Shaquille O’Neal Almost Crushed John Cena Once and the WWE Legend Was Totally Helpless

The 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena and NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal are like two peas in a pod. Indeed, ‘The Champ’ John Cena is a massive ‘Wall of Cement’ because of his impressive physique.

In Cena’s wrestling days, he has lifted ‘Giants’ on his shoulder and set their attitude straight with an “Attitude Adjustment” maneuver. However, even if John Cena is a ‘Wall of Cement,’ Shaquille O’Neal is ‘The Empire State Building.’

When ‘The Prototype’ is next to the extra-tall Shaquille O’Neal, he obviously looks tinier than ever. Cena has been inside the square circle with legendary rivals and smashed them with his muscular physique. But, the ‘Peacemaker’ star faced the opposite when it was ‘Shaq’ sat next to him.

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The former NBA player and former WWE Champion back in 2017 came together for an episode of ‘Carpool Karaoke: The Series’. During the episode, John Cena and Shaq pitched nicknames for each other in a big car. However, before that encounter, the Peacemaker star dug a hole for himself to pull a prank on O’Neal.

To tease Shaquille O’Neal, Cena got themselves a tiny ride so that they could continue their carpool shenanigan. But, of course, ‘The Big Shamrock’ was shocked and not ready to sit in a car larger than his size.

However, the 16-times WWE World Champion made Shaq sit in the tiny car; that was an epic fail for Cena! When Shaquille O’Neal sat inside the car, he almost crushed John Cena, and he found himself in a helpless spot.

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Shaq squeezed the Peacemaker star to his limits, and in the video, we can see how badly pulling a prank on the ‘NBA Giant’ was a massive blow for Cena.

‘The Champ’ and Shaquille O’Neal hit it off during the Carpool Karaoke!

Later, John Cena and Shaquille O’Neal took on a new ride for themselves in which both of them could fit. The WWE and NBA icons indulged in a War of Puns impromptu competition for Carpool Karaoke: The Series.

Usually, in a classic Carpool Karaoke, most people sing. But Cena and Shaq took jabs at each other in friendly banter. Both of the legends came with savage nickname puns for each other.

During an episode of the NBC Today’s Show in 2017, the WWE superstar expressed his time with Shaq in this Carpool Karaoke session.

Cena said, “It was actually a bunch of fun. It was a very odd pairing in the car and probably not the most unkey carpool karaoke.”

Sharing a Carpool Karaoke, the NBA legend was a massive deal for the 16-time WWE World Champion. Even Shaq behaved like a small kid when he had ball time with the WWE superstar.

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It is unlikely that John Cena and Shaquille O’Neal would ever face each other inside the squared circle. However, wrestling and basketball fans would love to see another version of Carpool Karaoke of NBA and WWE legends.