Rodney Mack Says Goldberg Tried To Protect Him In WWE

In an interview with Wrestling Inc, Rodney Mack spoke about his time working with Goldberg in WWE and how Goldberg went to bat for him multiple times. Mack had been undefeated at one point in the company with his “White Boy Challenge”, but that ended after he lost to Goldberg in thirty seconds on June 23, 2003. Here are highlights:

On Goldberg not wanting to end Mack’s win streak: “It was great to work with Goldberg. Bill’s a great guy, I remember I was one of the first guys he met coming through the locker room in WWE. We just hit it off right off the bat, but it’s really easy to do that since Bill’s a great guy. You know, he didn’t really want to do it [end the streak] at the time. But I’m like, ‘I’m not in position to make a decision on that.’ Bill stood up for me a lot. I have nothing but great things to say about him. I wish we could have worked a proper angle or program together, because I really think he and I could have drawn some money together.”

On working with Teddy Long: “I learned so much from Teddy. The reason he’s so knowledgeable is because he’s done a lot of everything in the business. By having him as a manager, life was so easy. All I had to do was show up to work, Teddy took care of everything. I just had to be there, and he was always great. Yea, the White Boy Challenge was his idea. It was a blast, but it was also a lot of hard work because of the tempo and pace. I had to deliver five minutes of straight funk every single time. But overall, it was great. I ended up making some friends from that time, and helped out a few young guys as well.”

On working in SWE: “I have never felt so much at home in any locker room, ever. Because Teddy is such a great person, he’s always been about helping people. He always has been. Maybe that’s why he’s so successful. He’s so full of knowledge, and there’s never a dull moment with him. It’s good to have a lot of veteran talents from WWE here, we’re like a family and are all working towards one common goal.”