richards, Mark
Henry, La Résistance and Tommy Dreamer all attempted to collect the bounty but
were unsuccessful. On October 20, Batista collected the bounty after he
interfered in Goldberg's title defense against Shawn Michaels on Raw and
attacked Goldberg, placing a folding chair around Goldberg's ankle and jumping
off the middle rope onto the chair, shattering his ankle. Furious, Goldberg
demanded a match against Batista. Triple H, however, got involved in the match
between Goldberg and Batista trying to cripple Goldberg, but Goldberg fought
back and speared Triple H before attacking Batista with a sledgehammer. At
Survivor Series, Goldberg retained his championship against Triple H despite
interference from Evolution.[25]
On November 17, Goldberg faced
Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista in a Handicap match on Raw but was pinned
following an RKO, a Batista Bomb and finally a Pedigree. After the match, Kane
unexpectedly came out to seemingly assist Goldberg after Evolution continued
their assault on him following the match. After scaring off Evolution however,
he turned on Goldberg and chokeslammed him. The following week, Kane attacked
Goldberg again while he was defending his championship against Triple H in a
rematch from Survivor Series and later that night, expressed his desire to face
Goldberg for the title. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff announced that
Goldberg would be defending his championship against both Kane and Triple H in a
triple threat match at Armageddon. Goldberg teamed with Shawn Michaels and Rob
Van Dam to take on and defeat Kane, Batista, and Orton in a six-man tag team
match. On December 8 on Raw, Goldberg faced Kane in a Lumberjack match which
ended in a disqualification when Evolution and Mark Henry entered the ring and
assaulted Goldberg. At Armageddon, Goldberg ultimately lost the title when
Triple H pinned him after interference from Evolution and a chokeslam from
Kane.[26]
Departure
During the Royal Rumble in 2004, he
crossed paths with then-WWE Champion Brock Lesnar when the latter interrupted
Goldberg during a backstage interview. While Goldberg was in the midst of
dominating the Royal Rumble, Lesnar interfered in the match and hit Goldberg
with the F-5. With his attention turned on Lesnar, Kurt Angle eliminated a
distracted Goldberg from behind.[1] Goldberg vowed revenge on Lesnar and after
defeating Mark Henry and Jonathan Coachman in a No DQ match, he declared Lesnar
his next victim. On February 2, Goldberg was given a front row ticket to No Way
Out by Austin. Smackdown! General Manager Paul Heyman appeared on Raw and, along
with Vince McMahon attempted to get Goldberg to back off in his vendetta against
Lesnar which resulted in Goldberg spearing Heyman and accidentally spearing
Austin when he was aiming for McMahon. Goldberg attended No Way Out as a fan,
confronting Lesnar at the event and, after several insults by Lesnar, entered
the ring and executed a Jackhammer on him. Goldberg was then arrested and
escorted out of the arena by security guards. During the main event between
Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero, Goldberg reemerged from the crowd and cost Lesnar the
WWE Championship.[27] This led to a match between the two being scheduled for
WrestleMania XX with Austin serving as special guest referee. Fans knew this
would be the final WWE match for both Goldberg and Lesnar and thus gave largely
negative reactions through the performance. After Goldberg defeated Lesnar, both
men were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out. One week later,
Goldberg's contract expired and was not renewed.[1][28]
Mixed
martial arts
On July 22, 2006, Goldberg served
as color commentator in mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion World Fighting
Alliance (WFA) King of the Streets pay-per-view in Los Angeles, California. When
asked whether he was interested in becoming a mixed martial artist, Goldberg
stated, "I'd love to, especially if I was 21 or even 29, but these guys are so
far ahead of me in terms of experience. I never say never, though. But I don’t
see myself stopping my movies, my shows, my commentating, or being a dad to do
that". On June 7, 2007 Bill Goldberg was also adding Color Commentary to K-1
Dynamite!! USA and can be heard screaming "YES YES" when Lesnar submitted Min
Soo Kim and also stated I gotta go congratulate my Boy.[29]
Goldberg became a color commentator
for the EliteXC organization during their inaugural event. The event, EliteXC
Destiny, was broadcast live on Showtime, on February 10, 2007. He has continued
in this role through all of EliteXC's showcase and combined cards, including
Dynamite!! USA, Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, EliteXC: Renegade, and EliteXC:
Street Certified.
Other
media
Goldberg began acting while working
for WCW in 1999. His appearance in Universal Soldier: The Return corresponded
with him being featured in the music video.[30][31] He was a special guest star
on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. On the show he showed the
contestants his various power moves yet also how to hit the opponent with a
steel chair. He also spent three seasons as host of the Speed Channel show
Bullrun.
In March 2010, Goldberg appeared on
the ninth season of Donald Trump's reality series The Celebrity Apprentice and
was eliminated in the sixth episode.
Personal life
Goldberg's mother, Ethel, is a
classical violinist, while his father, Jed, a graduate of Harvard University,
was an obstetrician and gynecologist. They divorced, and Jed died in late 2006.
