Goldberg has been back in the WWE scene after a gap of almost nine months. After Drew McIntyre defeated Keith Lee to retain his WWE Championship in the main event of RAW Legends Night, the WWE Hall of Famer made a surprise appearance. He then went on to challenge McIntyre to a WWE Championship match at Royal Rumble 2021.
There was previously some hesitation whether WWE has booked the match or not especially after Drew McIntyre was diagnosed COVID-19 positive. But the match was confirmed by the champion himself with a pre-taped promo during this week’s Raw. So it will be one of the main events for the first pay-per-view event of the year with Goldberg headlining it.
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Goldberg Vs Drew McIntyre At Royal Rumble 2021
According to the Wrestling Observer, Vince McMahon decided to book Goldberg vs McIntyre mega match just a few days ago just because he thought no one else from the current roster was ready to challenge McIntyre for the title. Keith Lee could have been a viable choice but he is yet to achieve the marquee spotlight. Hence he ended up facing the champion on the Raw Legends Night, instead.
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Vince McMahon believes Drew McIntyre getting involved in a program with Goldberg will really help his ‘drawing power.’ Basically, WWE wanted to put the spotlight on the reigning champion, and what better way to do it by putting him in a match against a legend. Although, there’re high doubts whether McIntyre could retain his title considering the strong record of The Myth in the past.
The initial build itself faced some timing issues when these two faced off, on RAW. During his promo, Goldberg mentioned Drew has size, speed, athleticism. But one thing he doesn’t have is respect. He added that Drew sees these Legends as washed-up ‘has-beens’ and thinks ‘he’s better in his prime than these legends were in their prime.’
Drew McIntyre never made those comments which he could have done during a post-match promo. But due to the timing issue, WWE officials sent Goldberg into the ring, right away. So McIntyre never got to clarify himself, either. He received a push from the veteran but was right back on his feet to confront his challenger at Rumble. This is going to be a mammoth collision for the PPV show.
