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Bill Goldberg
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American professional wrestler, kickboxer, actor, and football player (born 1966)
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William Scott Goldberg, known professionally as Bill Goldberg, is an American film actor, professional wrestler, and sports commentator. Born on December 27, 1966, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he is a citizen of the United States. Goldberg attended the University of Georgia and began his work period in 1996. He resides in Bonsall and speaks English.
In his athletic career, Goldberg played American and Canadian football as a defensive tackle. He was a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, and Georgia Bulldogs. His professional wrestling accolades include the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, WWE United States Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship Rey Mysterio.
Goldberg has authored three works, including *I'm next!* and the *WKCR Miles Davis festival handbook*. He has one child.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- I'm next!
- WKCR Miles Davis festival handbook
- I'm Next
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
William Scott Goldberg is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is famous for holding the record for the largest undefeated winning streak in professional wrestling. The official count is listed as 173 wins and one loss, although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total. Goldberg is also famed for his…
Known for
- Saturday Night's Main Event XL — Goldberg2025
- Saturday Night's Main Event XL — Bill Goldberg2025
- TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan — Self2025
- WWE Bad Blood 2024 — Goldberg2024
- Who Killed WCW? — Self2024
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 — Goldberg2022
- WWE This Is Awesome — Goldberg2022
- WWE Crown Jewel 2021 — Goldberg2021
- Goldberg at 54 — Goldberg2021
- WWE SummerSlam 2021 — Goldberg2021
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 49
- Total plays
- 366
Tags
William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Goldberg is famed for his unbeatable winning streak in WCW, where he regularly squashed his wrestling opponents and popularized his catch phrase, "Who's next?" To date, he holds the distinct record of having the longest undefeated streak in sports-entertainment history—173 consecutive victories. <
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,136x
- The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data
· 2012 · cited 15,161x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,446x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,994x
- The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 9,150x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- William Scott Goldberg , ( 1966-12-27 ) December 27, 1966 (age 59) , Tulsa, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Occupations
- professional wrestler actor football player
- Years active
- 1990–1995 (football), 1997–2004; 2016–2025 (wrestling), 1998–present (acting)
- Spouse
- Wanda Ferraton, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- Ring name s
- Bill Gold , Bill Goldberg , Goldberg
- Billed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Billed weight
- 285 lb (129 kg)
- Billed from
- Atlanta , Georgia , Dawsonville, Georgia , Parts Unknown
- Trained by
- DeWayne Bruce , WCW Power Plant
- Debut
- June 23, 1997
- Retired
- July 12, 2025
- Position
- Defensive tackle
- Listed height
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Listed weight
- 272 lb (123 kg)
- High school
- Edison (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- College
- Georgia (1987–1989)
- Nfl draft
- 1990 : 11th round, 301st overall pick
- Expansion draft
- 1995 : 36th round, 64th overall pick
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- American Football
- Team
- _Retired American Football
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Scott
- Family name
- Goldberg
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tulsa
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
- Employer
- WWE
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Award
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Position played
- defensive tackle
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 286
- Image
- Bill goldberg.jpg
- Height
- 183
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Bonsall
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Bill Goldberg
- date of birth
- 1966-12-27
- birth name
- William Scott Goldberg
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- social media followers
- 615318
- writing language
- American English
- end of work period
- 2025-07-12
- ethnic group
- Ashkenazi Jews
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966), often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
One of the most popular figures of the professional wrestling boom during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Goldberg rose to fame in WCW with a lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition from 1997 to 1998, became the highest paid WCW wrestler, and led the company as its franchise player and public face until it was sold to WWE in 2001. During his time with WCW, he became a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, and a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret Hart). Along with Hart, he is the fifth WCW Triple Crown winner.
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