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Bill Goldberg
Nickname: Da Man
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 285 lbs
From: Atlanta, GA
Birthday: Dec 27th
Pro Debut: June 24, 1997
Aliases: Bill Gold, Goldberg
Feds Worked For: WCW, WWE, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), HUSTLE (Japan)
Finisher: The Jackhammer
Signature Moves: Spear, Belly-To-Belly Suplex, Big Boot, Bodyscissors, Cross Armbreaker, Dropkick, Elbow Strike, Fireman's Carry into Slam, Full Nelson Slam, Gorilla Press into Powerslam, Knee Strike, Kneebar, Military Press, Pumphandle Fallaway Slam, Pumphandle Slam, Scoop Powerslam, Shoulderblock, Sidewalk Slam, Snap Swinging Neckbreaker, Superkick, Double Underhook Suplex, Single Arm Choke into a Gorilla Press Slam
Career Highlights: -WCW United States Champion (2x)
-WCW World Champion (2x)
-WCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Bret Hart)
-WWE Universal Champion (2x)
-WWE World Champion
Affiliates: The New Blood, DeWayne Bruce, Bret Hart
Notable Feuds: Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, The Big Show
Other Facts: -Born and raised in Tulsa, OK
-Graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in Tulsa, OK
-Played football collegiately at the University of Georgia and professionally for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.
-Holds the distinction of being the first-ever player cut from the Carolina Panthers' roster before the team began play in 1995
-Football career was ended by an abdominal injury (he tore all his abdominal muscles from his pelvis, and had them surgically reattached).
-Trained in the World Championship Wrestling Power Plant wrestling school under the supervision of DeWayne Bruce and Jody Hamilton (AKA The Assassin)
-Debuted on June 24, 1997, defeating Buddy Landel in a dark match under the ring name Bill Gold.
-Had originally considered using the name Mossad, which is the The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations in Israel.
-Made his first appearance on WCW television on the September 22, 1997 episode of "WCW Monday Nitro", defeating Hugh Morrus
-His winning streak of 173 straight wins is basically a fabrication as he lost a dark match to Chad Fortune before debuting on WCW television. Plus the number of claimed victories was repeatedly raised from the actual tally, with no rhyme or reason.
-During one point in his WCW career to help get Goldberg over, WCW would play the fans chanting "Goldberg" through the speakers of the arena. Goldberg admitted this in one of his books, but claimed to never have known at the time.
-During the course of his WCW career, Goldberg had six official singles defeats: three to Bret Hart, one to Kevin Nash, one to Scott Steiner, and one to Booker T.
-Appeared in the starring role in the movie "Santa's Slay". Also had roles in "The Jesse Ventura Story", "Universal Soldier-The Return", "Ready To Rumble", "Looney Tunes: Back In Action", "The Longest Yard", and "Half Past Dead 2".
-Appeared in television shows such as "The Love Boat: The Next Wave", "The Man Show", "Yes, Dear", "Arliss", "Punk'D", "Modern Marvels", "Desperate Housewives", "The Contender", "Pros vs, Joes", and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", and has a recurring role on "The Goldbergs".
-Has also has provided voice overs for the animated series "Family Guy" and "Kim Possible".
-Hosted the TV show "AutoManiac" on The History Channel
-Hosted the TV show "Bullrun" on Spike TV
-Met his wife on the set of his movie "Santa's Slay". She was a stunt double on the movie. Ironically, she had agreed to do the movie because she thought it was starring Jeff Goldblum.
-Former member of The New Blood
-Voted Most Inspirational Wrestling by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1998
-Voted Rookie of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1998
-Voted Comeback of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2016
-Released his autobiography "I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superstar" in 2000
-Ranked #2 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #9 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked #39 in the 2003 PWI 500
-Ranked #48 in the 2004 PWI 500
-Is an animal welfare advocate and an ASPCA spokesperson, and has addressed the United States Congress in order to raise awareness of illegal animal fighting.
-Color Commentator for the Elite Xtreme Combat MMA federation. He's also done commentary and announcing for the World Fighting Alliance and PRIDE Fighting Championships.
