WWE Rumor Roundup: Former Champion 'not liked at all' by Goldberg open to a 'Mania-worthy' match with him; Former Superstar's son to be made a main-eventer? - 27 April 2020

Welcome to another edition of the daily WWE Rumor Roundup where we try and bring you the biggest WWE news and rumors from the day.

In today's edition, we will take a look at the details on a backstage fight involving Vince McMahon and former Superstar, a current SmackDown Superstar suffering an unfortunate injury and a major push for an upcoming Superstar.

Goldberg recently lost the Universal Championship to Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 36 but it looks like former WWE Superstar Gillberg is interested in having a match against the man he believes does not like him at all.

Let us take a look at the biggest stories of the day:

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#5 Gillberg open to a return to face Goldberg

WWE's parody version of Goldberg was one of the hottest comedy acts in the company during the Attitude Era. While speaking to Lewis Nicholls, the former WWE light-heavyweight Champion revealed that he was never liked by Goldberg:

He was kind of cool about it but you could tell that he didn’t like me at all. All the boys always told me, ‘Goldberg really wants to kick your a**.

Gillberg, who had his last appearance in WWE in 2017, also stated that he would not mind coming out of retirement for a match against the former Universal Champion. The 60-year old revealed that he had asked Goldberg for a match in 2016 but he did not take it any further.

Here is what Gillberg, real name Duane Gill, had to say about a match with the former two-time Universal Champion:

“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!” (H/T: Sportskeeda)

#4 Cal Bloom seen as a future main-eventer

Cal Bloom, who is the son of former WWE Superstar Wayne Bloom, may have some big things in store for him as the top brass reportedly sees a top star in him.

Bloom made his debut on SmackDown recently in a match against Sheamus. While Bloom was essentially used as an enhancement talent allowing Sheamus to pick up a quick win over him, there are big things in store for him.

WrestlingNews.co have reported that WWE sees great potential in the former football player and think he could be a main-event level star, comparing him to a young Edge:

I’ve heard from people in WWE who have seen Cal Bloom’s training at the Performance Center and have said that he is someone who can be a main event Superstar in the next couple of years. 'Everyone is comparing him to a young Edge,' said one WWE source.

The report also says that all the coaches in the Performance Center have good things to say about him.

The coaches at the Performance Center have also had good things to say about him.

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#3 Drew Gulak out with injury

Thanks to Corbin, Cesaro, and Shinsuke I'm out due to injury but I'm also missing out on what would have been my first Money in the Bank match. No matter how many times I get an opportunity stripped away, I survive, I get back up, and I GET BETTER. @WWEDanielBryan, give 'em hell! https://t.co/YTYV6Mu4WS

— Drew Gulak (@DrewGulak) April 26, 2020

Former Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak has revealed on Twitter that he suffered an injury during his match against King Corbin on SmackDown. Gulak, who is now an associate of Daniel Bryan, blamed Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura for his injury.

While battling Corbin in a MITB qualifier match, the match was interrupted by Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura, who have been feuding with Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak for the past few weeks.

Here is what Gulak had to say:

Thanks to Corbin, Cesaro, and Shinsuke I'm out due to injury but I'm also missing out on what would have been my first Money in the Bank match. No matter how many times I get an opportunity stripped away, I survive, I get back up, and I GET BETTER.

His tag team partner Daniel Bryan has already secured a place in the MITB match but unfortunately, Gulak may not be able to be present for the celebrations in case the former WWE Champion manages to win the contract.

We wish Drew Gulak a speedy recovery and hope he returns as soon as possible.

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#2 Details on Vince McMahon's backstage altercation with Nailz

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On a recent edition of his podcast, Bruce Pritchard discussed the infamous incident where Vince McMahon had a backstage fight with former WWE Superstar Nailz. Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thomson talked about why Kevin Wacholz, known as Nailz in WWE, was involved in an incident with The Chairman which led to him being fired in 1992.

Nailz had worked with WWE from 1989-1992 where he portrayed the character of a psychotic ex-con and had brief feuds with Bret Hart and The Ultimate Warrior. Conrad Thomson read about the incident from Bret Hart's book:

For the past six months, he had been building Kevin Wacholz as a psycho killer ex-con named Nailz. Kevin cornered Vince in his office and screamed at him for 15 minutes about all the lies he'd been told. His yelling got so loud I got goosebumps up my back as I listened from down the hall," Thompson said reading an excerpt from Hart's book. "Suddenly, there was a loud crash. Nailz had knocked Vince over his chair, choking him violently, until Lanza, Slaughter and a swarm of agents teamed up to pull him off. (H/T:WrestlingInc)

The incident led to a lawsuit that was later dropped. Bruce Prichard stated that he believes that no actual physical fight took place, and it was more of an altercation than the duo coming to blows.

He also stated that everything happened so fast that It was kind of a blur. He also stated that things got overblown and it is frustrating because that was not the way the event actually had happened that day, saying most of it were fabrications.

#1 Details on WWE Canceling Fashion Files segments

There have been some great comedy acts in WWE over the years including Santino Marella, Hornswaggle, and R-Truth. But one of the most underrated 'comedians' in the company are Tyler Breeze and Fandango, who had become extremely popular on SmackDown thanks to their Fashion Files vignettes.

While speaking to The New Day on their podcast, Tyler Breeze revealed why they stopped airing the series abruptly:

I still, to this day, believe that it got canceled by accident. From what I was told, one week they were going through the line-up and there was a pay-per-view the next day or next week or whatever, and they said, ‘Why is there a Fashion Files on here? They’re not on the pay-per-view.’ I think everybody freaked out and they just thought, ‘Never do Fashion Files ever again,’ and then we just never did.” (H/T: SportsKeeda)

Tyler Breeze currently performs in NXT and 205 Live, while his partner Fandango is out currently with an injury. The two are not only skilled in-ring athletes but are also two of the most creative Superstars on the roster, and, surprisingly, the duo has not managed to win the tag team titles till now.