Ken shamrock fights. Biography
Ken Shamrock - American fighter mixed martial artist and former wrestler. His legendary career includes fights Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling (TNA, now GFW) and participation in Championship Wrestling. Dubbed "the most dangerous man in the world" by ABC News early in his career, Ken has proven that he has rightfully won every title he has held.
He became the first UFC champion (later known as the World Championship in heavy weight e). He also became Japan's first foreign MMA champion after being crowned King of Pancrase. He was the No. 1 mixed martial artist in the world and was considered one of the greatest during his extraordinary career. In WWE, he is a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, one-time WWF Tag Team Champion and the 1998 King of the Ring. As a TNA boxer, he was a one-time NWA Champion. heavyweight champion and winner of the 2002 Golden Gloves.
Childhood and early life
Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick was born at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia. He lived there until he was four years old. His father, Richard Kilpatrick, worked in the US Air Force, and his mother, Diana Kilpatrick, was a dancer and waitress.
Shamrock had three brothers. After his father abandoned the family, his mother married aviation pilot Bob Nance, and they all moved to Napa, California.
Due to the unfavorable environment, Ken, along with his brothers, initially became addicted to drugs. He also took part in sports competitions and played Little League Baseball and Pop Warner football.
As a virgin, he often had to fight. At the age of 10, Shamrock was sent to a juvenile detention center after participating in an armed robbery.
At age 13, his stepfather kicked him out of the house, and Ken lived in cars until he found a foster home. He was later placed at Bob Shamrock's Boys Home in Susanville, California. From that moment his whole life changed. He was adopted by Bob Shamrock and changed his last name.
He attended Lassen High School and excelled in football as well as wrestling. After suffering a severe neck injury, doctors told him a full recovery was impossible.
He later joined Shasta College and became captain football team, and he was offered to try himself in the National football league, but Ken declined the offer.
He debuted as an amateur wrestler in 1989, setting himself the goal of becoming a professional.
Professional career
Sports biography Ken Shamrock's is very intense. Between 1990 and 1997, he alternated between Japan and Miami, demonstrating his abilities. He performed under names such as Wayne Shamrock, Vince Torelli and Mr. Wrestling.
On February 24, 1997, he made his first appearance in the WWF (now WWE). On March 23, 1997, he was named "The Most Dangerous Man in the World" by the BBC after competing in the match between Bratl Hart and Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 13.
At Wrestlemania 14, he made his debut against Vermon White and won. Later, a brutal feud began with Bret Hart and Vader.
In 1998, he entered into a confrontation with the WWF Intercontinental Champion, nicknamed The Rock. He lost to him in the Royal Rumble, but won at Wrestlemania 14 to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion.
In June 1998, he won the King of the Ring by eliminating Mark Henry, The Rock and Jeff Jarrett.
His next memorable encounter was with Owen Hart, who defeated Shamrock in a match called the Hart Family Dungeon at Fully Loaded, and Shamrock defeated Hart at SummerSlam. He also became a double champion, winning the "WWF Tag Team Championship".
His next rivalry began with The Undertaker, whom he eventually lost to. After this, a feud began with Steve Blackman and Chris Jericho.
In May 2002, Ken Shamrock made his TNA debut and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Gauntlet for the Gold match and was recognized as the first TNA World Champion. However, he soon left this organization.
UFC career
Ken made his UFC debut on November 12, 1993 in a fight against Royce Gracie. This fight ended in victory for Gracie.
In 1994, he vowed revenge on Royce in UFC 2, but broke his hand and Royce Gracie won the fight. In 1995, Ken Shamrock faced Royce again in a match that ended in a draw.
On July 14, 1995, he faced UFC 5 champion Dan Severn to become current champion UFC. The “big fight” between the “best of the best” ended in Shamrock’s victory.
In 1994 he won the Pancrase Championship in Japan. A year later he lost the title to Suzuki.
In September 1995, he successfully defended his title in a fight against Oleg Taktarov. Ken Shamrock also defended his title against Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 8 in 1996.
Details and facts
The outstanding fighter's character may not be the best, but it was his assertiveness that led him to his greatest achievements. The fighter's height is 183 cm. In the photo, Ken Shamrock always looks impressive. His participation in the fights opened up new areas of application of fighting techniques in the WWE. Greppler (representative fighting style, using wrestling techniques and holds) became known for his participation in unorthodox matches, including the family Dungeon Match Hart. In addition, he participated in matches such as Lion's Den Weapons Match and Iron Circle Match.
Shamrock ended his WWE career after being injured in a rivalry with Chris Jericho. He eventually returned to mixed martial arts, remaining one of the most dangerous competitors
In June 2004, he fought Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 48 and won. At that time, the fighter was 40 years old.
On April 9, 2005, at the finale of The Ultimate Fighter, Ken Shamrock faced Rich-Franklin, but lost the fight.
At the beginning of 2007, the fighter became the coach of the Nevada Lions for the International fight league(IFL).
Statistics of all Ken Shamrock's fights: 45 fights, 28 of which ended in victories, 15 in defeat, and 2 in a draw.
Part 1: Life Before Wrestling: Ken Shamrock had a difficult childhood. He was born in Georgia. His real name is Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick. The father hardly saw his son, and the mother could not keep track of Ken and his two older brothers, so very often Ken and his brothers were unattended and often got into fights with other children. When Ken was five years old, his mother divorced his father and married Bob Nance. This man did not know how to raise children correctly, so he often used a belt in his education. That is, the children were actually abandoned - Ken's brothers began experimenting with drugs. At the age of ten, Ken first ran away from home, and when he was thirteen, Bob threw him and his two brothers out of the house. Then Ken came to Bob Shamrock - this man had a ranch, where he worked with problem children, helped children get on their feet and find a good place in life. When Ken turned eighteen in February 1982, Bob Shamrock officially adopted Ken, and Ken had the father he had always dreamed of. But Ken still had enough problems. He changed many jobs, but finally Ken Shamrock met Tina Ramirez, whom he married in 1988. And soon Ken became a father.
Part 2: First performances: Shamrock began his career in the same year 1988. He was first trained by Buzz Sawyer at his Academy, and then he trained with Nelson Royal at the ACW school, where he later began performing. Ken also tried his hand at fighting for money to earn a living, and won three fights out of all. ACW folded in 1988 and so Ken began working for the South Atlantic Professional Wrestling Federation. He first performed under the name Wayne Shamrock, and his manager was “Number One” Paul Jones. Ken won his first televised match in a matter of seconds, pinning his opponent after a Belly-To-Belly Suplex. Then, however, he became a heel and began performing under the name “Mr. Wrestling” Vince Torelli. In 1991, in February, Shamrock defeated Chris Chavis in the final of the tournament for the main title of the federation. But, nevertheless, the first stage of Ken Shamrock's wrestling career has come to an end. Soon, Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki opened their own martial arts federation, specializing in porter wrestling, throws and grappling, and Ken Shamrock was offered a place in this federation. Thus, Ken began to train and improve his skill. In September, Funaki and Suzuki formed the Pancrase Federation, and Ken Shamrock was among them, ready to surprise and win, which he did, defeating Funaki in the main match of the show. Ken continued his winning streak by defeating Yoshiki Tahakasshi and Yusuke Fuke, then Ken also began performing in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). In November 1993, Ken defeated Pat Smith, and then lost to Royas Grace in the final of one of the tournaments. The defeat to Grace had a strong effect on Ken, and he began to lose in his native Pankrais. First Minora Suzuki and then Frank "The Beast" Lobman in a kickboxing match. Shamrock returned to the UFC at UFC show III to participate in the next tournament, but dropped out of the tournament due to injury. But this did not stop Ken from continuing his training to defeat Grace. Meanwhile, in Pankrais, the time has come to determine the King of Pankrais. Accordingly, the tournament was held. Ken's first opponent was Alex Cook, whom Ken defeated in 1 minute and 31 seconds. Ken's next victim was Maurice Smith, whom Ken also defeated without special problems. In the semi-finals, Ken defeated his old friend Masa Funaki. And finally, Ken Shamrock, in a difficult 30-minute final, defeated Manabu Yamada by a judge's decision (3-0). And thus Ken became the first king of Pankrais. Shamrock successfully defended the King's title against Leon Dijk and Bas Rotenn, but lost it to Minora Suzuki on May 13th, 1995. At UFC V, Ken Shamrock finally fought his old enemy, Royas Grace. Ken dominated the entire match, but the match ended in a draw (time - 36.06 minutes). At the sixth UFC show, Ken fought against Dan Severn for the title of the first “Superfight” champion. In just three minutes and forty-nine seconds, Ken defeated Severn to become the first champion. Shamrock defended the title against Oleg Taktarov and Kimo, but lost it to Dan Severn at the 9th UFC show (By decision of the judges - 2-1). Losing to Severn was like a low blow for Shamrock. In addition, Dan accused Shamrock of using steroids, and the judges forbade the use of headbutts and certain punches, but, nevertheless, Shamrock continued to perform. At Pancrase on June 25th, Ken fought against Funaki, but lost because he had to stop the fight due to Shamrock's injury. On December 7, 1996, Ken made his final UFC appearance at Ultimate Ultimate, where he defeated Brian Johnson.
