WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg was finally brought back to WWE last year for a retirement match with Gunther. The Austrian wrestler won the bout—which was surprisingly good after Goldberg's lengthy absence from professional wrestling—and, gracious in defeat, the WCW icon cut a promo after the bell rang.
That was cut short because Saturday Night's Main Event was being aired live on NBC at the time, though it was later shared online in its entirety. The build to Goldberg's match with Gunther was relatively short, and the whole thing ultimately felt like a much smaller deal than it should have.
After previously venting his frustrations with how the whole thing was handled, Goldberg tore into WWE's Chief Content Officer, Triple H, during a recent meet and greet with a fan.
"You know what pissed me off? When WWE cut off your mic at your final match," the fan told him, prompting Goldberg to sarcastically reply, "Yeah, what do you think it did for me? It made me really happy." On a more serious note, he then added, "It shows what disrespect they have for me."
Asked if Triple H was the "jackass" responsible, Goldberg responded, "Probably," and said he "100%" agreed with their perception of The Game.
Goldberg was pretty bitter before about how Vince McMahon had treated him during his previous WWE run, and it seems that now extends to Triple H. While he got the retirement match he wanted, it clearly fell short in his eyes (a sentiment shared by a lot of fans, in fairness).
"I mean, the Saturday night’s Main Event and live TV in Atlanta. I mean, you always have your dreams of how you’re going to do things, and ultimately, to have a little bit more control over the time and the space would have been much more preferred," he told Ariel Helwani last year of wanting to have his retirement match on a PLE.
"Let’s just put it that way. I mean, I can’t say that I was too thrilled about part of that. Freaking 20 seconds with the microphone in my hand, for God’s sakes."
"The entire rundown, from the inception of the idea to its delivery. It was a little less than to be desired, but for the again, I’m not going to complain, because nobody, not many people, get that opportunity. I get two weeks, man, I get two weeks before I can really, you know, spill the beans and, you know, make my feelings kind of known about the entire rundown."
Goldberg added, "Let’s just say I’m pissed off at the way I went out. I put so much into it and I don’t feel as though the effort was reciprocated to put a stamp on what I’ve accomplished. I think it could have been done a little bit differently. That’s all. I’m happy with my performance. I’m happy with the setting, you know, but could it have been better? Absolutely. It can always be better."
You can hear Goldberg's interaction with this fan in the player below.