Guest NoSelfWorth Report post Posted May 23, 2003 On both The Score in Canada and on several different local cable spots in the U.S. tonight during Smackdown, WWE had airing a commerical listing HHH vs. Bill Goldberg as the main event for Bad Blood on 6/15. Later on The Score, a second promo commercial for the show listed the actual HHH vs. Kevin Nash match. On the U.S. commercial that aired on In Demand, there is a Goldberg voice over where he says, "It's not about the title. He isn't even a man" and show photos of HHH and Goldberg. As has been reported for months, the original plan for the first Raw PPV was to be HHH vs. Goldberg. HHH had it changed and delayed so as to give Kevin Nash two title shots. Credit - WrestlingObserver.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Oh WWE, you so silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 23, 2003 (edited) I HATE Goldie an he doesn't deserve a shot. BUT FUCK YOU PAUL! GOD FUCKING DAMNIT! STOP! STOP STOP STOP! Stop fucking changing the plans of the company to suit yout egocentric, sometimes bizarre whims. Edited May 23, 2003 by Anglesault Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted May 23, 2003 I guess the plans for Billy didn't turn out as planned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted May 23, 2003 I think it's time for the WWE to go back to those INCREDIBLY FUCKING LAME comedy commericals that they love to show the 'making of' on confidential... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted May 23, 2003 As much as some hate Goldberg, there is no denying that there may be some money to be made with him. Which is why its so AMAZINGLY STUPID that Vince would allow this Kliq shit to go on while Nash isn't making a dime for the company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted May 23, 2003 It's funny cause they had 2 years to think of something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Bad Guy Report post Posted May 23, 2003 On both The Score in Canada and on several different local cable spots in the U.S. tonight during Smackdown, WWE had airing a commerical listing HHH vs. Bill Goldberg as the main event for Bad Blood on 6/15. Later on The Score, a second promo commercial for the show listed the actual HHH vs. Kevin Nash match. On the U.S. commercial that aired on In Demand, there is a Goldberg voice over where he says, "It's not about the title. He isn't even a man" and show photos of HHH and Goldberg. As has been reported for months, the original plan for the first Raw PPV was to be HHH vs. Goldberg. HHH had it changed and delayed so as to give Kevin Nash two title shots. Credit - WrestlingObserver.com That's almost as hilarious as the WWE not realizing until a week before Judgment Day that Booker T had never actually won the Intercontinental Title. Someone had to have gotten this on video, I hope... I want to see what the HHH/Goldberg ad looked like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Austin3164life Report post Posted May 23, 2003 As has been reported for months, the original plan for the first Raw PPV was to be HHH vs. Goldberg. HHH had it changed and delayed so as to give Kevin Nash two title shots. I so care Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Oh man. Goldberg saying that HHH isn't even a man would be priceless. HHH: How dare he insult my manhood! Steph: (stares at HHH blankly) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Once again, I'm left out in the cold due to not living in Canada. I'd love to see the ad. Stupid WWF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evilhomer Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Someone had to have gotten this on video, I hope... I want to see what the HHH/Goldberg ad looked like. I haven't had a chance to watch my tape yet but I'll holla to ya if it is on mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lightning Flik Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Someone had to have gotten this on video, I hope... I want to see what the HHH/Goldberg ad looked like. I haven't had a chance to watch my tape yet but I'll holla to ya if it is on mine. Should be. I saw it on the fucking replay of SD. *weeps for actually taking the fucking time to watch the horror of the thing called "Mr. America Double Digest Hour"* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted May 23, 2003 sounds more like Wrestling fans who make wishful thinking cards up and promotes them on tv for local wrestling fans the prospects of such a match to generate tickets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 23, 2003 As much as some hate Goldberg, there is no denying that there may be some money to be made with him. No, absolutely not. 30 people ordered his first superduper PPV debut. He was brought in to get a couple huge buyrates and revitalize interest. He failed. He should be canned. But HHH is out of control. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted May 23, 2003 As much as some hate Goldberg, there is no denying that there may be some money to be made with him. Which is why its so AMAZINGLY STUPID that Vince would allow this Kliq shit to go on while Nash isn't making a dime for the company. Care to back that up with evidence?? Goldberg has not been a draw in almost 5 years. That's quite sad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2003 You'll never see me start humping Goldberg's leg - but he has a lot more potential to benefit the WWE than Nash. Before Goldberg showed up, I gave him the benefit of the doubt. If the guy can better the product without the WWE redoing the whole lame ass winning streak, then I'd support him. And that's what he's done. He had, from what I understand since I don't regularly buy the PPVs, a better than average match