On this date in WCW history: Goldberg improves to 145-0 by squashing Chris Kanyon

by Jesse Holland on Sep 24, 2011 10:00 AM EDT in History

On September 24, 1998, Goldberg appeared on WCW Thunder to squash Chris Kanyon and improve his professional wrestling record to 145-0.

Who's better than Kanyon? Well, duh.

Raven's ringside commentary is probably the most entertaining part of this entire match, which is only a few seconds long.

Any Cagesiders out there who were sick of Goldberg and "the streak" by this point? Or were you still marking out for his dominant reign?

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I was 9 years old

and marking out like hell. I stood in line waiting for his autograph for six hours at Georgia Square Mall that year.

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by Anthony Pace on Sep 24, 2011 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

Yup. I was in the 5th grade then...

and we all looked at Goldberg like he was Superman. Whenever someone had a great game at kickball during recess we would call it “Goldberging” because you looked unstoppable.

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by Tonley on Sep 24, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I damn near cried when Nash "beat" him.

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by Anthony Pace on Sep 24, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Goldberg was the John Cena/Hulk Hogan of WCW.

Foggy memory due to age but I think he could exceed 100+ winning streaks in a row and the stadium would still erupt like hell in cheers. No one else could ever do this.

by Sir Ingenious on Sep 24, 2011 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

I still can't believe they blew it with this guy

I would have never ended the streak until someone better came along or when the fans turned on him . . . THIS guy was how you ended the nWo angle and then rebrand those guys. The crowds were molten for him, it didn’t matter how good he was in the ring.

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by mason_beer on Sep 24, 2011 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

Easiest proof of how dumb WCW could be

Was how they botched Goldberg. Even with the ridiculous padding of the streak — why in the hell did they need to BS people with 145-0? People figured out how bogus the number was so easily…just say he’s 90-0 or whatever and he’s still a dominant beast that is destroying people.

But WCW thrived on ruining good things it seemed.

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by Billy Gomila on Sep 24, 2011 12:57 PM EDT reply actions

For me, the best thing about the Goldberg streak was the break it gave in between Hulk Hogan/nWo segments. It was just refreshing to see something new in WCW…. regardless of how ridiculous it was.

by davidhamilton83 on Sep 24, 2011 1:18 PM EDT reply actions