Ken Shamrock is a retired MMA fighter and professional wrestler. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to talk about his time in UFC and what made him transition to professional wrestling, being the special referee for the WrestleMania 13 match between Bret Hart and Steve Austin, his relationship with The Rock, whether a WWE Hall of Fame induction could happen, The Rock appearing on TNA as part of his TNA Hall of Fame induction, the scrapped MMA fight against Bobby Lashley, if he was ever planned to be in the Brawl For All tournament and more.
00:00 Intro
02:27 When was the last time he punched someone?
02:58 What is his current relationship with WWE?
03:47 Why isn’t he in the WWE Hall of Fame yet?
04:47 Taking a chair shot to the face from The Rock
08:10 Does he think he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame?
09:09 Innovating taping out to a submission in pro wrestling
12:24 Being known as the World’s Most Dangerous Man
14:16 Memories of the early days of UFC
15:51 Fighting on the first-ever UFC event
20:00 Approaching WWE to pursue a career in pro wrestling
23:28 Breaking Vader’s nose in his first match
27:00 Being the ref for Stone Cold vs Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13
30:39 Taking one of the first people’s elbows
32:24 The Rock speaking at his TNA Hall of Fame induction ceremony
34:22 His frustrations with the Montreal Screwjob
36:20 Not wanting to wrestle Chyna in WWE
38:18 WWE not calling him to make extra appearances
39:17 Does he have a relationship with Triple H?
40:21 What was up with his sideburns in UFC?
41:20 His UFC rivalry with Tito Ortiz
44:52 Why didn’t his MMA fight with Bobby Lashley happen?
46:59 The biggest life lesson fighting has taught him
47:52 Never sitting in the crowd during a UFC fight
48:59 His current venture in TruBK - Bare Knuckle Fighting
50:43 What does he think of what Jake Paul brings to boxing
54:01 Did Kurt Angle ask him to use the Ankle Lock?
56:22 How his kids and grandkids changed his life
58:34 Why wasn’t he a part of Brawl for All?
01:02:12 3 Things Ken Shamrock is grateful for
