The winds of Backlash are blowing, and they’re carrying the scent of baby oil, brute force, and one retired man’s unfinished business. Yes, you heard right—Goldberg is being whispered in WWE’s backstage hallways again, which means either he’s returning… or someone left a Bluetooth speaker on loop from 2003.
On Saturday, GUNTHER, known as “The Ring General” and “the guy whose chops can stop a metronome,” is set to face Pat McAfee, the world’s only sports commentator to also wrestle like a caffeinated squirrel in compression shorts. Their beef began when GUNTHER tried to choke McAfee and verbally assaulted Michael Cole. Naturally, McAfee’s solution was to schedule a legal, regulated fight instead of—y’know—pressing charges.
Now here’s where it gets spicy.
According to WrestleVotes, Goldberg is revving up his giant entrance sparks once more. His name has reportedly been floating around creative meetings like a bald specter of suplexes past, and word is, he’s “inevitable.” That’s right, Goldberg may show up at Backlash to either spearsplain GUNTHER or just scream into the void while pyro erupts.
The last time these two circled each other was at Bad Blood in October, where WWE hinted at the dream clash like a high school crush passing notes. Now, with Goldberg recently declaring he feels like “a trillion bucks” after stem cell therapy (science or witchcraft? unclear), he’s looking to “pass the torch.”
Spoiler alert: The torch in question is probably covered in barbed wire and screams every time it’s lifted.
With GUNTHER fresh off a crushing World Title loss at WrestleMania 41, and McAfee likely being used as a human intermission, the return of Goldberg could flip this card from standard drama to Defcon Dad Mode.
Expect spear attempts. Expect loud grunts. Expect one man to forget what year it is halfway through the match.
And above all, expect fireworks. Literally and metaphorically.