WWE Goldberg (wrestler) wiki, bio, age, wife, family, career and more

Goldberg

William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former football player.
He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Goldberg and is the current WWE Universal Champion in his second reign.
He is also best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
He has acted in various films and television shows, including Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Following WCW's closure in 2001, Goldberg wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) between 2002 and 2003, and for WWE between 2003 and 2004, becoming a one-time World Heavyweight Champion in the latter.

Goldberg with his son

After twelve years away from the company, he returned to WWE in 2016 and won the WWE Universal Championship for the first time in February 2017 and won it a second time in February 2020.
Goldberg has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWE, including twice closing WCW's premier annual event, Starrcade.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2018 on the weekend of WrestleMania 34.
Before he was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a professional football player. After first retiring from professional wrestling in 2004, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure.
He hosted 26 episodes of Garage Mahal on the DIY Network from 2009 to 2011.

Goldberg holding his son

Personal Information

Born: William Scott Goldberg December 27, 1966 (age 53)Tulsa, Oklahoma United States
Alma mater: University of Georgia
Occupation: Professional, wrestler, actor, football player, mixed martial arts, color commentator
Years active: 1996–2004, 2015–present (wrestler), 1998–present (actor), 1990–1995 (football player)
Spouse(s): Wanda Ferraton (m. 2005)
Children: 1
On April 10, 2005, Goldberg married Wanda Ferraton, a stunt double whom he met while filming Santa's Slay.
They reside in Bonsall, California, and have one son together named Gage.

Goldberg pulling car

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, 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 it.
He has a large tribal tattoo on his left upper shoulder (which became his professional wrestling logo) and a skull on the inside of his right bicep.

Professional wrestling career

Ring name(s): Bill Gold, Bill Goldberg, Goldberg
Finishing move: Spear
Billed height:6.4ft
Billed weight:129 kg
Billed from: Atlanta, GeorgiaDawsonville, Georgia
Trained by: WCW Power Plant
Debut: June 23, 1997

World Championship Wrestling (1996–2002)

During the rehab following his NFL injury, Goldberg began powerlifting and mixed martial arts training.
He was spotted by Lex Luger and Sting who urged him to try professional wrestling.
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.
Working as Bill Gold, Goldberg made five appearances.
The first was on a dark match at a Monday Nitro event on June 23, 1997, where he defeated Buddy Lee Parker.
He also faced and defeated Buddy Landell (Saturday Night dark match), Hugh Morrus (house show), Chip Minton (Nitro dark match), and John Betcha (house show).
His final pre-televised appearance was in a dark match on July 24 at a Saturday Night taping in a loss to Chad Fortune.

Goldberg

Undefeated streak (1997–1998)

Goldberg's win-loss record at WCW events from 1997 to 1998 differed from that which was perpetrated by the company, with the official figure exaggerating the number of matches in which he won to 173.
Nick Schwartz of Fox Sports wrote: "No one really knows what Goldberg's actual record was... but it's generally accepted that 173–0 is an inflated number".
Some of Goldberg's industry peers have stated that the figure was exaggerated.
His then-WCW colleague Chris Jericho stated: "One week he'd be 42–0 and seven days later he'd be 58–0.
Manager Jimmy Hart, who also worked with Goldberg in WCW, regarded the level of embellishment as "kind of funny".
while professional wrestler The Miz said: "The number would just go on and on and on, to where it was like, 'Wait a second.
How did he get this many wins in such a short time'?" This exaggeration damaged the streak's credibility among the WCW audience: upon noticing that the figure had been falsified, fans began to withdraw homemade signs trumpeting Goldberg's record.

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 (AJPW), 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.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2004)

After leaving Japan, Goldberg signed a one-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in March 2003, debuting on the March 31 episode of Raw (the night after WrestleMania XIX) and starting a feud with The Rock by performing a spear on him.
Their rivalry intensified when The Rock held a segment entitled The Rock Concert, where he taunted Goldberg along with Gillberg, but Goldberg defeated him in his debut match at Backlash on April 27, following three spears and a Jackhammer.
Goldberg went undefeated over the subsequent half-year, defeating 3-Minute Warning in his first match on Raw.
Goldberg defeated Christian the following week on Raw in a steel cage match.
on February 15, Goldberg reemerged from the crowd and cost Lesnar the title.
Lesnar then demanded a match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX on March 14, 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 throughout the performance.
Goldberg won the match, causing Lesnar to show Austin a middle finger, but he instead received a Stone Cold Stunner in return, and as Goldberg celebrated his victory with Austin, he also received a Stone Cold Stunner.

