{"id":272659,"date":"2025-03-20T18:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/former-world-heavyweight-champion-officially-confirms-he-will-wrestle-his-last-ever-wwe-match-by-the-end-of-2025-hes-retiring\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:06","slug":"former-world-heavyweight-champion-officially-confirms-he-will-wrestle-his-last-ever-wwe-match-by-the-end-of-2025-hes-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/former-world-heavyweight-champion-officially-confirms-he-will-wrestle-his-last-ever-wwe-match-by-the-end-of-2025-hes-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Former World Heavyweight Champion officially confirms he will wrestle his last-ever WWE match by the end of 2025; he&#8217;s retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4832301\" data-slug-id=\"2429436\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former World Heavyweight Champion will hang up his wrestling boots once and for all after a last match in WWE. The star has revealed that he is retiring by the end of 2025 and that this will be his final match.<\/p>\n<p>2025 appears to be the year when several legends bid farewell to their careers and fans. John Cena announced his retirement tour before, and Goldberg did as well. Now, the latter has confirmed that despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-unfortunate-update-goldberg-s-retirement-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">not being physically cleared<\/a>, he will still be retiring by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The WWE star spoke to Ariel Helwani and said that he was not physically cleared at this time but will be cleared soon. He has now said that he may not be about to start sparring in a matter of seven to eight days from now, but he is going to be wrestling his final match by the end of 2025. At this time, he has confessed that he does not know who he is going to go against.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m going to jump in the ring and start sparring seven to eight days from now. I got to be smart about it. But yeah, 2025, it\u2019s going to happen. And I don\u2019t know who it\u2019s going to be against.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">star<\/a> said he was unsure when the match would be held in 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don\u2019t know when it\u2019s going to be. But I guarantee you, whoever it\u2019s against, they\u2019re going to understand what it\u2019s like being in there with Goldberg.\u201d [h\/t F4WOnline]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Bill Goldberg, Cory Sandhagen, Rico Verhoeven, Fight Promotion Streaming News, OTN | March 19, 2025\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/plPOasp9gKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"plPOasp9gKg\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/plPOasp9gKg\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/plPOasp9gKg\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Gunther appears to be the potential last WWE opponent for Goldberg<\/h2>\n<p>Goldberg is going into his last-ever WWE match, looking to retire, and he has already mentioned wrestling the likes of Gunther.<\/p>\n<p>With that being the case, the star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-goldberg-open-facing-current-wwe-champion-final-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">has already shared an argument with Gunther<\/a>, and that would lead to a storyline for the star&#8217;s last match before he retires once and for all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Angana Roy<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? 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