Both sides of the Story: Regal vs Goldberg
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2015
- Every story has 2 sides. In these interviews William Regal and Bill Goldberg both give their interpretations of an incident that occurred in WCW in 1998, in which Goldberg claims Regal set out to hurt and embarrass him. Whose side do you believe?
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Regal sounded legit. Goldberg sounds like he's still embarrassed.
Goldberg ALWAYS sounds like a fucking pychopath. Listen to him talk about kicking Bret Hart in the head, and says that he considered wrestling as a real competition, and "throwing people to the lions" in terms of how he treated them.
I can't even believe WCW would throw veteran ring-technicians to that greenhorn-ape.
1 minute in and regal stiff kicks him with the point of the boot in the kidneys 3 times and in the eye 2 times later....a WORK....ok then...left the legs curled on the jackhammer, making it look like a normal suplex...im just not seeing how regal was the better here.....
@@thehellobandwiscthehelloba7655 yeah you probably know more than Steve Austin if it looked like a work.
Diamond Dallas Page was able to give Goldberg the greatest match of his career. If Regal wouldn't be a JELEOUS coward he would also know how to make Goldberg look great. Instead of that he was playing a fool "I can't hit myself".
@@gojakla12 Regal did make Goldberg look good.
Goldberg complaining about being kicked in the head, ironic
when he was on all 4
Renato Ordonez I was like "I know that dude..."
hitman
tHat was a CALLED SAVAT KICK AS WELL... SO THE EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION CANT BUMP A SAVAT KICK OFF THE ROPES???
AND FURTHERMORE... 17 YEARS OF BUMPS AND HE NARROWS IT DOWN TO ONE SINGLE KICK...THATS GREAT.
Hated Regal when I was a kid but older now I like him he’s a very down to earth guy very humble
Same here. Never liked him as a wrestler but he sounds like a cool guy
Yeah I didn't like regal much as a kid. He was a good heel tho. Now I appreciate his athleticism and sportsmanship.
Me 4th, lol. I couldn't agree anymore with EVERYTHING above mentioned then I already do
Same for me man!
Hated him as a kid? Of course. He was a solid heel.
I will say this: Regal cut his teeth in carnivals. He is as legit a performer as we have ever seen. If he wanted to make Goldberg look foolish, he would have. If he wanted to hurt Goldberg, he would have.
so, why the fuck did regal not go into mma if he is a legitimate tough guy?
snoxbox
Seriously?
why make shitty money fighting for real when you can make decent money pretending to fight? Even MMA guys like Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn went into pro wrestling for the money.
Also, a carny shooter is a few notches below the ability of most MMA guys. While I have no doubt that Regal could kick my ass, he'd probably have trouble against a well trained fighter.
Draw millions on ppv, if you happen to be one of the few Dana White finger puppets, 95% of the UFC roster gets fucked over when it comes to monies, ppv cash......whereas most of the wrestlers get paid far more and have less chance of being injured
Regal came through in the 1980s and 90s. MMA made no money in those days.
Okay, heard both sides; then took a look at the match on RUclips. The entire match from start to finish. And even the announcers comments during the match made it clear who was telling the truth. Regal carried Goldberg through that match. Listen to what the announcers said. Even they seemed a bit surprised at how passive Goldberg was during the match. Regal clearly went out of his way to try to make the match look good. But it looked as though someone put horse tranquilizers in Goldberg's protein shake or something.
Agreed
I've watched it more after this shows up years later in my recommendations, but any time Goldberg looked like he was going to do something, Regal countered or kicked him or reversed the arm lock. It looked like a few times Goldberg wanted to whip Regal into the ropes or have some offense in the corner but Regal refused to go with it or reversed it and did more offense.
@@thenaturallyinsane1 no shit. Just a bunch of wrist and arm locks. Regal, like other veterans backstage were resentful Goldberg was getting the push he did. That's all it was.
Regal was sandbagging him Everytime he tried to Irish whip him and lift him it was clear he was being a dick
Don't know man... I've watched that match now. Regal wasn't selling shit. Right up to the finisher, he threw his weight over so Goldberg couldn't hold him. Not to mention how many times he stiffed him... Regal had some clear animosity
Just rewatched the match. Regal's story matches the actual match. You can see when Regal grabs a hold to relay instructions. And from what I have heard about Regal, if he wanted to stretch Goldberg he had ample opportunities in this match.
Regal also no sold every offensive move Goldberg did and sandbagged him on the Jack hammer
@@patrickbooth5091 Look at the little Goldberg mark
@@MansMan42069 good job refuting my argument lol
@@patrickbooth5091 It was very easy, dear. Your argument was flimsy anyways. Better luck next time.
If Regal wanted to take liberties with Goldberg in this match he could have twisted him into a pretzel and stuck Goldbergs head up his own arse.
Just watching the Match twice, you just realize that Goldberg couldn't counterwrestle and i think Regal tried to call it in the ring and Goldberg couldn't process regal's instructions fully thats why it almost comes off like a shoot and the timing was so off.
That made the match terrific. It wasn't just Goldberg crushing someone. The match G had with Meng was ridiculous. They built Meng as a monster, talked about him like a monster during the match, but G smashed him. Awful.
regal refused to let goldberg whip him (goldberg whispers to him irish whip) and regal refuses
@@myrtlemnbveportercvce6243 The veteran calls the spots not the rookie. unless its indicated before the match, no wonder Dory Funk jr had to retrain quite a few of sarge's students after WWE bought WCW he said they were dangerous and had no knowledge of the etiquette of the business.
