Goldberg Gives Major Health Update Ahead of WWE Retirement Match

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23-05-2025

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Bill Goldberg remains one of the biggest spectacles in the history of professional wrestling.
Boasting incredible strength, athleticism, and charisma, Goldberg quickly became one of the most dominant wrestlers in WCW and one of the most popular figures in the business, who is still seen as a major draw today.
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Sadly, it appears that his career is coming to an end with the legendary superstar announcing that he will have a WWE retirement match back in November 2024.
"Here's the deal," Goldberg said on during an appearance on the SEC Network. "The news of the day is that, per three executives -- Nick Khan, Chris Legentil, and Paul Levesque -- in 2025, Goldberg is having his retirement match!"
🚨 BREAKING: @Goldberg just announced that his retirement match will take place NEXT YEAR! 👀
🎥: @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/e5KtwfOGnY — WWE (@WWE) November 2, 2024
"I think we know who the subject or the victim, probably the frontrunner right now, we know who it is. In 2025, Goldberg makes his return in a retirement match."
Despite promising it would be in a few months, there have been very few updates regarding said match. That is, until now.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: Bill Goldberg attends WWE 20th Anniversary Celebration Marking Premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX at Staples Center on October 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: Bill Goldberg attends WWE 20th Anniversary Celebration Marking Premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX at Staples Center on October 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.During a recent episode of the Carcast podcast, Goldberg provided an update regarding his training process for the upcoming match, which is now believed to take place during the summer.
.@Goldberg said on his CarCast podcast that his WWE retirement match will be this summer. pic.twitter.com/unoIwR85DO — Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) February 20, 2025
"I feel a little bit better, I've gained a little bit of weight man," Goldberg said, per Skylar Russell of Fightful. "Done a little kickboxing on the weekends. I'm getting there man, I've got a little bit of time left. Slowly but surely, Rome wasn't built in a day."
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Additionally, Goldberg revealed that he was injury-free, specifically how he was taking care of his shoulder "like rebuilding a car,
"Believe me, it's been really tough to control myself but I think I'm on a good schedule. I'm injury free as of right now."
"I can do things with [my shoulder] — I couldn't do anything with it in December. It's one of those things — it's like rebuilding a car. You've got to strip it down to the bare minimum and sequentially build it in a logical form. It applies with a vehicle, it applies with your body.
"I can't get overzealous and put shit on before it's time. It's a very slow process but I think the way I'm going about it is hopefully gonna work."
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