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Fans worldwide are eagerly waiting to see Goldberg back on WWE TV for his retirement match. However, it will be a while before Da Man steps back inside the squared circle. An update on his health condition has emerged.
The former Universal Champion was brought back during Bad Blood last year to plant the seeds for his final feud against Gunther. However, his status has since been up in the air. The 58-year-old WWE Hall of Famer missed the January 27, 2025, edition of RAW despite much speculation. A few days later, The Myth revealed that he had a “pretty screwed up shoulder” and he would be getting stem cell treatment before his impending retirement match this year. Earlier today, Bioxcellerator's official Instagram handle shared a video of Goldberg undergoing stem cell therapy. In the clip, Da Man said he hasn't been himself for ten years and wants to return to his former glory.
 JD McDonagh was injured on WWE RAW back in January during a match against The War Raiders. McDonagh suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung in the match, yet he refused to quit.McDonagh was able to update the WWE Universe following the match but is expected to be out of action past WrestleMania. Despite not being heard from for several weeks, the Irish Ace recently sent a message to Finn Balor, after he shared the video of Balor talking about his Universal Championship win to Chris Van Vliet. JD McDonagh sent a message to Finn Balor.JD McDonagh noted that he and Balor were the “Toughest lads in the business. Grit and HEART.” McDonagh obviously proved this when he refused to give up in his match with the War Raiders, despite bouncing off the announcer's table. Finn Balor was the same when he faced Seth Rollins at SummerSlam in 2016 and refused to quit despite dislocating his shoulder, an injury that forced him to relinquish the title just a day later on RAW. |  Roman Reigns didn't hold back one bit while expressing his opinion of a top WWE star. The OTC called Seth Rollins “a piece of trash” while checking out the WWE 2K25 Bloodline Showcase gameplay. Reigns and Paul Heyman recently sat down with a Visual Concepts developer who played as The OTC against Seth Rollins in 2K25. Reigns wasn't very impressed with the developer's gaming skills. In a hilarious moment, Roman Reigns talked about how the developer looks a lot like Seth Rollins. |
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When Starks appeared on NXT, he cut a promo, but at the same time, there was no mention of his name at all. Since the company often changes the names of newly signed wrestlers, fans were left wondering if this meant that Starks would receive a new name now that he left AEW. The company avoided using his name on his debut, and it has now been noted that the deal came together very quickly, but he is part of the WWE roster at this time. However, currently, there's still speculation about what he will be called.
Fightful Select reported that, for now, Ricky Starks is still Ricky Starks in the company. He is being referred to internally by his name, and a source confirmed that the company has to work on sync agreements with those concerned to use the name and other trademarks.
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