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Big E tried to 'make some noise' to face Goldberg at WWE Crown Jewel

Posted: Nov 5th 2021 By: Ethan Renner

If he had his way, WWE Champion Big E would have faced Goldberg at October's Crown Jewel pay-per-view, he says.

In an interview with Sportsnet, Big E states that facing his childhood idol would have been a "full circle" deal.

"I was trying to make some noise for this Goldberg match at Crown Jewel, but that clearly [didn’t happen]," Big E said. "It would have been really full circle. He was my childhood hero and idol, and I’ve spoken effusively about that."

For his part, Goldberg has made it clear that a match with Big E is something he has interest in.

“Big E could bring stuff out of me that I’d want to do just to make Big E proud of me, right?" Goldberg said on an edition of WWE's The Bump in April 2021.

“So the story goes with Big E and I, that the only match I was ever late for, or I ever missed in WCW, was a match that I called in and told them I couldn’t catch the plane because I was at a signing and I had to stay until everyone was taken care of. Big E was one of the kids I stayed for, okay?" Goldberg said. "So, I will never forget his face, I’ll never forget that day."

“So, getting in the ring with him would be a different situation but it’d be really cool in its own way.”

Goldberg reportedly has one match left on a WWE deal that may extend through 2022 or 2023, though there are conflicting reports as to the details of the deal. The WWE Hall of Famer turns 55 in December.