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Jeffrey Bowie Jr. from Hyattsville, MD, joined wrestlingmarks.com on 1/18/08
What went wrong?
by jeff on 6/6/08 1:53 PM
Don't you hate it when a match gets a good build and gets alot of hype yet when the actual match happens it just sucks. I know I do. In this blog I'm going to try to fix out what went wrong with one of the most hyped matches yet one of the worst i've seen. I'm talking about Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar.
What they did right:
The build to this match was pretty good. Brock Lesnar screwed Goldberg in the Royal Rumble match. At No Way Out Goldberg helped Eddie out a bit by spearing Brock. The weeks up to Wrestlemania they made the match seem like it was going to get out of control. That's why Stone Cold Steve Austin was made the special guest referee of the match. The hype towards this match wasn't huge, but it did get a pretty big hype.
What they did wrong:
Basically what they did wrong was the match. The match was just basically about Lesnar trying to be better than Goldberg or in vice versa. There really wasn't wrestling involved at all. A couple of moves here and there, but only a few. The other moves were just tests of strength. I didn't understand that. Both guys could clearly wrestle (yes I said Goldberg can wrestle). This match should have been made into a brawl type of match. The thing is this was both Lesnar's and Goldberg's last match and unfortunely they didn't go out on a good note. Austin pretty much seemed useless in this match.
How the match could have went:
This match could have went in a totally different direction. Like I said this match could have been a brawl type of match. This should have went somewhat out of control. They could have added some wrestling, but a brawl type of match seems more suited for these two. The match shouldn't have been about Lesnar trying to be better than Goldberg or about who's stronger.
Could this match have been a classic?
Honestly no. Usually when big guy matches like this happens theirs really nothing epic or classic about the encounter. However this match had a good potential to be a good match, but however wrote this match decided to screw it up.


Comments
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From DoubleL on 6/6/08 3:33 PM
The build up of the match was great, I was really looking forward to that match at WrestleMania 20. I was there live at Madison Squared Garden for the event. Practically everyone in the arena that night knew it was both of their final match so cheers of, "You Sold Out!" were echoing. The match was no where near the hype and Austin was like a dead fish in the ring. It was on the same level of a classic Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules match back in the late 80's where both really beefed up guys were just trying to do strength moves and it was ungodly boring! For the Lesnar/ Goldberg match, the best moment of the match is when it ended and Austin gave Lesnar and Goldberg the stunner.
From MikeyM331 on 6/7/08 5:11 AM
It was about as satisfying as Hogan vs Warrior at Halloween Havoc (I know I was there)... Huge build up, huge let down, but it happens. Just like rivalry's in sports, they build it up to be the greatest game, then one team blows the other out. But yeah, I remember watching that, waiting for something to happen, and when it didn't I just wanted Austin to stun them both and get it over with.