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9. Wrestlemania 33: Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar "Fairy Tales"

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Someone said "fuck it, just let Paul Heyman talk for this promo" and it's brilliant. I wish Heyman got to tell these type of promos in the ring because this is so good. I like how it retroactively injects so much to this feud. Goldberg talked about wanting to be a hero when he first came back, but Heyman spins a masterful yarn about Goldberg as a legendary hero. Selling his initial WCW run, selling Lesnar's initial WWE run, then basically papering over the awfulness of their first WM match. Going over what happened with Lesnar after he left WWE. Like the "fantasy warfare just got real!" bit is the only annoying part. Heyman then does exactly what he needs to do to sell why Goldberg, even at 50, is as strong, if not stronger, than ever. And the turn in the video when he comes back to how this is a fantasy/fairy tale, explaining how it simply won't come true and says "So I hope you enjoyed your fantasy while it lasted... Bill" with such utter contempt that you realize that's coming from Goldberg in this match.

I do think they needed to do more of these style promos. Just someone cutting a promo for the sake of a promo instead of pulling previously said items. I understand that Paul Heyman is a masterful promo but I think anyone would benefit from this.
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