Street Fighter V has been no stranger to attention from “mainstream” celebrities. The series launched with an exhibition set between MadCatz’ Daigo Umehara and rapper Lupe Fiasco. More recently, legendary basketball player and sportscaster Bill Walton was at Evo, where he had great things to say about the event.
Now, another celebrity and former athlete is throwing his hat in the the virtual ring. Bud Light All-Stars has set up NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal to take on Panda Global’s Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez in some Street Fighter V sets sometime next week.
While this set may surprise some, O’Neal is a well known supporter of esports and competitive gaming, himself being an investor in the NRG eSports team. The match with FChamp itself is only part of what they will be doing on the upcoming stream. O’Neal and FChamp will also be talking about the Bud Light Esports Bash at TwitchCon next week.
And just in case having to take on one of the top Street Fighter V players in the US in said game seems unfair, FChamp and Shaq will also be playing each other in an (as of yet undisclosed) basketball game.
Source: Filipino Champ (Twitter) via PVP Live