Part 3: World Federation Wrestling: During his career as a fighter without rules, Ken managed to open his own school - Lion's Den (Lion's Den), where students could learn self-defense and fighting without rules, in the style of Shamrock. Ken still runs the school, but he teaches children not he, but him brother Frank and some of the students. On February 24, 1997, Shamrock made his first appearance in the WWF, albeit as a spectator. But soon after that, he signed a contract with the federation for three years for 1 million dollars. Then Shamrock gave several interviews, after he was named the special referee for the match between Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13, under the "I Quit" rules. Ken did a very good job at the event. On April 7 on RAW, his first match took place in more than four years, Ken in two minutes in an "exhibition" match without rules (no holds barred), he defeated Vernon White. After the match, Vader appeared (who had also previously participated in fights without rules), who, of course, quarreled with Ken, starting a feud. And a month later on Na In Your House 15: Cold Day In Hell Shamrock defeated Vader in a No Holds Barred match, forcing him to submit to an ankle lock.
In this match, the poorly trained Ken accidentally broke Vader's nose in 4 places. Vader also could not walk for several days after the fight. Bret Hart began training The Rock and Ken Shamrock to enhance the skills and prowess of these up-and-coming wrestlers. After which Ken began a feud with the Hart Foundation. At Candian Stampede, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Brian Pillman and the British Bulldog) defeated Team Steve Austin (Austin, Shamrock, Goldust, "The Road Warrior" Beast and "The Road Warrior" Hawk). The match was good, Ken showed that he has improved a lot from his previous matches.
Part 4: One step from gold: The feud with the founding of the Harts continued, with Shamrock setting his sights on European Champion British Bulldog. On RAW, Ken defeated Bulldog, and at Summerslam 1997, during a match against Bulldog, Ken was unable to resist and was disqualified for beating Bulldog with a foreign object. After this, Ken competed in the tournament for intercontinental gold. In the first fight, he defeated Faarooq, but Ken injured his lungs in the match, so he had to leave for treatment. Upon returning from treatment, Ken was immediately given a match with WWF Champion Bret Hart. But, due to the large number of interferences in the match, Ken was unable to leave as champion. At the D-Generation X event, Ken Shamrock received a world title shot against Shawn Michaels. Ken won, but by disqualification due to interference from the Player and Chyna. Shamrock was scheduled to compete at the next UFC event, but his opponent Takada was unable to participate in the show, so Shamrock did not participate either. It's time for the 1998 Battle Royale. By this time, Ken Shamrock and The Rock had a big feud. Ken had to fight The Rock at the celebration for the Intercontinental Championship. Ken lost the match by disqualification after attacking the referee, whose behavior Ken did not like. The royal battle itself also did not bring much success to Ken, who was thrown out of the ring. But Shamrock continued his feud with the Nation of Domination and its member The Rock in particular. At In Your House 20, Shamrock and his new partner Ahmed Johnson defeated Team Nation. At WrestleMania XIV, Ken fought The Rock again for the title. Ken defeated Rock with his signature painful move, but this was not enough for him, and he did not let go of his opponent. When the referee team tried to stop him, Shamrock scattered them too. As a result, he did not receive the title because of his behavior. On one of the following RAWs, Ken Shamrock suffered a leg injury and again left the wrestling world for a while. To explain Ken's disappearance, bookers booked him a match on one of RAW, in which he fought as a team with Owen Hart. But Hart betrayed him and beat him severely, also injuring his leg. Ken returned on June 2nd on RAW and immediately attacked Owen. The Nation of Domination came to Hart's aid, but Den Severn helped Ken fight back. After Severn left, Shamrock was attacked by the Player, but Ken dealt with him as well. On the June 3rd taping of RAW, Ken nearly injured his leg again after The Nation attacked Ken, who defeated Kong in a qualifying match King of the Ring tournament. Severn again came to Shamrock's aid, who was later saved by Shamrock from Owen Hart. On June 15th, Ken and Dan fought against Owen Hart and Mark Henry, but Degeneration X burst into the ring and beat everyone up. A week later, Ken defeated Mark Henry with the help of Vader, becoming one of the participants in the King of the Ring tournament. At the celebration, King of the Ring Ken first defeated Jeff Jarrett, without any problems. And then in the finals of the tournament he defeated Rock, and became the new King of the Ring. A week later, Ken Shamrock defeated The Player and Owen Hart in a three-way match, however, after the match the winner was severely beaten. On July 6th, Shamrock fought Jeff Jarrett but lost due to interference from Viscera. Ken was not upset and challenged the latter to a fight that same night and won. At Fully Loaded, Ken fought against Owen Hart in a special match that took place at the Harts' training camp - the Hart Dungeon. The special judge was Dan Severn, who helped Owen win by betraying Ken.
Part 5: Fall in Popularity: On the August 17th Raw, Ken Shamrock fought in a three-way match against Owen Hart and Dan Severn. At the end of the match, Ken pinned Owen in the signature ankle lock and Severn pinned Shamrock. As a result, the match ended in a draw by the referee's decision. After the mast, a fight broke out, and Steve Blackman came to Shamrock's aid. Shamrock and Severn fought in a one-on-one match a week later. Ken won by disqualification due to interference from Owen Hart. Blackman came running to his aid again. After which Steve offered his services to Shamrock, but received a “belly-to-belly suplex” in response. At Summerslam, Shamrock fought Owen in the Lion's Den match - Ken and Hart fought in a 12-sided cage, in which victory could only be won by submission, which is what Ken Shamrock did. At Heat on September 13th, Ken defeated Vader, and after Shamrock said that he wanted to fight for the main federation title. Steve Austin answered his challenge that same evening. But Vince McMahon forbade Austin and Shamrock from fighting that day. On the next RAW, Ken fought Austin, but the match ended in a no contest due to interference Cain and the Undertaker. However, Austin and Ken fought back, and Rock and Mick Foley came running to their aid. Rock, Foley and Ken Shamrock agreed with each other to unite against common enemies - the Undertaker and Cain. Vince McMahon did not like it new union, and he appointed the above three a match for the right to fight the champion. But the match ended in a no contest due to interference from Undertaker and Cain. Soon there was another triple threat between The Rock, Foley and Shamrock. But this time the fight took place in a cage so that no one would interfere. At the end of the match, Mankind knocked out Shamrock with a chair and climbed over the cage. But Rock was smarter, pinning Ken, winning the match. During the match, the spectators actively chanted: “Shamrock Sucks.”
