List of Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg WWE Matches, Full Rivalry
Goldberg and Brock Lesnar’s rivalry in WWE, albiet short, ended up catching so many eyeballs. These two explosive athletes they might not have put up great matches, but they were able to provide the shocks surely. Check below for the complete list of matches between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg, and their storylines.
1. WrestleMania 20
The tension between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar started at Survivor Series 2003 when Goldberg interrupted Lesnar’s interview. At the Royal Rumble match in 2024, Lesnar stopped Goldberg’s rampage despite not being in the match himself. While Lesnar refused Goldberg’s demand of a match between them, Goldberg attended No Way Out event only for Lesnar to insult him. Though Goldberg was escorted out of the arena by security, he later returned under a helmet to cost Lesnar his WWE Championship match against Eddie Guerrero. Next night at RAW, Lesnar attacked Steve Austin who was seen suggesting Goldberg attack Lesnar while also stealing his ATV. Vince McMahon set up the Interbrand match between Lesnar(SmackDown) and Goldberg(RAW) at WrestleMania 20 and made Steve Austin the special guest referee.
With such an explosive lineup, the match was anything but. It became common knowledge in the online community that Goldberg’s contract was up after WrestleMania. But another twist came in the story when rumors started circulating that Lesnar was also leaving WWE after this match. This resulted in a lot of hostility towards them as they entered for their match. The match was a dull affair where Stone Cold got involved a bit too much. It only came to life near the end where Goldberg hit a spear and Jackhammer to get the win. Post-match, Lesnar gave a middle finger to Stone Cold and got hit with a stunner in return. Golberg came back in the ring and Austin celebrated with him with some beers but Austin hit him also with the stunner to give a more memorable moment.
2. Survivor Series 2016
The relationship between WWE and Goldberg was tumultous until he 2016 when Golberg was announced to be the pre-order bonus star in the WWE 2K17 game which had Lesnar on its cover. This became a bone of contention between them and both traded insults throughout the summer during the promotional events and social media. When Goldberg appeared at ESPN in October 2016 to promote the game, he expressed some interest in returning to WWE. Paul Heyman then extended a challenge for Goldberg to face Brock Lesnar in October. This prompted Goldberg to return to RAW next week for a face-off with Lesnar which drew a thunderous response from the fans.
The match between them was another shocking affair. After a staredown in the middle of the ring, Lesnar started the match by picking up Goldberg and shoving him in the corner. That was the only thing that he got to do as after that Goldberg pushed him away, hit two spears back to back and ended the match with a jackhammer to win in merely 86 seconds. It was a shock because WWE had built-up Lesnar for years but he was so easily destroyed by Goldberg.
3. WrestleMania 33 – WWE Universal Championship Match
Initially, Goldberg’s return to WWE was just for one match at Survivor Series but later WWE signed him until WrestleMania. On the next night of Survivor Series, Goldberg was first to announce himself as the entrant in the Royal Rumble 2017. On the first RAW episode of 2017, Goldberg told Kevin Owens that he would win the Royal Rumble and would challenge him for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania. During the Royal Rumble match, Goldberg eliminated Lesnar before being eliminated himself by the Undertaker. On the next night, Lesnar and Goldberg agreed to one final match between them at WrestleMania.
On February 6th episode of RAW, Goldberg interrupted Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho to accept Lesnar’s challenge and in turn, also challenged Owens for the Universal title match at Fastlane. Jericho accepted the challenge on KO’s behalf which created the problem between KO and Jericho. Before Fastlane, KO assaulted Jericho at the famous “Festival of Friendship” segment. At Fastlane, as Owens faced Goldberg, Jericho appeared at the ramp to cause a distraction to Owens. Goldberg took the advantage to execute a spear and a jackhammer to win the match and the Universal Championship.
The match between Goldberg and Lesnar was then turned into a title match. Lesnar started that match by hitting 3 German Suplexes back-to-back but Goldberg answered with a couple of spears. Goldberg again hit a spear to send Lesnar through the barricade. Later, Lesnar kicked out of the pin after a jackhammer and went on to hit 10 continuous suplexes from Lesnar and an F5 to win the match. The match was more of a glorious brawl but thoroughly entertaining which seemed to have redeemed them from the disastrous WrestleMania match in 2004.
See Also
- John Cena vs Shawn Michaels Full Rivalry Storyline
- Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar Rivalry Full Rivalry Storyline
- John Cena vs the Rock Rivalry Full Rivalry Storyline
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