OldSchoolWrestling 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 GOLDBERG TANGLES WITH NWA TNA FANS, SMACKDOWN CROWD LOW, LA INJURY by Dave Scherer Updated: 9/10/2003 1:44:52 PM The crowd for Smackdown in Birmingham was really low last night, with only a few thousands tickets sold. Word going around at Raw was that Sylvain Grenier of La Resistance is working with a neck injury and may need some time off. We got an email from a reader who didn't leave his name. The reader was around back, where the wrestlers come out, at Raw and there was a group of people handing out TNA flyers for tonight's one cent PPV on InDemand (which, as I said yesterday, is worth buying if you are considering doing so). Anyway, Goldberg came out and signed autographs for people, including signing said TNA flyers. This led to an interesting scene between Goldberg and a TNA fan. Here is the eyewitness report. "Here is where it got good. Goldberg had been signing autographs, acting like he didn't notice (the TNA fans), until he worked his way around to right under where they were standing. They started yelling at Goldberg, and Goldberg went off and started screaming at them about how TNA isn't s***, and it's full of nobodies and WWE rejects. They yelled back about how TNA is where the real talent is, and he wouldn't last a day there with his ability. Goldberg asked who they had that was better than him, and they responded with AJ Styles, Raven, Sting, and Jeff Jarrett, and Goldberg said he had already beaten them all, and they were all nobodies. One of them told him to come to TNA and tell Sting he's a nobody to his face. Goldberg was screaming and fuming mad. He said he could take out their whole roster, and one of them yelled back saying maybe in WCW bizzaro world he could take out an entire roster, but in real life he sucks! He looked like he was about to go up there. One of them told him he didn't have half the talent Raven had, and couldn't carry Jerry Lynn's jock. I don't know why security let this go on as long as it did, but they eventually told them to leave, and the Heel shirt guy flipped off Goldberg as they left." I wish I would have been there to see that! Seriously, the report also said that some of the fans there, who were apparently from the TNA Heel Section group, also gave HHH and Vince McMahon a hard time, but the Macs blew them off for the most part. I don't know Goldberg would let them get under his skin like that. 1wrestling.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just call me Dan 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 That's just immature. Goldberg should have let it go. I feel bad for the guy, working and then coming out to guys constantly heckling him. It gets kind of ridiculous, give the guy a fucking break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest webmasterofwrestlegame Report post Posted September 10, 2003 God Goldberg gets wound up so easily. Its not exactly the first time - I remember several times on camera Goldberg having altercations with fans. Makes me think those boo's he gets when he was wrestling a few months back must have REALLY got to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I hear these stories, and I always think he's trying to work the fans by getting riles up like this...then I remember he's supposed to be a face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wwF1587 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 goldie should of just ignored it and let fans be fans... he just got pissed cuase they were right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted September 10, 2003 He said he could take out their whole roster, and one of them yelled back saying maybe in WCW bizzaro world he could take out an entire roster, but in real life he sucks! The truth hurts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 So Goldberg goes out and signs apparantly a ton of autographs and gets ripped by a bunch of fans and he is the bad guy for responding. He was just trying to do something nice, I would have been pissed to. But almost everyone around here is so biased against Goldberg I knew they would rip him apart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Fuck Goldberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 To go up to a wrestler and rip them apart in their free time, be it while eating or signing autographs is extremely disrespectful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlwaysPissedOff 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Well, I guess you can compare some TNA fans to ECW mutants... What a touch of class to try and berate the guy while he's actually doing something nice like signing autographs for the fans... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 geniusMoment Posted on Sep 10 2003, 11:33 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So Goldberg goes out and signs apparantly a ton of autographs and gets ripped by a bunch of fans and he is the bad guy for responding. He was just trying to do something nice, I would have been pissed to. But almost everyone around here is so biased against Goldberg I knew they would rip him apart. Its not like these guys did anything particularly offensive really. Just being little shit disturbers. Goldberg walks around like his shit don't stink and he CLEARLY has an anger management problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I wouldn't personally do it, but instead of reacting like a sensible person and ignoring it, Goldberg gets riled up like a poor-tempered little bitch--and this is hardly the first time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Hell if Goldberg didn't say anything nor provoked them after the intial ribs then I'd say for him to ignore it.. but Goldberg has impulse control problems, he ain't a movie star with bodyguards he can't hide from fans...especially since fans are the ones your suppose to get the money from to buy the tickets to go to events. You're gonna get the morons who say you suck, thats just the fact of life. How you handle it is up to you. Goldberg proves he not only perpetuate his own hype...He believes it. maybe Jericho should have gone over and calmed Goldberg down with a All Powerful headlock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted September 10, 2003 So, despite being asked to leave NWA:TNA by Jeff Jarrett because the "heel section" cheered for the heels, they still support NWA:TNA? Damn, I wouldn't have went back if I was told I couldn't be vocal for whom I wished... