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“We Need This” “He Deserves This” – Fans Want Injured WWE Superstar to Be Picked Against Goldberg After the Latter Recently Expressed His Desire for a Retirement Match

Published 03/03/2023, 9:45 AM EST

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WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg has been away from the ring for quite some time now. The 56-year-old last wrestled at the Elimination Chamber 2022, against Roman Reigns. But that doesn’t keep him away from teasing a return to the ring. The veteran star recently came up with his ideas about a potential retirement match.

Appearing in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, The former two-time Universal Champion revealed that he got a few ideas to set up his one last match on his own even if WWE won’t show any interest. With the idea of his resurgence, the very obvious question that pops into our mind is, who will be the perfect opponent?

Fans have the vision of a perfect retirement match for Goldberg

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Fans, however, have the answer in their mind and that is none other than the current WWE superstar and New Day member Big E. The former WWE Champion always has had a dream to wrestle against Goldberg, his childhood hero. On the other hand, Goldberg also seemed very pleased with the 37-year-old superstar, once calling him the prototype for a modern wrestler.

Considering the two generations’ superstars’ admiration toward each other, fans believe there can’t be anything better than Big E retiring his wrestling icon on his returning match after injury.

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After a recent tweet came out from the Public Entertainment Podcast with the same subject mentioned above and picked Big E as Goldberg’s last opponent, fans couldn’t keep calm and filled the comment threads with their solidarity with the common wish.

 

Some of them believe that the match will probably be on next year if only Big E comes back.

Some of them, however, seemed more concerned with Big E’s health. They want it only on one condition, and that is Big E’s complete recovery from his current neck injury.

Big E’s potential return from injury

The 8-time-tag-team champion was sidelined due to a neck injury during a SmackDown episode last year. The mishap happened due to an overhead belly-to-belly suplex from Ridge Holland during a match. However, the New Day member was actively seen promoting WWE events, and doing talent scouts for the company during his time away from the ring.

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As March 2023 marks his one-year absence from the ring due to the injury, fans are hoping that the star is doing fine and makes his in-ring return real soon.

While a storybook conclusion for the former WWE Hall of Fame with one of his biggest fans is what we all crave, now everything depends on when and in what condition Big E will make his much-awaited return to the business. Do you also want to experience Big E vs Goldberg match? Let us know in the comments.

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Shreya Nag is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. She has been working in the media sector for the past year as a content writer, after completing her graduation and post-graduation diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. Apart from WWE, Shreya follows soccer, cricket, and badminton.
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