Where is the video
Just watched and agree fully. I could just imagine Regal during every close up saying do this and do that, and they pull away and Bill just stands there looking confused.
Goldberg couldn't do anything but squash matches. He was asked to go a mere 6 minutes and he couldn't handle it. If you watch the match, there were plenty of occasions, like Regal mentionned, where he could've made offensive moves. But he wasn't doing anything, so Regal had to do something about it. Goldberg can't own up to his own failures, it's pretty sad.
+darthrevan6 He needs to blame Regal to save face. He's just an awful wrestler and it's been proven time and time again. Regal knew what he was doing, giving Goldberg some opportunities to counter and reverse into moves, but Goldberg only knew one thing. Irish whip into a Spear. He's a joke. He should have never been given the push he was given. They would have been better off giving it to somebody like Van Hammer LOL
There were quite a few receipts left in that ring either way. Gillburg can't help his lack of competent management. Just another failure of the wrestling industry.
+MrSinister718 he doesn't care how he was at wrestling. He stated before that he made a lot of money and made a lot of good kids happy and that's what meant most to him. He could not care less what people thought of his wrestling as he was over and he got the fans approval, which til this day is the only thing that ever makes him consider wrestling.
thenaturallyinsane1 Exactly, he's not a wrestler. He's a joke.,
+PS3Juggalo He's a failure yet his career is still memorable to this day.
Yeah, Bill, complain about getting kicked in the head. It's not like you'd ever do something like that, is it?
It wasn't intentional
But at least Golberg admits he was Green as fook and didnt know what he was doing , they found him off the streets barely trained him than strapped a rocket to his ass and lit a match , its WCW fault for putting him in a position he never should have been to begin with . Watching the Match Regal does hit Goldberg with cash register a few times throughout the match , i feel Regal feels like he really didnt take liberties because hes like that every match no matter who's in ring , he comes from that cut throat england Carnival scene , i remember matches where opponents got much worse from regal , but i see Bills side too he was brand new in business and very green I would feel the same way if i was him
@@jsacsfinest8331 SHUT YO LOGICAL ASS UPP!!! SHEEEIITT!!!
@@THATGUY-ir4ie why ? Can't handle the truth ? Does it hurt to know that GOLDBERG isn't the golden boy you thought he was ? Because smaller people can take him out easily ? You stop talking if you can't handle the truth
@@Mikhail_Malekov935 SHUT YO I AM EDGY WITH THE TRUTH AND ADAM COPELAND ASS UP!!! SHEEEIITT!!!!!
i kinda believe regal more
He just seems more trustworthy
Plus if Regal wanted too, he could have stretched Goldberg into a pretzel. He was a total pro here.
me too I'm a HUGE Goldberg mark BUT ive watched this match a thousand times and just cant see what regal did that's so bad!!!!!!!!!!
Jody Strickland. Watch the match theres many spots where regal is waiting for goldberg to do something
How can you believe regal when he himself admits to being hard on drugs at the time?
If you ever see clips of regal helping upcoming talent at the training centers you know that the man is a true pro and one of the most underrated talents of all time. Hearing both sides of this Regal is the one who sounds legit
william regal is wrestling royalty
Hell of a worker! I liked the sung, technical matches he did. Looked good!
The jokes write themselves
Greatest world champion WWE never had. Now the first bri'ish* world champion will always be a Scot :(
*ok so people are definitely going to say the Bulldog should have been the first British champion, and they're probably right, but nevertheless the point I was trying to make is it's a shame Regal was never even in contention
And I love the fact that English wrestlers are always cast with snooty aristocrat gimmicks when wrestling's just as working class over here as it is in the States, so they always sound like Alexei Sayle playing a posh person
That's the thing. Goldberg was never a wrestler, he's a juggernaut straight from the football field. Absolute spear freak and that was obviously his character, world championship wrestling really fell through with booking goldberg and even preparing him for anything that wasn't a squash where he could hit his two tackles and the jackhammer, they really fell through also letting his streak end with Kevin Nash, the streak ending on those pretenses was pointless considering Nash cheated to win even though he was one of the most over faces at the time plus he gave it to the Hogan/bischoff regime a month later.
it's still one of the better matches of Goldberg's carreer. The best on I've seen so far
DDP?
Saturn?
Was a good 6 minute match, Regal led the match well and a lot of little surprises in terms of blocks and reversals. Could and should have been looked at as the next progression for Goldberg beyond his usual 90 second squash matches. Regal took him to 6 minutes, showed he was a veteran toying with an inexperienced bad ass, but was ultimately overpowered with a couple moves and pinned. Expectation control, the office expectations was the issue, not the match.
Yeah man. It was a great match, I don't understand the complaining.
i watched the match. regal left openings for goldberg to counter. yet he didn't. if it was based on just wrestling ability. regal would wrestle rings around goldberg.
Goldberg froze up and he was lucky he was in there with regal, who tried to salvage the match. A guy like Ken Shamrock, Bob Holly, Stan Hansen or Big van vader would just have just beat goldberg down in the ring.
+Skeptical Ronin Bob Holly would not have been able to do that. Vader, yes. Holly? No.
