Is this the end of Goldberg?

The icon of WCW and WWE, Goldberg, gets one last shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship! But can he still win the big one? Or will Gunther simply retire him?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Randy Orton w/ Jelly Roll VS Drew McIntyre w/ Logan Paul; Orton wins.
• WWE United States Championship: Solo Sikoa w/ MFT VS Jimmy Uso; Solo wins and retains the title.
• Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman VS LA Knight; Knight wins.
• WWE World Heavyweight Championships: GUNTHER VS Goldberg; Gunther wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Randy Orton w/ Jelly Roll VS Drew McIntyre w/ Logan Paul!

Just last night on SmackDown, The Viper came to the defense of the Nashville music star, and then the favor was returned when the Scottish Terminator left Orton vulnerable for that  vulture known as The Maverick, Logan Paul. Now, both Orton and McIntyre want to be back in line for the WWE Championship, but who takes the first major step forward?

Atlanta sings with Voices as Orton & Jelly Roll make their way to the ring together. And even if there were songs to McIntyre’s song, the fans would refuse to sing it since he’s got Logan with him. The bell rings and the fans rally as Orton and Drew circle. They tie up, Drew kicks low and throws hands. Drew fires hands on Orton in the corner, then climbs up to rain down fists! The fans boo but Drew only gest to five as Orton slips out to trip him up! Orton goes up and he picks up the pace to throw nine punches, and then LARIAT Drew up and out for the tenth! The fans fire up, Orton goes out, and Logan talks trash.

Drew fights Orton off, then turns things around, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton writhes from suffering his own move, but Drew DESK BACK SUPLEXES again! Drew stands tall already while Saturday Night’s Main Event goes to break.

SNME returns, Orton kicks low and ROCKS Drew! Orton ROCKS Drew more, fires hands in the corner, then whips corner to corner. Drew reverses, Orton hits buckles hard, and Logan smirks and nods. The fans rally and Jelly coaches Orton, but Drew kicks Orton. Drew mockingly asks what happened to Orton, and he CHOPS! And CHOPS! Orton just glares at Drew! The fans fire up as Drew CHOPS and Orton doesn’t flinch! Drew whips, Orton rebounds off buckles to LARIAT! And LARIAT! And then dodge to SNAP- NO, Drew avoids the powerslam! GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! Drew runs up, but Orton TOSSES Drew to the apron!

Drew climbs up, but Orton avoids the leap! Drew rolls, returns, but into the SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Orton watches Drew bail out. Orton pursues, has Drew at commentary, DESK BACK SUPLEX! DESK BACK SUPLEX AGAIN! And then DESK BACK SUPLEX again! How is that desk still standing!? Logan talks trash, Orton backs him off, but then Drew throat chops! Drew puts Orton in the ring, walks off the pain, but Orton catches him in the ropes! DRAPING DDT! The fans fire up for Orton and he hears those voices! Orton tells Drew to rise up, but Logan gets on the apron! Orton scares Logan off, CLAYMORE for Orton! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!

The fans fire up and Drew is shocked! Logan and Jelly talk trash on each other, and Logan shoves Jelly! Logan says Jelly is in the wrong arena! Jelly dares Logan to do that again, so Logan shoves Jelly! Jelly SHOVES Logan! The fans fire up for Jelly, but Drew tells Jelly to back off! Don’t get involved in his business unless you wanna get in this ring! Jelly tells Drew not to try him. Drew goes to Orton, hauls him up, R K O!! Cover, Orton wins!

Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall

Orton gets the big win thanks to Jelly Roll having his back! But ONE LUCKY RIGHT from Logan! Logan rains down fists and the fans boo! Jelly gets mad, is he gonna do like last night? The fans cheer him on, so Jelly storms into the ring! Jelly drags Logan off of Orton and throws him down! Logan and Jelly get in each other’s face, Logan swings but Jelly DECKS Logan first! The fans fire up with Jelly Roll! Jelly checks if Orton is okay, but CLAYMORE from Drew!! Drew says he just warned Jelly and look what happened! Logan applauds, but Adam Pearce AND Nick Aldis are out here to shout at Drew for assaulting a non-wrestler and a guest of the WWE!

The fans boo and Orton sees what happened! Orton is furious, but there’s nothing he can do about things now. Will Orton and Jelly get some semblance of payback soon enough?

Saturday Night’s Main Event returns and…

The Raw & SmackDown General Managers continue to shout and reprimand Drew & Logan for what they did tonight. Make it make sense! Logan says the GMs play favorites! Drew says Jelly got in the ring first! Jelly hit Logan, Drew hit back! The GMs still don’t accept that, but what consequences will there be for these two being so impulsive?