Part 6: First gold in WWE: On the next RAW, Ken began to become a heel. First, he spoke badly about Detroit (the location of the show), and then, together with Mankind and The Rock, they fought against Cain and The Undertaker. Despite the showdown between the team, Rock was able to defeat the enemy. A week later, Ken fought against the Disciples of the Apocalypse during a match with Mankind. But during the match, Shamrock hit his partner with a chair and left the ring. And a week later, Ken won a singles match against Cain. On the following RAW, Shamrock competed in an 8-man tournament for the Intercontinental Championship. In the first match, Ken held off a convincing victory over Steve Blackman, then defeated Val Venis and prevented Mankind from reaching the finals by hitting him with a chair. And in the finals, Shamrock easily defeated X-Pac, becoming the Intercontinental Champion for the first time in his career. The following week, Ken lost to Sean Waltman in a non-title match due to interference from Mankind, but Ken retaliated by attacking his foe during his match. A week later, Shamrock lost to Steve Austin in an "I Quit" match due to interference from Mankind. On November 2nd, Ken fought The Rock for the title and lost by disqualification after attacking him with a chair. At Survivor Series, Ken competed in a 14-man tournament. In the first match, he defeated Goldust, and lost in the second match to The Rock, who used a stick that the emerging Big Bossman threw to Ken's aid. The following week, Shamrock challenged Big Bossman to a match. The fight was tough, but ended in a draw due to the wrestlers being absent from the ring for too long. After the match, Vince McMahon came out, complimented both wrestlers, shook their hands, befriended Ken, who later in the evening defended Vince against Mankind, and stopped The Rock from winning by preventing the referee from counting The Rock's win. A week later, Ken and Big Bossman were unable to defeat Mankind due to interference from the J.O.B Squad, although later in the evening Shamrock and Bossman took revenge on their enemies by beating them up. And at Heat, Shamrock and Big Bossman defeated Mankind and Al Snow. Shamrock and Big Bossman's friendship continued, with Shamrock defeating Blackman with the help of a friend at the Capital Massacre. And at the Rock Bottom festival, Ken and Big Bossman almost became tag team champions, but lost To the Road Dog and Billy Gunn due to interference from Shawn Michaels. But the next day, in a rematch, Ken and Big Bossman defeated the New Age Outcasts, after the intervention of the same Shawn Michaels. Shamrock then lost to Billy Gunn, but he was very lucky because after the match, Shawn Michaels (then the fight manager) announced that the fight was a non-title fight. Soon the tag team champions began a feud with Bradshaw and Faarooq. Ken defended his title against The Player, but lost by disqualification after refusing to release the submission. Later that evening, Ken and his corporate friends beat up Billy Gun. Ken and the Big Bossman lost on the January 3rd edition of Heat to Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart in a non-title match. And on RAW, Ken lost to Steve Blackman after interference from Dan Severn and Billy Gunn. On January 11th on RAW, Val Venis was talking to some girl. Shamrock approached him and told Venice not to talk to his sister. Then Ken was attacked by Billy Gunn, and Shamrock announced that he would fight Billy Gunn at the Royal Rumble. The following week, Ken stopped Billy from beating Test, and later in the evening, Ken and the Big Bossman beat Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett. At the Royal Rumble, Ken defeated Billy Gunn, despite interference from Val Venis. But he couldn't make it in the battle royal and was eliminated when he started arguing with Test. On the January 25th edition of RAW, Ken and the Big Bossman lost their titles to Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett after the Big Bossman attacked with a chair. That same evening, Val Venis showed a video in which he was in the same shower with Ken’s sister (the sister, of course, is not real, Ken only had brothers). As a result, the evil Shamrock beat Venis with a chair. On January 31st, Ken defeated Owen Hart, and the following week he beat Val Venis with a chair during his match against Billy Gunn. On the next two RAWs, Ken attacked Venis twice and beat him brutally. And the second time he attacked several referees. After which the referees announced that they would not referee matches with Ken. But Billy Gunn appeared, volunteering to referee the match between Ken Shamrock and Val Venis at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Ken lost to Venis, due to slightly dishonest refereeing by Billy Gun. But not only did Ken lose, but he also lost his Intercontinental Championship title. The next day, Shamrock beat Gunn, and then together with Test and Big Bossman fought against Bradshaw, Faarooq and Mideon. The match ended in a no contest. A week later, Ken fought Goldust, Billy Gunn and Ryan (Ken's sister) interfered in the match. After a fight with Gunn, Shamrock carried his sister to the locker room. On the following RAW, Billy Gunn fought Venis for the Shaft title, but the fight ended in a brawl between the opponents and Ken Shamrock. Then Ryan appeared, whom Ken immediately dragged away somewhere. On March 1st, Ken fought against Goldust and Val Venis. Venis won by countout after Ken chased after the fleeing Goldust. At Heat, Shamrock and Goldust defeated Gunn and Venis, after the match there was another brawl between the four participants in the fight. On RAW, Ken defeated Goldust and fought off Blue Men's attack. On RAW, Ken fought with Road Dog, the match ended again in nothing due to interference, it is not difficult to guess who exactly. A week later, Blue Meny called Shamrock into the ring, but Ryan came out, Blue began to pester her, then Ken appeared, but he was attacked by Goldust, Shamrock fought him off, but was hit with a chair by Blue Meny. Later in the evening, Ken, Test and the Big Bossman fought against The Undertaker, John Bradshaw and Ron "Farooq" Simmons. The match ended in a draw. At WrestleMania XV, Ken fought against Road Dog, Goldust and Val Venis and lost.
Part 7: Ministry of Darkness: On the next RAW, Ken greatly helped Vince McMahon by finding his kidnapped daughter Stephanie. He did it this way: he challenged Gangrel to a fight and won without any problems. After which he was attacked by Edge and Christian, but Shamrock fought back and captured Christian in his signature submission, and did not let him out of it until Christian revealed the location of Stephanie. On April 5th, Shamrock defeated Viscera, after which the Ministry of Darkness beat Ken, put him in the trunk of a car, and the APA took him away somewhere. Undertaker kidnapped Ryan and Ken beat up Mideon on Heat, after which he turned on Undertaker, calling him Mark (Mark is Undertaker's real name). On RAW, Undertaker wanted to kidnap Debra, but Ken appeared with a baseball bat and was about to attack Undertaker, but he told him that Ryan was in the boiler room. Shamrock rushed there, Mankind met him and was about to show him where Ryan was, but they were attacked by the Ministry of Darkness. Then the Undertaker wanted to kidnap Ken, but his former assistants Edge and Gangrel prevented him. Ken managed to escape, and then, together with Mankind, they attacked the Undertaker, but he was saved by the Ministry, and Ken and Mankind were saved by Test and the Player, but then they also attacked Ken. Ken defeated Test and Big Bossman in a two-on-one match, who refused to hand over the right to fight to Test, which cost them the victory. On the next RAW, Ken smashed several Ministry members with a baseball bat and defeated the Big Bossman in a no holds barred match. At Backlash, Ken Shamrock lost to The Undertaker in a great match after Bradshaw interfered. The next day, Ken fought Bradshaw, but the match turned into a tag team match after Test and Faarooq interfered. Later in the day, Ken unsuccessfully attempted to crash the satanic wedding ceremony between Stephanie McMahon and The Undertaker. On SmackDown! Shamrock beat Bradshaw with a bat, and then Test, Shamrock and Big Show saved Steve Austin and The Rock from Ministry Corporation. At Heat, Test and Ken defeated APA. On the May 3rd episode of RAW, Test, Ken Shamrock, Big Show and Mankind formed a group called “Union”. These guys cleared the ring of the Ministry Corporation that same evening using baseball bats. Ken had to answer for his actions - he had a match against the Player, with a special referee - China, who helped the Player defeat Ken by hitting Shamrock in the groin. On May 17th on RAW, he beat up Shane McMahon during an interview, and then The Unity beat up Ministry Corp. At Over The Edge, all members of the United fought against Bradshaw, Faarooq, Viscera and the Big Bossman in an elimination match and won.
