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#3 Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal challenged themselves to a weightlifting contest years ago. They went on to bench press 205, 225 and 315 lbs as the contest heated up. The final weight was at 405 lbs where a spotter was extremely necessary.
Working as spotters for the NBA superstars were Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg. The former will help Shaquille O’Neal while the latter takes Charles Barkley’s side.
Both former NBA players had little to no problems lifting the previous three weight categories. Shaq failed at the 405-pound marker. Fortunately for Shaq, Dwayne Johnson was in his corner to help him out.
To the surprise of basically everyone in the gym, the out-of-shape “Chuck” easily out lifted Shaq. “The Rock” couldn’t believe what he was seeing while Mark Wahlberg was putting on a poker face.
After Barkley was declared the winner, the producers then revealed that “Chuck’s” weights were dummies. Everyone had their laugh, including the losing team that had Shaquille O’Neal and Dwayne Johnson.
#2 Shaquille O'Neal
![Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal and "The Rock" exchanged heated messages leading up to Wrestlemania 28. [photo: The SportsRush]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/e55e7-16662246993849-1920.jpg)
Shaquille O'Neal and John Cena are close buddies. Cena and Dwayne Johnson had a made-for-TV spat during Wrestlemania 27, which all but guaranteed the now-retired Johnson’s return to the WWE.
When WrestleMania 28 announced the fight between Cena and “The Rock,” the former NBA superstar sided with the reigning WWE champ.
“Looking forward to seeing my man @JohnCena smacketh down @therock today at #wrestlemania in Miami. That guy is Shaqqed. #”
This was the first of a series of shots thrown at “The People’s Champ.”
Shaquille O'Neal added later:
“The real Tooth Fairy may visit @therock tonight after @johncena gets through with him. #cenation”
Dwayne Johnson had enough of Shaq’s trash-talking and responded:
“@SHAQ Hows your lips Shaq? Cause next time I see you, I'm slapping them off your face.” #TeamBringIt #ByeByeLips
“The Rock” ended up beating John Cena, but no lip slapping happened between Johnson and Shaq.
#1 Steph Curry
Two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry showed off his acting chops in HBO’s Ballers. He was Dwayne Johnson’s celebrity guest in one of the show’s episodes.
“The Rock” played the character Spencer Strasmore, a former athlete who is now the manager of Anderson Financial Management.
Steph Curry, playing himself, interacted with Strasmore about certain things he wanted to deal with in his NBA career. Strasmore used all his charm to make Curry his client while trying to overcome obstacles that are seemingly placed to stop that from happening.
There was no trash-talking between the two, but the chemistry was simmering between the two Under Armour endorsers.
Next to LeBron James, Steph Curry is the biggest name in the NBA, which ranks him at the top of this list.
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