Former WCW booker Kevin Sullivan shared his original plan to end Goldberg‘s impressive 173-match win streak in WCW.
During an interview with WrestleZone, Sullivan revealed that instead of the controversial finish where Scott Hall used a cattle prod to help Kevin Nash secure the victory, he wanted the match to have a clean finish. In his proposed finish, Goldberg would whip Nash into the corner, and charge at him, but Nash would move out of the way. Goldberg would then hit the ring post and stumble back into Nash, who would deliver a big boot followed by a powerbomb, resulting in a clean pinfall victory and Nash winning the WCW Championship.
And the day he got beat, I really, really — my finish was, rather than a cattle prod and 12 people running down. I wanted Bill [Goldberg] to whip Kevin [Nash] into the corner, go for his charge, Kevin moves out of the way, Bill [would] hit the post and come back out. Kevin gives him a big boot, gives him the powerbomb, and beats him 1-2-3.
Sullivan drew a comparison to the end of Mike Tyson’s undefeated streak in boxing, explaining that just as Tyson lost clean to Buster Douglas, he wanted Goldberg to experience a clean loss.
Why I wanted that was because he had won clean all the time. I wanted him to lose clean. It’s like when Mike Tyson went over and fought [Buster] Douglas, nobody thought Douglas had a chance. But Mike got knocked out. It was a clean knockout. It wasn’t a referee’s decision or a split decision by the referee or two judges.
Why Did Kevin Sullivan Want Goldberg’s WCW Streak To End Clean?
Sullivan believed that this finish could have set the stage for a compelling trilogy of matches between Nash and Goldberg for the WCW Title, by ending the streak in this manner it would have showcased Goldberg’s vulnerability and added a new dynamic to his character. However, WCW ultimately went with the controversial cattle prod finish, which received mixed reactions from fans and critics alike.
Kevin Sullivan has also stated in the past that he created the Goldberg character.
H/t to TJRWrestling.net