Goldberg vs TNA fans

[bobobrazil1984 0]

How about when he started yelling and arguing at a fan for having a Jericho sign? LMAO!

[Guest Doyo]

I saw WCW Thunder live once. When I was in line waiting to get in there were these

four guys in camoflauge and DX tshirts trying to get everyone to chant anti-WCW things.

Then when I got inside I noticed they were in the front row. They heckled all the wrestlers

all night long and the only one that paid them any attention was Goldberg. He got all

up in their faces and looked legit pissed after the television had went to commercial.

Maybe he does this to play along, but I really think he has a big chip on his shoulder.

Someone like Ric Flair would play along with them but at the same time he would be

grinning and laughing.

Edited September 11, 2003 by Doyo

[Fökai 0]

Thanks to OSIcon for the heads-up.

 

Regarding the incident from Dave Meltzer -

 

I love the concept of printing anonymous e-mails as breaking news stories.

 

Especially from those claiming to be in Huntsville with a return e-mail address that appears to be from Japan.

 

The incident could possibly be real and could possibly be made up.

 

Point is I got the same e-mail yesterday afternoon with "nobody has reported this so I'm giving you a scoop" with an apparent Japanese return address. It had all the signs of a work so just ignored it. A 1.com person several hours later e-mailed me the exact same thing but I didn't see it until very late last night. In the same batch of e-mails, that same 1.com person wrote me back thinking it was a fraud because he noted the apparent Japanese return address as well.

 

How something like that becomes news is quite the question.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

I didn't see anyone handing out NWA ads or anything, but I was at the meet and greet while everyone was coming in, plus I had been inside before the doors were open. I did see someone with a Heel Section sign, though.

 

So to answer the legitimacy of the report: "I don't know".

[Guest Anglesault]

Bill Goldberg is an asshole, but these TNA jackasses are 100 percent at fault for the whole situation.

[gwf0704 0]

Makes me wonder what the people who hate Goldberg so much and are bitching about his reaction to this would say if it was Angle or Guerrero who got pissed. My assumption is that they would be lauded as heroes for defending the company...

[Guest wrestlingbs]

Makes me wonder what the people who hate Goldberg so much and are bitching about his reaction to this would say if it was Angle or Guerrero who got pissed. My assumption is that they would be lauded as heroes for defending the company...

What are you basing that on?

[Austin3164life 0]

None of us know what its like to be doing your job or taking time out to please others and have a bunch of idiots insult you and berate you in public. How would you react? You can't say for sure. We know what the right thing to do is, but is it so uncommon for someone to have trouble handling being shit on all the time?

You bring an interesting point up, Dan, however fans can cheer on or jeer and boo whichever superstar they see fit. I can see where wrestlers come from because there are a lot of annoying morons out there, but if Goldberg is mature enough he can ignore it and just act like a gentleman. It's surprising to hear that he gets riled up by just a bunch of loud fans.

[Guest Mulatto Heat]

I don't believe the story is true, but even if it is, what are TNA fans doing at RAW in the first place?

[Guest Deviant]

I too am a little skeptical at the legitimacy of this report, but I'll comment on it under the pressumption of truth.

 

TNA fans were there because they watch both companies. That's hardly illegal.

 

Being heckled is part of the damn job description! I know that Goldberg, who is a pretty big name, and the chants when legit prove that a lot of fans do care about him, so it's pretty cool of him to sign autographs when he could just ignore the fans exist like HHH has done for years.

 

Now, let's not lose sight of the fact that those fans have the damn right to boo him and let him know how they feel. Is your advice to wait until you're in the arena and drowned out by thousands of people chanting his name? It takes some balls to look a guy in the eyes and tell him that he sucks, and since it's 100% true, I don't have a problem with them doing it personally.

 

Putting my personal biases aside, Goldberg has no right to respond how he did. He can talk back if he wants to, although if he was going to "kayfabe them", he could at least do it in a manner fitting the top face on Raw, not a child who can't handle people not liking him.

 

Goldberg's little tantrum reeks of egotism.

 

And for the record, yes I have been heckled in public. People have stuck their heads out of car windows to call me a freak or other such inventive things. Others have had a few words o say to my face. Every time I have laughed it off, or taken a smartass bow for them. I can't say I've ever lost my freaking mind and screamed my lungs out. And I'm not on TV. As a wrestling personality, Goldberg has even more reason to conduct himself with some damn dignity.

