But he didn’t wallow in self-pity or go down a path of no return. He was fired from WWE, his wife left him until he got better, and he added more injuries onto his war-torn body. His substance abuse problems sent him spiraling out of control to the point that he nearly killed himself in a terrible car accident. He was part of the Radicalz in 2000 and was rising as a star until his untimely firing from WWE due to a laundry list of personal problems. So on the road to WrestleMania was a PPV called No Way Out, and challenging Lesnar for the title at that show was one Eddie Guerrero.Įddie’s career in WWE had been inextricably tied to his personal life since 2001. Since Lesnar and Goldberg were on different shows, Lesnar wasn’t likely to defend his title against Goldberg at WrestleMania XX. Lesnar had already started a feud with Goldberg, but before he could get his hands on him, he had to address his title situation. Lesnar and Goldberg both demolished people left and right (though Lesnar had much more booking success since he was a pure WWE creation whereas Goldberg was not), and since both of them were so similar, fans were salivating at the idea of the two monsters facing off. Yet ever since he debuted, fans were asking one question: “when is Lesnar facing Goldberg?” WCW icon Goldberg was the other big signing WWE had at the time and he was Lesnar’s RAW-exclusive equivalent at the time. Lesnar was in the midst of another strong world title run and was running roughshod all over SmackDown. On one side there was champion Brock Lesnar. This match took place at a time of great change in WWE. Brock lesnar on eddie guerrero series#Check out previous entries in my 5 Star Match Reviews series right here. It goes back to the 1980s and I’m going to pick different matches from different eras to see how they look today. As a reminder, I am reviewing Five Star and almost-Five Star wrestling matches as rated by Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer.
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