'People were pretty shocked,' Former WWE champion reveals how the locker room reacted to the infamous bout between The Undertaker and Goldberg in Saudi Arabia

This resulted in a scary landing, which had fans worried about the legends. According to Matt Hardy, a lot of stars felt that the match would end in this direction. Meanwhile, others believed that the duo would put on a five-minute, fast-paced match. In fact, Hardy claimed that it was a major reason why everyone backstage watched it.

I just remember that deal were Taker came down on his head, just the looks in between people like.. people were pretty shocked by it Matt Hardy on The Undertaker vs. Goldberg match (H/T: Ringside News)

Aside from the botched Jackhammer, there were other moves that raised eyebrows as to why WWE booked the bout. At the end, Undertaker defeated Goldberg with a weak chokeslam, which summed up the main event of the night. 

How did The Undertaker and Goldberg recovered from their atrocious match?

Before his ‘Last Ride’ at WrestleMania 36, The Undertaker yearned for a perfect sendoff for years. Therefore, he competed in a string of underwhelming and poor matches, including the one at Super ShowDown 2019. As such, to repair the damage caused by it, the Deadman returned a month later at Extreme Rules.

Taker teamed up with Roman Reigns to take on Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre in a match that garnered praise from fans. Meanwhile, Goldberg would similarly return prior to SummerSlam. The Myth would go on to defeat Dolph Ziggler in a glorified squash at the Biggest Party of the Summer.

The WCW legend even went on to win the Universal Championship six months later by squashing The Fiend. In his last match for the promotion, he lost against Reigns at Elimination Chamber 2022, with WWE choosing not to extend his contract following the event.