Stone Chilly Steve Austin reveals why he by no means confronted Goldberg in WWE

Stone Chilly Steve Austin has revealed why he by no means confronted Goldberg in WWE. Whereas Austin was on a sizzling streak in WWE, Goldberg was making his identify within the rival WCW.

The Texas Rattlesnake and Da Man have been key members for his or her respective promotions, and after WWE purchased WCW in 2001, the probabilities have been infinite. Followers clamored for some dream matches, with a potential showdown between Austin and Goldberg as one of many extremely anticipated bouts.

Sadly, nonetheless, followers by no means acquired to see them sq. off for a one-on-one match. Throughout an look on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Austin was requested why this match didn’t occur. He stated that the thought was pitched however there was a sense that Goldberg wasn’t on the degree he wanted to be in WWE.

“I don’t know. I feel we pitched it when he first got here in, however he wasn’t on the degree that he wanted to be. He had simply come into WWF, and he wanted to get going or recover from first. He was definitely over from his WCW days. I feel slightly little bit of time had elapsed, however I watched him down there in Atlanta, however we have been all on the street on the time, and that was through the Monday Night time Wars,” he defined.

He additional talked about that the previous WCW Champion wanted “to place a while” in WWE, earlier than they might have the match however then it by no means passed off.

Notably, Austin retired from WWE following WrestleMania 19 and Goldberg made his debut within the promotion the subsequent evening on RAW. Stone Chilly did return to the corporate later but it surely appears they by no means acquired round to a match between the 2 icons.

Stone Chilly Steve Austin shared the ring with Goldberg at WrestleMania 20

Whereas Stone Chilly Steve Austin and Goldberg by no means acquired to wrestle in WWE, they did share the ring at WrestleMania 20.

In 2004, Goldberg took on Brock Lesnar on the Present of Reveals with Austin because the particular visitor referee. The match did not reside as much as the expectations and followers closely booed the 2 rivals after it emerged that they have been set to depart WWE after the occasion.

Goldberg gained the match however ended up taking a Stunner from Stone Chilly Steve Austin afterward a lot to the delight of the gang at Madison Sq. Backyard.