Professional wrestling legend and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Ken Shamrock who was also the winner of the King of the Ring tournament of 1998 recently talked about his time in WWE and revealed that nobody wanted to get involved in a shoot fight with him.
Ken Shamrock is an MMA legend who made his WWE debut in 1997. He first came into the eyes of the WWE fans when he worked as the special guest referee during the submission match between “The Hitman” Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Ken Shamrock Reveals Why Nobody Wanted To Get Involved In A Shoot Fight With Him
But WWE had bigger plans for the former Mixed Martial Artist. They gave him a professional contract and he started working as a professional wrestler in WWE from the same year. It looked like WWE had big plans for the American Professional wrestler.
He went on to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship one time, the WWE World Tag Team Championship one time with the Big Boss man and he also won the King of the Ring tournament of 1998 which was the huge accomplishment back then. The King of the Ring tournament was used to be lift younger talents up to the main event level.
He mostly worked as a heel in WWE and he was a member of the Corporation as well. But in 1999 WWE decided to release him and he went to the independent circuit. He worked on various professional wrestling promotion and one multiple championships like the NWA World Heavyweight title. He is still active in the world of professional wrestling and recently he appeared in Impact Wrestling as well.
Ken Shamrock who was also the winner of the King of the Ring tournament of 1998 recently spoke to Fightful where he talked about his time in WWE and revealed that nobody wanted to get involved in a shoot fight with him. He said;
“No, I think they were more interested in the things I knew. I mean, obviously I got to roll with (Steve) Blackman, I got to roll with some other guys, and anybody who ever rolled with me or ever was with me would tell you that I was legit. There’s no question in pro wrestling, that there was nobody there that could hold a candle to me when it came to shoot fighting.
“Anyone that says anything different, that’s that pro wrestling character coming out of them. Because I don’t think there’s any doubt in anybody’s mind. Obviously, with me being a world champion in Japan and being a world champion in the United States, I was the world’s most dangerous man, and nobody could beat me, and going into pro wrestling. I don’t think somebody that has a career in pro wrestling would have a chance of actually beating me at my game.”
“Nobody did that, because I think when you’re at that level in the WWF, it’s business and everybody knows its business. If you didn’t have that, maybe on a smaller circuit, or if you’re going around there, somebody wants to get the best of you or get over on you in a match where they try to make you look stupid. At the WWF, everybody was professional about getting the match over, putting on great matches, and everybody walking out of there healthy.”