10 best WWE feuds of 2017

#5 Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg

Two titans face to face.

Goldberg's return was a massive success. After making a huge impact at last year's Survivor Series by squashing Brock Lesnar, everyone involved realized the angle was way too hot to be a one-and-done deal, so Goldberg found himself inserted into the Royal Rumble to answer Stephanie McMahon's challenge if he had another title run in him. Though he didn't win that match, his easy elimination of Brock Lesnar was certainly its most memorable moment.

After accepting Brock Lesnar's WrestleMania challenge, Goldberg's championship ambitions were realized, as he destroyed Kevin Owens at Fastlane and raised the title high. That now made his upcoming clash with the Beast a match for the Universal Championship.

Though the endgame was fairly obvious at this point, the match itself was blistering, making up for the terrible WrestleMania 20 match between the two 13 years earlier. It was less than 5 minutes, but it was an intense war throughout, and Brock Lesnar, in an unusual role, found redemption.

With good storytelling and intense promos and matches, it was a model for what a good feud should be, and even though some fans might not have liked the favor shown to two part-timers, there's no doubt it was the feud that elevated the prestige of the Universal Championship, which before then was something of a joke.