Goldberg recently spoke with ESPN.com and says he believes he’s always provided WWE a return on their investment, which is why they have extended his deal to compete at the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble in January.
“It’s completely dependent if you are a smart businessman upon the return on your product,” he said. “I believe that you have to wait and see if that investment is going to pay off and I think each and every time I was given the opportunity, I hoped that I was able to carry the ball and give [WWE] the confidence to have me back and further include me in their plans.”
There’s speculation on another Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar match at WrestleMania 33 but Goldberg insists he’s not looking past the Rumble, just yet. He said, “I’m only as good as my next appearance and my next match. I’m concentrating on the Royal Rumble and that’s it. I don’t have any plans of doing anything afterwards. My focus is on the 29 other men that I’m going to have to crucify to win that damn match.”
Regarding the Survivor Series squash over Lesnar, the 49 year old says the best way for him to win was with shock & awe at this stage in his career.
“I think at this time in my career, the best way to take [Lesnar] down was shock and awe, to do something that nobody would expect against a monster like that,” Goldberg said. “At the end of the day, you have smart marks all over the world thinking that they know the outcome of a match. I don’t believe any of them thought that was going to be it.”
You can read the full interview with Goldberg on ESPN.com by clicking here.
