Nic Nemeth, who has firsthand experience in the ring with Goldberg, offered his perspective on the upcoming WWE World Heavyweight Championship match pitting the Hall of Famer against Gunther. Speaking on “Busted Open,” Nemeth acknowledged that while Gunther seems to be the logical victor, the possibility of Goldberg winning the title in his retirement match should not be dismissed.
The contest, scheduled for Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 12 in Goldberg’s hometown of Atlanta, presents a fascinating booking scenario. Nemeth detailed how a surprise championship change could plausibly unfold.
“With WWE, you never know if he’s gonna win that title, and if you wanna say like ‘oh, in this era sometimes people are champions for two-three years now,’ well, that title changed two weeks ago, or a week ago whatever it was. You could go one more time real quick and then go back to Gunther and then he has it for five years and you go ‘hey listen, he had these four reigns over fifteen years,’ and you go ‘okay, great,’ but there is a genuine chance,” Nemeth teased.
Nemeth, who once thought Bron Breakker would be Goldberg’s final opponent, sees immense potential in the clash with Gunther. He argued that a loss would not harm the dominant “Ring General,” who has only been defeated three times on the main roster.
In his final analysis, Nemeth envisioned a grand spectacle and gave his ultimate prediction, though he left room for doubt and noted how things might be different under past leadership.
“It’s going to be a four-minute match but it’s going to be drawn out for fifteen or twenty minutes and it should be and it should be a spectacle and the pageantry should be there but I think Gunther wins but in my head there’s always, always a shred of doubt. If Vince [McMahon] was in charge, it’s like sixty-forty (percent change) (Goldberg)’s winning but I don’t know, I don’t know where they’re gonna go, he shouldn’t win,” Nemeth stated.