shaq-wwe-raw1The Big Shaqtus handled the guest hosting duties for WWE Raw last night and to no surprise, made the transition rather smoothly, appearing infinitely more comfortable on the mic than he’ll ever look in the paint for Cleveland, and even convincingly staring down both Chris Jericho and The Big Show without laughing in their faces, something us mere mortals might have a hard time doing.

Among the highlights:

* The show was in D.C., so Shaq made sure he mentioned to the crowd that his “new teammate LeBron James says hi.” (The crowd turned on him for roughly eight seconds after this devastating zing, but then became rabidly happy again.)

* Kissed Chris Jericho on the forehead and then called him Christina, sending the Canadian into a trademark hissy fit.

* Played basketball with an Irish midget named Hornswoggle, whom he actually called Nate Robinson at one point.

* Played Scrabble with Santino Marella, who’s basically Tito Santana on acid.

* Nearly earned himself the nickname BeetleShaq after standing next to The Big Show.

* Actually appeared to be in shape, thanks to The Big Show.

* Hit the Big Show with a running shoulder block as Michael Cole screamed, “BoomShaqalacka!”

The End.

The most bizarre part of the evening was learning that next week, Jeremy Piven will be hosting Raw. Here’s to hoping the Undertaker burns off his $200,000 toupee.