All 5 Times Goldberg returned to WWE (and what happened next)

#3 Goldberg returns to WWE and is revealed as Dolph Ziggler's opponent at SummerSlam 2019

Goldberg returned to WWE on the road to SummerSlam 2019, and was revealed as Dolph Ziggler's opponent for the Biggest Party Of The Summer.

The Showoff had kicked off a feud with The Miz and WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels, and had signed a contract for a match at SummerSlam. He believed that the match was against The A-Lister, but was taken by surprise when the former WWE Champion revealed that he wasn't Ziggler's opponent.

Goldberg's music hit to a loud chorus of cheers, and the WWE legend came out to the ring. He signed the contract and declared that Ziggler's next.

“I laugh maniacally, then take a deep breath and touch my chest- expecting a heart to be thumping quickly, impatiently, but there's nothing there, not even a beat” pic.twitter.com/KerpFTz7Jw
— Nic Nemeth (@HEELZiggler) January 6, 2021

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Goldberg squashed Ziggler at The Biggest Party of the Summer

Goldberg and Ziggler faced off at SummerSlam, in what was a quick squash. Goldberg stated that he had been wanting to regain his self-confidence after the debacle at Super ShowDown, and thus needed to have this match against Ziggler.

WHAT A SPEAR!@Goldberg battled @HEELZiggler at #SummerSlam 2019! Watch the full match HERE: https://t.co/4kbDa49t3CCourtesy of @WWENetwork. pic.twitter.com/RvbfXHtng3
— WWE (@WWE) August 19, 2020

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At the same event, Goldberg had a backstage confrontation with Riddle, after being on the receiving end of The Original Bro's social media jibes for months on end. Goldberg and Riddle exchanged a few words, but thankfully, didn't get into a physical confrontation on that night.

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