Goldberg: WWE booked a woman to beat his WCW streak, Asuka responds

WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg said in a recent interview that he believes the company deliberately booked a wrestler to eclipse his famed WCW winning streak, prompting a public response from former NXT and WWE champion Asuka on social media this weekend. Goldberg made the comments during a podcast appearance, and Asuka posted that she was unbothered and focused on the creative legacy she has built.

On the podcast, Goldberg suggested WWE had intentionally arranged for “some girl at WWE” to surpass his streak, saying, “They did it on purpose. I have nothing against the girl, by any means.” He framed the remark in the context of the 1990s Monday Night Wars, saying he had been part of a rival promotion that outperformed WWE in the ratings and that the outcome left a lingering resentment. Goldberg also said the episode of his career in WCW, where he rose quickly to prominence, remained a point of friction.

Asuka replied to Goldberg on her social account, writing that his remarks were “all over the news right now” but that she was “not bothered by it at all.” She added that his view “came from his own perspective” and that there was “no need to make such a big deal out of it.” In a...