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Do I look like the kind of guy to mess around with?

Intense.

We have never seen a man quite like this.

Dominant.

A spear from out of nowhere.

Explosive.

Three words used to describe one of the greatest entities

professional wrestling has ever seen.

You're not going to find any man in any walk of life,

in any sport more intense than Goldberg.

Today we look back the very best of the man known

as Goldberg.

Who's next?

This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

Acknowledge me.

My God.

Stone Cold with a beer bath.

This is surreal.

Look at this.

He slammed him.

Welcome, everyone to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole, and on this edition,

we're looking back at the very best of the icon,

simply known as Goldberg.

With an NFL career behind him, Bill Goldberg burst onto

the professional wrestling scene some 30 years ago.

The industry has never been the same.

There is nothing like Goldberg.

Oh.

More amazing by the victory.

Just when you think you've seen it all from Goldberg.

Goldberg ran roughshod over the WCW roster,

racked up an undefeated streak like no one before.

The most talked about win loss record in pro sports.

But it all began

with victory number one.

Spread your legs quickly, and just go-

After, only like 2 or 3 months in the Power Plant,

Bill had enough fundamentals

that we could take him out of the Power Plant,

and now put him out in front of a live crowd.

Hubris to face

a newcomer here in Bill Goldberg.

A man we know absolutely nothing about.

No one knew who he was.

Like you thought maybe Goldberg was the enhancement

talent, but he just got shot out of a cannon.

How about that backflip?

Nicely done by Goldberg.

And a big powerslam.

And the crowd was like, "Whoa, what is this?"

Combination slam.

One, two, three.

He got him.

Whoa.

Bill Goldberg out of obscurity.

The plan was to be so simple and so devastating,

and so quick,

that people are like-

"Did you- did you just see that?"

I'm not I sure I've seen anything quite like it actually

maybe ever.

Man that's special.

You absolutely got in there and manhandled him tonight.

Sir, I've got to get a little bit more than that.

I wanted to be something completely different

the people have ever seen before.

Very impressive.

But who is this guy, Goldberg?

It became clear to us that Bill was now going to be

on a very accelerated flight path.

What a debut for Bill Goldberg.

The entrance.

The anticipation.

Goldberg was truly nothing like anyone had ever seen before,

and he was quickly climbing the WCW ladder,

setting the professional wrestling world on fire.

He is ready.

In less than one year,

he has run through the competition.

Now with an impressive undefeated streak,

the Atlanta Adonis looked to capture

his first singles title

against the United States champion Raven.

The focus, the intensity-

In the eyes of Goldberg,

The match between Raven and I

was definitely something to remember.

It was the start of the new beginning.

Look what Raven's doing-

daring Goldberg to come get him

The match-

Oh, that was awesome.

I mean, even though the match only lasted a couple of minutes.

And now across the back hard.

He can't get through it.

The power of Goldberg.

He's a football player first,

so it's a natural instinct thing for him,

you know, to come in with them explosive moves.

There's a spear.

The fans are up.

He's going for it right now.

No.

Jackhammer.

Two, three.

We got a new champion.

Goldberg is open for business.

He did his talking in the ring.

And as the expression goes, he wasn't being paid

by the hour, nor the word.

Chalk up victory number 75 in a row.

I was rewarded that night.

Goldberg is the United States Champion.

The brute force of Goldberg could not be denied.

Goldberg-

about to explode.

He's- Orton down.

Oh what a spear.

This opposing force literally ran through his opponents

with the explosive move known as the spear.

Everybody that's been put in front of me,

I've destroyed.

The most amazing thing about Bill,

he's really the originator of the spear.

He's speared him out of his boots.

Pretty easy.

It's a football background.

The only thing I've ever wanted to be is a football player.

That's my identity.

A spear on the world's strongest man.

That guy was absolutely on fire.

The spear was pure, just physical,

beat down and intimidation.

But the one that stands out for me is when he did it

in the Elimination Chamber.

It is 10 tons, 20,000 pounds-

with two miles of chain surrounding it.

And tonight six men will go in and one will survive.

The Elimination Chamber was just a hefty monster of a rig

that you just could not break through.

No, no.

Jericho on the outside.

Don't turn around Jericho.

Run.

Oh.

God almighty, Jericho-

May be broken.

That's the force of a Goldberg spear

as it goes through bulletproof Plexiglas.

Good God almighty.

He almost broke people in half.

I mean, Goldberg was unbelievable.

Poor Chris.

My God what a slobberknocker.

The myth of Goldberg was something

you had to be there to believe.

No one dominated the sport and captured the audience's

attention with such sheer presence.

You're next.

Which takes us to WCW Halloween Havoc 1998.

Goldberg defended not only his World Heavyweight Championship,

but the unbelievable undefeated streak

of a now 149-0.

The man is here.

Bill had the it factor times a billion.

The intensity level for this match is so high.

He was such a natural athlete.