Return to WWE

Feud with Brock Lesnar and Universal Champion (2016–2017)

On May 31, 2016, Goldberg was announced as the pre-order bonus for the upcoming WWE 2K17 video game.
Throughout the summer, Goldberg and WWE 2K17 cover star and former rival Brock Lesnar traded insults with each other through social media and WWE 2K events such as Gamescom.
Goldberg would also appear at the WWE 2K SummerSlam event the weekend before the pay-per-view event took place, fueling speculation he would be appearing at the event to confront Lesnar.
Goldberg then appeared on the October 3 episode of SportsCenter, where he contemplated a return to WWE.

Goldberg sinning autograph

This led to Paul Heyman challenging Goldberg to face Lesnar on the October 10 episode of Raw, with Heyman stating that Goldberg was the one blemish on Lesnar's WWE career, as Goldberg had defeated Lesnar at WrestleMania XX in 2004.
The following week on Raw, Goldberg returned to WWE for the first time in twelve years, accepting Heyman's challenge and signaling that Lesnar would be next and last.
On the October 24 episode of Raw, Lesnar returned with Heyman, who insulted Goldberg.
It was then announced that their match would take place at Survivor Series.
On the October 31 episode of Raw, Goldberg returned to address Lesnar's comments from the previous week, only to be interrupted by Heyman, who teased that Lesnar was there, but Rusev came out instead.
Goldberg executed a Jackhammer on Rusev and a spear on Heyman.
On the final Raw before Survivor Series, Goldberg and Lesnar had a face-off, resulting in a brawl with security.
At Survivor Series, Goldberg defeated Lesnar in under 2 minutes.

Goldberg vs brock leasner

On the February 27 episode of Raw, Goldberg and Owens had one final confrontation, with Goldberg claiming that if he would win the Universal Championship, he would defend it against Lesnar at WrestleMania 33.
At Fastlane, after a distraction from Jericho (who Owens betrayed and attacked the February 13 episode of Raw), Goldberg defeated Owens to win the Universal Championship.

Brock leasner as universal championship

The next night on Raw, Goldberg was confronted by Lesnar, who executed an F-5 on Goldberg. On the final Raw before WrestleMania, Goldberg responded with a spear on Lesnar.
At WrestleMania 33, Goldberg lost the title to Lesnar in what was also his first clean singles loss in his entire career.

Brock leasner delivered f5 to Goldberg

Goldberg appeared the following night on Raw Talk (which aired on the WWE Network after the Raw broadcast) to wish the fans farewell but ultimately did not rule out a return in the future.

WWE Hall of Famer and second Universal Championship reign (2018–present)

On January 15, 2018, ESPN announced that Goldberg would be inducted as the headliner of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
This was then confirmed on Raw when it was announced by WWE. Paul Heyman was announced to induct Goldberg into the Hall of Fame; the event occurred on April 6.
In mid-2019, a match between Goldberg and The Undertaker was scheduled for Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia, where he was defeated by The Undertaker.
Goldberg suffered a concussion a few minutes into the match, which severely affected his performance.
Goldberg then had a match against Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam, in which he quickly defeated Ziggler. After the match, Ziggler taunted Goldberg, prompting Goldberg to return to the ring and deliver three more spears to Ziggler.

Hall of Famer

On February 7, 2020, episode of SmackDown, Goldberg made his return to WWE programming where he appeared via satellite and challenged "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt to a match for the Universal Championship, which Wyatt accepted, setting up a match between the two for Super ShowDown.
At the event on February 27, Goldberg defeated The Fiend to win the Universal Championship for the second time, as well as becoming the first wrestler to win a world championship after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Goldberg spears the Fiend

He also became the first wrestler to defeat Wyatt's Fiend character.
Goldberg then appeared on the following SmackDown and issued an open challenge that was accepted by Roman Reigns and a match between the two was scheduled for WrestleMania 36 for the Universal Title.

Goldberg as universal champion 2nd time

Championships and accomplishments

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

The comeback of the Year (2016)
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)
Rookie of the Year (1998)
Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998
Ranked No. 75 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003

World Championship Wrestling

WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bret Hart
Fifth WCW Triple Crown Champion

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WWE Universal Championship (2 times, current)
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Rookie of the Year (1998)

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