In July at the 2016 ESPY Awards on the red carpet , Big Show and O'Neal had another brief confrontation . A match was proposed for WrestleMania 33 , which O'Neal accepted . In January 2017 , the two began calling each other out on social media , posting workout videos of themselves preparing for the potential match . After weeks of discussion , the match was cancelled . According to Dave Meltzer of '' Wrestling Observer Newsletter '' , the match was canceled due to monetary reasons , as both parties could not agree on a deal . Big Show later stated it was scheduling issues on O'Neal 's part that caused the cancellation
2016 ESPY Awards
2016 ESPY Awards
Shaquille O'Neal