-WWE released a DVD set entitled "Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection" in 2014
-Inducted into the Tulsa Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018
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Spotlight in History
- 1979 The Spoiler became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 2007 Damien Morte def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2007 Lady Venom became the SWCW Womens Champion
- 2007 Prophet def. Dexter Hardaway for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Champion
- 2010 Michael Barry def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 2010 Saints of the Damned (Draven Cross & Sage) def. New Canada (The Canadian Red Devil & The Canadian Luchadore) for the BYEW Tag Team Champion
- 2010 Death Row [2nd] def. Rick Russo for the BYEW Caution Champion
- 2012 Brandon Walker became the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 2012 The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. The Franchise Players (Rick Russo & Les Mayne) for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 2012 Drake Gallows def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2017 Cody Burns def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 2019 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & Mascara La Parka/MLP) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the ASP Tag Team Champions
- 2019 Brock Landers def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 2019 Erica became the ASP Women's Champion
Week of Sun 06-02 to Sat: 06-08
- 06-02 1979 The Spoiler became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2007 Damien Morte def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2007 Lady Venom became the SWCW Womens Champion
- 06-02 2007 Prophet def. Dexter Hardaway for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Champion
- 06-02 2010 Michael Barry def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2010 Saints of the Damned (Draven Cross & Sage) def. New Canada (The Canadian Red Devil & The Canadian Luchadore) for the BYEW Tag Team Champion
- 06-02 2010 Death Row [2nd] def. Rick Russo for the BYEW Caution Champion
- 06-02 2012 Brandon Walker became the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2012 The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. The Franchise Players (Rick Russo & Les Mayne) for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2012 Drake Gallows def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2017 Cody Burns def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 06-02 2019 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & Mascara La Parka/MLP) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the ASP Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2019 Brock Landers def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 06-02 2019 Erica became the ASP Women's Champion
- 06-03 1968 Fritz Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 1968 Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente def. Jack Donovan & Ron Reed for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-03 1969 Baron Von Raschke became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-03 1980 David Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 2016 Brock Landers def. Terry Pantera for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 06-03 2016 C. J. Ward became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 06-03 2017 The Pinnacle (Anthony Andrews & Shawn Hendrix) def. Excellence Personified (Dustin Heritage & Duke Swellington) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 1937 Ray Villmer became the TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 Kerry Von Erich def. Ernie Ladd for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 The Spoiler became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1986 The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) became the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2002 Billy & Chuck def. Rikishi & Rico for the WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2004 Justin Lee def. Brian Lakewood for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2010 The Foreign Legion (Boris Saarikoski & Dutch Hagen) def. The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) for the MWA Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 2021 Warren Powers def. Father Padge for the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 06-04 2022 Tommy Dean def. Mr. Nasty for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2022 Phoebe def. Killista for the CPW Women’s Champion
- 06-04 2022 Mascara Purpura def. Double D for the CPW 918 Champion
- 06-05 1975 Dick Murdoch def. Danny Miller for the TSW North American Champion
- 06-05 1997 Generation X (Zane Morris & Ian St. James) became the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
- 06-05 2009 El Super Colibri became the MWA MAX-Division Champion
- 06-05 2010 Rick Russo def. 3rd Rail for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-05 2021 Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) became the CPW Tag Team Champions
- 06-05 2021 Tommy Dean def. Double D for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1966 Fritz Von Erich def. Brute Bernard for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1972 Tom Jones & Ivan Putski def. The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-06 1981 Jake Roberts def. The Grappler for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 1969 Jose Lothario def. Johnny Valentine for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2008 Ky-ote Johammed def. Dane Griffin for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2008 Mo'Body Gillespie def. Ky-ote Johammed for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 Bobby Starr def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2013 Ignition def. Super Skunk Ape, Jr. for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 The Canadian Red Devil def. Michael York for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Steven Sterling def. Sam Stackhouse for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2014 Jake O'Brien def. The Canadian Red Devil for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Montana def. Ignition for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2014 Havoc def. Buster Cherry for the SWCW All-American Champion
- 06-07 2014 Rick Russo def. David Kyzer for the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kareem Sadat def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Pantera became the BPPW Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Jerry Miller def. Pretty Boy Collins & Duke Scarbo for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 06-08 2013 L. J. McDaniels became the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-08 2013 Hurricane Ross def. Billy Ray for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Michael Duplanti def. Anarchy [2nd] for the NAW Lightweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Big Smooth def. Hurricane Ross for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
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- Travis 12 Gage Jun 6th
- Larry Booker Jun 6th
- Rip Hawk Jun 6th
- That Handsome Devil Jun 6th
- O. D. B. Jun 6th
- Rick Sweetan Jun 6th
- Mitch Onyx Jun 6th
- Tony Rocco Jun 6th
- Steve Hartley Jun 7th
- Stevie Caballero Jun 7th
- Mick Foley Jun 7th
- Eddie Sullivan Jun 7th
- Morgan Levay Jun 7th
- Gideon Vane Jun 7th
- Mustafa Bin Akbar Jun 8th
- Michele Leone Jun 8th
- Rick Vyper Jun 8th
- Dick Listener Jun 9th
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- Mark Wilson Jun 9th
- Dick Dunn Jun 10th
- Largus RagnaBrok Jun 10th
- Mathmagician Jun 11th
- Magnum T. A. Jun 11th
- J. D. Richards Jun 11th
- King Parsons Jun 11th
- Stan Pulaski Jun 12th
- Rolling Thunder Jun 12th
- Baby Blimp Jun 12th
- Lady Sensacion Jun 12th
- Deuce Rodriguez Jun 12th
- Steven Dane Jun 12th
- Zac Royal Jun 12th
- D'Licious Jun 12th
- Mikey D Jun 13th
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- Trey the Bae Jun 15th
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- Lilith Grimm Jun 15th
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Current Champions
Core Professional Wrestling
918 Champion
Cappuccino Jones
- Heavyweight Champion: Merc
- Women’s Champion: Sgt. Slice
- Tag Team Champions: The Super Crash Brothers
