Gunther's first defense of his second world title reign comes against a bona fide legend. Gunther and Goldberg first crossed paths at October's Bad Blood pay-per-view. Goldberg returns to Atlanta, the site of their first encounter and home base of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), for Goldberg's retirement match.

Overshadowing all of the in-ring action was what appeared to be a serious-looking knee injury to Seth Rollins, one of the most important and talented performers on WWE's roster.