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William
Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a former professional wrestler
best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[1][2] He is famous for his lengthy undefeated
winning streak in singles competition.[3] The official count is listed as
173-0,[3][4][5] although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total.[6][7]
Goldberg
is recognized by WWE as a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World
Heavyweight Champion and one-time World Heavyweight Champion, with both reigns
represented by the Big Gold Belt. He was the first of four men to hold a version
of the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, later followed by Chris Benoit, Booker
T and Big Show.[8][9] He is also recognized by WWE as a two-time WCW United
States Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret
Hart).[10][11][12]
Before he
was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a football player. After retiring from
wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts
promotion EliteXC until its closure. He is currently hosting the television show
Garage Mahal on the DIY Network.
****
Background
informtation
Born
William Scott Goldberg
December
27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 45)[1]
Tulsa,
Oklahoma, U.S.[1][2]
Other
names Goldberg
Occupation
Football player/Wrestler/Actor
Years
active 1990–1995 (football player)
1997–2004
(wrestler)
1998–present (actor)
****
Football
Goldberg
earned a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football
team where he served as a defensive tackle. 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.
Goldberg's
NFL career ended when he tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis. He had hopes of
returning to the league after rehabilitation but, due to his lack of success,
wasn't considered a major asset. Goldberg has described playing in the NFL as "a
mixed emotional experience" because, despite reaching the goal of simply playing
in the NFL, he didn't obtain the level of achievement that he desired.[17]
****
Football
Statistics
No. 71,
73
Defensive
tackle
Personal
information
Date of
birth: December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 45)
Place of
birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Height: 6
ft 3.5 in (1.92 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
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
****
Professional wrestling career
****
Wrestling
info
Ring
name(s) Bill Gold[13]
Bill
Goldberg[13]
Goldberg[1][2][13]
Billed
height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1][4][14]
Billed
weight 285 lb (129 kg)[1][4]
Born
December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 45)[1][2][13]
Resides
Oceanside, California
Billed
from Dawsonville, Georgia (WCW) [15][16]
Atlanta,
Georgia[4]
Parts
Unknown[15][16]
Trained by
WCW Power Plant[1][4]
Debut
September 22, 1997[13]
Retired
March 14, 2004[13]
****
World
Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)
Undefeated streak
During the
rehab following his NFL injury, Goldberg began power lifting and mixed martial
arts training. Although not a fan of professional wrestling, he saw it as an
alternative to his fledgling football career and began training at the WCW Power
Plant.
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. The newcomer
captivated fans with his monstrous yet silent charisma, brute strength, and
agility that saw him perform high kicks and even the occasional backflip.
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] Around this
time, WCW began counting Goldberg's consecutive wins on television as he
continued to climb up the ranks. Goldberg's win over Saturn was his 74th
consecutive without a loss, and the next night on Nitro he challenged Raven for
the United States Heavyweight Championship that Raven had won the night before
at Spring Stampede. Despite interference from Raven's Flock, Goldberg
overpowered them all and defeated Raven for his seventy-fifth straight win and
his first professional wrestling championship.[18] Two days later, on the April
22 edition of WCW Thunder, he made his first successful title defense against
Mike Enos.[19] Goldberg then started a feud with Raven and The 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] By this time, he
had adopted the catchphrase "Who's next?" in reference to his rapidly-expanding
winning streak.[20]
Main
event push and WCW World Heavyweight Champion
As
Goldberg was getting over as a main eventer, he continued to defend the United
States Championship and was slowly becoming a contender for the WCW World
Heavyweight Championship that was held by nWo leader Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Hogan
eventually promised Goldberg a title match, which was to take place on the July
6, 1998 edition of Nitro. However, Hogan elected instead to make Goldberg earn
it in a match with his stablemate Scott Hall which Goldberg won. Thanks to a
distraction provided by Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone, with whom Hogan was
feuding at the time, Goldberg was able to defeat Hogan later in the evening to
become a world champion. 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, disguised as a ringside security guard, made a run-in and
shocked Goldberg with a taser gun.[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 debut in 1999 film Universal Soldier: The Return alongside No Retreat, No
Surrender film star Jean-Claude Van Damme.[2] He returned two months later and
defeated Rick Steiner at Road Wild.[2][21] 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.[22] 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.[12] 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.[23] Goldberg was defeated again due to
outside interference from the Outsiders, who began to beat on Goldberg with
baseball bats.[23] 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][23] After the match, Hall, Nash, Hart, and Jeff
Jarrett announced the reformation of the nWo,[23] and gave Goldberg a new target
for a feud. However, it would not last long.