Part 8: Latest Feuds in WWE: The next day, Ken defeated Cruel Holly, and after the victory, he pointed his finger to the sky, remembering the magnificent Owen Hart, who died at the last holiday due to an accident. At Heat, Ken defeated Jeff Jarrett and advanced to the King of the Ring tournament, but was hit in the head with a guitar by Jarrett. On RAW, Jarrett prevented Ken from defeating Val Venis. At Heat, Shamrock interfered with Jarrett during his match with Test, and Jarrett stopped Shamrock and the Road Dog from defeating Chyna and Billy Gunn. McMahon then scheduled Ken for a match against Jarrett, in which Ken had to fight in a straitjacket. Jarrett won, as expected. The judge tried to release Ken, but Vince stole the key. Ken still freed himself, after which he beat both Jarrett and both McMahons. At the King Of the Ring event, Ken fought against Cain, Billy Gunn and The Big Show, but lost due to disqualification. Ken continued to hunt the McMahons. On RAW, Ken defeated Viscera and beat him with a chair. Then he participated in a match against Test and Jarrett for the Intercontinental Championship, but lost due to the interference of Steve Blackman, later Ken managed to beat Shane McMahon a little, but Vince managed to escape. At Heat, thanks to Shawn Michaels, Ken received a match against Shane, but lost due to interference from Steve Blackman. On the following RAW, Ken fought Blackman in a weapons match. Steve beat Ken, but Shamrock refused medical help. A week later, Ken attacked Steve, who was beating Test, and a fight broke out, which had to be broken up by several wrestlers at once. On Heat, Ken announced that he would fight Steve in a parking lot surrounded by cars. On RAW, Shamrock helped Test again. At Fully Loaded, Ken defeated Blackman in a parking lot match. The next day, Steve Blackman hit Ken Shamrock with a car, causing the Player to win the match against Shamrock without any problems, after the referees stopped the match when Ken became very ill. On the July 2nd episode of RAW, Ken wanted to attack Blackman but was stopped by officials. On the 9th, Test and Shamrock fought Joey Abs and Steve Blackman, Steve and Ken went to fight in the crowd, and Test defeated Joey. The following week, Ken saved Test from being beaten with a kendo stick by Steve. Ken was attacked by Shane McMahon, which helped Steve come to his senses and beat Shamrock. At Summerslam, Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a “Lion's Den” match with weapons. On August 26th, Ken was beaten by Chris Jericho and Howard Finkel. Then Ken tried to find Jericho, but he fled in a car. On August 30th, Ken defeated Gangrel on RAW, after which Jericho appeared on the titantron and challenged Shamrock to a match. Then, during the X-Pac and Jericho match, Big Show attacked X-Pac while Ken tried to pin Jericho. Later in the evening, Ken defeated Val Venis, and Jericho reappeared on the titantron and announced that he was in the parking lot. Ken ran there, but found only Howard Finkel, and Chris Jericho attacked him from behind, hitting Shamrock with a snow shovel. After which Chris said: “Oh my God! I killed Kenny." On RAW, Jericho declared himself the World's Most Dangerous Man. Shamrock challenged Chris to SmackDown!, Jericho appeared in a small cage and with a baseball bat. Shamrock took the bat away and tried to open the cage, but was prevented by officials. On the next RAW, Chris defeated Gotch Grace in a shoot-fight cage match. Shamrock showed up but was attacked by Jericho and Grace. Ken fought against Kurtis Hughes, the fight was judged by a masked referee. He did not count Ken's victory, then Shamrock tore off his mask and it turned out to be Howard Finkel. On the next SmackDown! Ken fought Jericho in a match to first blood and lost due to interference from Kurtis. But then old injuries woke up, and Ken also had a serious neck injury. He decided to quit wrestling. But according to the contract he had to work for WWF until 2002.
Part 9: Outside of Wrestling: Outside of wrestling, Ken Shamrock continued to work, not as a wrestler, but as a road agent, and worked until 2000, after which he returned to mixed martial arts to prove that he is one of the best fighters of its time. Ken had a lot good matches in the UFC, including a very high-profile fight between Shamrock and Tito Ortiz. On January 30th, Ken commentated on a match in PRIDE (Federation of Ultimate Fighting) and said that he had signed a contract with Dream Stage Entertainment for a couple of fights. The contract price is 700 thousand dollars. In 2002, WWE wanted to bring Ken back to feud with Kurt Angle, but Ken refused due to the fact that he was not given the same free schedule as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scotty Hall. At the end of March of that year, Ken was the special referee for the match between Low Ki and American Dragon in RoH.
Part 10: TNA: Then, in the same year 2002, Ken Shamrock completely unexpectedly appeared on the first show of the new TNA federation. He took part in the main match of the show, namely the Fist match, for the NWA Heavyweight Championship. At the end of the match, he defeated Melis to win the title, and the two began a feud, as well as with Jeff Jarrett, who was upset about not winning the title, and constantly interfered in Ken's matches. After almost 2 months of being the champion, Ken lost the title to Ron Killings due to the interference of the same Melis. Ken soon left TNA and returned to mixed martial arts. Again, Ken returned to TNA two years later, teaming with 3 Live Kru against Jeff Jarrett and his army of Gurnandez, Onyx and Chad Collier. And a week later, Ken unexpectedly interfered in the match between Jarrett and Killings and attacked Ron, helping Jarrett defeat him. A week later, Ken participated in a five-on-five match, representing Jarrett's team. Their team lost and Ken left TNA again for a mixed martial arts team. In 2004, Tito Ortiz came to TNA and refereed the match between A. Jay. Styles and Jeff Jarrett at TNA Hard Justice. Following this, he appeared again as a referee at TNA's Bound For Glory event, in a match between Rhyno and Jarrett. At the time, fans were eager to see Shamrock return and fight Ortiz. TNA liked the idea and offered Ken a contract, but he turned it down for unknown reasons.
Ken Shamrock had a difficult childhood. He was born in Georgia. His real name is Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick. The father hardly saw his son, and the mother could not keep track of Ken and his two older brothers, so very often Ken and his brothers were unattended and often got into fights with other children. When Ken was five years old, his mother divorced his father and married Bob Nance. This man did not know how to raise children correctly, so he often used a belt in his education. That is, the children were actually abandoned - Ken's brothers began experimenting with drugs. At the age of ten, Ken first ran away from home, and when he was thirteen, Bob threw him and his two brothers out of the house. Then Ken came to Bob Shamrock - this man had a ranch, where he worked with problem children, helped children get on their feet and find a good place in life. When Ken turned eighteen in February 1982, Bob Shamrock officially adopted Ken, and Ken had the father he had always dreamed of. But Ken still had enough problems. He changed many jobs, but finally Ken Shamrock met Tina Ramirez, whom he married in 1988. And soon Ken became a father.
Part 2: First performances:
Shamrock began his career in the same year 1988. He was first trained by Buzz Sawyer at his Academy, and then he trained with Nelson Royal at the ACW school, where he later began performing. Ken also tried his hand at fighting for money to earn a living, and won three fights out of all. ACW folded in 1988 and so Ken began working for the South Atlantic Professional Wrestling Federation. At first he performed under the name Wayne Shamrock, and his manager was “Number One” Paul Jones. Ken won his first televised match in a matter of seconds, pinning his opponent after a Belly-To-Belly Suplex. Then, however, he became a heel and began performing under the name “Mr. Wrestling” Vince Torelli. In 1991, in February, Shamrock defeated Chris Chavis in the final of the tournament for the main title of the federation. But, nevertheless, the first stage of Ken Shamrock's wrestling career came to an end. Soon, Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki opened their own martial arts federation, specializing in porter wrestling, throws and grappling, and Ken Shamrock was offered a place in this federation. Thus, Ken began to train and improve his skill. In September, Funaki and Suzuki formed the Pancrase Federation, and Ken Shamrock was among them, ready to surprise and win, which he did, defeating Funaki in the main match of the show. Ken continued his winning streak by defeating Yoshiki Tahakasshi and Yusuke Fuke, then Ken also began performing in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). In November 1993, Ken defeated Pat Smith, and then lost to Royas Grace in the final of one of the tournaments. The defeat to Grace had a strong effect on Ken, and he began to lose in his native Pankrais. First Minora Suzuki and then Frank "The Beast" Lobman in a kickboxing match. Shamrock returned to the UFC at UFC III to compete in another tournament, but was pulled out of the tournament due to injury. But this did not stop Ken from continuing his training to defeat Grace. Meanwhile, in Pankrais, the time has come to determine the King of Pankrais. Accordingly, the tournament was held. Ken's first opponent was Alex Cook, whom Ken defeated in 1 minute and 31 seconds. Ken's next victim was Maurice Smith, whom Ken also defeated without any problems. In the semi-finals, Ken defeated his old friend Masa Funaki. And finally, Ken Shamrock, in a difficult 30-minute final, defeated Manabu Yamada by a judge's decision (3-0). And thus Ken became the first king of Pankrais. Shamrock successfully defended the King's title against Leon Dijk and Bas Rotenn, but lost it to Minora Suzuki on May 13th, 1995. At UFC V, Ken Shamrock finally fought his old enemy, Royas Grace. Ken dominated the entire match, but the match ended in a draw (time - 36.06 minutes). At the sixth UFC show, Ken fought against Dan Severn for the title of the first “Syperfight” champion. In just three minutes and forty-nine seconds, Ken defeated Severn to become the first champion. Shamrock defended the title against Oleg Taktarov and Kimo, but lost it to Dan Severn at the 9th UFC show (By decision of the judges - 2-1). Losing to Severn was like a low blow for Shamrock. In addition, Dan accused Shamrock of using steroids, and the judges forbade the use of headbutts and certain punches, but, nevertheless, Shamrock continued to perform. At Pancrase on June 25th, Ken fought against Funaki, but lost because he had to stop the fight due to Shamrock's injury. On December 7, 1996, Ken made his final UFC appearance at Ultimata Ultimate, where he defeated Brian Johnson.