Yess! lol And Regal still kinda beat his ass down but compared to those guys you mentioned definitely agree with you. Imagine if it was Scott Steiner?! Good God! lol
Skeptical Ronin , Shamrock having little experience as well may not have known what to do and legitimately hurt Goldberg. Shamrock's a hothead, but in his WWF run he seemed earnest and willing to do what he was told. He was also a pretty badass motherfucker in great shape in the 90s, and easily could have ended someone's career accidentally had he faced a situation like Regal did with Goldberg.
Shamrock was trained by Bob Sawyer, Buzz Sawyer, Nelson Royal, and Gene Anderson all vets who would have seen goldberg's actions as being unprofessional, what you also have to remember is when he went to the wwf in the 90s he had only been wrestling in Japan where the guys work a LOT stiffer. If goldberg had done what he had done to a guy like Shamrock im sure he would have gone into Japanese mode and shot on him until he co operated.
It's almost sad that Goldberg is too stupid to see what was going on. Regal probably even tried to explain it to him afterwards but he's just too stupid to realize he was fucking up and Regal was doing what he could. If Regal had wanted to shoot to prove a point, the match could have ended in probably 30 secs or less with a front facelock/ guillotine choke.
Goldberg whining about stiff headshots is hysterical given how he ended Bret Hart's wrestling career......with a stiff kick to the head of Bret.
Jeremy Gordon so true ! 👍😎
Goldberg was also known as being tremendously unsafe in the ring.
@@synthonaplinth5980 i believe just look at him and undertaker's match it was horrendous
@@boothd858 I mean he was concussed but still I agree
Goldberg comes off like a naive idiot if you ask me. I guess nobody asked me though haha
After listening to both men, I am inclined to believe Regal. I just cannot believe a monster like Goldberg would allow himself to be ragdolled by Regal if he didn't want to.
+mmarsh1972 Goldberg was a pussy, Regal was a legit tough guy. Muscles doesnt make someone tough. If Jericho could slap him in a chicken wing twice and hold him on the ground against his will, what makes you think Regal couldnt?
It's not about who was tougher, stronger or a better fighter or whatever. It was miscommunication and most likely Goldberg was confused because he did not know what he should be doing as far as the script is concerned. Turning it into some stupid shoot would probably have backfired heavily on both of them and cost them their careers. Goldberg was simply most likely concerned about the match possibly going to shit if he did not comply. Both sides need to come out looking good in that situation and it's only natural that Goldberg would allow (as required by the script) a respected wrestler to get his moves in before he gets beaten. It would be a different situation with an unknown jobber where Goldberg would simply squash him.
Goldberg is also a legit tough guy.. if he was a shitty dude like regal he could have beat his ass easy. Regal hit him multiple times and ignored a few moves, unprofessional af. Cause he was whiny goldberg was getting all the hype.
@@paulstonger1566 oh shut up you fucking Goldberg mark
@Sanguinius ARMBAR.
The match was actually really good. It makes Goldberg look like more than a brute. It made it look like had to adapt to a unique wrestling style...and win. Which he did in the end. This match helped Goldberg.
agree 100%. goldberg did some cool moves in that match that looked butter smooth that'd he'd never done before and I don't think he's done since. Regal made him look great and those cheap shots Regal was taking made me want to see bill destroy him, so it was great heat.
Can't say it helped him if he never took notes from it.
@@dannooooooo He couldn't wrestle the machine gimmick the right way, he made Goldberg look human as opposed to a monster, that's the real issue here. Regal pays no regard to gimmicks in the ring, he thinks it's all about ring work, which is not true.
@@aphiwematyolo3004 that's just not true at all. Actually it's laughable.
The brief he was given was to make it competittive, which is what he did.@@aphiwematyolo3004
I'm gonna agree with Regal. During the match it looked like he kept trying to get Goldberg to do things and kept giving him opportunities. Swore I heard him yell "C'mon Goldberg" at one point. So I'm thinking that Goldberg just doesn't want to admit that he fucked up.
I've seen the match hundreds of times, and from someone who has watched a lot of wrestling, you could clearly see there was one person in the ring who knew how to wrestle (Regal), and one person who was given a push based on his looks (Goldberg) that didn't know shit about wrestling. Goldberg was making all the rookie mistakes. He didn't know how to properly lock up, he worked the wrong arm, he didn't know how to take a corner bump properly.
The best way I could describe that match, is if you took someone who was fresh out of wrestling school who trained for 2 weeks, and put them against the most experienced technical wrestlers on the card, and told the technical wrestler to do everything in their power to make the green new guy look good and put him over.
Why would you watch that match hundreds of times?
@@Jasonxknot it's an obvious exaggeration. But I've seen the match quite a few times and matches like it over the years where you have a highly inexperienced wrestler with a good look, and a veteran wrestler who's a solid worker being tasked to make a green guy look good. What ends up happening, is that you see how green and deficient the new guy is when the solid worker attempts to work a few basic things in.
Up until this point, all of Goldberg's matches have been one sided where its just Goldberg doing power move after power move and the other guy not getting any real meaningful offense in, much less attempting to work an actual match.
@@FreePlayMode I agree with you, 1 question though: did they rehearse the moves for the match back then? Because man Goldberg was so bad it looked like they just met before the match and were told "do this for 6 minutes and be competitive", because Goldberg didn't know what to do in the ring.
@@ChristianUtama most guys never rehearsed the matches, I assume that is a new thing they do now.
