Ernest Miller Says He Beat Goldberg In WCW Before The Streak

Ernest “The Cat” Miller says he technically ended Goldberg’s famous winning streak before it even began. Goldberg famously dominated WCW, racking up a huge winning streak of (kayfabe-wise) 173 wins to launch his WCW career. Miller appeared on Wrestling Shoot Interviews and responded to a fan comment who recalled him facing a then-unknown Goldberg at a live event, noting that he picked up the win.

“They put me over on him,” Miller said (per Wrestling Inc). “But the thing is, Goldberg at that time didn’t know he was going to be Goldberg. He was just a working wrestler, trying to get in and we were both friends. And he can say, ‘Hey, hey. I don’t care who wins, I just want to get in, learn, try, and have a good match.'”

He concluded, “So if you really want to be technical about it, I was the first person to beat Goldberg, because I was his first match.”

Goldberg faced Miller on WCW TV on the September 2nd, 1999 episode of Thunder where he got the win.