Skairipa Matrix
3 Time Elite Openweight Champion
I am surprised. I think of Goldberg as an IWC whipping boy. I expect Andre to lose unfairly to the Harts, Guerreros, Punks, and Jerichos of the world but not someone with a crap legacy like Goldberg. It is the damn prime argument that I can't stand. Legacy should win over prime, especially when you have two guys who are no longer working, let alone at the top of their profession. Goldberg had what? 5 years? It was a great run for the most part but after a while it got tiresome and hard to believe. His signatures (the spear and jackhammer) were the kind of moves that were either impossible to affect or even apply to a guy the size and build of Andre (again Andre is not Big Show). On top of that, put a long weapon in Andre's hands (like a ladder) and you lose any speed advantage. And on top of on top of that, ladder matches are never about the faster guy racing to the top. They are about a vicious struggle leading to one guy slowly and dramatically reaching the prize. A speed advantage means nothing at the end.
Shit, this would have made for a better argument than "Goldberg would never fight on the Sabbath".
Oh well, time to either move on to Hogan or to stop caring. And no, as much as I love Ricky Steamboat he has no business making it too far.
Yeah I loved your argument that Andre would just knock Goldberg out with the ladder because it's probably true. Andre could also just put Goldberg through a bunch of ladders until he can't even stand.
People assume Andre is Big Show and that's why he lost this round. Would you have voted Andre over Hogan?