Jericho berated the fans for chanting Goldberg's name. He announced he was entering the Royal Rumble match, which upset Owens.
Goldberg's arrival interrupted the two friends.
He refused to sit down and antagonized Jeri-Ko. Owens got in Goldberg's face.
Paul Heyman soon joined the party to talk up what Brock Lesnar would do in the Rumble match. Reigns arrived to say his piece, as well. Strowman stomped down to the scene.
Goldberg and Reigns worked together to take down Strowman.
Memorable Moments and Quotes
- A man is used as the stand for the show's sign.
- "You know what that means, Jericho? You're first."—Goldberg to Jericho.
- "Whether it's you or Roman Reigns. We got a date at WrestleMania."—Goldberg to Owens.
- Reigns and Goldberg stare each other down.
- Reigns and Goldberg hit simultaneous spears on Strowman.
Grade
A-
Analysis
WWE already has the audience buzzing for the Rumble with weeks left to go until the event.
The segment stacked a number of cool moments onto each other. Owens standing up to Goldberg was eye-catching. So was Goldberg and Reigns' own faceoff. We got to see Owens' sense of humor at play, as well as his snarling side.
And seeds of all kinds were planted, from the possibility of Jericho and Owens colliding at WrestleMania to Reigns and Goldberg meeting at that marquee event.
It was odd, though, to follow up Strowman's show of dominance earlier in the night with him getting knocked aside as he did, even with two powerhouses doing the knocking.