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WWE Super ShowDown in 2019 in Saudi Arabia featured a highly anticipated, first-time-ever match between The Undertaker and Goldberg, which had been heavily panned by fans and critics for its poor presentation and scary botches.
Reports indicated that Goldberg suffered a concussion during his entrance and then again hit his head on the ring post, leading to a botched move that nearly broke The Undertaker’s neck. Moreover, while some in the locker room feared the match might not go well, others hoped for a brief but entertaining performance.
During recent appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, The Undertaker stated that he should adapt to the match as per the circumstances after Goldberg suffered the concussion and not try to go according to his own plan.
Moreover, The Phenom himself admitted that that his match with Golberg was a scary affair and clarified that the poor presentation of the bout was nobody’s fault, as many had blamed Goldberg for the scary botches over the years.
“I should have picked up on the fact that he had his bell rung, and then [he] rung it again when he hit the post. I should have been sharp enough to adapt at that point and not try to get to where I was getting. It was a scary match to be in… When you have long periods of time where you don’t work. Man, you lose that sharpness, the mental quickness to figure out things. That was something that I always really prided myself on; if something happened — knowing what to do. It was nobody’s fault. Just what happened, happened.”
The Undertaker retired from WWE in 2020 at the WWE Survivor Series and was later inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, Goldberg remains a free agent and recently expressed his desire for one final match, even in promotions outside companies like WWE and AEW.
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