Part 3: World Wrestling Federation:
During his career as a fighter without rules, Ken managed to open his own school - Lion's Den (Lion's Den), where students could learn self-defense and fighting without rules, in the style of Shamrock. Ken still owns the school, but he teaches children not he, but him brother Frank and some of the students. On February 24, 1997, Shamrock made his first appearance in the WWF, albeit as a spectator. But soon after that, he signed a contract with the federation for three years for 1 million dollars. Then Shamrock gave several interviews, after which led him to be the special referee for the match between Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13, under the “I Quit” rules. UFC rules. After the match, Vader (also a former MMA fighter) showed up and, of course, got into an argument with Ken, starting a feud.At In Your House 15, Shamrock defeated Vader in a MMA match, forcing him to submit to an ankle lock. In this match, the poorly trained Ken accidentally broke Vader's nose in 4 places. Vader also could not walk for several days after the fight. Bret Hart began training The Rock and Ken Shamrock to improve the skills and prowess of these up-and-coming wrestlers. After which Ken began a feud with the Hart Foundation. At the Candian Stampede, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Brian Pillman and the British Bulldog) defeated Team Steve Austin (Austin, Shamrock, Goldust, "Road Warrior" Beast and "Road Warrior" Hawk). The match was good, Ken showed that he has improved a lot from his previous matches.
Part 4: One step from gold:
The feud with the founding of the Harts continued, with Shamrock setting his sights on European Champion British Bulldog. On RAW, Ken defeated Bulldog, and at Summerslam 1997, during a match against Bulldog, Ken was unable to resist and was disqualified for beating Bulldog with a foreign object. After this, Ken competed in the tournament for intercontinental gold. In the first fight, he defeated Faarooq, but Ken injured his lungs in the match, so he had to leave for treatment. Upon returning from treatment, Ken was immediately given a match with WWF Champion Bret Hart. But, due to the large number of interferences in the match, Ken was unable to leave as champion. At the D-Generation X event, Ken Shamrock received a world title shot against Shawn Michaels. Ken won, but by disqualification due to interference from the Player and Chyna. Shamrock was scheduled to compete at the next UFC event, but his opponent Takada was unable to make the show, so Shamrock did not participate either. It's time for the 1998 Battle Royale. By this time, Ken Shamrock and The Rock had a big feud. Ken had to fight The Rock at the celebration for the Intercontinental Championship. Ken lost the match by disqualification after attacking the referee, whose behavior Ken did not like. The royal battle itself also did not bring much success to Ken, who was thrown out of the ring. But Shamrock continued his feud with the Nation of Domination and its member Rock, in particular. At In Your House 20, Shamrock and his new partner Ahmed Johnson defeated Team Nation. At WrestleMania XIV, Ken fought The Rock again for the title. Ken defeated Rock with his signature painful move, but this was not enough for him, and he did not let go of his opponent. When the referee team tried to stop him, Shamrock scattered them too. As a result, he did not receive the title because of his behavior. On one of the following RAWs, Ken Shamrock suffered a leg injury and again left the wrestling world for a while. To explain Ken's disappearance, bookers booked him a match on one of RAW, in which he fought as a team with Owen Hart. But Hart betrayed him and beat him severely, also injuring his leg. Ken returned on June 2nd on RAW and immediately attacked Owen. The Nation of Domination came to Hart's aid, but Den Severn helped Ken fight back. After Severn left, Shamrock was attacked by the Player, but Ken dealt with him too. On the June 3rd taping of RAW, Ken nearly injured his leg again after The Nation attacked Ken, who defeated Kong in a qualifying match for the King of the Ring tournament. Severn again came to Shamrock's aid, who was later saved by Shamrock from Owen Hart. On June 15th, Ken and Dan fought against Owen Hart and Mark Henry, but Degeneration X burst into the ring and beat everyone up. A week later, Ken defeated Mark Henry with the help of Vader, becoming one of the participants in the King of the Ring tournament. At the celebration, King of the Ring Ken first defeated Jeff Jarrett, without any problems. And then in the finals of the tournament he defeated Rock, and became the new King of the Ring. A week later, Ken Shamrock defeated The Player and Owen Hart in a three-way match, however, after the match the winner was severely beaten. On July 6th, Shamrock fought Jeff Jarrett but lost due to interference from Viscera. Ken was not upset and challenged the latter to a fight that same night and won. At Fully Loaded, Ken fought against Owen Hart in a special match that took place at the Harts' training camp - the Hart Dungeon. The special judge was Dan Severn, who helped Owen win by betraying Ken.
Best of the day
Part 5: Fall in Popularity:
On the August 17th Raw, Ken Shamrock fought in a three-way match against Owen Hart and Dan Severn. Late in the match, Ken pinned Owen in the signature ankle lock and Severn pinned Shamrock. As a result, the match ended in a draw by the referee's decision. After the mast, a fight broke out, and Steve Blackman came to Shamrock's aid. Shamrock and Severn fought in a one-on-one match a week later. Ken won by disqualification due to interference from Owen Hart. Blackman came running to his aid again. After which Steve offered his services to Shamrock, but received a “belly-to-belly suplex” in response. At Summerslam, Shamrock fought Owen in the Lion's Den match - Ken and Hart fought in a 12-sided cage, in which victory could only be won by submission, which Ken Shamrock did. At Heat on September 13th, Ken defeated Vader, and after Shamrock said that he wanted to fight for the main federation title. Steve Austin answered his challenge that same evening. But Vince McMahon forbade Austin and Shamrock from fighting that day. On the next RAW, Ken fought Austin, but the match ended in a no contest due to interference Kane and the Undertaker. However, Austin and Ken fought back, and Rock and Mick Foley came running to their aid. Rock, Foley and Ken Shamrock agreed with each other to unite against common enemies - the Undertaker and Kane. Vince McMahon did not like the new alliance, and he set up a match for the above three for the right to fight the champion. But the match ended in nothing due to the interference of the Undertaker and Kane. Soon another triple threat took place between Rock, Foley and Shamrock. But this time the fight took place in a cage so that no one intervened. Late in the match, Mankind knocked out Shamrock with a chair and climbed over the cage. But Rock was smarter, pinning Ken, winning the match. During the match, the spectators actively chanted: “Shamrock Sucks.”
