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WWESummerSlamsaw the in - ring return of WCW fable Goldberg , who proceeded to utterly ruin Dolph Ziggler and leave him in a bunk heap . The consummate jerk heel , Ziggler had spent the last several workweek getting into face-off with both frequent rival The Miz , and Shawn Michaels , a Hall of Famer who Ziggler has often been compare to . Yet , instead of confront either of them , Ziggler terminate up going one - on - one with the master of the shaft and jackhammer finish combining at WWE ’s grownup summertime issue .
Goldberg of course first returned to the tintinnabulation atSurvivor Seriesin 2016 , squashing"The Beast " Brock Lesnarin an unexpected result . Goldberg had n’t wrestled since a previous match with Lesnar atWrestleMania XXin 2004 , coming out of retirement after over a decade off . Since then , Goldberg has competed in the 2017Royal Rumble , won the Universal Championship from Kevin Owens , lost the form of address in a replay to Lesnar atWrestleMania XXIII , and most recently , dismiss a match to The Undertakerat WWE ’s June 2019 Saudi Arabia eventSuper Show - Down .
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Unfortunately , Goldberg has never really looked that big athletically in any of his return match , which is to be await , as the man is now in his fifty , and far past his efflorescence , despite still being in enormous shape for his age . So thankfully , WWE did the logical matter atSummerSlam , and had Goldberg squash Ziggler in his old schooltime WCW fashion via gig and jackhammer jazz group . Amusingly , Ziggler then demanded Goldberg come back to the ring twice , leading to two more vicious spear that left Ziggler turn inside out . It was far from a wrestling match , but the live crowd enjoyed it , as did many lover on societal medium . Check out of some gifs and a clip from the encounter below .
The tremendous crowd response for Goldberg atSummerSlamillustrated just why WWE keeps clip out stars from the Attitude and nWo eras to get fan commove . That said , while Goldberg still looks the part , even the short time he spend in the ring with Ziggler illustrated just how much he needs to call it stop , or danger damaging his bequest . Many fan would argue that The Undertaker has started to do just that with the terrible mates he ’s had over the last few years , including against Goldberg himself .
Goldberg is n’t quite as physically soften down by injuries as Undertaker , but he was still clearly blown up and huffing and puffing after remove Ziggler with that first spear , and barely got him over for the jackhammer . That said , how Goldberg was used atWWESummerSlamwas basically the upright anyone could demand for . He get to come out , do hisHall of celebrity - spirit level entrance , inebriate up the fans ' adulation , hit his braggart motility , and get out .
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