Recently on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” legendary wrestler Goldberg confessed that his extended tenure in the invincible babyface role during his time in WCW might have been detrimental to his career. He admitted that despite his uneasiness with briefly becoming a heel late in WCW, he now thinks that a heel turn at an earlier stage might have been good for his character’s evolution and longevity in the wrestling industry.
Here are some key points from the podcast:
Speaking about his “super-babyface” persona, Goldberg opined, “Playing a heel gives you the chance to be defeated and not be perceived as the invincible guy, right? There were several drawbacks to my character, and that was one of them. Thus, entirely in my view, it was one-dimensional. You can’t be a hero for an infinite amount of time.”
Regarding his fleeting heel turn in 2000, he recalled, “The experience was disappointing when it happened. I wasn’t keen on revisiting it and didn’t have sufficient grasp of, or frankly, interest in the business at that time, in hindsight. Also, nobody earnestly asked me to take that step… I believe I would have agreed with immense enthusiasm, but I don’t think the subject ever genuinely resurfaced.”
In another episode of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, the spotlight was on a segment featuring GUNTHER and Jey Uso from the recent WWE RAW episode, which Bully Ray highly commended.
Key moments from that podcast included:
Commenting on how the segment proceeded: “It was some authentic, classic heat. The strategy they used isn’t groundbreaking in wrestling, it has been executed before, but that doesn’t matter. It’s more about the characters involved.”
Expressing his views on the incorporation of blood in the segment, he observed, “I found it very impactful. Blood is seldom used in WWE. Watching GUNTHER smear the blood all over himself, tasting it and spitting it out, I enjoyed.”
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