Part 6: First gold in WWE:
On the next RAW, Ken began to become a heel. First, he spoke badly about Detroit (the location of the show), and then, together with Mankind and The Rock, they fought against Kane and The Undertaker. Despite the showdown between the team, Rock was able to defeat the enemy. A week later, Ken fought against the Disciples of the Apocalypse during a match with Mankind. But during the match, Shamrock hit his partner with a chair and left the ring. A week later, Ken defeated Kane in a singles match. On the following RAW, Shamrock competed in an 8-man tournament for the Intercontinental Championship. In the first match, Ken held off a convincing victory over Steve Blackman, then defeated Val Vanes and prevented Mankind from reaching the finals by hitting him with a chair. And in the finals, Shamrock easily defeated X-Pac, becoming the Intercontinental Champion for the first time in his career. The following week, Ken lost to X-Pac in a non-title match due to interference from Mankind, but Ken took revenge by attacking his enemy during his match. Another week later, Shamrock lost due to interference from Mankind to Steve Austin in an "I Quit" match. On November 2nd, Ken fought The Rock for the title and lost by disqualification after attacking him with a chair. At Survivor Series, Ken competed in a 14-man tournament. In the first match, he defeated Goldust, and lost in the second match to The Rock, who used a stick that the emerging Big Boss Man threw to Ken's aid. The following week, Shamrock challenged Big Boss Man to a match. The fight was tough, but ended in a draw due to the wrestlers being absent from the ring for too long. After the match, Vince McMahon came out, complimented both wrestlers, shook their hands, befriended Ken, who later in the evening defended Vince against Mankind, and stopped The Rock from winning by preventing the referee from counting The Rock's win. A week later, Ken and Big Boss Man were unable to defeat Mankind due to interference from the J.O.B Squad, although later in the evening Shamrock and Boss Man took revenge on their enemies by beating them up. And at Heat, Shamrock and Big Boss Man defeated Mankind and Al Snow. Shamrock and Big Boss Man's friendship continued, with Shamrock defeating Blackman with the help of a friend at the Capital Massacre. And at Rock Bottom, Ken and Big Boss Man almost became tag team champions, but lost to Road Dog and Billy Gunn due to interference from Shawn Michaels. But the next day, in a rematch, Ken and Big Boss Man defeated the New Age Outlaws, after the intervention of the same Shawn Michaels. Shamrock then lost to Billy Gunn, but he was very lucky because after the match, Shawn Michaels (then the fight manager) announced that the fight was a non-title fight. Soon the tag team champions began a feud with Bradshaw and Faarooq. Ken defended his title against The Player, but lost by disqualification after refusing to release the submission. Later that evening, Ken and his corporate friends beat up Billy Gun. Ken and The Big Boss Man lost on the January 3rd edition of Heat to Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart in a non-title match. And on RAW, Ken lost to Steve Blackman after interference from Dan Severn and Billy Gunn. On January 11th on RAW, Val Vanes was talking to some girl. Shamrock approached him and told Vanes not to talk to his sister. Then Ken was attacked by Billy Gunn, and Shamrock announced that he would fight Billy Gunn at the Royal Rumble. The following week, Ken stopped Billy from beating Test, and later in the evening, Ken and the Big Boss Man beat Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett. At the Royal Rumble, Ken defeated Billy Gunn, despite interference from Val Vanes. But he couldn't make it in the battle royal and was eliminated when he started arguing with Test. On the January 25th edition of RAW, Ken and Big Boss Man lost their titles to Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett after Big Boss Man was attacked with a chair. That same evening, Val Vanes showed a video in which he was in the same shower with Ken’s sister (the sister, of course, is not real, Ken only had brothers). The evil Shamrock ended up beating Vanes with a chair. On January 31st, Ken defeated Owen Hart, and the following week he beat Val Vanes with a chair during his match against Billy Gunn. On the next two RAWs, Ken attacked Vanes twice and beat him brutally. And the second p
I also attacked several referees. After which the referees announced that they would not referee matches with Ken. But Billy Gunn showed up and volunteered to referee the match between Ken Shamrock and Val Vanes at the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Ken lost to Vanes, due to slightly dishonest refereeing by Billy Gun. But not only did Ken lose, but he also lost his Intercontinental Championship title. The next day, Shamrock beat Gunn, and then together with Test and Big Boss Man fought against Bradshaw, Faarooq and Mideon. The match ended in a no contest. A week later, Ken fought with Goldust, Billy Gunn and Rhyne (Ken's Sister) interfered in the match. After a fight with Gunn, Shamrock carried his sister to the locker room. On the next RAW, Billy Gunn fought against Vanes for the Val title, but the fight ended in a brawl between the opponents and Ken Shamrock. Then Rhyne appeared, which Ken immediately dragged somewhere. On March 1st, Ken fought against Goldust and Val Vanes. Vanes won by countout, after which how Ken chased after the fleeing Goldust. On Heat, Shamrock and Goldust defeated Gunn and Vanes, after the match there was another fight between the four participants in the fight. On RAW, Ken defeated Goldust and fought off an attack from Blue Men. On RAW, Ken fought with Road Dog, the match ended again nothing due to interference, it is not difficult to guess who exactly. A week later, Blue Meny called Shamrock into the ring, but Rain came out, Blue began to pester her, then Ken appeared, but Goldust attacked him, Shamrock fought him off, but was hit with a chair by Blue Meny. Later in the evening, Ken, Test and The Big Boss Man fought against The Undertaker, Bradshaw and Faarooq. The match ended in a draw. At WrestleMania XV, Ken fought against Road Dog, Goldust and Val Vains and lost.
Part 7: Ministry of Darkness:
On the next RAW, Ken greatly helped Vince McMahon by finding his kidnapped daughter Stephanie. He did it this way: he challenged Gangrel to a fight and won without any problems. After which he was attacked by Edge and Christian, but Shamrock fought back and captured Christian in his signature submission hold, and did not let him out of it until Christian revealed the location of Stephanie. On April 5th, Shamrock defeated Viscera, after which the Ministry of Darkness beat Ken, put him in the trunk of a car, and the APA took him away somewhere. Undertaker kidnapped Rhyne and Ken beat up Mideon on Heat, after which he turned on Undertaker, calling him Mark (Mark is Undertaker's real name). On RAW, Undertaker wanted to kidnap Debra, but Ken appeared with a baseball bat and was about to attack Undertaker, but he told him that Ryan was in the boiler room. Shamrock rushed there, Mankind met him and was going to show him where Rine was, but they were attacked by the Ministry of Darkness. Then the Undertaker wanted to kidnap Ken, but his former assistants Edge and Gangrel prevented him. Ken managed to escape, and then, together with Mankind, attacked the Undertaker, but he was saved by the Ministry, and Ken and Mankind were saved by Test and the Player, but then they also attacked Ken. Ken defeated Test and Big Boss Man in a two-on-one match, who refused to hand over the right to fight to Test, which cost them the victory. On the following RAW, Ken smashed several Ministry members with a baseball bat and defeated Big Boss Man in a no holds barred match. At Backlash, Ken Shamrock lost to The Undertaker in a great match after Bradshaw interfered. The next day, Ken fought Bradshaw, but the match turned into a tag team match after Test and Faarooq interfered. Later in the day, Ken unsuccessfully attempted to crash the satanic wedding ceremony between Stephanie McMahon and The Undertaker. On SmackDown! Shamrock beat Bradshaw with a bat, and then Test, Shamrock and Big Show saved Steve Austin and The Rock from Ministry Corporation. At Heat, Test and Ken defeated APA. On the May 3rd episode of RAW, Test, Ken Shamrock, Big Show and Mankind formed a group called “Union”. These guys cleared the ring of the Ministry Corporation that same evening using baseball bats. Ken had to answer for his actions - he had a match against the Player, with a special referee - China, who helped the Player defeat Ken by hitting Shamrock in the groin. On May 17th on RAW he beat up Shane McMahon during an interview and then The Unity beat up Ministry Corp. At Over The Edge, all members of the United fought against Bradshaw, Faarooq, Viscera and Big Boss Man in an elimination match and won.
