Following his departure from WWE last year, Goldberg’s professional wrestling future is uncertain.
On 93.7 The Ticket, Goldberg said he was considering going on his own for a four-city tour and would then decide whether to take part in a major promotion later. AEW President Tony Khan has publicly stated that he’s keeping an eye on Goldberg.
In 2022, at the Elimination Chamber, Goldberg lost to Roman Reigns in a match. He competed in three matches in 2021, losing to Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble and to Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam before triumphing over Lashley at Crown Jewel.
Of those matches, two took place in Saudi Arabia. WWE has a contract with the nation that pays them well for holding two shows each year. Saudi Arabia make specific requests for the shows. That’s why The Undertaker, Goldberg, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels would return and work matches there.
The AEW might not offer the kind of pay per match that the WWE Hall of Famer had become accustomed to, according to Dave Meltzer’s report in the most recent Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Meltzer wrote, “Goldberg made so much money for so few matches in his WWE deal, reportedly $2 million for each of his Saudi Arabia matches, and for AEW, that kind of money per match simply isn’t cost-effective.”
