Should Goldberg Vs. Lesnar Happen Again At Wrestlemania This Year?

Goldberg and Brock Lesnar have faced each other twice over the years. Goldberg won both of those matches, including a squash match at Survivor Series last year. Goldberg is sticking around for a few more matches. I see a lot of fans booking what they would like to see at Wrestlemania this year, or expect to see, and Goldberg vs. Lesnar is popping up a lot on their cards.

Why should the WWE do this match again? That is not a rhetorical question. I do love busting out rhetorical questions. But why should they do it? Even if Lesnar wins this encounter, Goldberg still beat him more times. Wouldn't Lesnar still be upset about that, which would warrant even more matches just between these two? If the WWE had let Lesnar win at Survivor Series, then the rubber match would have been so obvious. The WWE would have to do it. That is not the situation you have here. Why do fans still want to see these two again? And especially so soon?

The WWE should take the opportunity to create some fresh matches for Goldberg. One of the problems with Brock Lesnar since he came back as a part-timer is that it took him a while to feud with any fresh full-time talent. He feuded with John Cena, someone he had faced before during his first run. He faced Triple H a few times. Triple H was a part-timer by this point. He finally then went to CM Punk. And when the WWE has let him go against fresh talent he had never faced before, they often let him look too strong. They protected him too much. They even protected him in matches against people like The Undertaker. That loss to Goldberg was the worst loss he has taken in a long while. Point is, Brock Lesnar matches just no longer became something for me to get excited over. I think a lot of other viewers feel the same way.

Why make that mistake with Goldberg? While he is still fresh and booking hasn't ruined him, put him against someone he has never faced yet. There is potential for a lot of fresh exchanges with him in the Royal Rumble, but when you talk about Wrestlemania this year, create a fresh feud for him. A title does not have to be on the line. Or it could. It can go either way. As far as opponents go, Goldberg has never feuded against John Cena, Roman Reigns, The Undertaker, Braun Strowman, and a ton of other guys that have momentum right now. Some of these matches are obviously not likely, but there is potential for a fresh feud against someone that could put up a fight against Goldberg.

The argument for Lesnar vs. Goldberg III would be that Lesnar needs momentum back. First of all, he can get his momentum back by crushing anyone else. As I said, that loss to Goldberg was the worst he has had in a long while, but avenging it won't make a difference. And that is the other reason I feel he doesn't need the win back. It won't make a difference. What has Lesnar being so protected really done for the WWE? Ratings are going down. There have been some quarters where the subscription count for the WWE Network has dropped. The WWE has paced Lesnar out during that time and the count is still not consistently growing every quarter. Why the need to protect him so much? I would just move on to fresh feuds.