Part 8: Latest Feuds in WWE:
The next day, Ken defeated Cruel Holly, and after the victory, he pointed his finger to the sky, remembering the magnificent Owen Hart, who died at the last holiday due to an accident. At Heat, Ken defeated Jeff Jarrett and advanced to the King of the Ring tournament, but was hit in the head with a guitar by Jarrett. On RAW, Jarrett prevented Ken from defeating Val Vains. At Heat, Shamrock interfered with Jarrett during his match with Test, and Jarrett stopped Shamrock and the Road Dog from defeating Chyna and Billy Gunn. McMahon then gave Ken a match against Jarrett, in which Ken had to fight in a straitjacket. Jarrett won, as expected. The judge tried to release Ken, but Vince stole the key. Ken still got free, after which he beat both Jarrett and both McMahons. At the King Of the Ring event, Ken fought against Kane, Billy Gunn and Big Show, but lost due to disqualification. Ken continued to hunt the McMahons. On RAW, Ken defeated Viscera and beat him with a chair. Then he participated in a match against Test and Jarrett for the Intercontinental Championship, but lost due to the intervention of Steve Blackman, later Ken managed to beat Shane McMahon a little, but Vince managed to escape. At Heat, thanks to Shawn Michaels, Ken received a match against Shane, but lost due to interference from Steve Blackman. On the next RAW, Ken fought Blackman in a weapons match. Steve beat Ken, but Shamrock refused medical help. A week later, Ken attacked Steve, who was beating Test, and a fight broke out, which had to be broken up by several wrestlers at once. On Heat, Ken announced that he would fight Steve in a parking lot surrounded by cars. On RAW, Shamrock helped Test again. At Fully Loaded, Ken defeated Blackman in a parking lot match. The next day, Steve Blackman hit Ken Shamrock with a car, causing the Player to win the match against Shamrock without any problems, after the referees stopped the match when Ken became very ill. On the July 2nd episode of RAW, Ken attempted to attack Blackman, but was stopped by officials. On the 9th, Test and Shamrock fought Joey Abs and Steve Blackman, Steve and Ken went to fight in the crowd and Test defeated Joey. The following week, Ken saved Test from being beaten with a kendo stick by Steve. Ken was attacked by Shane McMahon, which helped Steve come to his senses and beat Shamrock. At Summerslam, Ken Shamrock defeated Steve Blackman in a “Lion's Den” match with weapons. On August 26th, Ken was beaten by Chris Jericho and Howard Finkel. Then Ken tried to find Jericho, but he fled in a car. On August 30th, Ken defeated Gangrel on RAW, after which Jericho appeared on the titantron and challenged Shamrock to a match. Then, during the X-Pac and Jericho match, Big Show attacked X-Pac while Ken tried to pin Jericho. Later in the evening, Ken defeated Val Vanes, and Jericho reappeared on the titantron and announced that he was in the parking lot. Ken ran there, but found only Howard Finkel, and Chris Jericho attacked him from behind, hitting Shamrock with a snow shovel. After which Chris said: “Oh my God! I killed Kenny." On RAW, Jericho declared himself the World's Most Dangerous Man. Shamrock challenged Chris to SmackDown!, Jericho appeared in a small cage and with a baseball bat. Shamrock took the bat away and tried to open the cage, but was prevented by officials. On the next RAW, Chris defeated Gotch Grace in a shoot-fight cage match. Shamrock appeared but was attacked by Jericho and Grace. Ken fought against Kurtis Hughes, the fight was judged by a masked referee. He didn't count Ken's victory, then Shamrock tore off his mask and it turned out to be Howard Finkel. On the next SmackDown! Ken fought Jericho in a match to first blood and lost due to interference from Kurtis. But then old injuries woke up, and Ken also had a serious neck injury. He decided to quit wrestling. But according to the contract he had to work for WWF until 2002.
Part 9: Outside of Wrestling:
Outside of wrestling, Ken Shamrock continued to work, not as a wrestler, but as a road agent, and worked until 2000, after which he returned to mixed martial arts to prove that he was one of the best fighters of his time. Ken had many good matches in the UFC, including a very high-profile fight between Shamrock and Tito Ortiz. On January 30th, Ken commentated on a match in PRIDE (Federation of Ultimate Fighting) and said that he had signed a contract with Dream Stage Entertainment for a couple of fights. The contract price is 700 thousand dollars. In 2002, WWE wanted to bring Ken back to feud with Kurt Angle, but Ken refused due to the fact that he was not given the same free schedule as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scotty Hall. At the end of March of that year, Ken was the special referee for the match between Low Ki and American Dragon in RoH.
Part 10: TNA:
Then, in the same year 2002, Ken Shamrock completely unexpectedly appeared on the first show of the new TNA federation. He took part in the main match of the show, namely the Fist match, for the NWA Heavyweight Championship. At the end of the match, he defeated Melis to win the title, and the two began a feud, as well as with Jeff Jarrett, who was upset about not winning the title, and constantly interfered in Ken's matches. After almost 2 months of being the champion, Ken lost the title to Ron Killings due to the interference of the same Melis. Ken soon left TNA and returned to mixed martial arts. Again, Ken returned to TNA two years later, teaming with 3 Live Kru against Jeff Jarrett and his army of Gurnandez, Onyx and Chad Collier. And a week later, Ken unexpectedly interfered in the match between Jarrett and Killings and attacked Ron, helping Jarrett defeat him. A week later, Ken participated in a five-on-five match, representing Jarrett's team. Their team lost and Ken left TNA again for a mixed martial arts team. In 2004, Tito Ortiz came to TNA and refereed the match between A. Jay. Styles and Jeff Jarrett at TNA Hard Justice. Following this, he appeared again as a referee at TNA's Bound For Glory event, in a match between Rhino and Jarrett. At the time, fans were eager to see Shamrock return and fight Ortiz. TNA liked the idea and offered Ken a contract, but he turned it down for unknown reasons.
Member, Shamrock is widely regarded as one of the biggest stars in MMA history, as well as an icon and pioneer of the sport. He has headlined over 15 main events and cooperation Main events in the UFC and Pride FC and install numerous pay per view records. Early in his UFC career, Shamrock was called "the most a dangerous person in the world" on ABC News in a special called "The World's Most Dangerous Things". The nickname stuck, like his nickname.
Shamrock became known early in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie. After fighting to a draw with Gracie in the inaugural UFC "Superfight", he became the first UFC Superfight Champion when he won Dana Severn V UFC 6; the title was eventually replaced by the title UFC heavyweight champion, When weight categories were introduced to the UFC. He was also the first foreign MMA champion in Japan, winning the title King Pancrase. During his reign as UFC Superfight champion, he was widely considered the #1 mixed martial artist in the world. In 2008, Shamrock was rated Inside MMA, as one of the top 10 best mixed martial arts fighters of all time. He is the founder Leo's Den mixed martial arts training camp, and big brother Frank Shamrock.
In addition to his mixed martial arts career, Shamrock enjoyed great success in professional wrestling, especially during his tenure with World Wrestling Federation(WWF). He is there disposable Intercontinental Champion , one-time World Tag Team Champion And 1998 King of the Ring. Shamrock also fought for Wrestling Total Nonstop Action where he is one-time NWA World Heavyweight Championship and 2002 Gloves for Gold winner. He headlined several pay-per-view events in both promotions, including 1997's D-Generation X: In your home where he challenged for WWF Championship. WWE credits Shamrock with popularization ankle lock keep up the show.
early life
He was often left to fend for himself, and, without the supervision or guidance of his parents, ended up getting into numerous fights. Shamrock's father left his family when Shamrock was five years old. His mother, Diana Kilpatrick, having had his father, married an Army pilot named Bob Nance. The newly formed family moved to Napa, California, Nance's native. Shamrock and his brothers were outsiders in this community, coming from poor backgrounds and speaking with Southern accents, they continued to cause trouble and get into fights and began using drugs. Nance, who served in the Vietnam War, became a member of the local fire department, and also found work in roofing and upholstery. Shamrock became interested in and excelled at sports at a young age, playing Little League baseball and Pop Warner football. Nance recalls a veteran coach telling him that he had never seen a player with as much heart and tenacity as young Shamrock. Shamrock was not involved with drugs like his brothers, such as his brother Richie, who enjoyed smoking marijuana and ended up using heroin intravenously, but who also played football.
At the age of 10, Shamrock ran away from home for the first time, and was stabbed to death by another child while running, ending up in the hospital. Shamrock, at the age of 13, was then kicked out of his home by his stepfather, and each of the brothers went their separate ways. Shamrock lived in cars as a result of being placed in foster care. He went through seven group houses and eventually departed for juvenile hall. He bounced around from several group houses before being placed in Bob Shamrock's house in boys aged 14, in Susanville, California where he turned his life. Bob Shamrock legally adopted Ken as his son, and Ken changed his last name from Kilpatrick to Shamrock in Bob's honor. He then joined the Coast Guard shortly before knocking out Kevin "Hitman" Harlee.