And you’ve wrestled in WWE? Lmao. Have you ever made it big time? Nah you probably don’t even wrestle. You’re a mark plain and simple. I’ve wrestled in front of 10 people and 10k people. I’ve been there. Job guy but still was there. You can’t say shit about bumps until you’ve been there. Yes Goldberg was a greenhorn. Still a star though.
I just watched the match and I feel in hindsight that it benefited both wrestlers. Regal looked tougher and Goldberg showed more technical ability than before. It's definitely a better match than Goldberg vs Lesnar.
he was not talking about their wrestelmaina 33 match he was talking about either their wrestelmaina 20 match or their survivor series 2016 match
Goldberg showed what? lol
@@danastout36 before this match Goldberg all squash matches. With Regal who did carry him, he actually had to wrestle.
The truth is probably somewhere in between (as it usually is), but I'm more inclined to believe Regal. It might be that I just like Regal more. He was always a very entertaining wrestler
+arkayen666123 I think Regal was told 6 minutes...maybe to test Goldberg, Goldberg didn't expect a competitive match though. He expected little offense from Regal, but got more. So, Goldberg wasn't ready for it and looked lost, aka what Regal said, and Regal did MORE than he was supposed to because Goldberg was still lost and unaware at what was coming. So that being said, both wrestlers have truth to their stories, they are just uninformed of the others opinion and mindset
+arkayen666123 There is no dispute. Regal did not shoot on Goldberg. Anyone looking at it with "smark" eyes know this.
Watch the match... It's horrendous. Idk wtf Regal was doing... He was in the worst shape I've ever seen.
@@justinneilsonn2665 I just did. It wouldn't matter if Regal was a blob high on every drug known to man, he'd still be twenty times the wrestler that Goldberg is or ever was. Goldberg was still very new and put into the spotlight with less experience than would've been ideal.
@@teamchb3143 you must be blind
Ill always believe Regal he seems like the real thing.
'I looked up to all the guys who jobbed for me in straight up squash matches. I just happen to be bitching about the ones who didn't.'
They were booked to do that, ya know? It wasn’t as if Goldberg made the call.
I don't know why Bill is so pissed off about that match? He came out looking stronger from it.
Perhaps because Regal got away with actually _hitting_ Goldberg for real? Not with a closed fist, but with stiff forearms and palm fists. Every time Regal got a good hit in, Goldberg just hollered and stared back at Regal in disbelief.
«let me know it’s gonna be a japanese match so I can give you something back, cuz I’m too stupid to understand after six minutes in the ring, that we are having a japanese match.»
Regal has forgotten more than Goldberg knows. Regal has been involved with wrestling since he was an early teen and worked his way up from the very, very bottom. Goldberg was a flash in pan who only got where he was because of his size. Regal is a true a legend.
I am more inclined to believe Regal after listening to both sides. Regal was always a wrestler who never wanted the main spotlight on him, he helped to develop some of the best wrestlers of the time and some who are still going today. Plus he had been wrestling for a lot longer than Goldberg who was brought in through the WCW power plant, rather than have previous experience.
Regal had facts goldbergs is just salty and insulted him . HE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO WRESTLE, he want to talk about roughness when he ended a legends career with a kick
I believe Regal's story,Goldberg sounds like a child used to get his way,when he didn t then cried for mommu,Regal could ve hurt him but he didn t.
I believe working with Gbg was entertaining for the viewers but dangerous to the wrestlers.
He always claims he'd like to do it again, but we all know Goldberg can't offer any offense against a shooter like Regal.
Mystic Fist such was the state of wrestling,a bonafide legitimate wrestler got passed over.
That's exactly what the problem is. He was on his way to becoming a primadonna when he was pushed way too hard, way too soon in his career. And he had very little skill in the ring and on the stick to boot so he was just a can of worms waiting to be opened up.
I rewatched their match for the first time in a long time. This was one of a few matches in Goldberg's run when someone else was instructed to take him longer than his norm. Regal, Hart, Douglas, Page, Sting, Hogan, and a few others all tried to get him to do more. WCW hurt him by making him the Incredible Hulk and smashing through everything. Then he comes to WWE and it falls off because they didn't want 30 sec Goldberg, they wanted more from him. He wasn't capable then. Now he's almost a different performer. But he's older and wiser now.
I don't think Regal was trying to do anything to make Bill look bad, I believe him when he says he went out there to have a competitive match as he was told to have. I thought it was a good match where Bill showed off his technical skills.
I remember that match but watched again to refresh, I remember enjoying it. It was one of Goldberg's longer matches, and he actually wrestled. And I had more respect for Regal afterwards as he led Goldberg through a decent match despite his being green at the time. We as audience members don't know the drama that often goes on backstage, Regal mentioned an Agent instructing him to make it a good match, then the coward bailed and let Regal take the entire hit. Regardless, I was entertained then and rewatching was enjoyable, as I haven't watched wrestling in about a decade...
I agree with some of the other comments. I think the truth is somewhere in between. I watched the match and thought Goldberg looked a little out of place and stiff. I think Regal could've taken more command of the situation. Then again, there's only so much a person can do. Some ridicule Regal saying he was hanging off Goldberg's legs. That's Regal's classical wrestling background. I know that first-hand from middle school. From what I've seen of Goldberg, this is not his thing. He's more MMA squash and get it over with and not the technical stuff. I'm slightly more inclined to believe Regal because of these things.
I agree but don't understand how people expected Regal, who was a mid card at best despite his overwhelming talent, to look like he was beating up goldberg when he laud waste to wrath, Hugh morris, roadblock, reese, and a bunch of other big guys prior to this. There IS a continuity wrestlers have yo follow.
