The NBA legend and world sports icon and entertainment Shaquille O'Neal will soon be a playable character in the WWE 2K25 video game. WWE GAMES announces that it will be part of the DLC package «Dunk & Destruction«, Which will be launched June 25. O'Neal “returns to the rings” of the company since fighting the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in Wrestlemania 32. He is not the only player or former basket player in the game since he also participates Tyrese Haliburtonwho currently competes in the NBA finals with Indiana Pacers against Oklahoma City Thunder.
► Shaquille O’Neal en WWE 2K25
Shaquille O’Neal’s not just dunking, he’s dropping elbows from the top rope!
Who’s ready to play as him in #WWE2K25‘s Dunk & Destruction Pack 🔜 #NBA @SHAQ pic.twitter.com/owhZgCYJAA
— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) June 16, 2025
Instead, Actually Shaq would seem closer to AEW than WWE. It is not that in recent times he has even given any clue that he intends to appear in a wrestling show of one of the two companies but without a doubt since the first one has spoken much more of him. For example, in 2024 Tony Khan commented:
«I don't think we are convenient to close the cycle because I think Shaq wanted to leave it open to return. He saw that it would be a good suspense for his return, and I think he is right. People keep talking about that and three and a half years have passed. What he sought clearly worked because he wanted an open end that led to his return. When Shaq is ready to fight again, that will be the perfect point of entrance to his return to the world of professional struggle. We loved having Shaq in AEW ».
