WWE legend to be ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt’s next target?

Bray Wyatt has been wreaking havoc over the SmackDown locker. He has been dominant since his return from injury last year and has overwhelmed superstars like Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Kurt Angle and The Miz with his power. In a short period of time, Wyatt has become the focal point of SmackDown’s programming. Fans eagerly anticipate The Fiend’s next target and if recent reports are to be believed a returning WWE legend might Wyatt’s next victim.

Goldberg is making his return to the WWE this week on SmackDown. Fans have been speculating on what it could mean to see the marauding WWE superstar on Friday night. He was last seen in a WWE ring when he faced Dolph Ziggler at 2019 SummerSlam, where he absolutely obliterated his opponent with a combination of Spears and Jackhammers. It somewhat redeemed Goldberg in the eyes of the WWE Universe after his heavily panned performance at 2019 Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia.

However, it is still not clear why Goldberg is making his return to WWE. Is it because of WrestleMania 36 or is it for a match at 2020 Super ShowDown? All the signs point towards the latter.

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It has been reported by multiple websites that Goldberg is in line for a big feud for the Super ShowDown PPV. Brad Shepard has reported that Goldberg will have a run-in with the Universal Champion ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt in Saudi Arabia.

His report has been corroborated by Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer who says that Goldberg is facing Wyatt at Super ShowDown as it “feels like the most obvious match.”

Goldberg has generally stayed away from the blue brand but his return to SmackDown this week has intrigued the fans. Goldberg has a close working relationship with Paul Heyman (executive director of Raw) but things are changing for his return.

After redeeming himself inside the WWE ring against Dolph Zigler at WWE SummerSlam in August, Goldberg had revealed that he wants to face Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman. At the red carpet ahead of Smackdown’s Fox debut last week, he was asked about the superstar he would like to face and the former Universal champion picked Reigns and Strowman.

“God who wouldn’t I like to face that I haven’t faced?” Goldberg said. “You know, Roman [Reigns] and Braun [Strowman] are two guys that I would like to test their mettle a little bit. Georgia against Georgia Tech (Reigns’ alma mater), that kind of a built-in in rivlary. But I’m good. Whoever they toss in front of me, I’ll decimate. It’s all good,” he told Instinct Culture by Denise Salcedo.

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In 2016, Goldberg made his return to WWE after a period of 12 years. He crushed Brock Lesnar on his return at Survivor Series, where he used just three spears and a jackhammer.

Later, he went on to win the Universal title, defeating Kevin Owens at Fastlane 2017. At WrestleMania 33 that took a place a month later, Lesnar overpowered the champion to take the title off him.

In 2018, Goldberg was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. A year later, he made his comeback to face The Undertaker for the first time in his career.