The question of who really ended Goldbergs undefeated streak has been debated for decades, but the truth is a little more chaotic and way more WCW than fans remember. This is a legendary story that comes up from time to time, even today, and Kevin Nash was right there for the whole thing.
Goldbergs legendary run was pushed as one of the hottest storylines in wrestling history. However, it was officially snapped on December 27, 1998, at WCW Starrcade, when Kevin Nash defeated him for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The finish instantly became infamous as Nash used a taser on Goldberg during the match.
At the time, WCW had been proclaiming Goldbergs record as 1730, a number that was inflated fast as it started to feel like it was being updated by a random number generator in the WCW Nitro production truck. The streak wasnt just unbeaten, it was marketed as unstoppable, and the crowd treated it that way. Thats why the way it ended mattered so much, and thats why fans were so upset about how it went down.
The bigger controversy came after the taser and the title change. Only six days later, Nash dropped the WCW World Title to Hulk Hogan in the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom angle on January 4, 1999, an event that has been blamed by many for helping kick off WCWs long slide toward collapse.
Kevin Nash revisited that moment during a recent Q&A with Going Ringside, and hes not holding back about how WCW handled Goldbergs win record and the entire situation.
Kevin Nash argued the streak would have felt more believable and more valuable if it was presented like a realistic combat sports narrative instead of being inflated to comic-book proportions. In other words, the number didnt make Goldberg feel stronger, it just made WCW feel faker.
That criticism hits harder because WCW wasnt just promoting Goldberg as dominant, they were promoting him as if he was wrestling like 15 matches a week. Nash made it clear the math simply didnt match the business reality.
Kevin Nash tossed in a deep-cut detail that rewrites the entire undefeated narrative and explains why so many old heads never bought into the official record in the first place.
Many longtime WCW fans have said this for years. Goldbergs streak wasnt just a storyline, it was a marketing machine. The taser finish didnt just end a run, it ended the illusion, and the Fingerpoke fallout made it feel like WCW cashed in its hottest lottery ticket.
Money and ratings fell for WCW after that. Soon enough, the Monday Night Wars ended in the way it did. Many fans still re-visit this time to this day, and thats probably a good idea to study the past in this instance, so they dont repeat those past mistakes.
Whats your take on Goldbergs streak and how it ended? Do you believe that the business was better off after Goldbergs run in WCW? Was the Fingerpoke of Doom legendary or terrible? Let us know what you think in the comments section!
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