with the Rock at Backlash. His work with Christian elevated Christian a lot more than it did Goldberg. Overall, without being pro or anti-Goldberg, I'd say he's helped Raw out quite a bit now that Rock is back in Hollywood. I think it was a smart idea to hold off on Goldberg / Triple H until later in the summer - maybe even Summer Slam. It's a money match, we're going to get it eventually. After Bad Blood, Raw will have 2 months to build a card for Summer Slam and I would be very surprised if we didn't start seeing the seeds be planted for Goldberg / Triple H the day following this next PPV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2003 30 people ordered his first superduper PPV debut. He was brought in to get a couple huge buyrates and revitalize interest. He failed. He should be canned. I don't think it says anything on Goldberg's contract stating that if he can't draw big buyrates for his first PPV match after being gone for 2 years than he gets fired. I wouldn't blame him for the buyrate numbers - I would blame the overall crappy state the WWE is in at the moment. And if they expected him to draw WrestleMania-esque numbers for Backlash, well ... then I obviously give them too much credit when it comes to intelligence. I don't think anything will ever draw big numbers for Backlash. As far as revitalizing interest, didn't the Raw with the Goldberg / Christian cage match draw uncharacteristiclly high numbers? I would credit that to the WWE building and hyping the main event(s) for the following week and, as far as that specific show went, keeping a good flow throughout the telecast so that the casual viewer keeps interest. They failed to repeat that same formula this past Monday, although the tag title match was very solid, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook_Hing_Ho Report post Posted May 23, 2003 The ad was on a couple times last night. Pretty good. It had Goldberg saying things like "This isn't about the title" and "I don't consider you a champion, much less a man". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoSelfWorth Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Goldberg DID have the potential to make a ton of money, because he had a mystique about him, and because he was a big name in WCW. It doesn't matter if he stopped being a draw for WCW, because in WWE he would be NEW and FRESH. Chris Jericho was never a draw for WCW, and was only a midcarder, but the second he showed up on Raw, he was over like a god, and the crowd were rabid for him. It didn't matter that he was a midcarder in WCW, or that he had been off tv for about four months before showing up on Raw, he was NEW and something FRESH, and had the potential to be something big before it got botched. Goldberg v Rock would have done a great buy rate solely based on the fact that it was Goldberg v Rock. After the first Raw Goldberg was on, I was willing to have PAID to see it. I hate paying for WWE events, and yet here was a match I would have gladly paid money to see. I can guarantee there were tons of people who were willing to have paid for that match at that point in time. Sadly, WWE did what they always do lately, and they screwed a sure thing up by messing with Goldberg. Goldberg should have been something different from the rest of the WWE, and been a kickass monster, who flattened people left and right, didn't sell, and was huge deal. Instead, they put a wig on him, had him sell for Christian, get spoofed by Gillberg and not let him lay Gillberg out, and get laid out himself not once, but TWICE in his old hometown, and then expected people to pay to see him take on Rock. Goldberg could have had big drawing PPV matches with every top WWE guy if he had been handled right, and that is a fact whether people are able to admit it or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoSelfWorth Report post Posted May 23, 2003 (edited) DP. Edited May 23, 2003 by NoSelfWorth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChris Report post Posted May 23, 2003 The ad was on a couple times last night. Pretty good. It had Goldberg saying things like "This isn't about the title" and "I don't consider you a champion, much less a man". Does this mean when Goldberg finally gets HHH, he won't be getting a title shot? Chalk up another month for the Title Reign From Hell... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted May 23, 2003 He had, from what I understand since I don't regularly buy the PPVs, a better than average match with the Rock at Backlash. You heard wrong. Very. Very wrong. I don't think it says anything on Goldberg's contract stating that if he can't draw big buyrates for his first PPV match after being gone for 2 years than he gets fired. Isn't that hy they brought him in? To draw big numbers? He has no other redeeming value. Hogan/Rock headlined just as shitty a PPV this year and did better. BUT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE GOLDBERG, DAG GUMMIT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RavishingRickRudo Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Goldbergs biggest asset was name value. His second biggest asset was physical charisma. Name value doesn't generally sell PPVs (unless your name is Mike Tyson), BUT what it does is have people take notice. Name Value gets peoples attention, but the ultimate responsibility is on the storyline that name is in. The WWE was so very, very, very, VERY stupid to assume that name value alone would work, so they didn't even bother to put together a good storyline. "Rock vs. Goldberg, that'll be HUUUGE. Why are they fighting? Oh I dunno, maybe because they never faced each other before... yeah, that's it! It worked for Hogan/Rock, didn't it??" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
