William Scott Goldberg
Born: 12/27/66
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 285
Feds: WCW
Signature Moves: Running Spear, Inverted Standing Suplex(Jack Hammer), Abdominal Body Scissors, Dropkick, Gorilla Press
Titles: WCW US Title
WCW World Heavyweight Title
Awards: All-SEC (2), WLAF Championship Ring, '92
Bio: Bill Goldberg began his athletic career at the Univertsity of Georgia, competing in their football program with the Georgia Bulldogs. As a nose guard, Bill Goldberg was awarded two All-SEC honors in his college sports career. Moving into the National Football League, Bill Goldberg played for the Los Angeles Rams before being cut in the draft, and later signed with the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. In 1992 Bill Goldberg signed with the Atlanta Falcons, where he played for two years before a torn abdomen injury prevented him from active play in '94. Goldberg was later drafted to the Carolina Panthers in '95, but his injury prevented him from ever seeing active play.
Bill Goldberg then signed with World Championship Wrestling in 1997, and after training to video tapes of Arn Anderson in a gym owned by fellow wrestlers Lex Luger and Steve Borden, Bill Goldberg debuted in a quickly-paced match September 22nd, 1997 against Hugh Morrus. Bill Goldberg defeated Morrus, and would go on to an undefeated streak nearly un-rivaled in professional wrestling. On April 20, 1998 Goldberg defeated Raven for the WCW US title, and a few months later defeated Holllywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight title, still undefeated since his re-debut in the WCW.
Goldberg quickly became one of the most popular performers in the WCW, and remains so today. Goldberg uses a limited move set inside the ring, and the majority of his matches have been short in duration to compensate. Goldberg is still fairly new to the sport of professional wrestling, and it remains to be seen how his skills will progress over time, given the current angle-driven nature of professional wrestling. |