[Guest The Decadent Slacker]

Fuck em all. Goldberg is probably the 2nd least sympathetic guy in wrestling (#1 is Nash, i'd guess). He should know that in that line of work, people react differently than the way they're "supposed" to, thus following their opinions as opposed to the company line. Fuck him for not letting it roll off, & for making their day by reacting like he did.

 

Fuck the fans too. I'm all in favor of fans standing up for what they like & don't like, & odds are i'd provoke the guy if i had the chance. However, when he's in a good mood & interacting with the fans, it's just shitty to go out of your way to provoke him. We all know that he's a talentless egomaniac with more concern about his paycheck than the good of the business, but when he finally decides to go out & mingle with the fans on his own time, it's just bad to egg him into a fight...no matter how fucking fun or funny it would be.

[Mystery Eskimo 0]

Austin beats his wife, countless wrestlers abuse drugs, alcohol, and Goldberg is the biggest bastard to walk the face of the earth for standing up to some obnoxious fans whilst SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS?

 

You guys really need to grow up and leave the man alone. So he's in it for the money, arrogant, and poor in the ring. Well wow, welcome to the world of the WWE.

[Guest T0rrent]

This sort of shit makes me sick. Yes, Goldberg can be a prick. But jesus christ, the guy goes out, does his thing, and we all know no matter how long your in the ring, your going to be sore afterwards, and he's signing autographs, and fans start taunting him. I know I'd get pissed after dealing with it so long. No, I'm not condoning his actions, but I do belive it's bullshit how some fans dog an athlete like that, no matter what sport it is.

[Guest BionicRedneck]

What exactly did Goldberg say that was wrong?

 

Many of the TNA fans began shouting and yelling at Goldberg. Goldberg responded by yelling back at them, saying that TNA wasn't s*** and that they were full of nobodies and WWE rejects.

 

Well, that's accurate.

 

Many of the fans yelled back at Goldberg saying how TNA is where the real talent is

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yep, like K-Kwick and Shane Douglas.

 

he couldn't carry Jerry Lynn's jock.

 

Well, they both wrestle the same match every week. At least Goldberg's is short.

[Guest Deviant]

It was a bad time to verbally attack him, but how many chances at something like that do you get. I have a general rule to not question somebody when they do exactly what I would have done in their position. Perhaps Goldberg could schedule it in his notebook. Fans could get together and pay him $1.4 million to insult him and watch the "I Goldberg, Goldberg rule all because booker says so" rants.

 

Austin beats his wife, countless wrestlers abuse drugs, alcohol, and Goldberg is the biggest bastard to walk the face of the earth for standing up to some obnoxious fans whilst SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS?

 

But I hate Austin too...

[Guest nikowwf]

How many chances do you get to verbally attack someone? That's retarded - he's standing outside. I don't like the LA Lakers, but if I see Kobe Bryant outside I don't have the right to yell at him.

 

You know, all these peeps are brave and yell because they know the person cannot fight back. I can't imagine even one of these losers going up to Goldberg and yelling at him if it was in a situation he could fight back without consequences.

 

Yelling sh*t at a wrestler you hate in the arena is mandatory. Yelling sh*t at a wrestler outside is childish and stupid.

 

niko

[humongous2002 0]

Shitberg sucks.

[Crimson Platypus 0]

niko you don't really think that Kobe doesn't get heckled just as bad, if not worse than Goldberg do you? That's just ignorant.

[Guest BionicRedneck]

niko you don't really think that Kobe doesn't get heckled just as bad, if not worse than Goldberg do you? That's just ignorant.

I don't think that was the point. He was just using him as an example.

[Crimson Platypus 0]

It was a poor example then. And also, to refute his example if that was the case. YES you have every right to heckle Kobe. He is also an entertainer. Like it or not athletes are there to entertain the public.

[KTID 0]

...and when one fails to entertain (ie Goldberg) we should let him know about it.

[Guest Goodear]

It was a poor example then. And also, to refute his example if that was the case. YES you have every right to heckle Kobe. He is also an entertainer. Like it or not athletes are there to entertain the public.

 

I disagree with that assertion as it does not translate to any other profession that I can think of. For example, let's say I work at McDonalds. I am working to feed to the public really poor quality burgers and fries that give them the runs. But when I am not at my place of business, you do not have the right to come up to me on the street and ask for a Happy Meal. Athletes and entertainers are the same way as they are there at their jobs to entertain ... but on the streets or anywhere other than at their place of business they are under no such obligation. Even then its not as though you can challenge Kobe to a game of horse and expect him to do it even though his job discription certainely has basketball player in it.

