Former Universal Champion reportedly returning to WWE before Royal Rumble 2025

WWE has loaded tonight's episode of RAW with huge stars, as it is the red brand's premiere on Netflix. The Rock, John Cena, and many others will be there, not to mention the ridiculously stacked roster of full-time stars at the company's disposal.

However, that doesn't mean the next few weeks have been ignored. Monday RAW will remain a priority, especially as the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania come closer. Another WWE legend might be returning to the company before the end of the month, potentially to build towards his final match.

According to the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer in a subscriber-exclusive, via Cultaholic, Goldberg will appear on the January 27th episode of RAW. It is set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia, where he is billed from. It is also where the WWE Hall of Famer's career began.

Aside from playing for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL, Goldberg also became one of WCW's biggest homegrown stars in Georgia. The former Universal Champion also recently appeared at the Bad Blood premium live event, where he nearly got into a brawl with Gunther after getting interrupted by the World Heavyweight Champion.

Goldberg has since announced that he will wrestle one final WWE match in 2025. It isn't known when it is or who he is facing, but his upcoming appearance at the end of January could answer some questions. He may very well be The Ring General's next challenger for the World Heavyweight Title, potentially at the Royal Rumble premium live event on February 1st.

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WWE RAW Netflix Premiere lineup

As mentioned earlier, tonight's episode of RAW is stacked. WWE has gone all out to make this a WrestleMania-level show. Four matches have been announced, while multiple huge names will be there as well. Here is the entire card so far:

• CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
• Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa - Tribal Combat Match for the Ula Fala
• Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley - Women's World Championship
• Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
• John Cena's first appearance on his Farewell Tour
• Logan Paul makes his return
• The Rock appears for the first time since Bad Blood 2024

It remains to be seen who else will show up on this historic show. Hulk Hogan and Becky Lynch have been rumored to return on the Netflix premiere of Monday Night RAW as well.