Top wristlock by Goldberg.

Notice how Goldberg just completely flipped over

and landed on his feet.

Diamond Dallas Page.

He helped me out exponentially.

Russian leg sweep.

He's trying everything.

He's done it.

Goldber's got it.

Two.

Holy smokes that was close.

He done a lot of things that were mind blowing.

That was just sheer brute power.

Goes for the spear.

Page avoided it.

Goldberg hit the post.

That could be it.

Spear.

But Goldberg's hurt.

I was a true defensive lineman on that night.

Page has got the Diamond Cutter on Goldberg.

One, two-

Goldberg's out at two.

But it didn't end there.

He kept going.

Page's going to try a suplex.

Forget about it.

Goldberg's got him now.

Jackhammered him down.

One, two-

It's Goldberg.

Boy he earned that one.

That's why he is the man.

That's why he is undefeated.

That match-

it brings one of the largest smiles to my face ever.

An act of respect right there.

This is what it's all about.

That's what's great about this profession.

He had a hell of run, man.

A hell of a run.

I'm super proud of him.

That was a remarkable match.

My God, I love this sport.

If you're still doubting the explosiveness

that is Bill Goldberg,

then you haven't been paying much attention.

The feats of strength this man was able to accomplish

is something of legend,

especially when it came to his finishing move-

the dreaded jackhammer.

And he jackhammer's him down.

But there was one man-

Or should I say one "Giant" that people doubted

could be hoisted above the mighty Goldberg's head

Giant's got him in a chokeslam.

Standing at an immersive seven feet,

the Giant stood tall over World Championship Wrestling.

But was he any match for the king of the jackhammer?

He wants to get his

hands around the Giant's neck.

That's what Goldberg wants.

I just wanted to come out there,

and I wanted to smash people.

That was it.

That's what people wanted to see.

He's met by a spear

He took him down-

541.5 pounds.

What, no.

He's going to pick him up.

The jackhammer?

I can hold guys up there for as long as humanly possible.

The Giant-

I knew if I could do it to him, that I could do it to anybody.

The biggest athlete in pro sports is up.

He did it, he did it.

He was a freakishly strong individual.

He did it.

He slammed him.

He's the man.

He is the man.

In 2001, World Championship Wrestling closed its doors

and many of the top WCW stars found their way to WWE-

Woo.

-and one man was noticeably missing-

Goldberg.

As The Rock was in the ring,

laying the verbal smackdown to a raucous crowd

on Monday Night Raw.

The Rock just- don't give the Rock a finger.

He'll come out whip that candy ass just like that.

The most electrifying man in Sports Entertainment

was about to come face to face with the most dominant man

in professional wrestling.

You know, the fact of the matter is this I left,

I went to Hollywood,

I came back, and I get booed.

You can all kiss The People's ass.

The Rock will tell ya this-

Wait a minute.

It's Goldberg.

I know it's Goldberg, but where is he?

He's here in Seattle.

Ah.

I think that coming from WCW to WWE and making that splash-

it had to be with the right person.

Goldberg and The Rock.

What do you do once they're in there?

And the idea with Goldberg,

if you're going to play your cards right-

He's going to run people over.

You're next.

What?

Oh God.

Oh that's the- look at this.

Goldberg taking down The Rock.

Oh my God

Goldberg came in-

just what he should have come in-

with The Rock.

We welcome you to Backlash.

I cannot wait for The Rock and Goldberg.

It's going to be huge.

With two individuals such as he and myself-

that's all you need.

Oh, no.

Oh and he speared The Rock.

And Goldberg calling for it.

Picks up the Great one.

Oh my God.

Jackhammer slam.

The jackhammer slam by Goldberg.

And he does it.

I think he was instrumental

in my success immediately at the WWE.

A new era of Goldberg.

As Goldberg speared his way past The Rock,

he set his sights to his next victim,

World Heavyweight Champion Triple H,

Triple H that World Heavyweight title is mine.

Goldberg versus Triple H.

One on one.

Unforgiven for the World Heavyweight Championship.

In a match that pit the face of WWE against the face of WCW,

Goldberg looked tot dehrone,

The Cerebral Assassin, at Unforgiven 2003.

This is what our business is all about

to see who's the best.

You got the perfect back guy in Triple H-

You got this monster over here in Goldberg-

Oh my God.

Big fight feel

Goldberg coming out was a big fight feel.

Oh, look out.

We know about Goldberg-

Raw power.

That's Goldberg's game plan.

Believe the hype.

In the height of his career, I can remember working with Bill,

you know, as much as it's a fight in the big fight feel

and all those things,

but yet the emotion of it is an enjoyable process that

fans connected with,

and I think they felt it.

Winning a championship,

it was the driving force.

It was the meat and potatoes of the story.

I don't believe it,

but Goldberg is actually back to his feet.

A spear.

Triple H is up.

Will it be?

Jackhammer.

The jackhammer.