Pursuit
of the WCW 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 was 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 the WWF –
now renamed World Wrestling Entertainment – to begin 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.[24] 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 interrogatees 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.[25] 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.[26][27] 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.[28]
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 face 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.[29]
Feud
with Brock Lesnar and 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, Brock 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 Brock 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 Brock 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 Brock 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 Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero, Goldberg
reemerged from the crowd and cost Brock Lesnar the WWE Championship.[30] 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 Brock Lesnar and thus gave largely negative reactions
through the performance. After Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar, both men were
given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out.
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!!
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.[31][32] 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 2005,
Goldberg also starred in a Happy Madison produced movie, The Longest Yard, as an
inmate, along with fellow wrestlers Kevin Nash, The Great Khali, and "Stone
Cold" Steve Austin, as well as actors Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Burt
Reynolds. In the same year he was also the host of The History Channel
documentary series "'Auto-Maniac" and later starred in the movie Santa's Slay
where he plays a homicidal Santa Clause who goes on a killing spree on
Christmas.
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.[citation needed]
In
September 2010, Goldberg joined forces with Louis Gregory, CEO of Uncle Louie
Music Group and Uncle Louie Management when Bill placed "Uncle Louie" on Team
Goldberg.[33]
Personal
life
Goldberg's
mother, Ethel, is a classical violinist, while his father, Jed, a graduate of
Harvard University, was an obstetrician and gynecologist.[citation needed] They
divorced, and Jed died in late 2006.[citation needed] In addition to playing the
violin, Ethel breeds flowers, and once succeeded in creating an award-winning
hybrid orchid which she named after Goldberg.[citation needed]Bill is also proud
of his Jewish religion and became well known for his Jewish ethnicity during his
wrestling career.[34][35] Goldberg's Jewish ancestors came from Russia and
Romania. His Romanian grandfather, Marcel, emigrated from Bucharest and came to
America through Ellis Island.[36] His other great-grandfather, Willie, was an
immigrant from Russia.
Goldberg
was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel[37]
and graduated from Tulsa Edison High School.[38] He acquired a love for football
early in life and was a bouncer at age 16.[17]
On April
10, 2005, Goldberg married Wanda Ferraton, a stunt double whom he met while
filming Santa's Slay, as stated in that movie's audio commentary. The couple
have a son together his name is Gage Goldberg.[39][40]
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.[41] 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,[42] 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 torso from a tear suffered during a
college football game that required surgery to repair. He also acquired a scar
on his right forearm from an altercation in WCW which kept him out of action for
quite some time due to the surgery needed to fix.[43] He has a large tribal
tattoo on his left upper shoulder and a skull on his right biceps.
Media
Filmography
The Jesse
Ventura Story (1999) as Luger[44]
Universal
Soldier: The Return (1999) as Romeo[44]
Ready to
Rumble (2000) as himself[44]
Looney
Tunes: Back in Action (2003) as Mr. Smith[44]
The
Longest Yard (2005) as Battle[44]
The Kid &
I (2005) as himself[44]
Santa's
Slay (2005) as Santa Claus[44]
Half Past
Dead 2 (2007) as William Burke[44]
Kill Speed
(2010) as Big Bad John[44]
Minkow
(2010) as Sax[44]
Holly,
Jingles and Clyde 3D (2010) as Gus[44]
Television appearances
The Love
Boat: The Next Wave (1998) in episode "Captains Courageous" as Lou "The Pariah"
Maguire[44]
Dennis
Miller Live (1999) in episode "Wrestling"[44]
Louis
Theroux's Weird Weekends (1999) in episode "Wrestling"[44]
E! True
Hollywood Story (1999) in episode "Hulk Hogan"[44]
The Daily
Show (2000)[44]
The Man
Show (2000) in episode "Holiday Show II"[44]
Yes, Dear
(2002) in episode "Walk Like a Man" as Big Guy[44]
Family Guy
(2002) in episode "Family Guy Viewer Mail 1" as Angry Bus Passenger[44]
Arliss
(2002) in episode "In with the New"[44]
Kim
Possible (2002) in episode "Pain King vs. Cleopatra" as Pain King[44]
HBO First
Look (2003) in episode "Looney Tunes: Back In Action"[44]
Punk'd
(2003)[44]
Monster
Garage (2004) in episode "Box-Truck Wrestling Ring"[44]
Modern
Marvels (2005) in episode "Private Collections"[44]
Desperate
Housewives (2005) in episode "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" as Inmate #2[44]
Biker
Build-Off (2005) host[44]
Automaniac
(2005)[44]
The
Contender (2005) in episode "Who's Playing The Game?" (uncredited)[44]
Pros vs.
