Goldberg “Completely Broke Character” After Gunther Chop

Goldberg has admitted breaking character after receiving a chop from Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

At Saturday Night’s Main Event, Goldberg ended his in-ring career with a loss to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. While there were times during the bout where it looked like Goldberg could pull off a stunning upset, in the end, The Ring General was able to lock him in a sleeper hold to put the legendary star away for good.

During the match, Goldberg was on the receiving end of chops from Gunther that have devastated opponents around the world. However, the former WCW Champion seemed to just laugh them off, at least at first.

During an interview on the Ariel Helwani Show, he explained that he laughed at the first chop because it wasn’t as painful as he expected.

“I just really apologized. Number one, I clipped him once with a right hand. Number two, I laughed when he chopped me. I didn’t know what to expect because you feel these chops throughout your career a little bit. They’re loud. It looks like they hurt. It leaves some good marks. It’s devastating. It’s a great work punch.

“I thought it was going to hurt, that’s all. It just startled me. I didn’t mean to do that. I really apologized because it’s not a rib. I’m not trying to downplay his move. It caught me off guard. I completely broke character. I can’t believe that I did that. I feel so bad. I love that kid.”

Goldberg Is Grateful He Faced Gunther In His Last Match

Continuing, Goldberg praised Gunther and said it was “an honor” to work with him.

“To be able to have my last match with him, it was awesome. The kid is extremely talented. I would love to have a chop fest with him and have ten more of those matches because each one you do is better. It was an honor to work with the kid and I’m really appreciative of him helping me out and making this old man look like he could do some stuff.”

While Goldberg’s match with Gunther marked his official retirement, the star recently refused to rule out getting in the ring again, saying he’s only retired “in principle.”

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H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.