Known for his signature move, The Superkick, Bill Goldberg became one of the most successful professional wrestlers of all time, holding the record for maintaining his undefeated title longer than any other professional wrestler, with 173 wins and zero losses.
Working with both the World Championship Wrestling company and the WWE, Bill Goldberg has held the titles of World Champion (twice), WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and WCW World Tag Team Champion. All this, and more, has contributed to a net worth of $14 million.
“Goldberg,” as he is know on the wrestling circuit, started out in Tulsa, Oklahoma and went to the University of Georgia on a football scholarship, where he played defensive tackle. From there, he made the move to professional football player and played for the Los Angeles Rams, the Atlanta falcons and the Carolina Panthers during the 1990’s. After an abdominal injury ended his football career, Bill Goldberg started working out with martial arts and went into wonderful world of wrestling. The move paid off with a beautiful 4,600 square foot $2.5 million Mediterranean-style mansion sitting on 17.5 acres in Bonsall, CA.
The gem of the property represents Bill Goldberg’s passion – a 6,800 square foot garage that houses is collection of 20 luxury and vintage “muscle” cars and motorcycles. This collection includes a 1970 Mustang Boss 429, 1970 Pontiac Trans AM, and a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda. Bill Goldberg supplements his car habit by acting in films and on TV during and after wrestling.
His movie debut was in 1999 along side Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. That same year, he posed with the WCW Nitro Girls for Penthouse magazine. Don’t get your hopes up! The photo was not taken in the nude! In 2005, Bill Goldberg starred in The Longest Yard, produced by Adam Sandler. He hosted 3 seasons of “Bullrun” on the Speed Channel and appeared on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2010, but was eliminated in the 6th round.
Bill Goldberg has also played himself in many wrestling documentaries and on show such as “Jay Leno’s Garage,” “Biker Build-off,” and “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?”. In November of 2016, he will return to the wrestling ring to face Brock Lesnar during the WWE Survivor Series in Toronto. Retirement doesn’t seem to be a word in Bill Goldberg’s vocabulary!
