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“Obviously..”: $16M Worth WWE Hall of Famer Got Himself in Trouble With Donald Trump During His Run as President of the USA

Published 08/23/2022, 9:15 AM EDT

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From WWE Hall of Famer to the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has done it all. Trump shares a good bond with former WWE CEO Vince McMahon and even was an integral part of WrestleMania 23.

WrestleMania 23 saw Trump facing Vince McMahon with two superstars representing each of them. Trump had always shared a good relationship with various WWE Superstars including Hulk Hogan and Goldberg. Bill Goldberg and Donald Trump were directly in touch during the 2010 reality tv show, ‘celebrity apprentice’.

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WWE Legend and Hall of Famer Goldberg once fell victim to Twitter hacking. In the year 2018, the Twitter account of Goldberg was hacked. The hacker sent out malicious tweets and even threatened the then President of the USA, Donald Trump.

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The hacker sent out Tweets, accusing Trump of threatening him and his wife. It then challenged Trump to a fistfight. The hacker stated, ” I challenge you to a fist fight you spatastic s–t head ill f–king kill you.” During the 2010 show, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Goldberg was fired by Donald Trump for failing to win a challenge that was given to them during the reality tv show. Post which, Goldberg later in 2015 told TMZ he used to respect Trump a lot before he fired him.

A representative of Goldberg later reported that hackers have often hacked Goldberg’s Twitter account with bad intentions, seeking notoriety and revenue. The former WWE Universal champion revealed that he has been working with Secret service to catch hold of the hacker.

Goldberg reveals why he never faced Stone Cold Steve Austin

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Bill Goldberg has been in several dream matches throughout his career in WCW and WWE. He once went on an undefeated streak of 173 matches before being defeated by Kevin Nash. However, even after many dream matches, fan never witnessed the legend face Steve Austin in the ring.

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Speaking on the ‘Talk is Jericho’ podcast, he revealed that how his moves, spear and jackhammer were not safe for Stone Cold to receive. Steve Austin was suffering from a broken neck and both moves could have proved fatal for the Texas rattlesnake. Based on the safety of the moves, nobody took the risk of pitching Goldberg against Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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Moreover, Goldberg has often been criticised for being stiff in the ring, and Austin’s safety being the prime reason, the match never took place.

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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