WATCH: Shaquille O’Neal Defeated Former Rival Charles Barkley but Failed Against This WWE Legend

The NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal boasts a massive build, and it’s impossible to compete next to him. But, when we look at the record of Shaquille O’Neal on the basketball court, his colossal size and height made it difficult for players to fight against him. 

‘The Big Shamrock’ Shaquille O’Neal has constantly challenged his fellow basketball mate Charles Barkley in friendly banter. But Shaq and Chuck back and forth have successfully put each other in the dust. Even though Shaq is the ‘Empire State Building’ of sports entertainment, once Shaq could not match with WWE legend, John Cena.

Shaquille O’Neal has faced both Charles Barkley and John Cena in an arm wrestling first. But was Shaq able to portray his prowess when he stepped outside the basketball court? Let’s find out!

Shaquille O’Neal beat Chuck in an arm-wrestling match in incredible fashion!

Back in 2018, ‘The Big Shamrock‘ and former NBA rival Charles Barkley looked into the World Armwrestling League. It was a new venture for both NBA Hall of Famers as they challenged for physical combat rather than shooting hoops.

Like on the basketball court, Shaq had an advantage of his massive size over Charles Barkley. In the video, fans can witness how Chuck faced Shaquille O’Neal in an arm-wrestling match.

However, Barkley fell short next to Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq defeated Chuck in an arm-wrestling match within seconds. ‘The Big Shamrock’ has always teased Barkley that he could beat him in seconds, given any sports.

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Notably, Shaq and Charles Barkley also squared off against each other in a Pain & Gain Liftoff challenge. But during this challenge, Shaq and Chuck had to perform bench presses using different weights. NBA Hall of Famer Barkley embarrassed Shaq because he failed to complete the 405 pounds of bench press.

What happened when Shaq faced John Cena in wrist wrestling?

Shaquille O’Neal has also stood tall next to the 16-times WWE World Champion, John Cena. Wrestler turned actor John Cena and Shaq sat down with the NBC’s Today show to discuss Cena’s “Elbow Grease” children’s book in 2018.

As mentioned earlier, Shaq beat Charles Barkley in an arm-wrestling match in just seconds; however, he could not do the same against John Cena. During the NBC Today show, it was about the ‘Wall of Cement’ vs. ‘The Empire State Building.’

The 16-time WWE Champion, John Cena, held on to the colossal strength of Shaquille O’Neal during the arm-wrestling match. Shaq struggled very hard to put over Cena; meanwhile, ‘The Champ’ was calm and composed as he watched Shaq struggle.

Shaquille O’Neal is twice the size of John Cena. So everyone thought Shaq could defeat ‘The Champ’ in seconds, the way he defeated Chuck. However, ‘The Big Shamrock’ could not do that, and the arm-wrestling match between WWE and NBA legend ended in a draw.

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Peacemaker star John Cena crushed Shaquille O’Neal’s massive build as he held on to the colossal strength of Shaq. The 16-time World Champion’s “Never Give Up” attitude has put many legends to surrender in front of him. And NBA icon Shaq was one of those legends.