On a recent edition of the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg revealed that he already had a WWE offer before etching his name in WCW history with a legendary winning streak.
Goldberg said, “I specifically remember the phone call where I picked up the phone, I had an offer on the table from the WWE. It expired within 24 hours and I called Eric Bischoff and I said, ‘I don’t want to be cocky, I don’t want to be an a**hole, but if I’m going to do this, I’m going to make a difference and I’m going to be somebody and I’m not going to be one of those $500 throw around the ring dudes that you forget about.’ That was my statement.
The door opened. All I needed was a door open and I did my work.”
Goldberg eventually went to WWE following Vince McMahon’s acquisition of WCW. The former Universal Champion was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.