Goldberg Says His Retirement Opponent Could Have Been ‘Anybody That Opened Their Mouth Negatively About Me And My Family’

Goldberg talks Gunther as his final opponent.

At WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event later this week, Goldberg will wrestle his final match as he challenges WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther at the event in Atlanta, Georgia. For Goldberg however, it could have happened with anybody.

While speaking to 11Alive in a new interview, Goldberg spoke about Gunther being his final opponent, with Goldberg noting it could have been anyone.

“Well, as I said the other night on the show, I was vying for my retirement match and he just so happened to put himself in that spot. It could have happened to anybody that opened their mouth negatively about me and my family when we were there, back for the pay-per-view (Bad Blood). So I don’t know whether it was planned by him. I don’t know. All I can say is he willingly stepped right into that spot, and I willingly accepted him as my final opponent. I just want to put my fist through his face. I, I just want to make sure that this younger generation and he’s representing that younger generation respects us old guys and doesn’t, and they don’t, and they must understand that we must command that respect forever because you never know what position they’re in or condition they’re in or.. You never know if they’re still willing to go and I’m still willing to go. So you better watch your mouth and you, younger generation, man, look up to your elders, respect them because you never know what can happen.”

On this past Monday’s edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, Goldberg would knock Gunther down with one punch. You can read more about that here.

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