Goldberg wrestled in his final WWE bout at Saturday Night’s Main Event in July 2025. He went one-on-one with GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Title. Many wrestling fans thought Goldberg would picked up the win. However, Bill Goldberg lost his retirement bout and failed to dethrone Gunther in Atlanta, Georgia.
During the match, Goldberg speared referee Charles Robinson. Robinson later claimed he suffered a broken rib. However, that was not the case It turns out, he was lying. Speaking on the “INSIGHT” podcast, Charles Robinson finally revealed that his injury angle was a work.
“I mean, normally he [Goldberg] picks you up, lays you down, nice and soft. He went right through me. [And he cracked your rib?] Well, no, my girlfriend and I were in the movie. I said, What can I do to put this over to make Goldberg feel good. I said, Hmm, there’s an image of a broken rib online, so I just posted that.”
“I called him to tell him what I was doing. He [Goldberg] goes, ‘That’s a great idea.’ So he didn’t mind. I was sore, seriously, for about 10 days, coughing and stuff. They can’t do anything about a rib anyway, so why go get it checked?” h/t to Fightful for the transcription.
