In an interview with RollingStone.com, former WWE and WCW superstar Bill Goldberg commented on his friendship with Brock Lesnar, the potential of him returning to the ring and more.
Highlights of the interview are below:
On a potential in-ring return: “There is an actual date in a stadium in this country that is set up with entertainment to put on an event like nobody’s ever seen and it’s in my court. It’s all about timing, it’s all about the right opponent, there’s so much that goes into this, especially if it’s my last time and I honestly don’t know if I’m 100% willing to do it, because I’m seriously considering kickboxing right now.”
On people perceiving him as being guarded and thorny: “I don’t give a s*** what they think, people have opinions and they’re like a**h****. If you don’t want to investigate what you’re passing judgment on, then it’s your fault and I believe that if people investigate Goldberg as a human being, I’m not such a bad guy.”
On whether wrestling fans passion is obsessive or admirable: “I think it’s both. In some cases, it’s closer to obsession and in some cases, it’s admirable. For the most part, it’s admirable, it gives them someone to look up to, someone to live vicariously through. I’m a sports fan, I’m sitting here with the Mets and I get to throw out the first pitch, that’s one of the coolest things in the world for anybody. Wrestling fandom is a different world and one I acknowledge and greatly appreciate, but I don’t really understand it, you know.”
On his friendship with Brock Lesnar: “Brock and Ernest Miller are the only two wrestlers that I talk to since I left. I talk to Brock once every couple of months, he’s a genius, but he’s a little younger than me and he can tolerate a little more than I can. I refused to do it. The one year that I joined WWE, I’m so mad at myself for doing it, but I owed it to the fans to try it. I put myself on that platter and I got slaughtered, that’s how I feel and I shouldn’t feel like that, I should think wrestling is the most positive thing in the world. The fact is, behind the scenes, there’s stuff that goes on that’s bush-league, it’s laughable. So, to see a guy like Brock do what he’s doing, are you kidding me. I admire him whole-heartedly and I like to think that I taught him a thing or two, I’d love to wrestle Brock again.”
The interview is available in full at this link.