[humongous2002 0]

It was a poor example then. And also, to refute his example if that was the case. YES you have every right to heckle Kobe. He is also an entertainer. Like it or not athletes are there to entertain the public.

 

I disagree with that assertion as it does not translate to any other profession that I can think of. For example, let's say I work at McDonalds. I am working to feed to the public really poor quality burgers and fries that give them the runs. But when I am not at my place of business, you do not have the right to come up to me on the street and ask for a Happy Meal. Athletes and entertainers are the same way as they are there at their jobs to entertain ... but on the streets or anywhere other than at their place of business they are under no such obligation. Even then its not as though you can challenge Kobe to a game of horse and expect him to do it even though his job discription certainely has basketball player in it.

You are comparing apples with oranges, but anyway i feel that Shitberg should've been the better man in this situation by not paying any mind to those TNA fans. By acting like the jackass that he is, he made himself look like a bigger fool than those heckling fans. Mc Donalds=

[Crimson Platypus 0]

It was a poor example then. And also, to refute his example if that was the case. YES you have every right to heckle Kobe. He is also an entertainer. Like it or not athletes are there to entertain the public.

 

I disagree with that assertion as it does not translate to any other profession that I can think of. For example, let's say I work at McDonalds. I am working to feed to the public really poor quality burgers and fries that give them the runs. But when I am not at my place of business, you do not have the right to come up to me on the street and ask for a Happy Meal. Athletes and entertainers are the same way as they are there at their jobs to entertain ... but on the streets or anywhere other than at their place of business they are under no such obligation. Even then its not as though you can challenge Kobe to a game of horse and expect him to do it even though his job discription certainely has basketball player in it.

Um okay. The people that were giving Goldberg a hard time were not asking him to wrestle him, they were voicing their displeasure at his incredible level of suckitude. If said McDonald's employee was on the street I would have every right to tell him/her that McDonald's is nasty.

[Fökai 0]

You are comparing apples with oranges, but anyway i feel that Shitberg should've been the better man in this situation by not paying any mind to those TNA fans. By acting like the jackass that he is, he made himself look like a bigger fool than those heckling fans. Mc Donalds=

By "paying any mind to those TNA fans", do you mean NOT signing their fliers?

 

Considering that Goldberg signed the fliers NONETHELESS, I think that makes him more of a stand-up guy than a internet smark who's claiming he's an "asshole" and a "jackass" for doing the right thing (knocking on the hypocritical and mighty lonely TNA "heel section").

[Crimson Platypus 0]

He could have turned around and walked away after signing the flyers. Children lose their temper and throw tantrums, adults don't.

[Guest BionicRedneck]

By all accounts this incident didn't even happen so I don't see much point in continuing.

 

If it is true, then Goldberg told some smart marks to fuck off. It's not really a big deal.

[Guest Trivia247]

still a bit amazed that TNA and WWE agrees to each promote the others programing on their timeslots.

[haVoc 0]

He could have turned around and walked away after signing the flyers. Children lose their temper and throw tantrums, adults don't.

Most adults don't oil themselves down and wrestle other guys in tights. Most adults don't kill themselves with painkillers and other drugs. Most adults don't play ribs on other adults by pissing in their shoes, food, bags, etc. Most adults don't tie up other employees bags with steel chains. Most adults don't play childish games (politics) and throw temper tantrums when they don't get their way in the work place.

 

He's a wrestler for God sakes.

[humongous2002 0]

You are comparing apples with oranges, but anyway i feel that Shitberg should've been the better man in this situation by not paying any mind to those TNA fans. By acting like the jackass that he is, he made himself look like a bigger fool than those heckling fans. Mc Donalds=

By "paying any mind to those TNA fans", do you mean NOT signing their fliers?

 

Considering that Goldberg signed the fliers NONETHELESS, I think that makes him more of a stand-up guy than a internet smark who's claiming he's an "asshole" and a "jackass" for doing the right thing (knocking on the hypocritical and mighty lonely TNA "heel section").

Well look it here, we got a Shitberg fan. I guess he should get a medal of honor for signing up fliers, wow, why don't we just make him a national hero. The right thing is to act like a fucking adult and ignore the hecklers, simple as that, but anyway here's to you and Shitberg .