Ken Shamrock’s UFC profession was legendary, as within the 90s, he, alongside his peers, laid the foundations for UFC that fans enjoy today. Nonetheless, Shamrock was certainly one of the few within the ’90s who tried his hand at WWE and still found some measure of success. But his debut was something that the veteran described as ‘confusing’ during a recent interview on the “Wrestling Life Online” podcast.
“It was pretty confusing going into that match, for me personally,” Shamrock explained, looking back at his WrestleMania 13 debut within the Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin match. “I hadn’t had the experience to be in there with those two guys at that level. I mean, these are icons, guys which can be just, as we all know now, just greatness.” Despite this, Shamrock admits he was comfortable for the possibility but that he doubted whether he could sustain with the 2 legends. In an affidavit to their ability, he didn’t must do much due to how they carried each other.
“I credit loads of my understanding of the character which I used to be purported to be. I credit loads of that to Bret in helping me understand that I’m not a professional wrestler,” he added. “They brought me in as this ‘World’s Most Dangerous Man.’ And to go on the market and do hip tosses and leapfrogs and, you understand, these items that is just not me, that is not who they brought me in for; they brought me in for what I used to be famous for, and that was submitting guys.” Shamrock then claimed that following this revelation, he could flourish in WWE.
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