The Real Backstage Goldberg & Chris Jericho Feud

[@Brawnald]

The crowd erupting into cheers for the Goldberg theme only to start booing like crazy when the little Goldberg walked out is one of my fondest Jericho in WCW memories.

[@juliusharrell8166]

@@chris_t2020 you mean 2009 Jeff Hardy was in TNA in Late 2010

[@dwightphillips7578]

Jericho was at his best when he was in WCW!

[@markperry2827]

@@dwightphillips7578 very much so. The guy talking here says Goldberg was a big deal in WCW. Everyone walked to the restroom when it was time for Goldberg's match. Everyone would watch the mid-card matches (Jericho Guerro) take a break during the Goldberg match, then back for the NWO fireworks.

[@jjj2619]

Oh oh this channel is a Goldberg hater lol

[@jjj2619]

No one ever will get louder chants than GOLDBERG

[@bigdawg2258]

The way Jericho refers to Goldberg in the book by different names is everything

[@rdrouynriv]

That was his gimmick

[@ChachoGSX]

Nash Mantis

[@priincexavi5504]

Goldfinger 😭😭😭😭

[@jameglittlejohn8585]

Every one of them had me in tears 🤣🤣💀💀

[@williamhare8]

Goldfish and Goldfinger had me dying lol

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

Booker t's reaction to the fight was absolutely priceless 😂

[@i8gsus32]

His response should of been “Tell me he didn’t just say that”

[@1Devul]

😂😂😂

[@ziahamm1603]

What a G for verbally bitch slapping Goldberg with that put down.

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

I heard Ron Simmons came by too...

[@alvintiangco351]

Yeah

[@ChiseledAdonis]

"YOU'RE MOTHER IS A GOOF!!" I can only imagine how Goldberg sounded when he shouted that at Jericho... I'd pay money just to hear him say that line!

[@TakeABumpVC]

💀💀💀 Luv ur channel btw

[@jeffco9883]

Oh snap.. pls tell me you about to review this too lmao

[@kcmac9298]

"Your mother is a f-ing goof?...... CHRIS!" ('Whatever' plays)

[@klausschneider9963]

Well… Did Goldberg had influence on German youth? Not that anyone who had his teenager years the last ten years remembers Goldberg, But it is (or was common) here if you insulted a teenager to get the reply ‚your mother is (insult the reply here)‘

[@arrozconeverything]

Booker T's face had to be a golden moment.

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

I'm actually amazed by how Jericho has always been good at reading the crowd's reaction and giving his opponents pushes to make their feuds heated back then and even today. Dude singlehandedly turned Fandango into a fan-favorite babyface when Vince initially wanted a ballroom dancer heel.

[@jaystreet46]

Yeah he truly knows the business.

[@justinwinningham4892]

I see you watched the video where he told the fandango story… mark😒

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

@@justinwinningham4892 I'll take that as a compliment. You're welcome.

[@justinwinningham4892]

@@GlassesnMouthplates you really shouldn’t

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

@@justinwinningham4892 I'll do whatever I want. You're not my dad.

[@pjdolont9012]

Jericho wearing his opponents t-shirts was halarious. Especially seeing how the undercard got shafted by WCW when it came to merch sales.

[@rocketandretti396]

Jericho always picking a fight with the big and strongest guys in the company, he just don't care. Legend!

[@KoTM25681]

Much like a honey badger.

[@InsomniacRocker]

Right on! And it took him straight to the top eventually!

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

Despite that, Chris would listen to Taker telling him to work on matches even he wasn't happy about them. Really tells how different Taker is compared to Goldberg to the eyes of people offscreen.

[@emilkoch4098]

@ Rocket Andretti Goldberg deserved it though. I don’t think Chris picked fights with anybody. Chris wanted to work with Bill. Bill didn’t want to work with Chris. Bill straight up disrespected him, there was clearly words exchanged between Bill and Chris backstage before the fight. Goldberg got paid regardless, therefore he should have been able to work with Chris regardless. I think Goldberg felt threatened by Chris, because Chris was so much better in the ring than he was. Chris was cut out for the business, Goldberg wasn’t.

[@karlitosway7474]

@@GlassesnMouthplates that’s because the Undertaker was a true alpha that subconsciously commanded respect every time he opened his mouth

[@vangoghsseveredear]

"Then i plead my case to Hogan using language I knew he'd understand" *"Hogan, this doesn't work for me brother"*

[@Hausbrauen]

I thought he was going to come out with something like *"ME WANT PPV MATCH. YOU WANT MONEY. WIN-WIN BROTHER."*

[@sectphiro607]

@@Hausbrauen LMAO

[@Diepzeevis]

HAHA literally what I expected him to say

[@Xehanort10]

"Dude. Jack."

[@MachtPlays]

@@Hausbrauen Probably would have gotten the match right then and there, alls he had to do was end his sentence with "Brother" instead of Hogan. Nothing registers in Hogan's mind if you dont end your sentence with "Brother".

[@ampatrao]

Jericho in WCW was like watching a one man improv act. Pure gold. Cements his legacy as one of the very best complete packages.

[@taekwondotime]

Jericho was way too smart for WCW. You can tell his charisma was being wasted on such a poorly run wrestling company. Leaving WCW was the best move ever. The WWF picked up another star that was perfect for the Attitude Era. Meanwhile, WCW went down in flames.

