Details regarding Bill Goldberg’s physical condition heading into his final WWE match

As seen during the 2024 WWE Bad Blood PLE, world heavyweight champion Gunther was involved in a promo segment with WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg. Goldberg later confirmed that he will be having his final match in 2025.

During his CarCast podcast, Goldberg commented on his physical condition heading into the match…

“I have a number of months to get ready for something that will take 15 minutes in the ring. The preparation is always much harder than the actual performance. At the end of the day, you try to do whatever you know and whatever is at your fingertips to prepare for whatever you’re about to embark on. I don’t give a flying fart if I’m 57 or 58 years old. This time, I’m actually getting some prep time and the ability to get ready. Comparatively, even though I’m at the age that I’m at, I will have five times as much time to prepare than I have for any other match. If I can’t get ready in that period of time, with what I have to offer, then it’s not going to be enough. I do believe that I’ve set my standards quite high and at the end of the day, I think people will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome and my performance.”

“My shoulder is probably the worst part of my anatomy at the moment other than my neck and my knee. It’s been widely documented, and I’ve been the one to admit it, that I blew my shoulder apart. As I worked out last night around midnight, I’m able to do things right now with that torn up shoulder that I haven’t been able to do in ten years. This is prior to a number of matches that I’ve wrestled. My shoulder is in a better position months before I have to perform than it was days before leading up to matches in the past. That is a huge change. If I think about that as a positive attribute to my training, I’m way ahead of the curve. I can’t wait. I couldn’t lift my arm the last time I got in the ring. I don’t think about my shoulder anymore, and that’s unbelievable. Even though I’m behind the eight ball with a lot of things leading up to it, I will be much better prepared than I have been in the past.” (quotes courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)