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Time of India
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bill Goldberg Speaks Out on the Spear and WWE Legacy Ahead of Final Match
Image via WWE On July 12, the wrestling world will witness the final match of arguably the most dominant athlete in WWE and WCW history. 'The Intense Enigma,' known only as Bill Goldberg , is set to face Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night's Main Event in Atlanta. A major part of Goldberg's dominance was his explosive moveset, especially his finishing combo, the Spear, followed by the Jackhammer. While many superstars have used the Spear over the years, Goldberg's version became iconic for its intensity and impact. His highlight-reel Spears on Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, and Triple H remain some of the most memorable in wrestling history. Just days before his retirement bout, the former Universal Champion reflected on his legendary finisher and addressed recent comments made by The Undertaker . Goldberg Ranks His Spear to Be the Best in Wrestling History 'The Deadman' had praised Bron Breakker, saying he has the best Spear in wrestling history and should be the only one using it as a finishing move. Goldberg agreed to a point. 'I had the conversation last night with Bron. I told him my feelings on it, that I think, 1,000%, he's the only human being in WWE that should be doing that. I know I'll catch a lot of hell for that, but I don't care. That's the truth. It is what it is." GOLDBERG SPEAKS: "Only BRON BREAKKER should my SPEAR" However, Goldberg made it clear that he still considers his own Spear the best ever and believes WWE tried to downplay the legacy of his version of the move. 'A thousand percent. And I saw that interview. Number one. Number two, it's pretty funny that that interview came up when I'm retiring, and it didn't have anything to do with me because, you know, let's just talk about the reason why everybody started doing the spear at the WWE. " The former WCW Champion added, "I mean, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out, right? I mean, let's be perfectly honest. They did it to make mine look bad or, you know, to downplay mine." Goldberg even ranked the best Spears in wrestling history. Unsurprisingly, he placed himself at #1, followed by Bron Breakker. Edge landed at #3, with Rhino and Roman Reigns rounding out the list at #4 and #5, respectively. Goldberg Spears but they get increasingly more intense As Goldberg prepares to close the book on his in-ring career, he's making sure the legacy of his Spear is remembered, not just as a move, but as a symbol of his unmatched power and presence. Also read: WWE star Charlotte Flair reacts to mean public reactions on her physical appearance Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jade Cargill flashes impressive power moves in victory over Naomi
Last week, Jade Cargill spoke to CBS Sports about her WrestleMania 41 match with Naomi. Of her first 'Mania singles match (and just the seventh of her WWE career), Cargill said: 'I'm ready to go out there, show people what I've learned and how much I've grown. I think people are really going to be shocked.' The match certainly had a long, emotionally-charged story going in its favor. It started last November with a mystery attack that wrote Jade off television for still mysterious reasons. The mystery continued during her months-long absence, with Naomi being revealed as her attacker when Jade returned and attacked her former friend at Elimination Chamber last month. Advertisement That's why, after a weather report gimmick teed up her entrance... ...The Storm went right in for a double-leg takedown at the bell and slammed the now-heel Naomi. Cargill controlled the early going, but her nemesis was able to get in plenty of offense in the middle portion of the match. The tide turned for good when Jade caught a blockbuster attempt and threw Naomi down with a Jackhammer. That was first of two spots where the taller woman caught her opponent's aerial attempt and converting it into power move. It was followed by a more impressive bulldog after the top after the two traded reversals in the corner. Then came an even more jaw-dropping moment when Cargill busted out an electric chair powerbomb, popped Naomi in the air from her shoulders, then spinning and catching her an slamming her flatbacked on the mat. Advertisement Jaded ended things after that. We've seen Cargill's power — in WWE and, some of us, before that in AEW. People probably won't be 'shocked' that she impressed with a couple practice-able spots, but this performance did what it needed to do. Now we'll see what's next for That Bitch (her words, not mine). Hopefully they have something for Naomi as well after her eye-opening heel work over the last month. Get complete WrestleMania 41 Night One results and coverage of the entire card right here. More from
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
You Won't Believe What Just Won King of the Hammers!
They say racing improves the breed. Well then, get ready for a whole new breed. For the first time in the 18-year history of the event, a SxS has won King of the Hammers. Kyle Chaney's Can-Am not only won the massive, day-long suffer- and dirt-fest out in the Mojave Desert's Johnson Valley, he beat the next-closest guy by a full half hour, and the guy after that, off-road and NASCAR racing great Robby Gordon, by over two hours. The race wasn't without its unique challenges. Navigation was a problem, for instance. Just knowing where you are in all the dust and trackless desert was Chaney's biggest challenge. 'The course was crazy, we didn't even know where we were going as there was just nothing there. We had to pick where we were going. There is definitely a lot of luck involved in this, but we picked some good lines. Terry (Madden) was an awesome navigator, and the car stayed together. We just took care of the car all day. Guys were passing us and I just let them go because we had to keep the car together.' Previous KoH winner JP Gomez, of the Gomez racing family that has won KoH before, finished second this year. 'Oh man, this is part of racing right,' said Gomez at the finish. 'You go fast, you get flats. You go slow, you get passed by Josh Blyler.' But Blyer wasn't on the podium. That went to a famous name. Robby Gordon rolled into Hammertown two hours and 22 minutes behind Chaney, Gordon was a last-minute entry in the race and drove one of the Gomez family's pre-runners. 'Thank you to all of you fans who come out and support us,' Gordon said to the crowd. 'Mike Jams (ceo of Hammerkings Productions, the company that runs the King of the Hammers), thank you, and Dave Cole (co-founder of the race), thank you for having this crazy dream and building King of the Hammers. It is insane. Everybody comes out here and has a great time.' King of the Hammers is surely the hardest single-day beat-down in racing. It started 18 years ago by a group of friends who used to drive their 4x4s up and down the crazed, boulder-strewn madness carved into the hills around Johnson Valley, Calif., a dystopian hellscape in a land that appreciates dystopian hellscapes. The runs went up seemingly impossible canyons with boulders the size of washing machines and Volkswagons, some the size of single-car garages. These pre-running pioneers from two decades ago named each canyon trail: Jackhammer, Sledgehammer, Clawhammer… They were all Hammers. Then one of the wheelers made the audacious claim that he could run all of the Hammers in a single day. 'No way,' the bros said. 'Way,' he replied. Or words to that effect. Thus, The King of the Hammers was born. Now, close to 100,000 spectators gather each year in a temporary fiberglass paradise of motorhomes and fifth-wheels called Hammertown, eating dust and cheering on the maniacs who come to race. KoH now stretches over two weeks, motorcycle races first, followed by four-wheeled competitions. The biggest and most prestigious of them all is The King of the Hammers. Until now, it had always been won by purpose-built, vaguely Jeep-looking contraptions with four-wheel drive and tremendous jounce and rebound that could not only crawl over big boulders but bomb flat out across the hardened desert in between the Hammers. Your rig has to be able to do both to win. And this year, to everyone's surprise, it was a Can-Am UTV that won it.
