6 last-minute changes that ruined WWE Storylines

Goldberg flattened the Prizefighter in seconds to win the Universal gold, though the original plan was much different.
Goldberg flattened the Prizefighter in seconds to win the Universal gold, though the original plan was much different.

#1 Goldberg winning the Universal Title

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Goldberg won the title from Kevin Owens in 2017.
Goldberg won the title from Kevin Owens in 2017.

The WWE Universe weren’t exactly thrilled when Goldberg won the Universal Championship from Kevin Owens, a title change made all the worse when you realize the WCW star beat Owens in just 22 seconds.

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Apparently, this title change didn’t go down well backstage, with Vince McMahon reportedly not even wanting it in the first place.

Speaking on his podcast, Chris Jericho revealed the plan was for Owens to retain, and lose the title at WrestleMania to Chris Jericho, allowing the Fozzy singer one last time as World Champion, before he would eventually lose the title to Lesnar.

No-one is quite sure what caused this last-minute change, but most will agree it was a bad move, as the WrestleMania match between Jericho and Owens for the US title, was far more entertaining than Brock and Goldberg.

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Edited by Vikshith R
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