Guest Cerebus Report post Posted May 14, 2003 # Bill Goldberg will not be working this weekend’s Judgment Day PPV. Rey Mysterio and Matt Hardy are said to not be working the show as well. Many are looking forward to the split-brand PPVs so that all main eventers will get a chance to work a PPV. Source: Dave Scherer @ 1Wrestling.com What the hell is this...Are they doing this to make sure Goldberg is ok after the beer incident last week and ditto for Mysterio's wrist (?) after the BS (pun intended) match at Backlash? And no Matt Hardy? He's not injured AT ALL.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted May 14, 2003 With Rey Rey they're working the injury angle. With Mattitude they just don't care. With Goldberg maybe they want to make it so we were right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Even if the match WAS boring, putting Goldberg vs. Christian on Raw as opposed to a PPV was really stupid... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Damn You Helmsley Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Many are looking forward to the split-brand PPVs I don't think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Many are looking forward to the split-brand PPVs I don't think so. They're talking about wrestlers, and for everyone except the main event/upper midcard guys who are always on PPV, the split-brand thing is good. It ensures that Rey, Version 1.0, and other midcarders always get a PPV spot on their brand's PPV... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Maybe Vince wanted to bring in Goldberg just to see him fail and get the Goldberg fans to shut up about bringing him. Why not? He did it with WCW during the Invasion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Many are looking forward to the split-brand PPVs I don't think so. So you would rather see Nash & Steiner as opposed to Matt Hardy & Rey Rey? Right now the main eventers are crap on both shows (except for Brock), and only the split PPVs will get the midcarders we like on the card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted May 14, 2003 but didnt the Goldberg-Christian match pop a really good quarter hour rating on Raw? ehhh, nevermind, its all booked as a Vince jerk-off anyway...no sense in paying attention to what the paying customers might want to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Y2DAYDAY Report post Posted May 14, 2003 People like to bitch all of the time about everything without thinking. It is pretty simple. Goldberg doing a PPV in a lower card match hurts him more than not being on the PPV. They are saving the HHH and Jericho matches for the summer. Hence, no opponent for Goldberg Sunday that would put him better than 4th from the top. As a result, they felt(and rightfully so) it is better to keep him off of the show. Goldberg vs Christian is an acceptable RAW match but too weak for a Goldberg PPV match. The build will soon start for Goldberg vs Jericho. Then Goldberg vs HHH. HHH was right in suggesting they hold off until SS. They have 2 months after Badd Blood to build HHH vs Goldberg. Summerslam will do a big number this year, just like last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest snuffbox Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Anyone here ever catch the Bill Goldberg-Brad Armstrong match from SuperBrawl('98 I think)? Imo, the best squash ever on ppv and it went over quite well. Theres plenty of time on a 3hour payperview to have Goldberg do something, ANYTHING! Smarks might not like him but its obvious that hes still pretty over with the mark audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maztinho 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2003 Yeah, they could at least have him run some sort of low card heel gambit, squashing like Steven Richards, Rico, and some other guys. Just like the nWo B-squad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LooseCannon25 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2003 The only PPV matches that'll be high card for Goldberg is vs. Booker T, RVD, HHH, HBK, JEricho, and maybe Kane......if he's not fighting those guys at a PPV its better to leave him off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iamsherm Report post Posted May 14, 2003 From what I remember reading when he signed, Goldberg asked for less time on the road and also dictated who he would, and would not, wrestle. Assuming this is true (since when do we not?), perhaps this is why Goldberg is not appearing on Judgment Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Report post Posted May 14, 2003 So...Jericho is getting fed to Goldberg en route to his HHH showdown? Fuck Vince. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted May 14, 2003 So...Jericho is getting fed to Goldberg en route to his HHH showdown? Fuck Vince. Duh. We know Jericho is gonna get squished. He's the 2nd top heel on Raw and he's been used constantly to set up HHH's opponents. It's only a question of when he'll be Goldberg chow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
