>>5578425>Goldberg mania was running wild before Austin was the biggest thing in the world. >WCW was the promotion that made wrestling a monster fad again in the late 90sLMAO no Goldberg mark, it didn't. The Monday Night Wars is what made wrestling hot in the late 90s to early 00s. WCW got a lot of attention with the NWO but that was before Goldberg anyway. It was during this early period of the NWO, while WWF continued to push the envelope but hadn't gone 'all in' yet either on Attitude or on crowning Steve Austin, that Nitro beat Raw for 83 weeks. But the industry would get a lot hotter in 1998, busting into the mainstream, and with both shows having 4+ ratings weekly. By early 1998 when the Attitude Era was in full swing and Stone Cold was coronated as 'the guy's in WWF, Raw started to turn to tide. Goldberg during this same period had his streak, meaning that while Stone Cold was hot, Raw flourished, but Goldberg even during the streak was already losing viewers to Raw by spring of 98. Goldberg's streak would continue until December of 98, with Raw winning over 75% of the ratings war from when Goldberg started his feud with NWO in the summer through the end of his streak in December. See for yourself.
https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Monday_Night_Wars_RatingsNWO angle put Nitro on the map and gave them the edge in the wars initially. Stone Cold was the primary impetus that turned it around for WWF, and his rise coincided with Goldberg's hottest period, which is also when fans choose Raw OVER Nitro.
tl;dr - Goldberg was at his peak of popularity when WCW was starting to fail and the more success Goldberg found in WCW, the worse the ratings got. Coincidence? I'm sure you will say so, but then you are a Goldberg mark.