The hook, the count.

Whoa.

It's over.

Goldberg.

Anytime you're at the top of your profession,

you have to step back for a second and kind

of smell the roses and go, "Wow."

It meant everything.

Goldberg, by God, he has done it.

Maybe I have one more ass kicking left in me.

After 12 years away from the squared circle,

Goldberg announced the unthinkable-

he was returning to WWE.

His first opponent, the Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar.

There's only one ass kicker

and you're looking at him.

If there was one superstar in history who could rival

the brutality of Goldberg,

it was certainly Brock Lesnar.

With so much time past, would Goldberg be able to prove he

still had what it took to be in the ring with the very best?

Being away from the business

for a very long period of time,

there's a lot of doubt, in all honesty,

because the fear of the unknown

sometimes can be very overwhelming.

A surreal moment

at Survivor Series.

They gave that crowd something-

I don't think anyone in that crowd was expecting to see that.

No fear from Goldberg.

Spear.

Goldberg hit Lesnar with a spear.

A spear from out of nowhere.

Goldberg may shock the world.

Goldberg looking to end this early.

Goldberg again with a spear.

Two spears the Lesnar.

I was overwhelmed.

I knew Bill was going to pull it off.

I just had no clue to what level

he was going to do it.

Goldberg's looking for a jackhammer.

Goldberg's feeling it.

He's looking for the jackhammer.

A jackhammer to Lesnar.

Here's the cover.

Oh my God.

Goldberg beat Brock.

The Survivor Series surprised us all.

I would be a liar if I said anything different.

It shocked people.

And that's what you want from this business?

A monumental upset.

In 2017, Goldberg was fully back where he belonged

in WWE.

Though, since his last run,

things have changed a bit.

I want to thank my beautiful wife.

I also want to thank my wonderful little boy

'cause he gave me the desire to be that superhero again.

So thank you son.

It had been 14 years since, Goldberg held the world title.

He now had a wife and a young son, all rooting for their hero

to do it one more time.

So you bet your ass I got one more title to run left in me.

And at Fastlane,

he took on Universal Champion Kevin Owens for one more shot

at championship glory.

Take your shot champ.

Oh you want me to take a shot?

Take it champ.

Guess what?

I'm the WWE Universal Champion and I don't care who you are.

I like this side of Kevin Owens-

Defiant.

Working with Kevin Owens was-was awesome.

It was short.

It was sweet.

What the hell?

Spear.

The bell rung.

Spear by Goldberg.

Oh my God, Goldberg-

with a jackhammer.

Here's the cover.

Goldberg's the Universal Champion.

Because his son got to experience it with him,

it was so much more special for Bill this time around.

Goldberg gets one more run as a superhero.

Winning a championship,

and being able to show your eleven year old son,

and your beautiful wife-

It was a dream come true.

Anybody who would tell you any different is a liar.

I saw his son looked so happy

to hold the title and my son got to do that.

I got to share that with my son.

And I'm glad Goldberg got to share that with his son

and his wife.

Here son.

That's the real one.

Incredible.

It's now time for our number one moment.

And it's one that still has the world buzzing.

We've seen what an unstoppable force Goldberg

had been throughout his entire career,

but longtime fans know that there was an irresistible force

known as "Hollywood" Hogan,

I'm the champion of the world.

Hogan was the reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion

in July of 1998,

but Goldberg could not be denied his opportunity

at World Championship gold.

Goldberg ain't nobody.

He's not in the same league as Hollywood.

Over 40,000 fans packed the Georgia Dome to see

the undefeated United States champion Goldberg

take on "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

with the world title on the line.

Goldberg has answered

every challenge to date.

With 107 victories.

Despite the fact

that this was the story for Goldberg.

Hogan had been here for so long

that it just seemed impossible

that he would lose.

And it could be the night where Goldberg walks away

with the gold.

From arguably the greatest champion our sport has

ever had in "Hollywood" Hogan.

It's about being in the right place at the right time.

Every bad guy needs a good guy.

Hogan needed somebody.

if I'm going to be the bad guy,

we need another Hulk Hogan.

Okay.

There's part one.

Now finish him off.

Finish him off.

What better way to beat Hulk Hogan than beating Hulk Hogan.

He's got him up.

When Hogan is upside down for that jackhammer, it is chaos.

One, two,

three.

We got a new champion.

We got a new Heavyweight Champion of the world.

Hogan, put me over in front of 45,000 people

in my hometown at the time-

Atlanta.

What a cool deal that was.

Bill Goldberg.

He's on top of the wrestling world.

It was the coolest night of my wrestling career.

One thing is for sure,

there's never been a man who took this industry by storm

like Goldberg,

and there never will be again.

Well, that'll do it for this edition

of WWE's Greatest Moments.

I hope you've enjoyed this

look back at the greatest moments from the man,

Goldberg.

It's been one hell of a ride,

and there ain't never going to be another Goldberg.