Joes (2006) in episodes "Can You PVJ Champ?" and "Can You Cover Jerry Rice?"[44]
Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit (2007) in episode "Loophole" as Cupid[44]
Bullrun
(2007–2010) host[44]
Hulk
Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling (2008) in episode "In-Ring
Psychology"[44]
Are You
Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2009)[44]
The Rise
and Fall of WCW (2009)[44]
The
Celebrity Apprentice (2010)[44]
Garage
Mahal (DIY Network) (2010)
In
wrestling
Finishing
moves
Jackhammer
(Delayed vertical suplex powerslam pin)[1][45]
Spear,[1][13][46] sometimes from the second rope[47][48]
Signature
moves
Ankle
lock[49][50]
Back
suplex side slam[51][52]
Belly to
belly suplex[53][54][55]
Big
boot[56][57][58]
Body
scissors[59]
Crucifix
armbar[54][60][61][62][63]
Dead-weight side slam[64]
Dragon
screw[65]
Dropkick[61][66][67]
Elbow
smash[52][61][68][69][70]
Fireman's
carry slam[61]
Front
powerslam[52][62][64][71][72][73][74]
Full
nelson slam[75]
High knee
to face as a counter to back body drop[60]
Hook
kick[76]
Kneebar[55][56][66][68][76][77][78]
Knee
lift[60]
Knee
strikes[51][55][77]
Leglock[47][65]
Multiple
military press variations, sometimes preceded by a single arm choke lifted into
a[79]
Drop[51][80][81][82]
Flapjack[83][84]
Front
powerslam[47][48][77][85]
Gutbuster[56]
Scoop
powerslam[52][86]
Slam[79]
Spinebuster[1]
Pumphandle
into either a slam,[75][87] a fallaway slam[77][85][88] or a suplex[49][89]
Scoop
powerslam[54][61][62][68]
Shoulder
block[58][61][72]
Sidewalk
slam[72]
Snap
swinging neckbreaker[63][72][90][91][92]
Superkick[1][52][61][64][93]
Two-handed
chokelift[94]
Underhook
suplex[52][57][58][72][95]
Ura-nage[95]
Nicknames
"Da
Man"[58][62][64][70]
"Greenzilla"[73]
Entrance
themes
"Twisted"
(WCW; 1997)
"Invasion"
by Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo[96] (WCW/WWE September 22, 1997–March
2001,March 31, 2003–April 21, 2003)
"Crush
'Em" by Megadeth[96][97] (WCW; 1999)
"Invasion
(Remix V1)" by Jim Johnston (WWE; Backlash 2003)
"Invasion
(Remix V2)" by Jim Johnston[96] (WWE; May 5, 2003–March 14, 2004)
Championships and accomplishments
Pro
Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Most
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)[98]
PWI Rookie
of the Year (1998)[99]
PWI ranked
him #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998[100]
PWI ranked
him #75 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[101]
World
Championship Wrestling
WCW United
States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[10][11]
WCW World
Heavyweight Championship (1 times)[8]
WCW World
Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bret Hart[12]
Fifth WCW
Triple Crown Champion1
World
Wrestling Entertainment
World
Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
Wrestling
Observer Newsletter awards
Rookie of
the Year (1998)
1 ^
Goldberg became the fifth man to win the Triple Crown along with Bret Hart as
they both won on the same day.
See also
List of
select Jewish football players
List of
select Jewish professional wrestlers
List of
multi-sport athletes
Footnotes
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d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Bill
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Conner, Floyd (2000). "Gridiron Grapplers". Football's Most Wanted (1st ed.).
Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. ISBN 9781574883091.
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56. ISBN 0609607804. "From my first appearance on TV, I won 173 straight matches
before suffering my first loss a year and three months later."
6.^
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34.^
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35.^
Reilly, Rick "Wrestling with Their Son's Career", Sports Illustrated
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Goldberg, Steve Goldberg (2000) I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most
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Farhi, "Goldberg: A David in Goliath's Shoes", Washington Post, December 9,
1999.
38.^
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41.^
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Unlikely Superhero, ISBN 0-609-60780-4
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