Bill Goldberg -- Wrestling Death Was A Freak Accident & Brock Lesnar Retires

Former pro wrestling star Bill Goldberg says the accident that took the life of a Mexican wrestling star this past weekend was a freak occurrence ... telling TMZ Sports pro wrestling is as safe ever.

The irony of this interview is that Bill Goldberg ended the career of one of the most legendary wrestlers ever in Bret Hart. Bret Hart ironically prided himself on being so professional that he never injured a wrestler through decades of being in the sport. Below you can see the incident that ended Bret's career.

Here are some other serious injuries that these professional wrestlers have received.

The WWE has covered the serious nature of the business before with a show called "Confidential".

The WWE that we know of today became a corporation in the late 1990's, but before that happened there was a movement called "The Attitude Era" where the pro wrestlers were put into commercials procaliming how much athletes they were and how much they put their lives on the line for people's entertainment. Here is a classic video below from 1997.

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In other wrestling news, Brock Lesnar has told the world he is staying with WWE and has officially retired from MMA. Brock Lesnar defends the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Roman Reigns in the 31st installment of WrestleMania this Sunday.

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