WWE Hall of Famer Announces 2025 Retirement Match, Teases Opponent

WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg announced he will have his retirement match in 2025 as the Crown Jewel event kicked off on Saturday.

However, the wrestling icon did not make the announcement in Saudi Arabia.

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Instead, it appeared on ESPN’s SEC Nation and was revealed WWE‘s Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque granted his request for another match.

“Here’s the deal, here’s the news of the day… in 2025, Goudberg has his retirement match,” he told the show.

“I have a few months to get ready, no date, no time, so stay tuned.”

The 57-year-old also teased that he could be confronted Gunther in his last match.

“I think we know who the victim is, probably the frontrunner,” he said, speaking about a clip of his clash with the world heavyweight champion in Bad Blood last month.

Goldberg’s last match in WWE was a loss Roman government in the Elimination Chamber in 2022.

Their fight for the Universal Championship lasted just six minutes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He has previously discussed and revealed the idea of ​​a retirement competition Vince McMahon gave him his word that it would happen.

“Oh man, I would like that, dude – 100 percent,” he said of another match in June.

‘You know how it is. Vince and I talked about it. He gave me his word, but all that stuff happened, and, hey man, I don’t hold a grudge.

“Vince has given me so many opportunities, man, I will be forever grateful.

“But yeah, I would definitely like to have that last match. I would.

“Am I okay with not having it? Yes, I’m okay with it. But it would be nice to have one.”

In the meantime, Gunther is not shying away from a possible match against Goldberg.

Before Crown Jewel, he admitted he would like to teach the Hall of Famer a “lesson” in the ring.

“I was invited to speak about the Crown Jewel Championship, and we had a lot of legends in the house,” Gunther said of their meeting at Bad Blood. “I met a lot of them backstage.

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“And one of the few that I haven’t met that I just saw before was Goldberg. So when our eyes met, I thought, ‘Why don’t we break some balls a little bit?’ I did it…

“He doesn’t seem to be able to take things lightly. I’ve tried to lighten the mood. But when push comes to shove and he thinks he wants to get back in the business and wrestle again, that’s me .” I would like to teach him a lesson.”