Some WWE Superstars are in the crowd.

With WWE Evolution just 24 hours away, Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, and Jade Cargill are all watching the action ringside. NAOMI ATTACKS JADE!! Payback for Jade’s attack last night on SmackDown and the fans fire up! Naomi HAMMERS away on Jade, DUMPS her over the barriers, and then CLUBS her down! Producers and refs rush out here, as well as security, and they get Naomi away from Jade! But Jade runs up to DECK Naomi! Jade and Naomi scrap on the ground, then Jade THROWS Naomi over the desk! Jade wants to tear through the desk to get to Naomi but the refs and security get her to back down!

Fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” But Naomi is back up! She CROSSBODIES onto Jade and security! Aldis returns ringside to get his superstars to stop, and he says he had a feeling they couldn’t wait until tomorrow night! He wanted to discuss it with them before announcing it, but since they wanna jump the gun, well here it is! Here is someone who can maintain order in their No Holds Barred match! Their special guest referee… IS BIANCA BELAIR! The fans fire up as The EST returns, and what a way for the former #Big3 to be in the same ring again! Bianca goes to the ring, and she shakes her head in disappointment.

Will Bianca find a way to be the strongEST, fastEST, roughEST, toughEST, and fairEST referee the WWE has ever seen? Or will even Bianca be unable to contain Jade and Naomi?

WWE United States Championship: Solo Sikoa w/ MFT VS Jimmy Uso!

The Bloodline is no more, but in its place, a group now known as “MFT” has grown. Solo has chosen JC Mateo, Tonga Loa & Tala Tonga as his brothers in arms, but will he be able to overcome his blood brother on his own? Or will #BigJim finally have gold that’s all his own?

Saturday Night’s Main Event returns as Solo makes his entrance, MFT right behind him. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Solo still does this on his own.

The bell rings and the fans fire up for Jimmy as he stares down with Solo. Solo says Jimmy could be part of MFT. Jimmy has one last chance, or else he ain’t ever coming back. Jimmy doesn’t budge, the fans rally behind him, so Solo takes a swing! Jimmy blocks and fires off punches of his own! The fans fire up as Jimmy backs Solo down. Solo shoves Jimmy, Jimmy UPPERCUTS and CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Jimmy runs but Solo CLOBBERS him! Solo is upset but the fans boo. Solo storms up on Jimmy, whips him to ropes, but Jimmy grabs ropes. Jimmy DUMPS Solo, builds speed, and he DIVES! Down goes Solo and the fans fire up!

Jimmy hurries back into the ring before MFT can get him. Solo tells them to back off, he’s got this! Solo seems determined to do this himself, and he storms back into the ring. Jimmy fires hands, Solo clinches to TOSS Jimmy out! Jimmy staggers up, Solo runs in, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! Jimmy goes up, up, and AX- NO, Solo clinches and SPINNING SOLO URENAGE! Cover, ONE!! Jimmy toughs it out but Solo stalks him to the apron. Solo drags Jimmy up, but Jimmy UPPERCUTS! And GAMANGIRIS! Solo staggers, Jimmy RAMS Solo! Jimmy slingshots but Solo UPPERCUTS! The ref keeps Solo back, and Tala CLOBBERS Jimmy!

The fans boo but MFT gets away with one, and SNME goes to break.

SNME returns again and Solo has Jimmy on the apron. Solo looms over him, brings Jimmy up, and reels Jimmy in. But Jimmy fights the suplex! The fans rally and Jimmy fires body shots! And haymakers! Solo fires back! They go back and forth but Solo SHOVES Jimmy into the POST! But Jimmy SUPERKKICKS in return! Solo staggers, wobbles, and Jimmy waistlocks! Solo fights the lift, but Jimmy APRON GERMAN SUPLEXES! Both brothers are down and the fans fire up! Solo rolls into the ring, Jimmy crawls back up, and the fans rally again. Jimmy stands, leaps, CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO!

Solo stays in this and Jimmy is frustrated. Jimmy sees Solo go to a corner, and MFT shouts for him to look out! Jimmy HIP ATTACKS! And now Jimmy goes up, USO SPLASH! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives, ATL is shocked but MFT is relieved! The fans rally up, and Jimmy waits in the corner. Solo rises slowly, Jimmy runs in, but Solo KICKS the spear! Then he RAMS Jimmy into buckles, SPINNING SOLO URENAGE! Solo is all fired up, and he gets Jimmy to his feet! Jimmy ducks the Samoan Spike to SUPERKICK! And then SUPERKICK again! Solo falls, Jimmy hurries to the corner, and Jimmy climbs, only for Solo to bail out!

