Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock
Data
Fight name	Ken Shamrock
size	185 cm
Weight	95 kg
nationality
Date of birth	February 11, 1964
Fight out	Reno , Nevada , United States
place of birth	Macon , Georgia , United States
team	Lion's Den
Fighting style	Shootfighting, wrestling , kickboxing
MMA statistics
Victories	28
Knockout	2
task	23
Points	3
Defeats	17th
Knockout	11
task	4th
Points	2
draw	2

Ken Shamrock (* 11. February 1964 in Warner Robbins , Georgia as Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick ) is an American wrestler and MMA fighters . He performed as a wrestler mainly for the market leader World Wrestling Federation and its later competitor TNA Wrestling . Shamrock is the first UFC Superfight Champion and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion . In 2003 he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame .

Life

Kenneth Kilpatrick was moved to a home in Susanville, California when he was 14 . At the age of 18 he was adopted by Bob Shamrock, the director of the home, and took his name. As a child, he said he wanted to be a football player . In 1988 he switched to wrestling.

MMA career

After Shamrock had made a name for himself with various shootfight organizations in Japan, he was invited in 1993 to take part in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship . In contrast to show wrestling, this was a real competition in which fighters from different disciplines competed against each other. After defeating Tae Kwon Do fighter Patrick Smith in the quarterfinals , he had to give up in the second round against eventual tournament winner Royce Gracie after he had been put in a stranglehold. In the third edition of this tournament, Shamrock entered again and also won his first two fights to qualify for the final, in which he could no longer participate due to an injury. Subsequently, Shamrock shuttled back and forth between the Japanese Pancrase and the American UFC, fighting against Bas Rutten , Maurice Smith, Masakatsu Funaki, Oleg Taktarov and Dan Severn, against whom he was the first in July 1995 at UFC 6 UFC Superfight title could win, made a name.

In 2000, Ken Shamrock returned to mixed martial arts and fought a few fights at the Japanese PRIDE Fighting Championship before signing again with the UFC to deal with his long-standing dispute with light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz . Ortiz had shown both middle fingers in the corner of Mezger's ring after a win against Guy Mezger, a training partner and student of Shamrock, whereupon Shamrock and Ortiz fought a word battle. Ortiz won the fight as Shamrock's corner threw in the towel after three rounds. Shamrock and Ortiz faced each other two more times in the ring, with Ortiz finishing the fight in the first round.

Shamrock was hired as a coach for the third season of The Ultimate Fighter and there was also Tito Ortiz as an opponent.

In early 2008, Shamrock and his son Ryan Shamrock signed a contract with the British mixed martial arts organization Cage Rage, where he met Robert Berry on March 8, 2008. After a fight with Ross Clifton in February 2009, Ken Shamrock tested positive for steroids and was banned for a year.

Wrestling career

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock
Data
Ring name	Ken Shamrock Vince Torelli Wayne Shamrock
Additions to names	The World's Most Dangerous Man
height	185 cm
Fighting weight	110 kg
Announced from	Sacramento , California
Trained by	Nelson Royal Bob Sawyer Buzz Sawyer Bret Hart Leo Burke Gene Anderson
debut	1989

Beginnings

Ken Shamrock was trained as a wrestler by Bob Sawyer, Buzz Sawyer and Nelson Royal. He made his debut in South Atlantic Pro Wrestling in 1990 under the ring name Wayne Shamrock. Later the ring name was changed to Vince Torelli. Under this name he mainly appeared as a heel . In 1990 Shamrock traveled to Japan, where he performed for the Universal Wrestling Federation . He initially stayed with wrestling until the mid-1990s, after which he began a career in various martial arts .

World Wrestling Federation (1997-1999)

Shamrock returned to wrestling in 1997; on February 24, 1997, he signed a three-year $ 3 million contract with WWF. From now on he called himself Ken Shamrock and got the nickname "The World's Most Dangerous Man" (" Most Dangerous Man in the World"). On March 23, 1997, he was referee in a fight between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 13.

Shamrock's debut match at WWE was fraught with controversy. Here he went up against Vader and pounded him for several minutes with very hard kicks and blows. Shamrock forgot the difference between MMA and wrestling and was then knocked out by Vader, a former boxer, with one blow.

Following Wrestlemania 13, Shamrock himself actively returned to the ring. He had a feud program with Bret Hart and his Hart Foundation during the year . This ended when Shamrock lost to the British Bulldog in Summerslam '97 . But in December of that year he got a WWF championship match against Shawn Michaels , which he was allowed to win by disqualification, but according to the rules did not receive the title.