+XMetalChefX regal was slightly above all those wrestlers on the card. He did win a few singles championships...so it makes sense that Goldberg would have a slightly harder time with regal than those other guys.
Maybe it makes less sense now because of the other things goldberg did after, I just remember not getting why Regal would be difficult for Goldberg. I definitely side with Regal tho. You can TELL in the match Goldberg doesnt know how to work with Regal.
+mandolinman2006 Regal has likely truth to his story, but Goldberg honest;y is unaware of what went down, so he isn't really in the WRONG. You can't truly be WRONG at certain things if you never knew to begin with imo. Goldberg expected 6 minutes probably, but was used to 2-3 with little offense from the opponent. Increasing the match meant the opponent would have more offense. That is what threw Goldberg off. He had his 3 minutes or so of offense, but didn't know what else to do, so Regal took over maybe more than he was supposed to. That being said, Regal was also not a WCW star so it made Goldberg look like he was losing a step in a way.
It looked to me like the 'Regal hanging off Goldbergs legs' was Regal giving up his back for strikes. This happened a few times. Goldberg did nothing, showing his inexperience. If Goldberg looked bad it was because he couldn't read when to make his move - as has been said he was very green at the time.
The poke in the eye-a standard heel move that Regal employed a lot- looked real but Goldberg was moving his head as Regal did it so I think it was probably accidental that it actually connected.
Goldberg = Ultimate Warrior 2.0 Same damn gimmick, different time.
at least warrior put more moves and had a wrestlemania moment .
So many spots in the match where regal stands there and waits for Goldberg to do something and GB freezes.
Marks who say he also dead-weighted the finish, if regal was just refusing to sell why not just take a count-out?
the irony of goldberg complaining about someone hurting him is he hurt ALOT of people because of his lacknof in ring talent
It's tough. Regal admitted he was off the rails at that time so maybe wasn't completely clear when he was trying to lead the match. You could see in clips that Goldberg was no selling a lot of Regal's offense while not giving much himself so I think Regal got a bit pissed off and gave a couple of "wake up" shots to get the match going.
Regal was off the rails allegedly, but he didnt start stiffing Goldberg until he was no selling, which was in his right to do so. Goldberg showed that he was a gym rat that Vince wished to sign
Goldberg: waaah, I actually had to wrestle a wrestling match, waaaah!
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Goldberg- "but, I'm the tough guy! 😰"
I’ve watched this match multiple times... and Regal absolutely made Goldberg look like he had some technical skills. When he says “I’m trying to get him to do stuff” you can definitely see that. Goldberg only starts to turn it up towards the end. He did a poor job setting up that spinning neck breaker, and other things as well. If anything I think Regal made him look better, even with that poor display of chemistry and being on the same page. I was a big Goldberg fan but honestly he’s a one trick pony and as others have said he “still believes his own gimmick”. It’s also really fucked up that him of all people will complain about a kick to the head.
Regal all the way, he was a professional trying to walk an amateur through a match.
My impression is that Regal had a detailed story behind this incident while Goldberg painted his story with very broad strokes.
I was at the match in EL Paso and I was 17 so old enough to remember the match. Nobody cared in the crowd lol! Bill hit the spear and we all popped! I never understood the drama and I was fucking there lol!
If you watch the match, it certainly looks different. Miscommunication or whatever happened, to me it was an interesting match. If you ask me, Goldberg has much of the blame for not guaranteeing at least 6 minutes of wrestling, which was the time limit they were doing. Out of inexperience Goldberg botched the match several times.
Bill knows the truth, deep down. Regal did him a favor in that match, it was better for Goldberg to learn something than to have yet another 90-sec squash match! Put him in good stead for his title matches with Raven and Hogan, much later on. So he took some stiff hits, big deal...he shouldn't complain.
I think it's a miscommunciation because Goldberg was trained by WCW. So he expected a pretty soft, simple match when he was told to have a 'competitive match.' Regal was trained in a harder-hitting style, so his idea of 'competitive match' was a lot more aggressive than Goldberg expected. Goldberg got thrown off kilter by that, so he was struggling to get back into what he was doing, and Regal couldn't just stand there to wait, so he kept hitting him while trying to get Goldberg to do SOMETHING.
Goldberg, as he said, was giving Regal control. But Regal didn't WANT him to give him the match.
Goldberg finally had to show actual technique, and not the same three moves for 90 seconds, and Regal should be thanked for it. At that point, it was one of the best technical matches he ever performed.
If Regal had shot on Goldberg..he would have known it and his monster aura would have been GONE./...As regal says he cant grab goldbergs arm and make him hit him. He put Goldberg in manuverus tailored made for him to power out and take advanatge and time and again Goldberg just takes them...He was a green Rookie who was right place at right time...Almost any big athletic man from Matt Morgan to Batista could have fit and doen the same as Goldberg did in that streak
Goldberg wanted to be led through the match by Regal, he sells and counters, but Regal expected Goldberg to give him something back, not to have to dictate every move.