[@Confucius202]

Asserting himself in that messed up environment was probably the best training for WWE. If you can make it there (there being WCW), you can make it everywhere. Unfortunately it didn't end up as well for Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit.

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

@@Confucius202 how so they both had careers running til their deaths at WWE which were very healthy contracts money wise and they both won title belts.

[@alanlee67]

His wcw run was clearly his prime. So sad that the wcw had no interest in giving him a push.

[@notanundercovercop8851]

Most of his promos were improv. He also had free reign to say pretty much whatever he wanted. Nobody was looking over his shoulder of feeding him notes. That was just him free ballin' it. He was/is a genius.

[@lordbehemoth7861]

"And you might have noticed that Bill Goldberg did nothing at all." That's this guy's entire career.

[@conniecarroll7222]

Except for the horrible fact that Vince keeps giving him Title matches in WWE which sometimes he wins

[@thebook5458]

@@conniecarroll7222 he draws internationally so thats the whole deal about it.

[@JPX64Channel]

fortunately he is not currently fighting for a title

[@conniecarroll7222]

@@JPX64Channel We are all SO thankful. l!!

[@remyferland8494]

Except hurt people. He managed to do that quite a few times.

[@MarceloSilva-mv5vb]

"Goldberg was a mark for himself" - Scott Hall

[@DrDoomBloom]

Absolutely

[@curtailedbike4123]

Everyone is a mark for themselves

[@Cableguy15]

@Kevin Michaud Nah, if anything he didn't care enough about his character. It's crazy that he never had a title run in WCW.

[@Stuart267]

@@Cableguy15 Hall was dealing with his alcohol issues. but yeah it does suck that he never got a title run as he was a great wrestler despite his demons

[@starbreaker269]

I'm a big fan of Scott but if your a member of the kliq you are a mark for yourself

[@slimchelmi6940]

so glad jericho got out of WCW, not saying he was used to his full potential in WWF/WWE but the big boys at WCW were just not able to be convinced of anything that didn't guarantee money for them

[@pleaseshutup7053]

He was used in wwe to his potential he had great runs.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@planescaped I mean Jericho big show Eddie and Benoit they jumped before wcw folded so I think that’s why wwe looked at them differently and didn’t bury them. The only thing that pissed me off in Jericho’s career is after his legendary feud with Michael’s that gets him to win the world title he loses it at the very next ppv to Batista I was so hot. Jericho about to embark on his greatest run after his greatest feud the best guy in wrestling loses the world title immediately made no sense

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Good point, I barely consider those 4 WCW guys. I'd almost consider Show a WWE guy.

[@gst013]

He became one of the greatest ever thanks to his WWE career. I wouldn't complain too much.

[@LouisBee]

@@planescaped DDP was wasted, as was Scott Steiner. There is always a big "what-if" had WWE ran with Raven vs. Taker rather than DDP vs. Taker. It would have made more sense to have DDP feud with The Rock but we are truly in fantasy booking territory at this point.

[@TheSwordofZero]

That meeting between Jericho, Goldberg, Hogan, and Bischoff was well done. I love the detail of highlighting who was talking and having the text separate appropriately depending on who was speaking. And then the additional meeting towards the end was just the cherry on top, being as crowded as the locker room would be.

[@CCEkeke]

I always wondered why the hell Hogan was even in that meeting with Jericho, Goldberg and Bischoff. The on positive, aside from Jericho standing up from himself, was Hogan clearly seeing that Jericho had a great mind for the business.

[@AlmasyAlliances]

@@CCEkeke From what I know about the WCW side of things, Hogan was basically like 'co-owner'. Not in title or anything, but in essence.

[@ziahamm1603]

Hogan admitting he was wrong? Say it ain't so....

[@evolvedcopper2205]

@@CCEkeke it didnt work for him, brother

[@ryanleikness3414]

Jericho's commitment to making an angle look good and even willing to lose to help others while elevating both himself and opponent. This guy is nothing but excellent

[@charliekline]

😊

[@JSmithRecords]

Meanwhile Nash was just chillin watching the fight 🤣 That whole scene, everybody reacted exactly how you would think lol

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

To be fair, Nash probably would have torn is quad again. If he had gotten involved

[@SpiralPoli]

@@Dr-Alexander-The-Great He'd tear his quad getting breakfast in the morning.

[@caincotterill5493]

Big bag of winds

[@FreshPrincex4]

@@SpiralPoli he'd tear his quad by just standing

[@SpiralPoli]

@@FreshPrincex4 he even would tear his quad by thinking about his quad.

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

The amount of time Jericho deliberately gets Goldberg’s name wrong has me weak!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgew5038]

Hahaha goldfinch

[@TypicalIndian1981]

Yeah goldfish goldfinch goldschlager

[@mohammedbakeer3034]

Goldrush Goldsmith

[@chirho100]

Should have said Gold Digger

[@iamdevilboy5976]

It was hilarious and a huge blow to Goldsmith, I mean Goldberg lol

[@ericbehrens4217]

Jericho and his ability to carry a storyline by himself (the Dean Malenko angle as well as this one) and his amazing heel run was what made Monday Night Nitro must see TV for me. When Jericho left it was the beginning of the end for WCW.

