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Post by thegame415 on Dec 23, 2011 17:14:08 GMT -5
This is a question I was just thinking about...I'm split down the middle.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 23, 2011 17:17:11 GMT -5
Goldberg was a fad. He was money for a few years but after that his limitations became obvious and he couldn't sustain himself. It also didn't help that WCW didn't have any real plans for him after the streak gimmick ran it's course.
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Post by repomanfan on Dec 23, 2011 17:22:59 GMT -5
He was the Warrior of his generation and even than Warrior accomplished more and is more recognizable to this day than Goldberg.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 17:26:36 GMT -5
Nope. Had he did more than the Streak, then maybe. Legend is a term that is thrown around a lot; there should, by definition, be very few legends. You could argue that the Streak was legendary but he didn't beat people like Hogan, Flair, Piper, Bret, etc. in their primes. Had this happened in the 80s, then it would be different.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 23, 2011 17:27:11 GMT -5
He was the Warrior of his generation and even than Warrior accomplished more and is more recognizable to this day than Goldberg. I was going to post this, but like you said Warrior had more longevity. He was a top guy from mid-1988 to mid-1991. Goldberg basically was red-hot for a little over a year.
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Post by repomanfan on Dec 23, 2011 17:31:21 GMT -5
Nothing against Goldberg. If he was around in the 80s, early 90s he probably would have more time and room to evolve and become a more well rounded guy. Great look, athletic background, good attitude, intensity, great finisher. He had everything in place. Luck and circumstances didn't play out for him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2011 17:51:17 GMT -5
Goldberg came into the business, succeeded immensely, made a ton of money, was able to parlay that into a small time movie and tv career, and left with his body in one piece. So, a very positive story in a business where that is certainly not guaranteed. Just not a legend imo.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 23, 2011 19:52:59 GMT -5
Probably after another decade.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 23, 2011 20:24:12 GMT -5
A major reason Goldberg was as over as he was was because he was a local boy from Atlanta who wrestled in front of a mostly Southern audience. People claim his WWE run was poorly handled, but I think it was more a case of his lack of overness was exposed once he started wrestling in front of audiences outside his regular fanbase.
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Post by 747 on Dec 23, 2011 21:39:46 GMT -5
I think Goldberg will be remembered for his contribution to wrestling history, but does that make him a legend? Vince McMahon and WWE marketing can make into a legend whoever they wish. I don't think they'll be doing it with Goldberg. Now from a personal standpoint, I don't think he spent enough time in the limelight to be considered a legend. Perhaps, he's similar to Brock Lesnar in that respect where they were both pushed to the moon for a little while, but didn't stick around long enough to cement something higher.
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Post by Celgress on Dec 24, 2011 0:01:41 GMT -5
Yes Goldberg is a legend, imho.
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Post by bertheart90 on Dec 24, 2011 1:35:04 GMT -5
people say warrior was a flash in the pan but goldbergs run was 98-2000? that makes him a flash in the pan for sure
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Post by mauled on Dec 24, 2011 3:52:57 GMT -5
All he is gonna be remembered for is as the guy who ended Bret Hart's career and the worst WM match ever at 20 between him an Brock. People compare him to Brock and Warrior but at least Brock could actually wrestle and his matches with Angle/Rock and his hell in a cell with Taker were great. As for Warrior which match is gonna be remembered more more ? Warrior V Hogan at WM6 match or Goldberg V Hogan in front of his home crowd
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 24, 2011 9:19:42 GMT -5
A major reason Goldberg was as over as he was was because he was a local boy from Atlanta who wrestled in front of a mostly Southern audience. People claim his WWE run was poorly handled, but I think it was more a case of his lack of overness was exposed once he started wrestling in front of audiences outside his regular fanbase. I saw him wrestle in central Pennsylvania in 1999. At least 2/3 of the building left after his match, indicating they were only at the show to see Goldberg. He was over everywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2011 10:13:57 GMT -5
Over ten years later, I still fail to see what was so special about the football guy that did squash matches. His WWE stint did nothing to clarify that.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2011 11:07:12 GMT -5
Goldberg is a legend.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2011 11:10:39 GMT -5
I say he's a WCW legend, but not a true legend over the entire scope of wrestling.
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Post by alabastergrim on Dec 24, 2011 13:00:15 GMT -5
I'm sorry but how's this even a question?! Goldberg was HUGE, even if McMahon doesn't want you to remember that. He transcended WCW. Honestly, I have to question if someone was even watching wrestling at the time if they think Goldberg wasn't a legend.
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Post by Cela on Dec 24, 2011 20:19:20 GMT -5
Revisionist History aside, few were ever as over as he was.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Dec 24, 2011 23:48:30 GMT -5
I have no idea how this can even be questioned.
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