6 WWE Superstars who booked themselves to win a big match

#5 Goldberg - Booked himself to win the Universal title at WWE Super ShowDown

Goldberg's victory at Super ShowDown was a controversial decision made by WWE

When 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt faced WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg in 2020, there was some fear that the latter would win. 'The Fiend' was the character that the company had invested in the most during 2019.

The Fiend was an instant hit with the WWE Universe, and it took Bray Wyatt only a couple of months to capture the Universal Championship after his return at SummerSlam. Wyatt's second WWE world title reign began in Saudi Arabia and it would end there as well.

'The Fiend' was the most protected character in WWE at that point. Not only was he on a winning streak, but Wyatt's alter-ego was rightfully treated as a special attraction that only wrestled in pay-per-views.

It was February of 2017 when Goldberg defeated a younger star (Kevin Owens) to capture the Universal Championship and three years later, history would repeat itself. Goldberg pinned The Fiend clean in what turned out to be a highly controversial decision by WWE.

A report from WrestleZone revealed that it was a last-minute decision because Goldberg didn't want to risk damaging his image. The WWE Hall Of Famer reportedly used his creative control in WWE to push for the title win:

"We were told that Goldberg going over was a last-minute decision, apparently because Goldberg didn’t want to risk damaging his image. It was noted that Goldberg bargained for creative control and pushed for the title win because 'The Fiend' was a monster and the younger fans needed to see him come out victorious, or it would ruin his character."

Bray Wyatt would still go on to face John Cena at WrestleMania 36, but there's no doubt that his career trajectory in WWE would have been different had he won.