5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 2004

2. Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg – WrestleMania XX

On paper, a match between two of the most unstoppable forces in the world at the time seemed like a license to print money. But reality loves to throw curve balls, as seen with news leaking out that not one but both participants in this match would be leaving after it took place.

Once this news became common knowledge, the audience proceeded to absolutely destroy this match. They booed both Lesnar and Goldberg mercilessly, chanted horrible things at them, cheered for Steve Austin (who was the referee) and for people in the audience cosplaying as different wrestlers.

Lesnar and Goldberg seemed to notice this seething hatred, yet didn’t do much in response. The in-ring action between them was almost non-existent, given that it took them minutes to actually lock up and do anything athletic.

The match only had a handful of actual power moves, before Goldberg scored the pinfall. But when he won, the fan response was lukewarm at best, toxic at worst. The only time there were cheers were when Austin stunned both guys, which brought this bizarre and painful match to a merciful end.