Bill Goldberg recently did an interview with Ryan Satin of FOXSports.com to promote the WWE Royal Rumble PPV and talked about fan criticism.
RS: “What do you think, though, about people who complain about you being featured in a title match over newer, younger talent? Fans or maybe any wrestlers that do it under their breath.”
GOLDBERG: “They can complain all they want. I was brought in for a reason. I’m a relief pitcher.
I’d like to think that I’m the top echelon relief pitcher and if they didn’t think there was value in bringing in that relief pitcher to close out the game, then they wouldn’t call me.
I don’t make the decisions, I just follow orders and I go out and do my job. And I try to do my job to the best of my ability. And though it may be far removed from when I was at my prime, I can still kick 98.9% of their asses. And if they don’t think that, then that’s why I’m back.
If they don’t think that, then walk up to me and ask me. Ask me, ‘Do you think I’m ready?’ Well, I’ll show you and I’ll find out if you’re ready. And Drew McIntyre is the first one of that next generation.”
RS: “Do you feel like you have to prove the naysayers wrong when you’re going into something like this? Everyone’s got haters, but you do seem to have a vocal part of the fanbase against you.
Do you feel you have something to prove against them at all still? You’re a WWE Hall of Famer, so you shouldn’t … but, do you?”
GOLDBERG: “You know, you wouldn’t be human if you didn’t want to prove every single person who said one thing negative about you wrong, but I’m not driven by that 5%.
My life is not dictated, my daily mood is not dictated by those people. So, in all honesty, they wouldn’t be around if they didn’t have a computer to block them and what they say and how I react. So, in all honesty, I could really care less about ‘em. I really don’t care.
They make no difference to me whatsoever. I’m out there to provide entertainment to the best of my ability and the one thing that you can always get from me is that I’m going to do my damndest to provide that.”