At Lassen High School, Shamrock (known there as Kenny Nance) excelled in football and wrestling. As a senior, Shamrock qualified for the state wrestling championships, but broke his neck in practice days before the competition and had neck surgery. Shamrock did not receive scholarship offers from any major colleges, and doctors told him that his sports career is most likely over. Against Doctors' Orders, Shamrock Joined Shasta College football team, where he was voted team captain in his final season. IN San Diego Chargers O national football league later offered Shamrock a tryout, but Shamrock declined in order to continue his career in professional wrestling, where he debuted in 1989 South Atlantic Pro Wrestling promotion.
MMA career
The origins of Shamrock's mixed martial arts career began in a Japanese pro wrestling organization Fujiwara Gumi. October 4, 1992 at Tokyo Dome, a legitimate match between "Wayne Shamrock" (Shamrock's ring name in Japan) and kickboxer Don Nakaya Nielsen passed. Shamrock presented by Nielsen in 45 seconds, first threatening him suffocating and then blocking crank neck / keypad lock winning combinations. The success of this match made the young professional wrestlers Shamrock Masakatsu Funaki And Minoru Suzuki The question is that they were told, since the input into the predetermined fight: that no one would ever pay to see the real matches. Shamrock, Funaki and Suzuki then founded a group of professional wrestlers and decided to pursue commodity legal matches. They formed promotion entitled Pancrase.
Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling (1993-1996)
Shamrock made it mixed martial arts Pancrase's debut on September 21, not using professional rules, not fighting closed fist punches to the head and breaks on the ropes, but fighting for real without predetermined finishes, Shamrock beat Funaki with an arm-triangle choke in the main event of Pancrase's first show on September 21, 1993. The exhibition attracted sold out audience of 7000.
Shamrock eventually fell out with Pancrase management in early 1996 and left the company to compete in the UFC full-time. Shamrock left Pancrase with a 17-3 record.
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
First UFC Rivalry: Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie
On November 12, 1993, after the first three Pancrase shows, Shamrock returned to America to fight in the newly formed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC 1 , an initiative in which he assisted and trained Masakatsu Funaki and Takaku Fuke.
The event took place as part of a one-night tournament format. In the first round, Shamrock was pitted against kickboxing stylist Patrick Smith, which he did a short job of throwing Smith to the mat and serving him with heel hook. His next opponent was Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu indicator and eventual tournament winner Royce Gracie. Shamrock fell apart attempting takedowns and maneuvering on top of Gracie, then grabbed his ankle and sat back down to attempt another heel hook. According to Shamrock, however, his hand was entangled in Gracie gi, and as Shamrock leaned back, he pulled Gracie on top of him, allowing Gracie to provide a choke and introduce Shamrock. Although this step is often listed as suffocating, Shamrock later stated that it was actually a g choke in which Royce had wrapped the fabric of his g around Ken's neck. The ending of the fight was also controversial, as the referee did not see the crane and ordered the two fighters to continue fighting after Gracie had to let go of the hold. Shamrock paused for a few seconds but refused, admitting the ref would burst and that it wouldn't be fair for him to continue fighting.
After the fight, Shamrock admitted that he underestimated Gracie. In 2008, he said: "I don't know who Royce Gracie was... When I saw him in GI, I thought he was some kind of karate guy [without any martial arts skills]." On the other hand, in 2015, Shamrock said that he was watching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu: in action, before the event started and showed Funaki and the others: “So one thing led to another, they started supporting me on IT - they did know that the Gs stand for a lot - but when they saw this too they thought: “Yeah, you can beat this The guy is very good." And I was sure, too." In any case, he blamed his loss on the fact that he was not allowed to wear it wrestling boots during bouts, while Gracie himself was allowed to wear his gi and Shamrock choke with him. “[Wearing shoes] is a lot of set ups and positioning for my leglocks—being able to get my knee in, being able to rotate and push off, and being able to secure the leg. You pick up your boots, it's like being on the ice on a mat if you've never done it before."
Shamrock was originally planned to compete on UFC 2 , but broke her arm after blocking a high kick while sparring with a teammate. He still wanted to compete, but when doctors told him he could never fight if he injured his hand further, he reluctantly retired.
On September 9, 1994, Shamrock returned to the Octagon at UFC 3 in an event that was sold to the UFC as the ultimate rematch between two-time champion Royce Gracie and #1 contender Shamrock. Shamrock's first fight, now allowed to wear boots, was against a highly ranked judo practitioner Christophe Leininger. Leininger goes to the ground, but Shamrock is blocked and got on top, not unloading hard blows And headbutts to shake out. Shamrock crossed Leininger so hard into the mat that Leininger admitted to knocking out for a second, and he was later shown to have suffered a mild concussion. Shamrock's next fight was in the semi-finals against a kickboxer Felix Mitchell. Shamrock took Mitchell down and forced him out of the chokehold. With this victory, Shamrock advanced to the finals UFC 3. However, Shamrock refused to compete in the finals after he learned Gracie had already been eliminated from the tournament after defeating Kimo Leopoldo, coupled with a knee injury, he suffered during the match with Leininger.
In March 2001, Shamrock was scheduled to fight Vovchanchyn on Pride 13 - Collision Course, but again suffered a neck injury during training two weeks before the fight, the same serious neck injury that ended his WWF career.
Even though he has not started his MMA career yet, Shamrock had his first fighting experience in Fujiwara Gumi, and the results of many matches were chosen, having wrestlers take part in competitive combat in gym. It was his first fight at high level with Dwayne Kozlowski, Dennis Kozlowski his twin brother and 1988 Summer Olympics Greco-Roman style, which Shamrock presented twice before running their actual match. A different situation arose with Kazuo Takahashi how he broke the script and shot on Shamrock in a November 1991 match, leading the American to fight back and knock him out with football kick in the face at 1:27. They fought a rematch in 1992, both fighters working hard tough, although with no more incidents. Shamrock himself praised Takahashi as a wrestler, comparing him to himself.
Wrestling Federation
Various feuds (1997-1998)
Shamrock returned to the ring after WrestleMania pressing Vernon White(one of his students Den the Lion) in his WWF debut match. He continued quarrel With Vader, Bret Hart and Hart Foundation Throughout the 1997 Feud, Shamrock with Vader continued in Japan, through a working agreement between WWF and FMW, Shamrock wrestled Vader in an Ultimate Rules Steel Cage match for FMW at the Kawasaki Legend 1997 super show involving 4 other promotions. The match is over TKO victory for Vader, as Shamrock suffers from internal bleeding from a lung infection and a rib injury.
Shamrock's rivalry with The Harts led to his first WWF pay-per-view main event In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede, and the battle between him and British Bulldog V SummerSlam, which Shamrock lost after refusing to back down from tighter restrictions. Shamrock continued to wrestle Bret Hart to a no-contest in a match for the latter WWF Championship according to the publication of October 21 Raw. He again challenged for the WWF Championship in the main event of December D-Generation X: In your home by defeating the champion Shawn Michaels disqualification when Triple H interfered.
During early 1998, Shamrock feuded with WWF Intercontinental Champion The Rock and him Nations of Domination stable. He lost to The Rock via disqualification at Royal Rumble and victory over him WrestleMania XIV was canceled after Shamrock continued to apply his ankle lock after introducing The Rock.
In June 1998, Shamrock competed in King of the Ring excluding Nation member Mark Henry , Kama and breed, as well Jeff Jarrett to win the tournament. Following King of the Ring, Shamrock briefly feuded with the returning King Mabel, who interfered to attack him in a rematch with Jarrett, and who Shamrock defeated in a singles match injured his leg. He then feuded with Owen Hart: Hart defeated Shamrock in " Hart Family Dungeon match" on Fully Loaded, and Shamrock defeated Hart in " Lion's Den match" V SummerSlam. In September, he formed a short-lived stable With By humanity And The Rock.
Corporation and Union (1998-1999)
Shamrock turned heel in October 1998 and won the vacant Intercontinental Championship on October 12, defeating X-Pac in the final at eight man tournament. In November Shamrock joined