[@protector22222]

dean did a good job with it... it was designed to work around deans already cold and stoic personality. dean was a wrestler not a talker... so jericho allowed him to be exactly what he can do.. dean stayed silent and put on clinics inthe ring while jericho did all the talking and was able to match dean for in ring work... as jericho looks totally different now in AEW im tempted to start the warrior rumor with him. Its not the same man. Its not chris irvine. Chris irvine is retired and doesnt even perform with fozzy anymore. This is a younger heavier guy who was able to closely mimic the jericho style... haha

[@arostwocents]

You know how good someone is when they can make malenko decent TV

[@desfefe]

What I got out of this is that Goldberg was just a brute pushed to no end, while Jericho was a proper technical wrestler. You can tell which one was the better wrestler. And the fact people hold Jericho in higher regard than him speaks for itself.

[@ahangautam8471]

This basically means that obviously size matters a lot but it's not the only thing that matters a lot.

[@bawstonbredbeantownsfinest5249]

what i get from this is Goldberg likely has never been in a real fight in his life. His size and look was enough to intimdate people to back down. His three moves here was a throat grab, an attempted spear, and hair pulling. This all from a guy who is supposed to be a black belt in muay thai i believe.

[@KyleGD]

​@@bawstonbredbeantownsfinest5249he had other moves tho like the flying kick?(?)

[@mathewgladden8914]

Man, hearing these old stories just really shows how HORRIBLY managed WCW was. Can you imagine? With that roster? If they had a meeting, and ONE booker was in charge and everyone from vets to rookies understood how the business worked? They’d still be around today and maybe bigger than WWE

[@Renatogabriel1221]

WCW with sting was absolute gold back in the day... WCW knocked WWE outta the park back than...

[@Stej-i7m]

Eric Bischoff: Multi month feud storylines? Who cares, 3 minute match

[@Confucius202]

Agreed - terribly managed environment (wrestlers forming groups backstage), terribly managed booking and a general lack of understanding the business. Also it's pretty obvious that Sting should have been the one to finally defeat Goldberg.

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

sadly when WCW rose to fame and attracted the big dawgs egos and money went straight to their heads... clear cut classic of cut your nose to spite your face.

[@nitotech]

​@Renatogabriel1221 no it never.

[@dougrobinson6683]

This video was put together extremely well, even compared to this channel's usual high quality. Ending with the backstage 1-0 record was a superb touch to give the whole thing a through-line.

[@PoeticProphetic]

I like all of Jericho’s nicknames for Gold Burger 💪 🍔

[@igorivanov299]

Goldfinch Goldsmith Goldbug Bergermeister Goldeye Goldfish Goldster Goldschlager Goldfinger Goldsworthy Berggold Goldrush

[@Juan_rivera]

@@igorivanov299 Greenberg

[@emello4you]

Gillburg

[@JFirecracker]

I want to see a new list: the thousand-and-one names of Goldbrick

[@Diepzeevis]

Missed the opportunity for Goldilocks

[@haiasieel6099]

Gotta love that Jericho gave Kenny Powers his WCW debut as the Jericho Ninja.

[@mac9983]

Le Flama Blanca

[@DrewKane]

26:40 Jericho calls him a goof. In Canada at the time, calling someone a goof was fighting words. It was jail slang for pedophile, but was also the word you called someone when you wanted to kick off a fight.

[@bisquit48]

Wow learned some thing new

[@tonyj8011]

I've seen more fights pop off over the word goof than anything else in Canada Lol

[@markperry2827]

USA's hat has some crazy culture to be sure.

[@caramel7149]

Goof is such a gentle insult that it carries no malice in the USA. It's like saying buddy. It's wild that it apparently is or was such a strong insult in Canada.

[@evanabbott2737]

Down here in the states, it’s “chomo”, fyi

[@Kyle-gi2jb]

Jericho may just be the GOAT. Just the longevity of his career and how he has been able to remain interesting throughout.

[@DespicablepunK25]

He's terrible in AEW though.

[@DespicablepunK25]

@jabroni destroyer exactly my thoughts.

[@jetholcomb1]

He’s lasted this long because, he took long vacations in between stints. He’s a douche canoe in person.

[@neilmurray8920]

Wrestling backstage drama is such a gold mine for a youtube channel like this. There's TONS of stories out there like this one and I'm looking forward to more videos along the same lines :D Good job.

[@Atroz7]

I thought the Jericho “wins” were just poking fun at the phantom wins for the Goldberg streak

[@subMJM]

He shoulda showed up a week later with like 12 wins tacked on, implying they had like 2-3 matches a day or something.

[@Nebocsid]

This video raises the inevitable question: When do we get a Rise of Ralphus video?

[@dwightcortes1130]

He needs to show up at AEW😆😅 it would be epic..

[@Nebocsid]

@@dwightcortes1130 Sadly, I think he passed on a couple years ago.

[@MADNESS_NH_97]

@@Nebocsid Yes, Jericho announced it last year, that Ralphud died in 2019.

[@bigpoppajersh]

@@MADNESS_NH_97 it could still happen if he was creamated and he brings the ashes in

[@youngimperialistmkii]

@@MADNESS_NH_97 aw😢

[@MrCromocrunch]

It’s around this time I was starting to get sick of Goldberg. Squashing jobbers is one thing but three minute matches against established stars was too much.