Both sides seem truthful. After watching the match, which was a good match, & hearing both sides, it sounds like; Goldberg followed the lead of the vets. Regal & Goldberg didn't have great in ring communication, but watching the match, had good chemistry. It does look like Regal had some stiff shots, BUT, he was protecting the biz. Other than the Spear being a lil sloppy, I didn't see a problem in the match. Keeping Goldberg from stringing a group of moves together, I thought was good, because in his previous matches, when he strung some moves together the next thing you know, Spear, Jackhammer, 1 2 3. Goldberg's problem sounds like, he was unhappy with the stiff shots. Regal's bigger problem, sounds like, was the backstage BS, from the agents who said 1 thing before the match, then coward, instead of having Regal's back. Maybe it was a set up, to get Regal in trouble. He was coming off a suspension, for peeing on a stewardess.
Goldberg couldn't hold Regals jock strap. Goldberg couldn't really talk either and had WCW not booked him to b on a huge undefeated streak then he would have been simply above average. Mid card guy at BEST in my book. One of the best matches EVER was regal vs Davey Boy at Halloween havoc 1993 for TV title.
Actually since it's not really about actual combat but entertainment you'd have to rank Goldberg amount the next pro wrestlers...it's about who can draw a crowd not who can execute the best moves in ring....
@@richardlawson6787 - honestly, I hated REgal more back in the 93-94 timeframe than I ever felt emotion for Goldberg
If the match with Regal had truly exposed Goldberg, Goldberg never would have gotten the strap. The fans would have stopped cheering, and the push would have ended. Looking back , it is pretty clear that the match with Regal did nothing to hurt Goldberg's career. That we know for sure.
Regal's story had more depth to it. I'm inclined to believe him to an extent. I think there were some miscommunications as well as Goldberg being out of his element.
Goldberg: "If it's going to be a Japanese match, let me know ahead of time." Uhh, how about once you realized it, adapt and hit Regal back?
I thought the match was awesome, we all know Regal is technical but we got to see the technical side of Goldberg
Regal is a Great worker, and it should've showed Bill wasn't ready to be a top guy.
unfortunately by this point in wrestling, skill and technique didnt matter
drawing ability was all they cared about...........
It was a good match, one of Goldberg's better ones if you ask me.
+9ElevenGamer His best match was against Raven, and had to fight the entire flock.
I'll have to check that out, I quite liked his run with Scott Steiner.
+MrSinister718 yea me too, i loved the flock
Gee, do I trust the stiff who retired one of the best with a shoot kick and had a rocket up his ass from day one? Or the consummate pro who’s one of the best in the last 30 years if not ever?
I’ve seen the match; Regal makes him work. And if Goldberg doesn’t know you CAN fight back, he was greener than we even thought!
I LEGIT love that match, and I am a huge Regal fan. What an amazing heel. It's a shame he was shelved as a jobber because he was technically sound, and the crowd legit hated him. So underworked for such an amazing wrestler. I really wasn't a goldberg fan until he started dismantling the NWO dildos that wanted to ruin every match. Other than that, what's fun about watching a guy whose schtick is that he never loses? Boring. Dumb.
The truth is they put a very talented wrestler in a ring with a guy that only knew how to do a few moves and inhale smoke. I actually remember watching that match and rooting for regal to win. I NEVER liked Goldberg. He was just another hogan. Big and baby face that knew a few moves but when you asked him to go out there and be creative...fail
I watched it back then as well, and I completely agree with everything you just stated
I enjoyed this both sides of the story and I hope that there are more segments like this in the future.
I remember watching this match on television, and I thought it was entertaining because of their contrasting styles.
I agree, I just watched the match and it’s really entertaining! I would’ve never thought there was any sort of burial or politics involved. Who knew a great match could cause controversy
People seem to regret that at the time of the match Regal was a vet in the business and Goldberg only had 2-3 matches on tv.
Goldberg didn't know what to do, and in his eyes Regal took advantage of that.
Regal tried to get Goldberg to work a different match than he ever did and they clearly didn't go over what was happening enough.
Both guys are right.
An overall lack of communication and understanding between them is what happened here. I don't believe either guy was out to make the other look bad.
Regal is old school and a great mat wrestler. I just watched the match 30 seconds ago and Regal makes Goldberg look good because he's having to face a guy that can really wrestle and we saw some moves that Bill hadn't used before. It's really a good shoot-style match amidst a sea of squashes, which Goldberg was used to.
Best recommendations from youtube, bruh you should return and make more of these
Bill Goldberg is clearly a liar in this situation in my opinion
What in the actual fuck is Bill Goldberg lying about? I'm actually so confused you dumb fuck.
He's lying about think that William Regal was trying to take advantage of him? How the fuck can he be lying about how he personally feels?
William was using advanced grappling techniques and wasn't selling anything bill did, but bill is lying? makes sense. lmao
learn something new everyday, you can lie about how you personally feel.
The only person that can be lying or telling the truth here is william, did he try to embarrass Goldberg or not? wtf is goldberg lying about ? fucking dweeb
@@r0n_gg942 well technically Goldberg could be lying that he thinks regal took advantage of him, but that's obviously not the case here because regal did it
@@r0n_gg942 a Goldbeg fan always speaks like moron
Worked Regal at an Indy SHOW! He was a stiff ARTIST!
You got to wrestle regal?? Wo, that's bad ass dude!
I gotta believe Regal on this one. He's not pissing around with unrelated details, he's just telling the story.
There are parts in the match where Regal was putting himself into holds. He wrapped Goldberg's arm around his own head so it looked like Goldberg was putting on a headlock. Goldberg couldn't hang in this style of a match. However, Regal was pretty messed up on drugs at the time, I get the feeling he didn't know much about Goldberg's moveset or style. Regal was giving Goldberg opportunities but they weren't ones that he knew how to take advantage of because he hadn't had enough training.