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 obviously TNA fans and or the TNA backers want the promotion to be ECW like where their fans get rabid vs any other company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just call me Dan 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted September 10, 2003 Any normal wrestler I would be more sypathetic to (like Al Snow, somebody that worked hard to get where they're at), but I think Goldberg got picked on for the exact same reason he blew up. Everybody knows he's a prima-donna, that he's just in it for the money. He's the antithesis of the small indy prmotion, the big lucky jock who will work only on his terms and only for the highest dollar. I'm not saying this is exactly what he's like, I'm just saying that's how TNA fan's see him, and at that show he proved them right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shlidgn90 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 goldberg handled himself very well to those unruly fans. he completely kayfabed them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 So, despite being asked to leave NWA:TNA by Jeff Jarrett because the "heel section" cheered for the heels, they still support NWA:TNA? Damn, I wouldn't have went back if I was told I couldn't be vocal for whom I wished... I'm a bit behind on the TNA stuff. "Heel section which cheers heels" is pretty obvious but Jarrett told them they didn't want them as fans? Did he tell them that on air or on the TNA website?\ BTW Fuck Goldberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldSchoolWrestling 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 So, despite being asked to leave NWA:TNA by Jeff Jarrett because the "heel section" cheered for the heels, they still support NWA:TNA? Damn, I wouldn't have went back if I was told I couldn't be vocal for whom I wished... I'm a bit behind on the TNA stuff. "Heel section which cheers heels" is pretty obvious but Jarrett told them they didn't want them as fans? Did he tell them that on air or on the TNA website?\ BTW Fuck Goldberg The Heel Section were asked to tone it down and they decided to leave instead and stop coming to the shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nikowwf Report post Posted September 10, 2003 All of you go to wrestling fans, and you know what little sh*ts a lot of these peeps are. Imagine you are helping someone out, and these little sh*ts decide to start yelling and screaming at you for no reason except to be mean and because they know you are not supposed to retaliate. And Goldberg is a jerk for this? niko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I'm a bit behind on the TNA stuff. "Heel section which cheers heels" is pretty obvious but Jarrett told them they didn't want them as fans? Did he tell them that on air or on the TNA website? Jarrett has received mostly cheers, but isn't happy with the noticeable boos he has received on the 8/17 show. The company said the boos came from the heel section of fans that hasn't been around in several weeks, but came back because they thought Raven, who is their favorite, had to win the title this time. The company was unhappy with them in the past and Bob Ryder has spoken to them about their reactions. Dave has heard different versions of what he said, but the company's take is they set aside seats for the fans and had no problems, but about 6 weeks ago, Ryder told them the company is going in a different direction with strong face vs heel storylines and that he thought they should play into it. They complained and stopped coming, but a few started trickling back and most were back for 8/27. Jarrett, upset that they were booing him, as well as Harris and Storm, told Bert Prentice to tell them they weren't welcome at the shows. Storm was really upset, because he injured his neck, and they were taunting him as he was being helped backstage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 That's pretty funny. Telling your small fan base you don't want them at the shows. I wish I could get half the idiots in the crowd to boo along with me at WWE events. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 You know, TNA should be glad that its fans react so much positively or negatively, towards its product. Silence is the worst thing they can get. The few times I've ordered TNA, the Heel Section rocked it. And I second the people who say that this was bullshit to be accosted like that while trying to be nice to the fans. It'd be different if he'd seen the TNA shirts and flyers and just gone off without provocation, but these dickheads decided to harass him. If he's such a prima donna, why was he out there signing autographs anyway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I was wrong, it seems many of you agree with what I said about the fans. My apologies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 I'd like to offer a loud round of applause to the *WRESTLING FANS* for telling that idiot Goldberg what all *WRESTLING FANS* think of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trevor567 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 People need to consider the source of this info. This came from 1wrestling.com. You have to be skeptical of their info since one owner works for TNA and another works for MLW. There's never any negativity towards these groups and no backstage gossip reported. I wouldn't be surprised if this was B.S. Lately, 1wrestling.com seems to be turning it up a few notches when it comes to all this WWE negativity. There's a thread about this on wrestlingclassics.com with some interesting comments, including from Dave Meltzer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 That Goldberg, what a professional. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 That Goldberg, what a professional. UYI I'd like to see how you would handle yourself in this situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fökai 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2003 That Goldberg, what a professional. UYI Yeah - signing autographs when it wasn't necessary to do so. While doing that, he was heckled by a group of smark fans that were outcast from their favorite promotion. Taking shots at his wrestling ability while trying to shill TNA, he decides to kayfabe them and rile them up. Fuck Goldberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