[@michaellee8815]

Imagine how much better so many things would have been if people just listened to CJ’s ideas. He’s not selfish or egotistical; he’s smart and hardworking

[@UpUpBobby]

Yeah maybe young Jericho. AEW Jericho buries all the young talent that he works with and has been responsible for some of the worst wrestling television in history

[@blackmantis3130]

Not egotistical? 😂😂😂

[@Getloose360]

@@UpUpBobbythat’s total BS

[@sloth021]

​@@UpUpBobbybruhhh

[@notanundercovercop8851]

I always call him Botch-Turd

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

Booker's reaction is probably the best part of this story.

[@markperry2827]

Booker is a funny guy. He could cut a hell of a promo.

[@jameswarner5878]

As a hardcore Jerichoholic I loved every second of this.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Except for wcw management disrespecting Jericho

[@sahilarora850]

@@pleaseshutup7053 and that was The fuel to the fire.

[@markperry2827]

@@pleaseshutup7053 that was WCW. They disrespected everyone. That is why they were great for a period of time. An organized shat show was more entertaining than what Vince was putting on TV.

[@josephryan1701]

It was great for the jerichohics

[@jjj2619]

GOOOOOOLDBERG GOOOOOOLDBERG

[@kylereece1979]

Utterly LOVED Eddie Vedder's vocals for Even Flow hovering over Jericho's WCW theme which of course was "influenced" by the Pearl Jam classic. 👍👏👏

[@antology7]

Yeah, maybe he should get Cobain’s vocals over DDP’s theme for a DDP bio.

[@RevTekMedia]

Exxxceeeeeeeept they were in two different keys…. Painful 😫😫😫

[@bigroaststyrone8135]

I remember someone making a video on it. Apparently in the US (At least at the time) the courts would only look at the sheet for the music, they wouldn’t actually listen to the song. That meant that when Nirvana or Pearl Jam got pissy with WCW they had no chance in court

[@AjatiMimi]

@@RevTekMedia Yep. Jarring!

[@boomerang1137]

"You could never last with me in the ring" I'm sorry, but I had to pause the video for a moment because I was laughing so hard. The ego Goldberg has to have the audacity to say that Jericho couldn't last with him, even in 1998? Come down from the clouds sometime, Bill.

[@VodkaVodoka]

Yeeeah... Goldberg was green at that point, while Jericho had been around the world and had been in business for several years. Did Goldberg seriously think that wrestling was about actually beating somebody in a fight?

[@DrDoomBloom]

Yeah Goldberg was a super mark for himself and it had to be pretty embarrassing for veterans of the locker room back then

[@Paranitis]

The fact that his evidence of greatness was that he beat a "wrestler" (Hogan) in the ring, so he would beat Jericho IRL? Jesus Christ this guy.

[@russianbear6384]

Jericho would've kicked his ass

[@renatoism]

@@russianbear6384 Jericho did kick Goldberg's ass

[@TheChrisHype]

"I'm the guy who beat Hulk Hogan for the title!" Oh, for God's sake, Bill...

[@Xehanort10]

Bill "It's still real to me dammit" Goldberg.

[@dmurphy1578]

He thought it was real didn’t he.

[@shemuelisrael4871]

Lol

[@ROFLSoup]

@@dmurphy1578 I think it was more a status issue. While Jericho had more in-ring talent and better mic skills than just about everyone, he was one of the many kept down by the older generation at that time. Status wise Jericho, as great as he was, was a tv champion aka 3rd tier, he was at the time in the same status as guys like Dean Malenko, Chavo, La Parka, Regal but was a fan favorite due to in-ring work and promo ability. Goldberg was up there status wise with the main eventers, the world champions, the 1st tier guys like Hogan, Flair, Nash, Sting, DDP. His rise was too fast for him to look at himself like the guy who should be doing favors to guys like Jericho then. He didn't want to work with him at the time when he could be headlining PPV's with Sting, DDP, Steiner, Hogan, Savage, Nash, The Giant, Hall, taking out entire factions in handicap matches etc. Was he wrong for it? Hell yes! But like it was mentioned in the video, there were lots of people in Goldbergs ear at the time saying he shouldn't be working with Jericho, which was most likely the same guys keeping guys like Jericho down. They not only wanted to be the guys working with Goldberg, but also the longer Jericho got the rub working angles with Goldberg, the more likely guys like Hogan and Nash would have to be working with him and sharing their spot with him as well. That would have actually been great for WCW, but those guys wanted to keep their own circle to draw money for themselves and keep main eventing.

[@Ben-il3oc]

Goldberg is taking himself too seriously during this saga w Jericho.

[@SJReid82]

Used to watch WCW just for Jericho. Heel Jericho was absolutely hysterical, and when he brought the whole show over to WWF/E, it was awesome, and the Rock did him a real solid with that debut.

[@aceventurapetdetective1736]

I heard of egos but Bill takes the cake. So blinded that he didnt even notice how Jericho wanted to give him a squash win.

[@davidterry919]

I have watched wrestling scenes the late 70's . I never cared for Goldberg , but Jericho is a underrated wrestler. He should have been a lot bigger than some of those wrestlers . Some of big men was not wrestlers. Just washed up football players that didn't save there money. They were stiff in the ring and not very agile , but still entertainment for people.

[@blackmantis3130]

Besides Goldberg name the football stars?

