WWE: 10 biggest stories of 2016

5. The return of Goldberg

I’ve got no problem admitting that I’ve never been the biggest fan of Goldberg, but there is no denying that his return to WWE in 2016 was one of the biggest stories of the year. What started out as simply adding him to a video game turned into one of the most talked about moments of the year.

Bill Goldberg was huge in WCW. There’s no denying that. Less than a year after his debut, he beat Hulk Hogan clean (a huge feat in itself) to win the WCW title and became one of the biggest stars in wrestling during its hottest era. But his first run in WWE wasn’t that impressive and his match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XX was an absolute dud. Nevertheless, they decided to run with this again a dozen years later, and I will admit that it was kind of cool to see him out there again. However, I had set myself up to be disappointed with his first promo. But he did surprise me with his mic work, and adding the family angle to his match with Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series was good. The buildup to the match was done quite well but I had my concerns on whether or not he could handle the brutality that comes along with a Brock Lesnar match, especially since he’s now close to 50. But that really wouldn’t be an issue, would it?

In a turn of events that surprised everybody in the wrestling world, Goldberg decimated Lesnar in less than 90 seconds in the biggest squash match in history and social media blew up. I think Lesnar saw the money that could be made from furthering the storyline and we now know that both men will compete at the Royal Rumble next month at the Alamodome and are likely on a collision course for a rematch at WrestleMania 33 in Orlando in April.

We’ll all have to wait and see how this all plays out, and whether you love him or you don’t, Bill Goldberg is one of the top five stories in WWE in 2016.