I think one of the things that made Bill Goldberg so special when he first broke into the business was the fact that his matches felt completely different from all others a WCW viewer might catch. They felt completely out of control, but not like, say, in an Abdullah the Butcher bloodbath style, but more in a “has anyone ever told this guy wrestling is a work” manner. It made it fun to watch because he just seemed like a runaway bulldozer, smashing every possible thing put in front of him.
Things like this guy. Newer fans may not remember The Renegade, but if you squint and have horrible vision you might mistake him for the Ultimate Warrior. That was, I dare say, by design, as WCW wanted the Warrior, Hulk Hogan wanted the Warrior, but at the time Renegade debuted they didn’t have the Warrior. So they just made up their own version and hoped for the best. He was utterly rejected by fans (and of course, inducted by us). But how would he fare against the likes of Goldberg?
About as well as you’d expect. He charged Goldberg, who in turn speared him into oblivion. Bill then started punching Renegade repeatedly in the face in a manner. You know, that looks kinda familiar.
I’m not saying Marvel didn’t rip off WCW for that scene, but I’m not saying they didn’t either.
Regardless, Bill knew he wasn’t getting paid bypassed the hour and quickly hurks up Rene and slams him to the mat. I know that move is called the Jackhammer, but really…
…shouldn’t THIS have been called the Jackhammer instead?