[@michaellee8815]

5:33 is just one example of Chris not afraid to laugh at himself and do whatever it takes to push a story even at his expense because it’s good storytelling

[@gochasingwaterfalls9970]

Late 90’s petulant and egotistical heel Jericho is one of my favourite wrestlers ever. I still chuckle to myself When I think about him feuding with Dean Malenko and he would come out and read from his list of moves.

[@jameyanderson3839]

No. 578....ARMBAR!!

[@charliezoa4899]

That episode was epic.

[@toasty862]

God that was funny. "The moss covered, three handled, family gredunzel!"

[@mikecasale438]

Absolutely loved the 1004 move list. Freaking gold

[@InfestedChris]

As a kid watching this feud live on WcW was special like Chris says. It was a legendary feud similar to Vince and Stone Cold. You have a goofy character and a serious character and it worked very well. You wanted Goldberg to get his hands on him and when he did it was golden. Then when WWF had the clock counting down, that 3, 2, 1 BOOM! Break the wall down! Welcome to RAW IS JERICHO. Dude I never seen someone transition from wcw to wwf like that and do it this well and hype it the way he did.

[@woobgamer5210]

he even promo'd against the Rock on his WWF debut

[@Clips_36]

I've heard about this feud but not in depth, it's always great to hear about these kinda things like Booker T and Batista. A lot of wrestlers that have the muscle don't have the technical prowess that a lot of the smaller guys have because there body is just for show. The only guys I can think of that can back this claim up in todays wrestling are Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar

[@wce05308]

Thanks for that captain obvious

[@Clips_36]

@@wce05308 you're welcome

[@wce05308]

@@Clips_36 we need guys like you to point out stuff everyone knows. Good job kid.

[@Clips_36]

@@wce05308 that's good to know because guys like you are to slow to figure out simplicity, so it gives guys like me a bit of a reason to dangle a carrot in front of you and say "reach out a little bit more young fella" then pat you on the head when you actually get the carrot

[@Clips_36]

@@wce05308 in all fairness you probably don't know much about wrestling besides watching old clips on youtube and watching from the PG era and up so relax yourself

[@DJDoubleCee]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Goldberg had feuds with a lot of people backstage. I definitely don’t think Jericho was the only one.

[@LongHuynh-bx5ll]

Hall and Nash were the instigator for jericho

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

@@LongHuynh-bx5ll for the goldberg stuff? Naw but they did have an incident... Jericho and hall I mean

[@robertlawrence4719]

@@stevenmacaulay8807 really? Hall put Jericho over on nitro.

[@stevenmacaulay8807]

@@robertlawrence4719 I meant backstage... Hall apprently told jericho people didn't pay to see him put on good matches and only to see the names like his/nwo/sting... According to jericho and other people there he stood up for himself and hall backed down like a typical bully. He did put him over when he wasn't supposed to, my guess is he earned some respect by not just backing down.

[@robertlawrence4719]

@@stevenmacaulay8807 Well that is the nature of the beast in sports , police , military , fire depots and wrestling . You gotta prove your self and prove you are tough and belong . There will be hazing and dudes that test ya. Best thing to do is stand up for your self and don’t take the bs , like Jericho did . Doing that , most if the time you earn there respect .

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

Goldberg really thought him being undefeated was real lol😂 like thought it was a boxing record

[@underpressure07140]

And you thought he would have known his place after Regal gave him the business

[@OliveMule]

Boxing is more fixed than pro wrestling

[@solascriptura-e7t]

Exactly. Bios did a video about the match with Regal, and how it was literally to expose how much a fraud Goldfish actually is,@@underpressure07140 .

[@twig8523]

@@OliveMule No way! ... boxing is half as fixed as pro wrestling, 3/4s tops. 😆

[@thebest12700]

@@OliveMule lol feels that way sometimes.

[@AJ_savage16]

Booker T recation to their fight was hilarious 😂

[@MrDrmorbid]

This was so well done and not in small part due to Jericho's accounts. I think I will pick up his books. It can't be overstated how Chris Jericho is likely THE greatest wrestler of all time IMO. He has been able to reinvent himself over and over, maintain being interesting, integrate his various talents into wrestling for a better experience (ie: his music), and perform at a high level. I will argue that some of his best OVERALL work is in AEW and he brought me back to wrestling after bailing at around 2008. I remember the antics of Jericho and he was a troll before troll culture became an artform and not something necessarily reviled. Not to mention, he didn't get buried by the WWF. And if anyone wants to see what Jericho was just a couple years into his career, watch the pop for Jericho's debut in WWF. We all knew he was possibly going over, but we didn't know when. Then there he was. The only other pop so big was DDP unmasking.

[@jjj2619]

Goldberg chants in WCW were louder than any of his pops.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Oh yeah I remember in WWE Jericho conviced Lance Storm to kill Goldberg

[@MrDp115]

I love both of these guys but Y2J made Goldberg eat a big ass slice of humble pie.

[@gregoryjohnson9733]

Sure sounds like it. When you punch the bully in the mouth, the bully tends to become friends with you. I guess its a respect thing.

[@derekcwly]

Goldberg knew it, too. That's probably why you don't really hear him talk about this.

[@thamayor6324]

Imagine Jericho using the code breaker back then and reversing the spear.

[@topdhen]

William Montgomery has entered the chat

[@devild1986]

The timing to make it look natural would have to be spot on for both people.