MFT checks on Solo, but Jimmy gives them USO IN THE WIND!! Jimmy wipes Solo, JC & Loa out and the fans lose their minds! The count climbs, we hit 5 of 10, and Jimmy puts Solo in at 7! But then Tala runs up! Jimmy dodges to SUPERKICK! Jimmy hurries up, but Tala is still standing? Jimmy PENALTY KICKS from the apron! Solo rolls Jimmy, Tala pushing his boot on Solo’s back! SOLO WINS!

Winner: Solo Sikoa, by pinfall (still WWE United States Champion)

What was that about wanting to do this himself? Seems like MFT talks a lot of BS! Tala BOOTS Jimmy down and Solo grins. JC & Loa beat up on Jimmy now, and then they drag Jimmy up for Solo. Solo hits the SAMOAN SPIKE!! The fans boo but wait! JACOB FATU is here! The Samoan Werewolf storms his way to the ring, and he dodges Loa to ROCK JC! And he ROCKS Loa! Fatu fires off on JC, SUPERKICKS Loa, then SPLASHES JC! SPLASH for Loa! HIP ATTACK for JC! HIP ATTACK for Loa! The fans fire up with Fatu, but now Tala gets in the ring! Samoan Werewolf stares down with Tongazilla and the fans are fired up!

Jacob fires hands on Tala! Tala shoves Jacob, then BOOTS him down! The fans boo but Solo says to finish it! Tala runs up, but Jacob DUMPS him out! Then Jacob DIVES to wipe out Tala & Solo! The fans are all fired up, and Jacob is geeking out! Jimmy nods, will he and Jacob get some revenge on Solo and his crew?

Backstage interview with Randy Orton & Jelly Roll.

Cathy Kelley starts by saying she’s glad Jelly is okay after taking that Claymore. And she was hoping to get Orton’s thoughts on how everything went down. Orton says he put Jelly in harm’s way, simple as that. Jelly shouldn’t have been out there with Drew and even Logan. Orton apologizes, but Jelly says he doesn’t have to do that. Jelly is a grown man, he made his own decisions. But they have gravely underestimated him. They think Jelly is soft? He’s not. He wants to fight them both! Anywhere, anytime! Orton says okay, then the word for Cathy is this: SummerSlam! They’ll team up against Drew & Logan! #RKRoll is ready to rock, will they humble McIntyre and the Maverick?

Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman VS LA Knight!

The Visionary is once again Mr. Money in the Bank, and he is planning on world domination! However, one thing he and his henchmen didn’t account on is the sheer grit and kavorka of The Mega Star! Will Knight make sure Rollins is in no mood to cash-in on Gunther VS Goldberg? Or will Rollins #BurnItDown in Hotlanta?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. Knight and Rollins circle, the fans are on Knight’s side as he and Rollins feel things out. Knight storms up, Rollins goes to a corner, and the ref counts. Rollins kicks the bad ribs! But Knight ROCKS Rollins! The haymakers fly, “BOO! YEAH!” Rollins BODY BLOWS, then whips. Knight reverses and he ELBOWS Rollins! Rollins staggers up,. Knight reels him in to suplex, but the ribs hold him back! Rollins kicks low, underhooks, but Knight wrenches out! B F- NO, Rollins pushes Knight away. Rollins runs up but Knight TOSSES Rollins up and out! Knight then builds speed to WRECK Rollins with a dropkick!

The fans fire up with Knight and he brings Rollins up. Knight SMACKS Rollins off the desk again and again, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ring count climbs but Knight winds up to SMACK Rollins off the desk! Knight then climbs up to FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Rollins and the fans fire up with Knight while SNME goes to break!

SNME returns and Rollins has Knight in a body scissors squeeze! Knight endures and the fans rally, but Heyman is pleased. Knight fights around, throws elbows, and is free! Rollins is after Knight but Knight fires haymakers! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight ROLLING- NO, Rollins fireman’s carries, and he GUT BUSTER DROPS! Rollins goes up, up, and FROG SPLASHES! Cover, TWO! Knight’s taken worse given all those Tsunamis from Bronson Reed, so naturally he survives. The fans rally for Knight but Rollins tells them to hush. There are fans singing for Rollins and Rollins wants Knight to notice that. But Knight ROCKS Rollins!