Regal was great at mixing styles together. He had amazing matches with guys like Rey Mysterio and Ultimo Dragon. He had some great brawling style matches as well. To me it looks as if he didn't know much of Goldberg's style, so he used his technical moves and gave Goldberg openings. If he had a better idea of Goldberg's moveset (a lot of kicks, a few MMA style holds) the match would have flowed better. Regal sounds like he is trying to protect himself a bit, at the time he was in denial that the drugs were messing with his in ring work. Goldberg is unwilling to admit that he wasn't a great wrestler.
well, regal, as Goldberg admitted, had a lot more experience, and understood how you do things in the business. He sounds very honest, and I think his stiffness with Goldberg was pretty standard. to me it sounds like Goldberg is kind of sour about having to take some extra punishment on account of being so green. not a criticism against him, but that's definitely what it is.
Never heard Goldberg's side of this, I'm surprised, some how he's still green, "I'd love to do it again" bullshit!
I don’t side with either because it was a great match! Regal made Goldberg look like a legit wrestler. He didn’t embarrass him, the final product served Goldberg well he came off great. It was Goldbergs best technical match, he was doing counters, scissor locks, and take downs. Definitely find and watch this match online.
This is another Alex Wright vs Paul Roma match. While I can believe that they were told to have a competitive match, the powers that be were asking for a "Goldberg mostly dominates, but Regal gets in some sneaky offense through experience and cheating." Right from the get-go Regal was the guy who got in most of the offense. Goldberg was obviously confused and didn't know what to do.
The most telling thing was when Goldberg was trying to whip Regal and he just stopped and gave him a shoulder block right away. He went into business for himself and it was pretty unprofessional.
Yea right bill what a cry baby. U can see regal telling goldberg to do shit. I dont even think it was that bad of a match. All you could do were squash matches. I never got the goldberg hype. And i watched the monday night wars and old enough to remember it.
After carefully watching the match several times, I believe Regal. There were multiple times where Regal put on a move and seemed to wait before changing what he was doing. In the meantime Goldberg wasn't doing anything.
Yeah, except there's a bunch of times that Goldberg DID try something and Regal kept shutting it down. Almost no where in the match did Regal go with any of Goldberg's offers. Which isn't cool. It's supposed to be give and take in there. Up until the spear, Regal sandbagged anything Goldberg tried.
This is where you see the stark difference between a man who has trained for years and someone rushed through it over a short space of time. If Regal had wanted to really lay it in, Bill would have damn well known it, but I have watched the match, and you see Goldberg missing his cues, and when it does get scrappy, it is because he is fouling up, not Regal.
Listen to the interviews. William Regal has nothing to prove in this industry. He was training from the age of 16 years old, and has proven many times just how capable he is, while Bill Goldberg was rushed out of the Power Plant too soon, and potatoed and injured guys numerous times by being careless. He should be thanking Regal, as despite Bill causing the issues, it was one of his best matches at that time, but now, his fragile ego can't take how he was carried through a match he let himself down in. Pathetic! I side with Regal, now and always.
One thing is for sure: there wasn't a single person in the audience that night who bought a ticket to see Regal. That is a fact, not a single soul. For once in a long time, WCW was building a star that people were willing to pay to see. Who cares who the better wrestler was, it's a business. The fact that Regal couldn't grasp that, shows his ineptness. Clearly he knew Goldberg's wrestling skills were limited and he couldn't keep up with what he was doing that night, I'm no Goldberg fan, thought he was lame and had annoying looking facial expressions, but your job was to take his limited skills and make him shine. That's what a worker does.
Bill goldberg could'nt work and happened to be one of the three angles wcw booked well
+jordan0085 Meng wouldve fuck up goldberg, but the great khali would just take a while to get to goldberg
3:55 regal takes it on the chin 😱😂
Died laughing when goldberg said he could give a japanese style match.
If they hadn't kicked up a fuss and just watched it back, they would've heard the commentators doing a great job calling the match, presenting Regal's style as a new challenge for Goldberg, and how he had to overcome new obstacles - which he ultimately did.
he did? You may want to go back and watch it again, but maybe sober this time lol
@@danastout36 well obviously he wasn't in Regal's calibre, but he got to do a few ground moves etc, and like I say the commentators helped it along. Don't get me wrong I'm on Regal's side here.
Regal sounds like David Bowie with a slight more working class accent.
....if David bowie could snap your neck....
"Let me know if it's a Japanese match so I can give it back"
🤣🤣 As if he wasn't working green style in all of his matches anyway...
Goldberg just froze up. Regal gave him plenty of opportunities to get his spots in.
Having watched the match back, I felt like the stiffest part was Goldbergs spear at the end. Some of Regal's uppercuts looked a bit stiff only because Goldberg made noises when he did them. Every move Goldberg did, you can see the second and a half before it where Regal gets into position and Goldberg has to be reminded of what to do next.
William Regal was midcard at best and even Eric Bischoff has stated that there was no way they wanted William Regal to have a competitive match with Bill Goldberg. William Regal was doing his old-timey english-style wrestling that nobody at that time was doing and no fan gave two shits about. Regal was pulling some straight-up shit
I just watched it for the first time and I thought it was a well executed match.