In early 1998 Shamrock feuded with WWF Intercontinental Champion Rocky Maivia . In June Shamrock won the King of the Ring tournament. Also in 1998 he was allowed to hold both the WWF Intercontinental title and the WWF World Tag Team title together with the Big Boss Man . In the following period he had a feud with Owen Hart , while Hart defeated Shamrock in a "Hart Family Dungeon" and Shamrock Hart in a "Lion's-Den" match. On February 14th he had to surrender the Intercontinental title back to Val Venis and then played a program against the Ministry of Darkness group . After further feuding programs with Steve Blackman and Chris Jericho , he left the organization in late 1999.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2002, 2004, 2019)

After a detour to mixed martial arts , he came back to wrestling in March 2002 and was a guest referee at the Ring of Honor . In May of that year he also returned to the ring as an active player at TNAW and received the NWA World Heavyweight title there . He was allowed to hold it until August 7th and left the organization. In June 2004 he joined TNAW again for a very short time.

Titles and awards

Shamrock during an interview with WWF commentator Jim Ross in 1997.

As an MMA fighter

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Hall of Fame (Pioneer Wing, Class of 2003)
  • UFC Superfight Championship (1 ×, inaugural)
  • UFC Viewer's Choice Award
  • Longest fight in UFC history (36 minutes with Royce Gracie on UFC 5 )

• Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
  • King of Pancrase (1994)

• Pride Fighting Championships
  • Pride Grand Prix (2000 Superfight)

• World Mixed Martial Arts Association
  • WMMAA Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)

As a wrestler

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 ×)
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 × with Ray Traylor )
  • King of the Ring ( 1998 )

• Total non-stop action wrestling
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)

• South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
  • SAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)

• Battle Championship Wrestling
  • BCW Tag Team Championship (1 × with Carlo Cannon)

