Originally posted in the Augusta Chronicle on August 8, 1998
Associated Press
ATLANTA -- The noise is deafening as the crowd sing-songs `'Gold-berg, Gold-berg,'' praising the new heavyweight champion, who holds the shiny title belt from World Championship Wrestling over his bald head and releases his terrifying war cry.
Fans of all races wave signs screaming, ``Will You Marry Me Goldberg?,'' ``Goldberg Rules!,'' and ``Goldberg, Nice Jewish Boy!''
Like phantom leg drops and well-choreographed body slams, racial stereotypes have always been a part of professional wrestling.
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