Literally gave goldberg one of his most memorable matches, if goldberg had a lick of talent this would not be an issue, disco inferno could pull this match off for sure...
disco was awesome
He and Regal did well. I'm sure Regal meant no malice. It looked great. I believe what Regal said and understand Goldbergs paradigm.
Who is going topside against Regal in any situation? That is the more real deal player in the business, good or bad.
Goldberg has never been known to do long matches. They man looks good, has a presence, and they package it. Put him in a long match with talented wrestlers and he falls flat, got no legs, no stamina.
at least now Goldberg knows the mode of operendi
He was quoting Goldberg lol
@Nicolas Aziz lol... EXACTLY!
Just watched the match for the first time in years, and Goldberg really has nothing to complain about. Regal didn't make him look bad, and Goldberg showed that he's capable of more than a spear. His neck breaker could have actually broken Regal's fucking neck (classic example of Goldberg's dangerous combination of strength and inexperience) but other than that botch, it was a good match. It showed that Goldberg could be tested and still come out on top. There were a few spots where Goldberg appeared to be lost for a second or two, but they weren't too obvious, and could be mistaken as simply being due to Regal's superior grappling.
I watched this match when it happened..Monday nights were great ! Now Monday's are just the first day of the week
"Let me know it's gonna be a Japanese match so i can give ya some back - not so i can be lead around by a guy who's gonna kick me in the frickin' head when am sittin' on ma all-fours"
What about when you kicked Bret Hart full-steam in the head and ended the career of "The Best there is, the Best there was, and the Best there ever will be?"
YOU can live a life of retirement on easy street, and maybe come back to fight Brock whenever you want - but Bret can't even TEACH, take bumps or anything - literally. Bret can't even take a bump or teach and you're bitching about one match that marred your image.
You should be more worried about your match with Brock at "that" Wrestlemania...
Long live the Hart Dynasty!!
I'm a BIIIIIGGGG Goldberg fan (please don't get me wrong) but i respect and love Bret more, not only for what he gave, but for what he could've yet given in the future but was denied.
My DREAM was to train in the Dungeon...
Benoit was Brett and better. Brett didnt draw money. Brett had to be double crossed and embarrassed because he didnt want to loose in Canada! LOL SMH. Brett was a great worker. That is it! His promos were poor(actually better as a heel). He didnt have any "spots" in matches that made you say Holy Shit! Best my ass not even top 25 all time bro!
Mike Zwilling nobody drew in the mid 90s in the WWF. Not Diesel. Not Shawn. Not Taker. Not Sid. Not Yoko. Nobody. Business was low. It started picking up around early '98 with the help of Mike Tyson and a new rating and style. Also Bret's WCW reign was like what 1 month with 2 vacancies. Had it been in '98 or a promising run in WCW at some point he would have drawn.
Mike Zwilling shut up. Bret had a second life with his career in that '96 return up until his WCW final days. He actually can cut a promo.
Same case with Diesel reinventing himself in WCW. And with Steve Austin reinventing himself as Stone Cold. The late 90s were a period of reinventions. And how is Benoit better. He can't cut a promo like Bret who was excellent with those, he didn't have the look, and wasn't as entertaining. He just had his teeth. Eddie Guerrero was always better.
Mike Zwilling bro have you seen the ending of:
Bret vs. Perfect. SL' 91.
Bret vs Bulldog. SL' 92.
Bret vs Owen. SL' 94.
Bret vs SCSA. SS' 96.
The Rumble in 97.
The 4 corners match.
Bret vs. SCSA. WM 13.
Bret vs. Taker SL' 97.
Bret vs. Shawn. SS' 97.
- Just off the top of my head. Also why is it very important for you if there is a holy sh** moment in matches?
@@mikezwilling759 Bret drew huge I can show evidence
I believe Goldberg but I love Regal for doing what he did. I remember watching that match and enjoying every second of it because Goldberg looked very uncomfortable. It was proof that he didn't know what he was doing and that Regal was exposing him. Several wrestlers have said that they all knew Regal was going to do that
did you pay for the glue or the baggie?
I actually thought it was a good match and Goldberg did some good stuff in that match for how green he was
Commentors on a video of that match are right, it made Goldberg look even better because he actually had to work for the win. And not only that, but it showed him actually applying more complex things than his usual moves. As a kid I dunno if I would have liked that match, I don't remember seeing it back then, but after getting into UFC all these years later, I like that their match resembled the kind of wrestling found in a UFC match.
Regal is the real deal.....kick Goldberg ass if he chose 2....
Regal made Goldbergs bullshit push look legit, and all Goldberg can do is cry about it.
I think at first Regal tried to help him, but Goldberg couldn't come up with anything. Then Regal got frustrated and started punching him to force him to do something just when Goldberg started to finally trying to do something.
I think it was bad planning, bad timing and bad communication plus Goldberg was too green for such type of match and Regal was too impatient.
Probably. I'm not saying Goldberg isn't talking out of his ass about this match, but it really isn't his fault if he was too inexperienced for the type of match they wanted him to be in. He's not going to develop technical skills out of thin air after mowing down Disco Inferno in two seconds.
I just rewatched the match for the first time in a while, i actually don't think it was that bad for a Goldberg match, especially back then. I do however agree with Bill that Regal stiffed him a few times. Not really a big deal but like Bill says, when you're as green as he was and you don't expect it, it throws you for a loop.
well, if you are THAT green. Expect it.
If you ask me that's the best match you ever had the most competitive it look great