[@movingman67]

20+ years later Jericho is still re inventing himself to not only stay relevant. As much of a legend as he is, he is still underrated. I remember falling out of my chair laughing when he first said Greenberg! WCW didn't know what they had with Jericho. However, it did lead to the greatest WWE intro of all time.

[@igreh1337]

I love this behind the scenes stuff, it's so fascinating. Do more of these, even on subjects that you feel have already been covered by others, I am a casual fan and don't know about a lot of this stuff, and your videos are great.

[@jameson3500]

Sounds like Goldberg was taking himself way too seriously.

[@BearFaceTV]

I think Scott hall said something about him being a mark for himself

[@igorivanov299]

Goldfinch Goldsmith Goldbug Bergermeister Goldeye Goldfish Goldster Goldschlager Goldfinger Goldstein Goldsworthy Berggold Goldrush

[@mageside]

@@igorivanov299 this some sort of mantra for you Igor?

[@kongmengyang1098]

He does.

[@wilsonsmanz]

Yeh but remember we are getting a one sided story.

[@antoniogreen8601]

Brilliant! Yet another situation that contributes to the demise of WCW. I mean just imagine if Bischoff took a gamble on Jericho. I’m not saying it would’ve ultimately saved WCW but it certainly could’ve done the company some good.

[@louisvelez40]

The best thing Jericho did was leave that company in WCW. His matches along with his heel character were underrated but never really noticed by higher ups. Pretty sure Goldberg has had issues with other people other than Jericho.

[@davidhervey691]

I remember when Jericho went to WWE, I was confuse why it was such a big deal because he was always a Mid card in WCW. Twenty plus years later and I'm glad Vince gave him a chance to do his thing. He literally became one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of wrestling.

[@NitroNEXT]

He made the right choice but it would have been interesting if he'd stayed during the Russo era. He'd probably have gotten Jarret's spot and might've even become champion, although it was a sinking ship by that point so he'd have still ended up in WWE with the invasion most likely.

[@solascriptura-e7t]

The KZbinr, Plana Productions, has a video titled, "Why Chris Jericho is the GOAT", @@davidhervey691. You should check it out.

[@davidhervey691]

@@solascriptura-e7t thanks I will

[@louisvelez40]

@@solascriptura-e7t He deleted the video and made another one on why he lost respect for Jericho

[@bruklynbrawlr121]

The fact that Jericho wanted to get Bill over by sacrificing himself in such a way shows U the kind of a man he is & at the same time shows U the kind of a man Goldberg is who refused just because he didn't do comedy matches even if it generated heat for his opponent & increased his popularity among the fans, should be an indication to why Jericho is a success & Goldberg isn't.

[@woobgamer5210]

Jericho loves bumping. He's as good a bumper as a promo cutter. Remember his falls from the tall ladder in the 2016 RAW where the lunatic fringe climbed up Jericho's ladder while everyone else was getting off theirs, and gave Jericho a big punch to make him fall to the mat? That was when he just became mid 40. Dude still bumps in AEW in his late 40s and now early 50s.

[@Spawn28900]

It's kinda funny how both Jericho and Goldberg's WWE debuts involved The Rock.

[@ronin7997]

Sounded like Bill Goldberg had a ton of personal insecurities during his initial runs in the WCW and WWF. Definitely didn't help he was fast-tracked past training and mat fundamentals. Jericho knocking him down a few pegs was probably the best thing to check Goldberg's fragile ego.

[@jamieholmes4751]

Chris Jericho must be a legit tough guy lol Ends up fighting with Goldberg (in which he held his own and I think won) and gets up in Brock Lesnar’s face after his match with Randy Orton at Summerslam 😃😃😃

[@spookerredmenace3950]

or just looks out for his friends, most bullies are cowards, Brock i dont see being a coward but should be kept in check

[@stonecold6521]

Yeah Jericho was just standing up for Randy but let's be honest. Lesnar wouldn't have felt any threat from Jericho at all.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@stonecold6521 true, if Brock wanted to murder someone he could and no one could stop him lol

[@stonecold6521]

@@spookerredmenace3950 Nobody except maybe Haku/Meng. Too many guys put Haku number 1 as toughest wrestler ever. Kurt Angle as well might have had a shot before Lesnar trained in MMA.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@stonecold6521 now Kurt vs Brock in a shoot fight would be awesome, i think Kurt in his prime could put the beast down,

[@brandonsmith4183]

Goldberg didn't stand a chance against the man of 1004 holds (and he wrote them all down!).

[@CCEkeke]

Number 4: ARM BARRRR!

[@thomasbatta3250]

Number 5 Arm drag

[@markcarloestabillo5461]

My Favorite: "Number 107: Arm Bar!"

[@calvinfolan1736]

Even the mighty Goldberg was NO MATCH for the Saskatchewan Spinning Nerve Hold!

[@bundy3331]

Goldberg doesn't know anything about wrestling, period. Jericho was taught by the best,, Stu Hart,, The Hart family has a well known reputation of being the best, They are..

[@evolvedcopper2205]

I cant get over the fact that Nash sat their watching literally everything in that fight 😂

[@pleaseshutup7053]

That is the most believable part of the story.

[@woobgamer5210]

Nash, like most the Clique back then, loved to stir trouble backstage.

