In an interview on The Ross Report with WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, former WWE RAW General Manager and WCW President Eric Bischoff noted that he believes former WWE and WCW superstar Bill Goldberg should not make an in-ring return despite the constant speculation that Goldberg could appear in some form at the WrestleMania 33 pay-per-view next year.

“Nope and I’ll tell you why. Bill and I were really, really close through a family member and we didn’t have the kind of professional barriers that we would normally have. I would say to him, look, Bill, keep the mystique, keep the memory alive. Because people want to see Bill on the cover of that video game, they see Bill Goldberg from the late 90’s, they see that monster, that machine, that energy that was so capable and could deliver 110%.

Bill has reached an age now where he’ll still put in 110%, but it won’t look like the same 110% that we remember. When you hang on a little too long, you disappoint your fans and deep, deep down inside, you’re disappointing yourself and that’s the part that hurts you the most and I think it’s better to embrace the legacy and build on that and enjoy that.

Watch the WWE Network, watch a DVD, relive that, don’t try to relive it now, because you won’t even meet your own expectations and you won’t meet the expectations of the audience and that’s not what you want, that’s not how you want to end your career.”

The interview is available in full at this link.