Goldberg Apologized To Gunther For Laughing As He Was Chopped, ‘I Thought It Was Going To Hurt’

Goldberg stepped into the ring with Gunther at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event in what was billed as his retirement match.

During the bout, Gunther hit Goldberg with one of his trademark chops, and Goldberg laughed.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the Ariel Helwani Show, Goldberg was asked about the chop and working with Gunther.

“I just really apologized. Number one, I clipped him once with a right hand. Number two, I laughed when he chopped me. I didn’t know what to expect because you feel these chops throughout your career a little bit. They’re loud. It looks like they hurt. It leaves some good marks. It’s devastating. It’s a great work punch. I thought it was going to hurt, that’s all. It just startled me. I didn’t mean to do that. I really apologized because it’s not a rib. I’m not trying to downplay his move. It caught me off guard. I completely broke character. I can’t believe that I did that. I feel so bad. I love that kid. To be able to have my last match with him, it was awesome. The kid is extremely talented. I would love to have a chop fest with him and have ten more of those matches because each one you do is better. It was an honor to work with the kid and I’m really appreciative of him helping me out and making this old man look like he could do some stuff,” he said.

Gunther was victorious in the bout, choking out Goldberg with the rear naked choke.

Elsewhere during the interview, Goldberg detailed his anger over how his last match went. You can find his full comments here.

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