[@thunderking8925]

Nash and Goldberg are Jewish buddies

[@TheBrister]

I think Goldberg would like to have this one back. He didn't understand that the more outlandish Jericho was being, the more satisfying it would be when Goldberg finally tore him apart. It's called heat, Bill.

[@calvuswom8603]

I cant stop thinking about Goldberg screaming with tears in his eyes to Jericho, who just punched him after getting pulled by the hair by him, "your mother is a goof!" its hilarious.

[@mikem10481]

And Booker T's reaction too.

[@vernon.govender]

Booker T - "Tell me he didn't just say that"

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Wouldn't you just loved to have been on the sidelines to hear that firsthand. I would have collapsed into a fit of laughter.

[@guislarcia6423]

Goldberg lost out on seemingly good pay days by not working properly with Jericho in WCW 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@shanehart1520]

Jericho could have given him great matches too. Wcw was always a mess.

[@robertlake9009]

I have been binge watching your channel recently. You do a great job with these. And your reliving the war series is on point. Keep on rocking in the free world and doot doodle oot doot, do do.

[@GtheMVP]

I heard Bill say on Stone Cold's podcast (something like) that he was humbled by Chris, as his head was too big. This was a few years ago. ANyone else recall this, or am I dead wrong lol btw, "Nash Mantis" killed me. Great video man, as always!

[@kylemcgill2966]

*You do not sleep! Thanks for the A+ content!*

[@jasonmccrank4981]

Vince McMahon didn't care too much for Jericho at the beginning either. So it wasn't just WCW doubting him. Jericho basically pushed himself to the forefront by sheer force of will. Not something that we usually see in the "brass ring" world of WWF/E.

[@bryanwong1625]

Thats bull. He debuted against the rock

[@jasonmccrank4981]

@@bryanwong1625 And then he rubbed some people in the lockerroom the wrong way (including The Undertaker) and McMahon got bored of his new toy. He was midcarding it for a sizable chunk of 2000.

[@kristianolliviere9045]

Overconfidence will do that to you

[@woobgamer5210]

at leeast he had promo game even during that time. the mid 2000s was when he really shined. and he shined again in mid 2010s wwe

[@babauranai]

@@jasonmccrank4981 collecting the European and Intercontinental titles is pretty good for midcard, plus he still got programs with Triple H and his fake title win during his first year. It took Jericho less than 2 years from his debut to win a world title against The fuckin Rock in 2001 not to mention the Undisputed championship win later that year. Evidence does say that Vince liked Chris

[@derekborba9574]

I've been sick with covid for about 2 weeks now. Your videos have been a huge part of me not losing my mind.

[@WrestlingBios]

Get well soon!!

[@derekborba9574]

@@WrestlingBios thank you so much! Couple more days of quarantine and I'm gonna be back to normal life. Can't wait for Thursday for reliving the war. Best channel on KZbin. Keep up the great work.

[@zacharythomason7359]

Get Better soon.

[@derekborba9574]

@@zacharythomason7359 thanks brotha. I don't wish this on ANYONE. Horrible on another level.

[@lordeowstheking]

🙄

[@alecaquino4306]

Say what you want about Chris Jericho, but he has proven time and time again that he has a real keen aptitude for the business of professional wrestling.

[@JayTeeAyy]

Goldberg telling Jericho that he isn’t a comedy act is ironically comedic

[@JohnnyCash-wr5zl]

And Jericho just kicked his ass!

[@michaelpeacock4228]

What I'm probably left wondering the most about is this: Jericho went into detail about this incident, and while you pointed out his chronology is a bit "loose", it's also not entirely unbelievable. Goldberg doesn't talk much about it, because he doesn't want to talk "comedy" wrestling. (Nowadays it's more tragi-comedy, but that's another topic...) But with Nash being around for BOTH scenarios... has he gone into depth about it on any of his shoots? Kevin LOVES to talk like he's the coolest cat in the room, so him adding his two cents about this heated situation is not far from the Nash bag-o-tricks!

[@levibradley5098]

Nash won't tell a story without some lie that makes him look good. He can't do that here

[@rileyk5228]

He'd take a chance to bury Jericho... Every one of them still acts like it was not a big deal him jumping to WWE, which shows how far from the pulse they were

[@levibradley5098]

@@rileyk5228 See just don't think he can do that here. Listen to him talk about the Fingerpoke of Doom, lying b****rd knows that he had a hand in it and REFUSES to take responsibility for it. He won't talk unless he twist it, and he is smart enough to know that he can't do that here.

[@gameplaysolotheblade]

I feel you could have extended this as a two parter, one their real backstage heat on WCW and another video, their heat on WWE, but overall, this was a quality watch as always. Always love the side by side video acting as a visual aid for the texts/quotes read out from the book you purchased for these reliving wrestling series. Wondering if you did the Ric flair vs Mick foley as there were actual heat according to their books.

[@stansmith5610]

No need to extend, this showed us everything we need to know about this fued

[@jefferyjones8399]

I constantly forget that Jericho’s WCW theme was a ripoff of Even Flow. Lol

[@ShawnSandiego]

His face-theme was an instrumental of Mammoth's "All The Days"

[@luisgomez8635]

Some of the best comedic mic work and backstage segments of Jericho's career.

[@jackkitchen737]

This was a much better story than I expected. Jericho tells stories better than almost anyone. I like how he changes Goldberg's name all the time lol. You have a new subscriber.

