It was rumored for months that former NBA star: Shaquille O’Neal (aka Shaq) would be facing the Big Show at Wrestlemania 33. After months of teasing, the match never happened and the Big Show participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal instead.
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Shaq cleared up the reasoning on why the match didn’t take place on a recent episode of his podcast: ‘The Big Podcast With Shaq’.
Here is what he had to say on why it didn’t happen:
“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”
On if he didn’t do it because he didn’t want to lose the match:
[Co-host] Jon Kinkade: “And my theory all along – this is not his commentary – I have a hard time believing that somebody would read a script where he would lose in anything.”
O’Neal: So you’re saying I didn’t want to lose? It’s for the kids, John. I would have lost for the kids. For the kids.
Kinkade: You are competitive.
Craig Gass: The man did Kazaam for God’s sake.
O’Neal: Exactly, yes. I would have lost.
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You can listen to the podcast here.
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