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includes stuntwoman wife, Wanda, and four-year-old son, Gage.
“That’s my solace; that’s my getaway.”
Much like its owner, this garage sports impressive strength.
“The beams we had to install underneath that garage are quite
substantial,” Goldberg says. “The days of me putting 900 pounds on
the leg press are still here, and that’s sitting right above one of my cars,
so I have the utmost of confidence in the integrity of these beams.”
The more than $1 million garage began as a 1,500-square-foot
house, which Goldberg purchased from the previous owner, before
more than quadrupling its size.
“I didn’t want to build an old barn or some kind of big,
ridiculously abstruse structure,” he says. “I wanted to build something
that would blend and that was visually spectacular, (so) I pretty much
duplicated the design of the house. Nine times out of 10, people don’t
even know that I have a separate house, which is the reason why I did
it. It throws everyone off.”
Though Goldberg says his “man cave on steroids” isn’t quite made
for entertaining, he occasionally invites buds like UFC heavyweight
champ Josh Barnett over
to work on cars and
pump iron.
Like a lifter who
never thinks he’s quite
big enough, Goldberg
could be said to
have a case of garage
dysmorphia.
“I’d love to make it
bigger,” he says. “I’ve
got a couple cars that are
out being restored and I
don’t have any room for
them when they get back.
There’s no such thing as
too much space.”
Goldberg’s garage
Original square footage: 1,500
Square footage after renovation: more than 6,500
Muscle cars: 17 (including a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda and 1970
Mustang Boss 429 “Lawman”)
Motorcycles: 5 (1 Confederate Hellcat, 2 Harleys and 2 West Coast
Choppers)
Amenities: 2,000-square-foot personal gym, kitchen, king-sized bed,
plasma screen TV, outdoor driving range
Cost to build: about $1 million
Career highlights
NFL: 1990-1995 (including Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons)
World Championship Wrestling: 1997-2001
All Japan Pro Wrestling: 2002-2003
World Wrestling Entertainment: 2003-2004
Film appearances: The Longest Yard, Santa’s Slay, Half Past Dead 2
TV: Law and Order, Family Guy, Celebrity Apprentice, Monster Garage,
Garage Mahal