Did We Read Too Much into the Big Show/Diesel Staredown?

Could he be doing this to Big Show at WrestleMania, or are we just imagining things?
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One of the many things that we as Internet wrestling fans tend to do is overanalyze. In a medium where most non-Chikara feds don't reward the kind of attention that some of us have, it can be futile. Still, it's fun to dream, and sometimes, the WWE does reward that curiosity with a payoff that vindicates our initial mental wanderings. However, those times are few and far between.

One of those "fantasy booker" situations arose last night in the actual Royal Rumble match. After Diesel was eliminated, he waited around on the outside of the ring, presumably soaking up the massive applause he was receiving from a still-marking out Boston crowd. As he started to walk back to the lockers, Big Show was coming out for his spot in the Rumble. As they passed each other, the two stared each other down like there was still beef between them. They were old rivals in WCW, mind you. That momentary glimpse of tension set my imagination wild, and I really wasn't the only one.

Could the WWE be planting the seeds for a big-time match at WrestleMania? I mean, there's no way the camera was on the two by accident, right? Plus, there's a rumored WCW-theme to things this year, so could a Big Show/Diesel be a harkening back to those Giant/Kevin Nash matches that headlined more than a couple of WCW cards back in the day? Nash has also been vocal about wanting to do not only the Rumble but also WrestleMania, preferably against Undertaker. Since Taker either may not be healthy or may have other pressing matters to deal with (Wade Barrett, Kane, Brock Lesnar even?), this might not be a bad consolation prize. The Rumble deal obviously came true, so maybe Nash will stick around for more than just a role on the microphone and a shot at being on camera for his buddy HBK's induction into the HoF?

Then again, this could all just be our imaginations running wild with us. We all know Nash really doesn't have the knees to work extensively any more, and a WrestleMania match with a guy the size of Show would be a lot taller an order than a few minutes in the Rumble match. For all we know, Nash could only be back to induct Michaels into the Hall or even get inducted himself. Who knows at this point? It could have just been a rib by the two big men to play on our sensibilities, or it could have just been a cool nod to history.

It would be cool as shit if this lead to a match, even if that match might end up as a candidate for the worst in WWE history in terms of overall quality, but let's not get our hopes up too high until there's more than just a tease to work with.

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