Overview

• In interviews with Ariel Helwani, Goldberg slammed WWE’s three-week buildup and choice of a mid-tier TV taping for his send-off
• He said NBC cut his retirement speech after roughly 20–30 seconds due to a hard-out broadcast deadline and last-minute schedule shifts
• WWE management apologized to Goldberg over the abrupt speech cutoff, which he called the “ultimate rib”
• Goldberg lost to Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta on July 12, marking what he considers his final in-ring appearance
• Although he views himself as retired in principle, Goldberg did not categorically rule out a future return