“Thought You Broke Every Bone in Your Body”: Before Challenging Big Show and Cody Rhoades, Shaquille O’Neal Reveals Baffling Wrestling Experience Details

NBA legend and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has appeared multiple times on WWE in the past. From confronting The Big Show in the ring to making a surprise entry in Andre the Giant’s Battle Royale in 2016, he has entertained wrestling fans on several occasions over the years. Shaq has even challenged Cody Rhoades and The Big Show together in the past. Recently, the Big Diesel challenged the two wrestlers for a tag team match again. Before making the announcement, the four-time NBA champion shared his experience of wrestling.

The Los Angeles Lakers icon was hospitalized over the past few days for hip-replacement surgery. As a result, his fans were obviously concerned and missed the Big Man’s public appearances. However, he finally made a guest appearance on a podcast and surprised his fans. His anecdotes from his wrestling days will surely amuse fans.

Shaquille O’Neal shares his experiences of wrestling

In the new episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Shaquille O’Neal joined NFL veteran Pat McAfee and others to discuss a variety of stuff. In the last moments of the shoot, McAfee poked fun at Shaq by reminding him how everyone saw him falling off a ring at the AEW Dynamite wrestling tournament. He added, “I thought you broke every bone of your body,” before enquiring about his experience.

The Big Diesel responded by saying, “You know what’s crazy about that? When I was preparing for that, I had a table with a pad under it. So, you know I like doing my own little moves and stunts, it felt good. So then when I got to the arena, I was like ‘Where’s the pad?'” O’Neal confirmed that there was no pad and continued to narrate, “I was like, ‘You know what? Since we already said we’re gonna do it, we’re gonna do it.'”

McAfee was talking about the mixed tag-team match where Shaquille O’Neal and his partner Jady Cargill faced off with Cody Rhoades and Red Velvet on AEW Dynamite in 2021. The match ended with an intense climax as Rhoades and the Big Diesel broke a table after landing on it together. The Big Man confirmed at the end of his story that it had hurt alright – but Cargill and him won the match.

However, Shaquille O’Neal didn’t stop with that tale. He went on to invite The Big Show and Rhoades to another challenge.

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Shaq throws a challenge to Cody Rhoades and The Big Show

After narrating the story, O’Neal announced that he wants to team up with Adma ‘Pacman’ Jones and take on The Big Show and Rhoades. The four-time champion said, “Cody Rhoades when I get better, I’m coming for you, hold on, hold on, Shaq and Pacman versus Cody Rhoades and The Big Show, you heard it here first.”

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Who is your bet if the match-up actually materializes? Will Shaquille O’Neal’s wrestling experience help him win again? Let us know in the comments below!