Figure Four Weekly 2/6/2017: How WWE got it right with Goldberg this time

Over a decade after their match at Madison Square Garden was nearly booed out of the building, it’s remarkable that Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar will once again be a marquee match on a WrestleMania card in 2017.

Their collision course that became inevitable once Goldberg was booked to dominate Lesnar at Survivor Series took the next step forward on last week’s Raw as Paul Heyman challenged Goldberg to the rematch on behalf of Lesnar. All that remains are formalities and to see if WWE will follow through with their plans to make the match for the Universal title.

That Goldberg is even in this position is pretty much unfathomable. Perhaps it shouldn’t feel that way with how WWE always uses part-timers to boost their biggest show of the year. Lesnar participating in one of WrestleMania’s key matches is hardly a surprise. He’s been positioned as maybe WWE’s top star since he returned from the UFC in 2012. But something about Goldberg feels different than the others who have occupied similar roles.

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