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Retired former champion Gillberg still wants a match with Goldberg

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Lewis Nicholls recently interviewed former WWE Light Heavyweight Champion Gillberg. During the interview, Gillberg revealed how he had met Goldberg at a convention in New York in 2016 and asked him for a match although Goldberg never took the issue any further.

Gillberg, who is now retired, said that he still wants a match against Goldberg, saying it could finally help end the Gillberg gimmick:

It’s Goldberg, I’ve been making fun of him for twenty-something years! And, to be honest with you, it would be WrestleMania-worthy. It really, really would. People would love to see that match. Believe me, I could really make the match look good. I’m still in great shape. I could still do everything I could do before. Maybe a little slower!

Gillberg, who was involved in a segment with Goldberg and The Rock in 2003, revealed what it was like meeting Goldberg backstage:

He put his hand on my shoulder and that was about it. We had a little segment that night and he did a bunch of pictures with me. He was kind of cool about it but you could tell that he didn’t like me at all.