In an update to the potential match at WWE WrestleMania 28 between The Big Show and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that an agreement between Shaq and World Wrestling Entertainment is close to a done deal, with WWE creative being informed to begin coming up with ideas for Shaq appearing at WrestleMania.

In speaking to several sources, there was even a plan for Shaq to appear at the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view event and eliminate The Big Show, planting the seeds for their match at WrestleMania.

Shaq first started all the speculation about appearing at WrestleMania when he let it slip during an interview in late December.