Matt Hardy knew that the dream match was too late.
In 2019, Super ShowDown featured a dream match came to life between the Undertaker and Goldberg who had never fought before 2019. Despite the hype being placed heavily on the match, it did not live up to the expectations that many people probably had backstage.
In an edition of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Hardy would go on to reflect on the match and how many superstars, including Randy Orton piled up backstage to watch the disaster unfold right before their very own eyes.
“I remember watching it beside Randy Orton, it was a locker room sellout. I just remember that deal were Taker came down on his head, just the looks in between people like.. people were pretty shocked by it. I think a lot of talent were worried that the match was going to be what it ended up being as opposed to like being able to like get through something that was solid but quick and impactful. Unfortunately, I think there were a lot of people that thought it would end up being like it was and it ended up being that way.”
“I don’t think people were anticipating a disaster, I think everyone hoped they would go out and they would put in five good solid smart quality minutes of entertainment. I think people knew it had the potential to not be great, so I think that’s why so many people were watching it. I remember as the match went on and the deeper it got over those next few minutes, everyone was watching it.”
Goldberg suffered a concussion during his entrance, dropped the Undertaker on his head and it was the very last time the two shared the ring.
h/t to Fightful for the transcription.
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