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Goldberg made his return to WWE in 2016 after nearly 13 years, and the first match he had upon his return was against Brock Lesnar. He stopped working as a professional wrestler back in 2004 after a match with Lesnar, too. Despite having a short wrestling career, he had always been a fan favourite.
At Survivor Series 2016, he finally made a sensational return to WWE and to the world of professional wrestling with a match against Brock Lesnar. Everybody that night was expecting a huge match between the two powerhouses. But Goldberg shocked the entire world when he squashed Lesnar in only 1:26 minutes.
Get the insider story of Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar from Survivor Series 2016
Literally nobody in that arena expected to see something like that, and it shocked the whole world of professional wrestling. One of the masterminds behind the kayfabe, Paul Heyman recently remember this match and revealed the insider story about it. He also talked about how this match came about. Speaking with Inside the Ropes recently, Paul Heyman explained the following;
Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar in 1:26 minutes that night
“I mean, you know, we go down the list. AJ Styles—I love the Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles match. Can AJ Styles beat Brock Lesnar in 90 seconds with that shock value? Not credibly. Goldberg? You believe it. We had a shock value involved. And here comes Goldberg. Here comes Clint Eastwood coming back for one more fight. And you know it’s one more fight.
Brock Lesnar got his revenge on Goldberg at WrestleMania 33
“You think he’s going to get his ass kicked by Brock Lesnar, but man, I would really love to see Goldberg come back. And this whole comeback story—one last run, one last moment, one last spear, one last jackhammer, one last ass kicking.”
A lot of fans expected this match to be Goldberg's only return match to WWE, but he had a number of more matches in the following years, which made it clear that he is pretty much Limited in the ring and that is all he could provide, short matches. The first return match may have been a surprise, but later it became a similar pattern.
