Unveiled: WWE's Infamous Goldberg-Jericho Backstage Brawl!

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Since their WCW days, Bill Goldberg and Chris Jericho had a strained relationship that persisted when they found themselves in the same WWE locker room in 2003. Learn more

Chris Jericho is known for his no-nonsense attitude and has a history of confronting wrestlers like Brock Lesnar and Sin Cara when the occasion demanded it.

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On the other hand, Goldberg is a more soft-spoken individual, and he hasn’t gone on record to talk about this fight – to no real surprise.

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In Chris Jericho’s second autobiography, Undisputed: How to Become World Champ in 1,372 Easy Steps, Y2J detailed what happened between the two backstage in WWE in 2003

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"Goldberg was coming to the WWE. The announcement jackhammered through my stomach the moment I heard it."

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"I marched straight into the dressing room. Throwing caution to the wind, I stood in front of Goldberg."

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"I stared directly into Goldberg's eyes and said: 'I heard you were saying some stuff about me during my match. This isn’t WCW. If you have something to say to me, say it to my face!"

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