In addition to playing the violin, Ethel breeds flowers, and once succeeded in
creating an award-winning hybrid orchid which she named after Goldberg. Bill is
also proud of his Jewish religion and became well-known for his Jewish ethnicity
during his wrestling career.[32][33] He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he
was bar mitzvah at Temple Israel[34] and graduated from Tulsa Edison High
School. Goldberg played football at the University of Georgia, which later led
to him playing with the Los Angeles Rams (1990–91), Atlanta Falcons (1992–94),
and Carolina Panthers (1995).[35]
On April 10, 2005, Goldberg married
Wanda Ferraton, a stunt double whom he met while filming Santa's Slay, as stated
in this movie's audio commentary. They have a son together, Gage A.J. Goldberg,
who was born on May 10, 2006.[36]
Goldberg is an animal welfare
advocate and an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA) spokesman, and has addressed the United States Congress in order to
raise awareness of illegal animal fighting.[37] Every year, Goldberg also plays
golf in the Jimmy V Golf Classic and visits with children in local hospitals who
are undergoing cancer treatment.
Goldberg co-owns and operates the
"Extreme Power Gym" Muay Thai and Amateur boxing training facility in Oceanside,
California. He also owns over 25 vintage cars,[38] including a Plymouth Hemi
Cuda Convertible, Shelby Cobra 427, and a Mustang Boss 429 "Lawman" (one of the
two cars used in the Vietnam War to entertain the U.S. Army).
Goldberg has a long scar on the
right side of his abdomen from an abdominal tear suffered during a college
football game that required surgery to repair. He has a barb wire tattoo on his
left upper bicep and a skull on his right bicep.[citation needed]
Media
Filmography
The Jesse Ventura Story (1999) as
Luger[13]
Universal Soldier: The Return
(1999) as Romeo[13]
Ready to Rumble (2000) as
himself[13]
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Mr. Smith[13]
The Longest Yard (2005) as
Battle[13]
The Kid & I (2005) as himself[13]
Santa's Slay (2005) as Santa
Claus[13]
Half Past Dead 2 (2007) as William
Burke[13]
Fast Glass (2008) as Big Bad
John[13]
Minkow (2010) as Sax[13]
Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D (2010)
as Gus[13]
Television appearances
The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
in episode "Captains Courageous" as Lou "The Pariah" Maguire[13]
Dennis Miller Live (1999) in
episode "Wrestling"[13]
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
(1999) in episode "Wrestling"[13]
E! True Hollywood Story (1999) in
episode "Hulk Hogan"[13]
The Daily Show (2000)[13]
The Man Show (2000) in episode
"Holiday Show II"[13]
Yes, Dear (2002) in episode "Walk
Like a Man" as Big Guy[13]
Family Guy (2002) in episode
"Family Guy Viewer Mail 1" as Angry Bus Passenger[13]
Arliss (2002) in episode "In with
the New"[13]
Kim Possible (2002) in episode
"Pain King vs. Cleopatra" as Pain King[13]
HBO First Look (2003) in episode
"Looney Tunes: Back In Action"[13]
Punk'd (2003)[13]
Monster Garage (2004) in episode
"Box-Truck Wrestling Ring"[13]
Modern Marvels (2005) in episode
"Private Collections"[13]
Desperate Housewives (2005) in
episode "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" as Inmate #2[13]
Biker Build-Off (2005) host[13]
Automaniac (2005)[13]
The Contender (2005) in episode
"Who's Playing The Game?" (uncredited)[13]
Pros vs. Joes (2006) in episodes
"Can You PVJ Champ?" and "Can You Cover Jerry Rice?"[13]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(2007) in episode "Loophole" as Cupid[13]
Bullrun (2007) host[13]
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship
Wrestling (2008) in episode "In-Ring Psychology"[13]
Bullrun II (2009) host[13]
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
(2009)[13]
The Rise and Fall of WCW (2009)[13]
The Celebrity Apprentice (2010)[13]
Bullrun III (2010) host[13]
In
wrestling
Finishing moves
Jackhammer (Vertical suplex
powerslam pin)[1][39]
Spear,[1][40] sometimes from the
second rope[41][42]
Signature moves
Ankle lock[43][44]
Crucifix armbar[45]
Dragon screw[46]
Front powerslam[47]
Knee lift[45]
Leglock[41][46]
Multiple military press variations
Drop[48][49]
Powerslam[41][42]
Spinebuster[1]
Multiple suplex variations
Belly to belly[50]
Pumphandle[43][51]
Underhook[52]
Ura-nage[52]
Snap swinging neckbreaker[53][54]
Superkick[1][55]
Entrance themes
"Invasion" (1997–2001)
"Crush 'Em" by Megadeth (1999)[56]
"Invasion (Remix)" (WWE)
(2003–2004)
Championships and accomplishments
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of
the Year (1998)[57]
PWI Rookie of the Year (1998)[58]
PWI ranked him #2 of the 500 best
singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998[59]
World Championship Wrestling
WCW United States Heavyweight
Championship (2 times)[6][7]
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
(1 time)[4]
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1
time) – with Bret Hart[8]
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Heavyweight Championship (1
time)[5]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
awards
Rookie of the Year (1998)
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