[@WanderingRurouni92]

I could listen to the part about the backstage fight on repeat. It's beautiful.

[@SteelyBud]

Even Vince McMahon must have loved this - that man LOVES him a midget parody match!

[@broncoroc27]

Goldberg was a huge reason why I made the full switch to WWF

[@jayasuriyaks6220]

Kenny omega is the reason why I lost hope in aew.

[@werewolfplays4209]

@@jayasuriyaks6220K didn't ask

[@lareh5501]

Wait, wait, wait... at 24:40 Jericho held onto his patented front facelock??!!?? I for sure thought once he got him on the ground, he would've locked in THE AAARRRMMM BAAARRR!!!!!

[@macnolds4145]

Great vid. I think you did a good job representing all sides and putting a lot of fragmented pieces we all know in a coherent manner. Kudos.

[@1KingCoop]

Bischoff and Hogan basically played Jericho in a way. Same with Goldberg, Goldberg had a hell of an ego. That Jericho/Goldberg feud in WCW would have worked in my opinion if everyone played ball.

[@ManofGold24]

These guys like being at the top. Chris Jericho was doing something that was mutually beneficial but they didn’t want him to get any shine.

[@1KingCoop]

@@ManofGold24 Yeah man pretty much, and that's sad because at the end of the day it could have helped them both.

[@923crono]

Goldberg was high off of his "hogan" run. Jericho made the right call to leave such a poorly run company

[@woobgamer5210]

Remember, we were only 1 month and a few days away from the Finger Poke of doom.

[@1KingCoop]

@@woobgamer5210 that's right the finger poker of doom did happen the very next month I completely forgot about that being in the same time frame.

[@htownborn92]

I love the way you blended Pearl Jam’s Evenflow with Jericho’s WCW theme

[@AWF1000]

I love the nicknames he gave Goldberg. Goldfish, Bill Goldeye, Goldfinger, Billy Boy, Bergermeister, Goldschlager, Goldsworthy, The Mighty Berggold, Goldrush.. What an absolute legend Chris Jericho is.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Don't forget 'Greenberg'....

[@rdeschain7707]

your content is the best.

[@dmaster5556]

25:30 I got a good laugh out of you photoshopping Hurricane and Christian into the WWE locker room with Jericho, Goldberg, and Nash lol.

[@mrmoose6619]

This cemented my positiveness of Jericho and my negativity of Oldberg... Greenberg.... Boldnerd... whatever you want to call the Chump of this story. Remember it well. Final Result: Jericho 5 Greenberg 0.

[@skantant4239]

I love this channel.

[@billblaski9523]

I mean i just really cant believe how naive and how much of a mark Goldberg was for himself if he's getting mad at Jericho for the storylines that WCW bookers are giving them.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

That part where he told Jericho "I don't do the comedy stuff that you do" during a mini-tantrum was odd to me. It's an entertainment company you guys work for on top of everything. Chillax Bill.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

It shouldn't been a squash match on ppv . should been longer

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

Jeircho was over on wcw why make him a squash victim

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@Vintage Wrestling Zone Goldberg might told Eric no

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

@Vintage Wrestling Zone off topic but I had interesting conversation with wrestling fan .they said WCW had better Wrestlers and WWE had better entertainers

[@irvinmorales1409]

The amount of insulting nicknames Jericho came up for Goldberg has me dying!

[@juliangallegos7627]

This was an amazing video thank you so much for putting it together!

[@TakeABumpVC]

It woulda been the best thing if Jericho applied a shoot chinlock. "CHRIS JERICHO CHINLOCK"

[@CCEkeke]

ARM BARRRRR!!

[@KETO.n.WRESTLING]

It would've been a big money match in WCW, I would've paid the $29.99

[@bear1940]

I was a huge Goldberg fan in the WCW days and I loved this angle with Jericho. Jericho was right, people would have paid to watch Goldberg squash him. I know I would have. I believe these 2 have buried the hatchet now but that was a huge miss not booking Goldberg and Jericho in a PPV

[@papaithesailorman]

The narrative strategies employed in this video is remarkable; worth praises for innovative visual methods to delineate an event that just MIGHT have happened. Clever use of footages to substantiate tbe backstage scuffle.

[@charlesrose1382]

Great episode. Love the behind the scenes comments

[@lazypaladin]

Oooo, you *WOULD* upload at 10pm UK time before I head to dreamland! You *WOULD* keep me up for longer as I end up down a rabbit hole of hinging your content! And I *WOULD* like you to continue, thank you I love your content, please don't ban me!

[@KJP863]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!! Goldberg Was A Bully, Chris Humbled Him.

[@sof5858]

I love the way Jericho refers to Goldberg in a different name each time 😂.

[@joshuagaffney458]

Wow, you did a great job on this! How the hell am I just finding you now? Liked and subscribed! Thank you for your hard work!

[@bundy3331]

Jericho wrestled back with the family of Hart"s.The Dad Stu Hart (who was a excellent grappler/ wrestler) who trained his 8 sons Brett,Owen most known;also Superstar Billy Graham, Fritz Von Erich, Edge, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Christian.Also Davey Boy an The Anvil, So don't think for one moment that Chris can't tear Goldberg a new asshole.Because he can!!!

[@markperry2827]

Jericho is 2 and 0 in backstage fights. Beat Goldberg and HHH