The war of words between Cody Rhodes and Shaquille O'Neal reached new heights on AEW programming this week. Things kicked off during the AEW Awards an hour before the show, where the NBA legend called out Rhodes before announcing the winner of the final award. O'Neal said, "Cody Rhodes, you little punk. You want to battle, you just name the time and the day. You little punk, with your blonde hair, you look like a little girl. You want some of the Shaq Attack? Name the place. Matter of fact, let's do it in March. How about that?"