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AEW's Tony Khan: Goldberg free agent status 'interesting to hear'

Posted: Mar 22nd 2023 By: Josh Nason

The news that Bill Goldberg is free and clear of his WWE contract has caught the attention of AEW & ROH head Tony Khan.

In a podcast interview hyping up ticket sales for AEW Double or Nothing, Khan was asked about his interest in the free agent who he has got to know partially through charitable ties via Goldberg's family in Jacksonville, Florida.

"I have a lot of respect for Bill. I think Bill Goldberg is a great professional athlete and has had a great career in pro wrestling and is a very nice person," he said. "He's a household name in pro wrestling, so it's interesting to hear that he is a free agent so that's something to follow. He's one of the biggest names in wrestling and certainly will be something else to keep an eye on for us."

"Bill is an exceptionally exciting name and one of the biggest names in the sport. It's certainly a big thing for us to pay attention to. I would take notice of that. It's interesting," he continued.

On Monday, Fightful reported that the 53-year-old's WWE contract expired at the end of 2022. Goldberg first returned to WWE in 2016 after 12 years away, defeating Brock Lesnar in under 90 seconds at Survivor Series. He would wrestle 11 more times over the six years that followed -- a run that saw him win the WWE Universal title twice.

His last match came at last February's Elimination Chamber in Saudi Arabia, losing to current undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.