— WWE has edited out Goldberg’s slip when tussling with Rusev during the opening segment of Raw last night on their Youtube highlights package and for any international airings of Raw.
— Goldberg for his part chalked up the slip to ring rust:
Ring rust…it happens. RT @WWE: .@Goldberg kicks off #RAW with a #Jackhammer to @RusevBUL, and a … https://t.co/DJWZ9QOTqz
— Bill Goldberg (@Goldberg) November 1, 2016
— WWE is also playing up Paul Heyman’s injury for storyline purposes. They posted the following:
Paul Heyman was taken to Hartford Hospital with abdominal pain after Goldberg Speared him at the start of Raw.
Heyman interrupted Goldberg to start Raw and teased that Brock Lesnar, Goldberg’s Survivor Series opponent, was in attendance. After it was revealed to be a ruse, Goldberg cornered Heyman, causing Rusev to charge to the ring. Goldberg took down The Super Athlete, then unexpectedly Speared Heyman.
UPDATE: Paul Heyman was released from Hartford Hospital Monday night with bruised ribs.
— Heyman is doing his part to play up the spear by Goldberg:
Dear @WWE and @WWEUniverse – Enjoy milking this spear by Goldberg for all it's worth. @BrockLesnar will address this issue like a #BEAST! https://t.co/k71D9GEV2M
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) November 1, 2016
A huge thank you to the editors and reporting staff of @WWE Dot Com for pretending they actually care about me. https://t.co/ItVqfmrGOn
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) November 1, 2016
Is it really necessary for @WWE to keep exploiting the unwarranted #Spear by @Goldberg? https://t.co/QqTObeWCCL @BrockLesnar #SurvivorSeries
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) November 1, 2016