Beginning at WrestleMania 32 , a match between Big Show and NBA star Shaquille O'Neal had been teased from various media outlets , including WWE . Shaq was a surprise entrant in the 2016 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where he and Big Show faced off , but the other participants eliminated both of them . In July at the 2016 ESPY Awards on the red carpet , Show and Shaq had another brief confrontation . A match was proposed for WrestleMania 33 , which Shaq accepted . In January 2017 , the two began calling each other out on social media , posting workout videos of themselves preparing for the potential match . Big Show then began to doubt Shaq 's commitment to the match . By the end of February , Shaq said that it looked like the match was not going to happen , but he would still train just in case . The following week , Shaq said that discussions were back on between him and WWE . However , Big Show 's announcement as a participant in the 2017 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal indicated that the match was off . 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 said that he really wanted to do the match , especially since this would probably be his last WrestleMania and blamed Shaq 's weight as a reason for why Shaq backed out
2016 ESPY Awards
2016 ESPY Awards
WrestleMania 33