Former WWE and WCW Superstar Bill Goldberg recently teased a return to the squared circle and commented on CM Punk joining the UFC realm.
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Goldberg spoke with the Miami Herald and said he could still compete in the ring if he ever opted to return.
"I could still do it. I'm probably in the best shape of my life right now...I made the statement that I would never consider wrestling over the age of 40 when I was over 40 years old," Goldberg said. "Here I am two clicks away from the big one (50). Having children changes your outlook 100 percent of your life. If it came to fruition, I would seriously consider it. With that said, it's not going to stop my heart that I didn't attain that by any stretch of the imagination."
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There were rumors that the former one-time WWE World Heavyweight and WCW World Heavyweight Champion would return at WrestleMania XXX, but his meetings with Triple H didn't lead to anything last year as both sides had different philosophies.
Goldberg said in the past that he would like for his son to see him wrestle at least one more match, but nothing has been completed as far as a return to the squared circle.
Goldberg rose to notoriety in WCW when he went on a 173-0 streak and he eventually jumped ship to the WWE. His final match was an infamous bout with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX in 2004 when the crowd new both of them were leaving and heckled them in the ring.
Goldberg also talked about Punk joining UFC after he walked out on the WWE last January and then bashed the company on Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast in November.
"It's thinking outside the box. There are the guys who have worked their a--es off on the independents and mixed martial arts organizations and get to the UFC waiting for that next big opportunity," Goldberg said. "Then here comes a guy with a zero-and-zero record and suddenly he gets the spotlight. The analogy I can give is that it was like me when I got into the wrestling business. I didn't 'pay my dues' to get into the wrestling business. That didn't mean I wasn't able to, with the certain amount of training put a lot of a--es in seats with the help of everybody else. Is it an eyebrow raiser? No question. I made the statement before that if they are able to steal a quarter of the pay-per-views from WWE and have people buying the pay-per-views for the UFC, then I believe they won. I don't think they are going to turn any traditionalist off in that they aren't going to buy a pay-per-view with CM Punk on it because these traditionalists and a lot of the MMA community wants to see him fail. They are going to want to see that."
He continued: "He is in a great training camp. From what I've read, CM Punk is like a sponge when it comes to training. So as long as he can digest what is thrown at him, he is in a great camp. Anthony Pettis is a superstar in mixed martial arts right now. I think [Duke] Roufus was an underachiever in the kick boxing world, and he worked his a-- off to obtain the level he attained as a coach. I believe he can see himself a little bit in CM Punk and work slowly with him. Age is nothing but a number. I wouldn't be going down to Miami and be willing to train with American Top Team if I didn't feel I had the ability to get in a cage or the ring with anybody. I'm not about emasculating myself. I'm not about doing something to waste people's time. The fact is I train regularly. I'm looking to get better. I'm 48 years old, 12 years his senior or however it is. If I can do it at my age and seriously consider getting in there with competitive guys, he can do it."
As Punk prepares for UFC, it's possible that Goldberg may end up back in the squared circle at some point.
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