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“Next Time I See Your Husband..”: Shaquille O’Neal Warns WWE Star’s Wife After Months of Bodybuilding Training

Published 10/28/2022, 3:30 PM EDT

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We often see Shaquille O’Neal express his opinions on his ‘The Big Podcast With Shaq.’ But recently, we got to see Shaq as a guest on someone else’s podcast. Recently, Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal made an appearance at Brandi Rhodes’ podcast ‘2 Lies and 1 Truth.’ Brandi Rhodes is known as a professional wrestler, ring announcer, and television personality. 

Incidentally, she is married to WWE superstar Cody Rhodes who is signed with Raw but had a brief run with AEW as well. Recently, Brandi had a long conversation with the NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal on her podcast.

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Shaquille O’Neal still has some fresh wounds

She started off the conversation by apologizing to O’Neal for throwing water at him during an interview when Shaq appeared at AEW. The two shared some old memories before The Big Aristotle brought out the big guns.

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O’Neal told Brandi to deliver a message to her husband Cody Rhodes. Shaq said, “I lost 50 pounds, I got a little six-pack so next time I see your husband, it’s gonna be on.” O’Neal was referring to the fight he had with Cody Rhodes on AEW. As it turns out, Shaq has been training hard on his physique this year. Recently, he shocked fans on social media with his shredded body.

Shaquille O’Neal made a debut on All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in March 2021. O’Neal was a part of a tag-team match with Jade Cargill against Red Velvet and Cody Rhodes. Even though Shaq and Jade came out of the match with a win, that wasn’t the highlight of the bout.

During the match, not only did Cody Rhodes body-slam Shaq in the ring, he even ended up sending O’Neal through two tables that were set along the ringside during the match.

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And trust us when we say this, O’Neal was knocked out cold. Even after the bell rang and Jade and Shaq were named winners, O’Neal was still lying on the floor. So, it is a no-brainer that Shaq wants to get even with Cody Rhodes. Meanwhile, during his interview with Brandi Rhodes, Shaq also revealed that he had an altercation with one of Rhodes’ men in an ambulance after the fight. Therefore, it is only natural, that the feud between the two is far from over.

A look back at O’Neal and his previous appearances on WWE

This wasn’t the first time O’Neal has appeared at wrestling events. He made his first debut in a professional wrestling event at WWE’s Monday Night Raw in July 2009. Even though he was just a guest host on the show, O’Neal still ended up knocking WWE wrestler Big Show out of the ring.

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Watch This Story – Shaquille O’Neal’s illustrious WWE appearances

The Big Diesel made another appearance on WWE’s Wrestlemania 32 where the Big Show and O’Neal ended up choke-slamming Kane, one-half of the ‘Brothers Of Destruction.” Let’s hope Shaq makes another appearance and gets his revenge on Cody Rhodes. What a night it’ll be for both wrestling and NBA fans.

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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