After years of teases, it looks set that WWE superstar Big Show will go head to head against Shaquille O’Neal at Wrestlemania 33. The giant recently was a guest on Sports Talk 790AM in Miami, Florida, and spoke about many subjects including his match against the massive NBA legend, however, the most highlighted part of the interview was when he revealed the road story of him getting kicked off of Hulk Hogan’s WCW plane.
The veteran wrestler recalled his days as the Giant in “WCW” and the time he got in trouble while on Hulk Hogan’s airplane.
“I got in trouble one time. Hogan, Hulkster, used to have a plane after Nitros because of the Turner deal and he flew back to Tampa [Florida] because he told WCW, 'I've got to cook the kids breakfast every morning'. So he left Monday afternoons, wrestled, and went home Monday night, so after Nitros I would get a ride to Tampa. Me, him, and Savage, and another wrestler, Brian Adams, who was a dear friend of mine. he said
'The Giant' added that Brian Adams was an instigator, who initiates the things and run away instantly. He also recalled that Adams was the main reason why he did the impression of Hogan and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.
“We're sitting on the plane. It's a small plane, so there's Hulk, there's Randy, there's Brian, there's me, and we're sitting real close in front of each other and Brian looks at me and gives me the wink. And I'm a dumbass rookie, so what do I do? [In Hogan's voice] 'Whatcha gonna do, Macho, when the largest python in the world comes for you, brother?' [In Savage's voice] 'Ooh yeah, Hulkster. Go to infinity and beyond. Give me the beef, Hulkster.' And believe me, I'm cleaning it up for radio”. he imitated
He continued by saying that the duo wouldn’t take kindly to his impersonation skills, “The version I did [on the plane] was really, really raunchy. And then, I stopped. I had a big grin on my face, and, I mean, I'm getting a dead stare from Hulk [and] a dead stare from Randy. Brian looks at me and goes, 'oh, I can't believe you did that'. Completely through me under the bus!
Due to his act, The pilot came to him on the following week and told him to catch an another flight. He didn’t mention the actual reason for the outcast however, the giant knew exactly why he was being kicked out of the plane.
“The next week, the pilot, Captain Ron, comes and says 'hey, Giant, I just want to let you know that there are a lot of turbulence going home this week, so if you don't mind, can you catch a commercial flight tomorrow because we're concerned about the weight' and I'm like, 'yeah, yeah, yeah, no problem'. So it's like [for] two months, I was kicked off the plane ride home." he concluded
