3 Stats that show Goldberg vs The Undertaker is a bad idea

Modified May 14, 2019 11:29 GMT

The Undertaker will face Goldberg at WWE Super Showdown 2019

WWE recently announced a dream match that many fans have been waiting over two decades for - Goldberg versus The Undertaker - at WWE Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia later this June.

However, the big question now is whether WWE have left this match a few years too later. Both Goldberg and Undertaker are at the twilight of their careers, so will this match live up to expectations? Would both men have been better off working with young and more mobile opponents who could bump for them?

Let's take a look at some stats that seem to show that WWE may have been better off without booking this match.

#3. Can Goldberg wrestle a longer match than he has recently?

How long will a Goldberg versus Undertaker match last? It can't be short like Goldberg's matches with Lesnar and Owens. Goldberg can't have an explosive offence based match with Undertaker like his match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. Nor can he squash The Deadman like he did to Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series and to Kevin Owens at Fastlane.

Goldberg beat Brock Lesnar in his Survivor Series return in 1 minute and 26 seconds. He squashed Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Championship at WWE Fastlane in just 22 seconds.

Goldberg then lost his title defence against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35 in 4 minutes and 45 seconds which was his longest match in his recent run. That gives us a total match time of 6 minutes and 33 seconds which gives an average match time of 2 minutes and 11 seconds.

We know that The Undertaker will be forced to work a lot slower than he is used to. This means that the match will likely go longer than Goldberg's previous matches in his last run and will have to be booked differently. Is there any chance that this dream match could be boring?

#2. Their combined age is 106 years

Both The Undertaker and Goldberg are veterans of the squared circle and their combined age is 106 years. The question now is whether this dream match has come too late in the career of these two legends. As we mentioned in the last page, we don't know how long Goldberg can wrestler for right now. As for The Undertaker, although he's doing better since his hip surgery, he's not the athlete he used to be and his mobility has only decreased in recent years.

This match may not turn out to be what fans have dreamt of for years - a meeting between two of the biggest names from wrestling's famed Attitude Era - the long-awaited WCW versus WWE match fans frothed at in the mouth during the later 90s.

Has WWE left it too long to finally book this match? Sound off in the comments below.

#1. Goldberg's last match was over 2 years ago

Goldberg's last match was at WrestleMania 33

The last time Goldberg wrestled inside a WWE ring was over two years ago at WrestleMania 33. The match was easily one of the best on the card and the explosive showcase lasted just under 5 minutes and showcased just what both men can do.

However, the question now will be what kind of shape Goldberg will be - cardio and otherwise - more than 2 years on from his showdown with 'The Beast'.

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Goldberg recently started training for his return to WWE and we hope that he gets in the best way possible ahead of his showdown with The Deadman at WWE Super Showdown in June.

Goldberg posted a photo on Instagram, showing him training with Ruben Rowell Jr. You can check out the photo below:

Edited by Lennard Surrao