Knight fires more hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips, Rollins reverses to mule kick, run, but Knight dodges! DISCUS LARIAT! The fans fire up, Rollins runs up, but Knight dodges! Rollins hits buckles, Knight hits the JUMP NECKBREAKER! And then a kick and DDT! Knight rolls to his feet and the fans fire up! Knight goes up, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Rollins stays in this and the fans rally up! Knight stalks Rollins to a corner, stomps a mudhole in, and the fans chant along, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight stops at 4 to run and KNEE Rollins down!

Rollins staggers, Knight stalks him, kick and- NO, Rollins avoids BFT again! Rollins goes to the apron but Knight storms over to him. Knight grabs Rollins but Rollins RAMS Knight! Rollins goes up but Knight ROCKS him! Rollins is stuck up top now and Heyman is worried. Knight CHOPS and even Heyman felt that! Knight goes up, brings Rollins to the top, but Rollins fires body shots! Rollins HEADBUTTS Knight and Knight staggers away! But Knight comes right back, springs right up, and he SUPER- NO, Rollins slips under! And he BUCKLE BOMBS Knight! Rollins runs to CURB- NO, Knight dodges!

Knight hoists Rollins up, but the ribs stop the rest! Rollins SUPERKICKS Knight! Rollins hurries to the apron, springboards, and SWANTON BOMBS! Then LIONSAULTS, but Knight moves! Rollins lands out, but his leg jams! Rollins falls over, hobbles, but is he playing it up? The ref checks Rollins, as does Heyman, and Knight wants to know the truth. Rollins talks with Heyman, it doesn’t sound good. The fans boo, they don’t want this to happen either way, but the medic heads over. The medic checks with Rollins on his leg, Rollins thinks he can keep going, and he stands back up. Into a kick and BFT!! Cover, Knight wins!

Winner: LA Knight, by pinfall

Rollins tried to gut it out, but Knight snatched victory away in a blink of an eye. Knight storms off, not quite satisfied, but will he have to accept it? As for Rollins, will his leg keep him from getting in the ring at all? Or can his vision for WWE stay on track?

WWE World Heavyweight Championships: GUNTHER VS Goldberg!

Der Ring General took verbal shots at the icon of WCW because he didn’t think he’d ever face the consequences. But now, Goldberg is back for one last match, one last chance at glory, and one last chance at gold! Will Goldberg retire with it all right here in his adopted home of Atlanta? Or will Gunther not just retire Goldberg but destroy the man, the myth and the legend?

As Goldberg makes his iconic march from locker room to gorilla, he has his son, Gage, along with his closest friends. Goldberg then steps through the sparks and has his pyro, just like old times. Win, lose or draw, we see how Goldberg’s career comes to an end, after the break.

SNME returns and with both men in the ring, Lilian Garcia makes the big fight introductions. The belt is raised, the bell rings, and the fans rally as these two circle. The fans chant for “GOLD~BERG! GOLD~BERG!” and the two tie up. Goldberg SHOVES Gunther down and the fans cheer! Gunther gets up, he and Goldberg circle again, and Gunther kicks low! Gunther headlocks, Goldberg powers up and out and RAMS Gunther! Gunther staggers, back, the fans cheer, but Gunther brushes that off. Gunther CHOPS, but Goldberg just laughs it off! Gunther winds up to CHOP again, but Goldberg is still not impressed.

Gunther kicks low, runs, but Goldberg LARIATS! The fans fire up while Gunther goes to the apron. Goldberg stomps and fires hands on Gunther, CLUBS away on him, then fires knees! The ref counts, Goldberg whips, but he reels Gunther back in to LARIAT! The fans rally, Goldberg reels Gunther in, but Gunther wrenches to kick the leg! Gunther LARIATS Goldberg down! Gunther shoves Goldberg, goes to the corner and climbs up, but Goldberg gets him first! ROCKET LAUNCHER! Gunther flounders, Goldberg aims, but Gunther bails out! The fans boo but Goldberg pursues! Goldberg kicks Gunther, CLUBS him, then throws body shots.

Goldberg whips, Gunther blocks, and Gunther kicks low! Gunther CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Goldberg fires body shots! Goldberg whips, Gunther rolls to a stop! Gunther then dodges, Goldberg SPEARS through barriers! The fans fire up, the ref checks on Goldberg, and SNME goes to break.

