WWE legend Goldberg set to return? New spoiler drops major clue!
Goldberg's return for his final showdown might be coming sooner than expected.
Goldberg is one of the most dominant names in professional wrestling. The WCW legend is set to put his in-ring career to an end in 2025 with a retirement match.
While it was speculated to happen months ago, it did not take place due to some minor injury issues.
However, with Goldberg recovering and knowing the date of his final match, the seeds could be planted for his feud in the coming week on Monday Night RAW.
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According to BodySlam.net's Viper, Goldberg will be making his return to WWE on the upcoming edition of Monday Night RAW, taking place at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He said,
'Goldberg is reportedly planned to return next week on Monday Night Raw.'
The WWE Hall of Famer made his first appearance for the Stamford-based promotion last year at the WWE Bad Blood Premium Live Event after a lengthy absence. He was sitting in the crowd and was called out by The Ring General, Gunther, and it led to the two superheavyweights almost coming to blows before WWE officials intervened.
Since then, it has been highly rumored that Goldberg's final opponent will be Gunther. His final match was supposed to happen earlier; however, he was recovering from a stem cell procedure.
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Recently on the Car Cast podcast, the former WWE Universal Champion revealed that he was aware of the date of his retirement showdown.
With this new update, speculation about Goldberg vs. Gunther has been further fueled. The former WCW superstar returning a week after Gunther defeated Jey Uso to win the World Heavyweight Championship could be a sign for their feud. Moreover, Gunther even namedropped post his title win on the Raw Recap show, saying,
'Everyone was speculating that Seth Rollins was gonna do something with his briefcase, or that Goldberg was gonna show up to finally kick my ass.
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n reality, when I was world champion the first time, all those big names stayed away from me—and for good reason.'
Should Goldberg make his comeback on RAW next week, it will be interesting to see if Gunther is indeed his final foe heading into his retirement match.
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