Duane Gill Duane Gill ( July 10 , 1959 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name , Gillberg , a parody of then - rival promotion World Championship Wrestling ' s top star Goldberg . During his tenure in the WWF , Gill became a one time Light Heavyweight Champion . He would go on to hold the title for 15 months , becoming the longest reigning Light Heavyweight Champion in the company ' s history . Professional wrestling career . Early career . Gill made his debut on the American independent scene as a part of a masked tag team with Barry Hardy called The Lords of Darkness , with Hardy billed as Agony and Gill billed as Pain . On August 2 , 1991 , they defeated Cream Team ( Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer ) to become the Mid - Eastern Wrestling Federation ' s first ever Tag Team Champions . The Lords participated in two of three 40 - man battle royal s held in 1992 . World Wrestling Federation ( 1992 – 1994 ) . The second battle royal took place two months later . The Lords later became second version of The Executioners and took part in a 40 - man battle royal won by Tatanka . The Executioners then joined the World Wrestling Federation , competing on its " Monday Night Raw " program against several other tag teams . The Executioners split in early 1994 and Hardy left the company on April 18 . Gill then began competing under his real name as an enhancement talent before also leaving the company soon after . Return to the WWF ( 1998 – 2000 ) . J . O . B . Squad . In 1998 , Gill made his return to the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series as Mankind ' s mystery opponent . Vince McMahon seemingly facilitated Mankind ' s route to victory in a tournament for the vacant WWF Championship as he appeared to be McMahon ' s favorite to win . Before Gill made his entrance , McMahon built up the suspense by referring to him ( Gill ) as a wrestler with a win / loss record that no other wrestler could match . Although the statement was thought to indicate that Mankind ' s opponent won more than lost in his career , the exact opposite was true and Gill was squashed by Mankind . He later joined the J . O . B . Squad with Al Snow , Scorpio , and Bob Holly . During this time , Gill became notable for " ending " Marc Mero ' s career when Mero challenged him to a match , announcing to the crowd that he would retire from wrestling if he could not beat Gill . Gill won the match with some help from the J . O . B . Squad and Mero left the WWF , although he did not legitimately retire as promised . Gillberg and Light Heavyweight Champion . On November 17 , 1998 , Gill won the Light Heavyweight Championship after defeating Christian on " Raw is War " . Shortly thereafter , Gill was given his most notable gimmick : " Gillberg " , a parody of rival promotion World Championship Wrestling ' s top star Goldberg . When he became Gillberg , the original plan of the bookers was reputedly to have him lose 173 consecutive matches , parodying Goldberg ' s winning streak of 173 matches . The Gillberg character parodied numerous other aspects of Goldberg ' s character , such as his entrance being accompanied by the pre - recorded sound of a crowd chanting " Gillberg " ( which was an allusion to WCW ' s alleged use of pre - recorded chants in Goldberg ' s usual entrance ) and stage hands that would hold up sparklers ( parodying Goldberg ' s pyrotechnics ) and then spray the entrance way with fire extinguishers . He also had a dotted line " tattoo " on his right arm ( parodying Goldberg ' s tribal tattoo ) and would use the catchphrase " Who ' s First ? " in reference not only to Goldberg ' s catchphrase " Who ' s Next ? " , but also to the fact that Gill would lose to each and every one of his opponents . Gill made his Royal Rumble debut in 1999 , but was immediately eliminated by Edge . Gill ' s only victory as Gillberg came on the February 8 , 1999 edition of " Raw is War " , when he defeated Goldust with help from former J . O . B . Squad member The Blue Meanie , who was feuding with Goldust at the time . While he still came to the ring with the belt , the Light Heavyweight Championship was all but forgotten as Gill seldom defended the title on television or at house shows . After being off of WWF television for several months , Gill returned on the February 13 , 2000 episode of " Sunday Night Heat " for one final match in order to lose the championship to the debuting Essa Rios . Upon losing the title , Gill ' s reign ended at 15 months , making him the longest reigning Light Heavyweight Champion in WWF history . After leaving the WWF , Gill continued to use the Gillberg gimmick on the independent circuit , most prominently for Maryland Championship Wrestling . Part - time appearances . When Bill Goldberg came to WWE in 2003 , his first feud was against The Rock , who on the April 21 , 2003 edition of " Raw " brought in Gill , once again under his Gillberg gimmick , to mock Goldberg . After beating up The Rock ' s security guards , who were trying to apprehend him for interrupting a concert " dedicated " to him , Gillberg attacked Goldberg , which prompted Goldberg to begin choking him . The Rock then attacked Goldberg from behind , after which both Gillberg and The Rock quickly ran out of the arena to avoid further conflict . On December 10 , 2007 , Gill , now sporting two new tattoos on his left deltoid , returned to WWE television under his Gillberg name and gimmick for the 15th Anniversary of " Raw " . During the show , he participated in a 15 - Man Battle Royal against fourteen other former " Raw " wrestlers , but was the first man eliminated only a few seconds into the match by every other competitor . Personal life . Duane Gill operated an independent wrestling school in Severn , Maryland named Gillberg ' s Pro Wrestling Academy that opened in July 2010 . Gill is married and has two adult children and a granddaughter .