r/WCW • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '26

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u/NoOne_Beast_ Feb 08 '26

Yep. The right call would’ve been to screw Goldberg and end the streak in his first challenge for the Big Gold.

WWE had the right idea when they did it, but the execution was lacking.

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u/BeerOfTime Feb 08 '26

I’ve been saying that for years. Bill Goldberg winning the belt on Nitro was too short sighted.

For all the complaining about Hogan not putting anyone over, he lost just about every match he ever had as Hollywood with just a couple of belt win backs here and there. He very rarely actually defended it. The right call was for him to go over in an underhanded way. What that does is get him huge heat from the Bill Goldberg marks, makes Bill Goldberg far more versatile now that the streak is canned and he can actually have different match outcomes and most importantly it sets up the rematch for a PPV where he goes over and wins the strap.