Big Show Discusses His Relationship With Shaquille O’Neal, WrestleMania

The Miami Herald recently published a special story on WWE superstar The Big Show, which details his relationship with former NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal. In an interview, Show discusses several topics, including his feelings about Shaq, both in and outside of the ring, as well as their involvement in WrestleMania 32.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On Shaq’s involvement with WWE:

“I think Shaq is like me at heart. He’s a big kid,” Big Show said. “He’s a huge wrestling fan, a huge WWE fan. He likes to get in the mix, get involved with it. We’ve been friends for a long time. I love the fact that he calls me out and talks trash.”

On a match with Shaq at WrestleMania 33:

“I’m down with that 110-percent,” Big Show said. “I know Shaq’s done some shout-outs on social media…I’m all for it. Absolutely. If anything, he’s picking on my favorite basketball player of all-time, Charles Barkley, every week.”

“Shaq is a tremendous athlete. He’s probably one of the best big men to ever play professional basketball. He was a man among boys in his time on the court. For him to come out and be involved in [wrestling], that fine. Shaq’s a bg dude. He’s a strong dude. He’s athletic, and he understands the trash talking and the entertainment value of our sport. Considering a lot of people who I’ve got in the ring with over the years, Shaq is definitely somebody who I’ve had a lot of fun with. I have a lot of fun with him.

“I think that the world would love to see me chokeslam Shaq through a table.”

On Shaq as an athlete & professional wrestler:

“His exuberance, his excitement, his passion, he’s always a pleasure to be around, he’s somebody I can’t wait to some day get in the ring and just give one of those big over hand chops and see the look on his face…That’s the part when you realize — when you lace up your boots and step in the ring — when I give you a chop in the middle of the ring, and you’re trying to breathe, keep your wind up and keep paying attention to everything that’s going on…and get a ham hock slapped in your chest, it kind of puts things in perspective real quick.”

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