And yet WWE 2K14 was built all around the man’s legacy. Then there’s WWE 2K14 and the curious case of The Ultimate Warrior…Īfter saying just about every nasty thing you could about Vince and a lengthy court battle with WWE, I never EVER thought I’d see the volatile Warrior back in the fadcepaint for a WWE product. Not only that, but the above video has him being interviewed by Paul Heyman, who’d ALSO return to WWE the next year. He was treating his digital return to pro wrestling as a simple one-off appearance, even though he’d be back in the ring the night after WrestleMania the next year.

Flash back to WWE ’12 and a Brock Lesnar who seemed fully into MMA and uninterested in wrestling…Īfter leaving the company by giving the double middle fingers to Vince and the crowd, Brock in 2011 seemed fully committed to reclaiming his glory in UFC. I think we’ll be seeing Goldberg wrestle at next year’s WrestleMania based on his involvement in 2K Games’ promotional materials.ĭon’t believe me? Well, I’ve got history on my side. But this starring role in the debut trailer of WWE 2K17 tells me the situation has changed. WWE messed up Goldberg as well, to the point where Bill didn’t seem that into doing much business with the McMahons in the last decade. I still get goosebumps watching that, and even remembering all the ways WCW fucked up Goldberg after that doesn’t matter. I don’t think there are many louder crowd reactions than Goldberg pinning Hollywood Hulk Hogan at the Georgia Dome in 1998. If you didn’t grow up as a WCW viewer, Goldberg’s popularity might not be that memorable to you, and WWE has certainly done its part to de=emphasize it, but as the unbeaten superman warring against the nWo, nobody was more popular than him with fans of Ted Turner’s wrasslin’ organization.īill Goldberg hasn’t wrestled in some time, but that doesn’t make his biggest moments any less impactful. Yup, the Georgia Bulldog himself, Bill Goldberg is returning for WWE 2K17, and bringing a load of WCW nostalgia with him as a preorder bonus. One that continues with the just-announced WWE 2K17. I’ve covered every WWE game closely since its name change with WWE ’12, and I’ve definitely noticed a pattern. In my career as a games journalologist, I parlayed my knowledge of sports entertainment into being the resident “wrestling guy” for my website (as was Laser Time’s Dave Rudden, which explains LT’s wrestling coverage, huh?). Miss Bill Goldberg’s domination of pro wrestling? He’s headed back into the digital ring with this year’s game – but could this also mean a return to real-life wrestling?

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