Shaquille O’Neal (Jokingly) “Calls Out” Big Show

Shaquille O’Neal was interviewed by Chris Van Vliet and was asked about his match that never happened against the Big Show at WrestleMania 33 and the possibility of a match happening next year.

Would he want to face Big Show in a match at WrestleMania 35?
“Next April? Well I got a little time to get these back up (rolls up his sleeve and flexes his bicep). You ready for that Big Show? I don’t think you are baby. Oh can’t squeeze that. Can’t squeeze a rock can you? I’ll think about it.”

Why he didn’t have a match with Big Show at WrestleMania 33:
“I don’t know what happened. Off the court though he’s one of my favorite people. Nicest guy. I’ve always been a fan of his. I would have loved for that match to go down but I don’t know what happened.”

The comments were pretty light-hearted and the match is probably not going to actually happen, but who knows…

On his podcast after WrestleMania 33, Shaq gave his side about why the match fell through:

Shaq: “Because they kept playing. First, they said it was me and Big Show. Then, they said it was going to be 3 and 3. Then, they cancelled it so when they cancelled it, I made other arrangements. And then they tried to call back and tried to get it done, and I just said, ‘I’m not going to do it.’ They messed it up.”