SNME returns and Gunther has Goldberg’s bad leg in a toehold. Goldberg tries to fight back with a chinlock but Gunther shrugs that off. Goldberg grabs at Gunther but Gunther CHOPS him! Gunther pushes on the knee but the fans rally up. Goldberg CLUBS away on Gunther, gets free, and then throws more shots. Gunther CHOPS Goldberg, Goldberg CHOPS back! The fans fire up as they trade shots, but then Gunther kicks the leg! Goldberg drops back but the fans still rally up. Gunther eggs Goldberg on, pie faces, then scuffs him. Goldberg JABS! JABS! But Gunther kicks the leg again! Gunther runs, but Goldberg blocks the boot! SPINEBUSTER!

The fans fire up as Goldberg still has fight! Goldberg kicks Gunther to a corner, fires body shots, but the ref counts. Goldberg stops, but Gunther CHOPS! CHOPS! And CHOPS! Goldberg fires hands in return! Goldberg CLUBS away on Gunther in the corner, but the ref has him back down. Goldberg hobbles, shakes out the bad leg, and he brings Gunther up to whip. Gunther blocks, then he kicks the leg! Gunther reels Goldberg in, but Goldberg BACKDROPS free! The fans fire up, Goldberg aims, and Goldberg runs in! Gunther dodges, SPEAR ON THE REF!! The fans freak out and Goldberg can’t believe what happened!

Goldberg checks if Charles Robinson is okay, but Gunther KICKS the leg out! Gunther undoes the knee brace! The fans boo but Gunther kicks away on Goldberg’s back to keep him down! Gunther pries the brace away, even as Goldberg punches at him from below! Gunther exposes Goldberg’s knee and taunts him with the brace! The fans boo but Gunther SMACKS the leg with the brace! Goldberg crawls, Gunther waits, and Goldberg hobbles up. Gunther CLOBBERS Goldberg with the brace! Gunther holds the brace up as a trophy, and he grins as he passes by the Goldberg Family. Gage tells Gunther to knock it off, but Gunther SHOVES Gage!

Gage jumps the barriers but security keeps him back! The fans boo Gunther as he steps back into the ring, but into a SPEAR!! Goldberg fires up, he still has something in the tank! The fans fire up and Goldberg suplexes Gunther! JACKHAMMER!! A new ref rushes out here, Goldberg crawls to the cover, TWO!!! Did the delay save Gunther? We may never know, but Goldberg rises. But the bad leg brings him back down! Gunther clamps on a SLEEPER!! The body scissors are wrapped in! Goldberg is red, he pries at the hold, but Gunther rolls Goldberg! Gunther leans on the hold and Goldberg is fading! Goldberg is OUT, Gunther wins!

Winner: Gunther, by submission (still WWE World Heavyweight Champion)

Atlanta can’t believe it, but the end for Goldberg has come. Goldberg sputters awake and realizes it for himself. Der Ring General leaves Goldberg in the past, but then, who’s next for Gunther?

As for Goldberg, Michael Cole joins him in the ring, along with friends and family. Cole says tonight is all about him, so go ahead. Goldberg takes the mic and he says, “First off, I don’t think I’ve ever lost in Atlanta, so I do apologize for going out a little subpar. I’ve got over 100 friends and family that came in from all over the world, and I just gotta say… I cannot thank y’all enough. The fans in Atlanta have been absolutely wonderful, I love you! I couldn’t have done it without you!” The fans cheer that, and Goldberg is emotional. SNME goes off the air, so this is Goldberg’s final moment as a WWE Superstar and as a wrestler. #ThankYouGoldberg for everything!

My Thoughts:

A very good Saturday Night’s Main Event, though maybe a little lackluster. Is that because they’re going up against AEW All In? Or is it just how it feels after seeing All In? Well, something out of anyone’s control was Rollins getting hurt. The knee jamming on the Lionsault was a shame, not sure if it would’ve been safer to just do a belly flop. But at the same time, I’m not sure if Rollins was really set to cash-in on Gunther VS Goldberg tonight. Gunther VS Goldberg was still good stuff considering it was Goldberg’s return to action after a long time. Kudos to Charles Robinson for taking another hard hitting bump, too. And with no cash-in to affect things, naturally Gunther wins. Goldberg goes out on his shield, and he gets to give a goodbye to Atlanta and the fans to close us out.

The other matches went about as expected, too. Solo of course retained thanks to help from MFT, but Jacob returns to hype up a rematch between them. That’ll be a great SummerSlam match with Jimmy perhaps watching Jacob’s back. Orton VS Drew was of course affected by Logan Paul and Jelly Roll, and it of course leads to the SummerSlam match that was rumored. I feel like #RKRoll might lose there, because that helps build Drew and even Logan up. If Cody Rhodes is to take THE Undisputed WWE Championship from John Cena, Heels would be the logical choice for future contenders.

My Score: 8.4/10