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Roman Reigns has accomplished so much in the WWE and whether or not it was by design, you have to Marvel at how far he has come along. The man headed into Elimination Chamber in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia WWE Universal Champion for 537 which is the longest streak the WWE has seen in the last 35 years. There are only four other men who have streaks that equal, match, or surpass it and that is Pedro Morales (1,027), Bob Backlund (1,470), Hulk Hogan (1,474), and Bruno Sammartino (2,803). Now through out this 537 day reign, Roman has handled some of the best the WWE has to offer like Edge, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan, and so many more. There is just one minor problem with the list and that there is one name that is not on that list and that is WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg. The match was supposed to take place two years before, but for whatever reason the match never did. Now it has been two years and Roman has the chance to put another name on the list as he furthers his quest for pure dominance. Goldberg meanwhile, is out to prove the naysayers wrong and that coming back to wrestling was not a major mistake.

We also knew going into this that the match wasn’t going to be pretty or feature a ton of fancy wrestling moves as these were two gargantuan men colliding in a vulgar display of power and that is exactly how the match played out. Roman was able to gain the upper hand on Goldberg for most of the match, but when he tried for a finish, Goldberg would answer with a spear. At that moment, we were asking ourselves, “ is Goldberg about to pull this off?” Goldberg would try for his patent jackhammer, but Reigns would quickly counter out of it. Roman would once again take control of the match and he would hit his patent superman punch, but as soon as he tried for a spear, Goldberg would spear him again. Goldberg would try again for the jackhammer, but Reigns did his homework cause when he countered, he countered it right into a guillotine choke. Goldberg tried as valiantly as he could to hang on, but Reigns had it locked in and it was in tight. There was no where for the veteran to go and he had no choice as Roman retained the WWE Universal Championship by submission. What’s next for Goldberg? No one really knows, but the rumor mills are saying it could be tne much anticipated match with Stone Cold Steve Austin. For Roman Reigns, it’s a date with destiny as he takes on Brock Lesnar in a champion vs champion match at WrestleMania.