“Legends,” “BOOOOOOO!”- Fans can’t keep calm after Goldberg gets spotted with AEW Icon

A recent reunion between Goldberg and an AEW legend has left fans in a frenzy online.

The legendary Goldberg ended his decades-long career in July this year after an unsuccessful challenge against then-World Heavyweight Champion Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event. The former Universal Champion, now focused on relaxing and fixing cars, recently broke the internet after appearing in a video with All Elite Wrestling icon Sting. The two were spotted at the Big Event Entertainment X Sports Expo in New York this weekend. While the reasons for Goldberg attending the event are unknown, Sting has been attending different wrestling conventions as part of his 2025 or Never tour, which officially marks the end of his legendary look.

The Icon, who was also seen with the Great Muta at the event, shared his interaction with the legends on X.

"Always good to see old friends 👊🏼🦂," wrote Sting

Sting's post on X received responses from many fans who showed a variety of feelings. While some were glad to see two legends unite, others were more cynical and left negative comments.

Check out some of the fan reactions below:

@JimmyEvans

@jimmyevans4real

@Sting @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny Legends

David Haleva

@davidhaleva16

@Sting @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny Goldberg and the Stinger the two wrestling legends in the same picture , Oh yeah , Wooooo .....😎🙂👍👋✌️

Johnny

@JohnnyGiunta_

@Sting @JaysRetro @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny BOOOOOOO!

Best Motorsports

@Jcubdajeweler

@Sting @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny Tell WWE stop letting the MFT Steal your style

KingTeddy Lucho 🧸

@KingTeddyLucho

@Sting @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny Goldberg and sting interaction is just amazing

Jamie

@Jamique315

@Sting @muto_keiji @Goldberg @bigeventny Was Goldberg shootn on you 😂

Goldberg reportedly rejected a big offer from AEW

The buildup to Goldberg's retirement match in WWE, which took place in July, lasted for months, beginning at Bad Blood 2024, where Gunther insulted the legend and his son. In a Q&A on his YouTube page that occurred during Goldberg's retirement month, Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp revealed that he had known about the match being Goldberg's retirement for months and that, at some point in the past, Tony Khan had offered Goldberg a lucrative retirement run, which the legend had declined.

“I knew for months that this was going to be Goldberg’s retirement match weekend. We had reported that. They really should have given him more time for a proper speech, but honestly, that wasn’t their priority. What they did care about was scheduling it on the same weekend as AEW’s biggest show. That was the focus—putting it head-to-head with AEW’s biggest show. And for what it’s worth, AEW had actually offered Goldberg a legitimate retirement run.” [H/T Ringside News]

It will be interesting to see if Goldberg appears on All Elite Wrestling programming in a non-wrestling role in the future.