It’s official: Goldberg isn’t coming back to the WWE anytime soon and he might just sign with another promotion.
Ringside News reported on a recent Sean Sapp Fightful Select scoop regarding Goldberg’s future with the WWE.
As of January 1, Goldberg is no longer contractually obligated to wrestle with the WWE after his contract expired. Furthermore, several more companies have expressed interest in booking him, including AEW.
AEW president, Tony Khan, admitted this to WrestlingInc, referring to the iconic wrestler as a “household name” and “one of the biggest names in wrestling”, saying that it’s a situation that AEW will “keep an eye on.”
And, just like that, fans now wonder if Goldberg will join AEW next.
The 56-year-old was arguably the biggest name in WCW and the WWE in the late 90s and early 2000s. He officially retired from wrestling in 2004 before coming back for a brief run in 2016 with the WWE before headlining the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Since then, he’s teased a potential return several times albeit to no avail. Now that it’s confirmed he’s no longer confined to the WWE, we’re curious to see where Goldberg will wrestle next.
Goldberg still believes that the WWE owes him a retirement match, so we don’t think he’ll be looking to sign with anyone else long-term.
With that said, the AEW is still the ideal destination for Goldberg, if only temporarily. AEW has seen its TV ratings go down considerably to start the year. Bringing Goldberg in to do a couple of squash matches and letting him do what he does best could help perk the numbers back up.
We’re pretty sure Goldberg would love to give MJF a first-hand look at his mic skills.