MMA statistics

date	Result	record	opponent	Event	method	Round, time	place	Remarks
11/25/2010	defeat	28-15-2	Mike Bourke	KOTC - Platinum	TKO	Round 2, 2:00	Durban , South Africa
10/16/2010	victory	28-14-2	Johnathan Ivey	USA MMA - Return of the Champions	Decision (unanimous)	Round 3	Lafayette , United States
7/18/2010	defeat	27-14-2	Pedro Rizzo	Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney	TKO	Round 1, 3:33	Sydney , Australia
02/13/2009	victory	27-13-2	Ross Clifton	WarGods / Ken Shamrock Productions: Valentine's Eve Massacre	Submission (armbar)	Round 1, 1:00	Fresno, California , USA
03/08/2008	defeat	26-13-2	Robert Berry	Cage Rage 25: Bring It On	KO (punches)	Round 1, 3:26	London, England , UK
10/10/2006	defeat	26-12-2	Tito Ortiz	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	TKO (strikes)	Round 1, 2:23	Hollywood, Florida , USA
07/08/2006	defeat	26-11-2	Tito Ortiz	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	TKO (strikes)	Round 1, 1:18	Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
10/23/2005	defeat	26-10-2	Kazushi Sakuraba	Pride 30th	TKO ( punch )	Round 1, 2:27	Saitama , Japan
4/9/2005	defeat	26-9-2	Rich Franklin	The Ultimate Fighter Finale	TKO (strikes)	Round 1, 2:42	Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
6/19/2004	victory	26-8-2	Kimo Leopoldo	UFC 48: Payback	TKO ( knees )	Round 1, 1:26	Las Vegas, Nevada , USA
11/22/2002	defeat	25-8-2	Tito Ortiz	UFC 40: Vendetta	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	Round 3, 5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada , USA	For UFC Light Heavyweight title
2/24/2002	defeat	25-7-2	Don Frye	Pride 19th	Decision (split)	Round 3, 5:00	Saitama , Japan
8/10/2001	victory	25-6-2	Sam Adkins	WMMAA 1 - Megafights	Submission ( Kimura )	Round 1, 1:26	Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA
8/27/2000	defeat	24-6-2	Kazuyuki Fujita	Pride 10	TKO (Corner Stoppage - Exhaustion)	Round 1, 6:46	Saitama , Japan
5/1/2000	victory	24-5-2	Alexander Otsuka	Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals	TKO (strikes)	Round 1, 9:43	Tokyo, Japan
12/7/1996	victory	23-5-2	Brian Johnson	UFC The Ultimate Ultimate 2	Submission (forearm choke )	Round 1, 5:48	Birmingham, Alabama , USA
5/17/1996	defeat	22-5-2	Dan Severn	UFC 9: Motor City Madness	Decision (split)	Round 1, 30:00	Detroit, Michigan , USA	Lost UFC Superfight title
2/16/1996	victory	22-4-2	Kimo Leopoldo	UFC 8: David vs. Goliath	Submission ( kneebar )	Round 1, 4:24	San Juan , Puerto Rico	Defends UFC Superfight title
1/28/1996	victory	21-4-2	Yoshiki Takahashi	Pancrase- Truth 1	Decision (lost points)	Round 1, 8:00 p.m.	Yokohama, Kanagawa , Japan
12/14/1995	victory	20-4-2	Katsuomi Inagaki	Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 7	Submission ( Arm Triangle Choke )	Round 1, 3:19	Sapporo, Hokkaido , Japan
9/8/1995	draw	19-4-2	Oleg Taktarov	UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo	draw	Round 1, 33:00	Buffalo, New York , USA	Match was a draw due to a lack of judges. Defends UFC Superfight title.
7/22/1995	victory	19-4-1	Larry Papadopoulos	Pancrase -1995 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	Submission (Achilles Lock)	Round 1, 2:18	Tokyo, Japan
7/14/1995	victory	18-4-1	Dan Severn	UFC 6: Clash of the Titans	Submission ( guillotine choke )	Round 1, 2:14	Casper, Wyoming , USA	Won UFC Superfight title
5/13/1995	defeat	17-4-1	Minoru Suzuki	Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 4	Submission ( kneebar )	Round 1, 2:14	Urayasu, Chiba , Japan
4/7/1995	draw	17-3-1	Royce Gracie	UFC 5: The Return of the Beast	draw	Round 1, 36:00	Charlotte, North Carolina , USA	Match was a draw due to a lack of judges.
3/10/1995	victory	17-3	Bas Rutten	Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 2	Submission ( kneebar )	Round 1, 1:01	Yokohama, Kanagawa , Japan
1/26/1995	victory	16-3	Leon Dijk	Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 1	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 4:45	Nagoya, Aichi , Japan
12/17/1994	victory	15-3	Manabu Yamada	Pancrase -King Of Pancrase Tournament, Round 2	Decision (unanimous)	Round 1, 30:00	Tokyo, Japan
12/17/1994	victory	14-3	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase -King Of Pancrase Tournament, Round 2	Submission ( Arm Triangle Choke )	Round 1, 5:50	Tokyo, Japan
12/16/1994	victory	13-3	Maurice Smith	Pancrase -King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1	Submission ( Arm Triangle Choke )	Round 1, 4:23	Tokyo, Japan
12/16/1994	victory	12-3	Alex Cook	Pancrase -King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 1:31	Tokyo, Japan
10/15/1994	victory	11-3	Takaku Fuke	Pancrase - Road To The Championship 5	Submission ( rear naked choke )	Round 1, 3:13	Tokyo, Japan
9/9/1994	victory	10-3	Felix Mitchell	UFC 3: The American Dream	Submission ( rear naked choke )	Round 1, 4:34	Charlotte, North Carolina , USA
9/9/1994	victory	9-3	Christophe Leninger	UFC 3: The American Dream	Submission (strikes)	Round 1, 4:49	Charlotte, North Carolina , USA
9/1/1994	defeat	8-3	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase - Road To The Championship 4	Submission ( Neck Crank )	Round 1, 2:30	Osaka , Japan
7/26/1994	victory	8-2	Bas Rutten	Pancrase - Road To The Championship 3	Submission ( Rear Naked Choke )	Round 1, 16:42	Tokyo, Japan
7/6/1994	victory	7-2	Matt Hume	Pancrase - Road To The Championship 2	Submission ( armlock )	Round 1, 5:50	Amagasaki, Hyogo , Japan
4/21/1994	victory	6-2	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Pancrase - Pancrash! 3	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 7:30	Osaka , Japan
1/19/1994	defeat	5-2	Minoru Suzuki	Pancrase - Pancrash! 1	Submission ( Heelhook / Kneebar )	Round 1, 7:37	Yokohama, Kanagawa , Japan
12/8/1993	victory	5-1	Andre Van Den Oetelaar	Pancrase -Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 4	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 1:04	Hakata, Fukuoka , Japan
11/12/1993	defeat	4-1	Royce Gracie	UFC 1 - The Beginning	Submission ( gi choke)	Round 1, 0:57	Denver, Colorado , USA
11/12/1993	victory	4-0	Patrick Smith	UFC 1 - The Beginning	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 1:49	Denver, Colorado , USA
11/8/1993	victory	3-0	Takaku Fuke	Pancrase -Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 3	Submission ( Rear Naked Choke )	Round 1, 0:44	Kobe, Hyogo , Japan
10/14/1993	victory	2-0	Yoshiki Takahashi	Pancrase -Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 2	Submission ( Heel Hook )	Round 1, 12:23	Nagoya, Aichi , Japan
9/21/1993	victory	1-0	Masakatsu Funaki	Pancrase -Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 1	Submission ( choke )	Round 1, 6:15	Urayasu, Chiba , Japan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ultimatefighter.com Retrieved April 8, 2011.
2. ↑ adcombat.com: Another Disgrace: Ken Shamrock Suspended and Fined by California Commission for Doping  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  March 11, 2009
3. ↑ Profile of Ken Shamrock on Genickbruch.com

Web links

• Ken Shamrock's profile on wwe.com
• Ken Shamrock's profile on ufc.com
• Ken Shamrock in the database of Sherdog (English)
• Ken Shamrock in the Internet Movie Database (English)