The Solid One
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Do y'all think Ken Shamrock was ahead of his time?
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Given the relative success of the likes of Shayna Baszler, Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley, Matt Riddle and Ronda Rousey as well as the short-lived RAW Underground... probably.
Which is a shame because in general he was portrayed as one of the last people you wanted to find yourself in a match with.
Which is a shame because in general he was portrayed as one of the last people you wanted to find yourself in a match with.
Reality Check
Keepin' it 100
Definitely. He came from the "human cockfighting" era of UFC that didn't have a great reputation nationally or had great distribution. Had he come around a decade later he'd probably have had multiple title reigns.
Never Liked That Dude
Womb Raider
sigh….*unzips pants*
Definitely
He was booked as the baddest man alive for a reason
He was booked as the baddest man alive for a reason
Riley Escobar
GOAT
Iron Circle matches would work well today, especially with the cinematic shyt they’re doing now
Blackman was meant to debut in 1989 (not a typo) but he got malaria and dysentery and was bedridden for two years
Dude was ahead of his time in 1999/2000 so fukk knows what his uncharismatic ass would have been like in the cartoony 1990 era
Blackman was meant to debut in 1989 (not a typo) but he got malaria and dysentery and was bedridden for two years
Dude was ahead of his time in 1999/2000 so fukk knows what his uncharismatic ass would have been like in the cartoony 1990 era
InstantKlassik
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Absolutely.
He’d be a multiple time World champ easily in this powderpuff era. Always felt like they could’ve done way more with him. I don’t think he was 100% committed to pro wrestling, and by a year and a half in he was a midcarder, and by 99’ he was bum status.
His Belly to Belly suplex was so clean
He’d be a multiple time World champ easily in this powderpuff era. Always felt like they could’ve done way more with him. I don’t think he was 100% committed to pro wrestling, and by a year and a half in he was a midcarder, and by 99’ he was bum status.
His Belly to Belly suplex was so clean
Toe Jay Simpson
Searchin’
Should have had a dominant but short transitional world title reign. He’s really just another example of how insecure pro wrestling promoters are. Here is a man who could legit run through the entire roster probably twice in a shoot including Steve Austin. They respond to that by having put over all of the boys.
That’s why I don’t get mad at Brocks booking. What the hell is he supposed to be doing? Doing jobs for Kevin Owens?
That’s why I don’t get mad at Brocks booking. What the hell is he supposed to be doing? Doing jobs for Kevin Owens?
Shamrock made it mainstream but folks forget about the Dr.
Dude was doing submissions, drop holds, and strong style shyt while folks was wondering how The Undertaker not arrested for catching so many bodies
Shamrock just bridged the gap between the modern focal points of MMA with wrestling, but Dr Death was really about that life through each promotion he prospered in.
Dat916nigga
Superstar
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Absolutely.
He’d be a multiple time World champ easily in this powderpuff era. Always felt like they could’ve done way more with him. I don’t think he was 100% committed to pro wrestling, and by a year and a half in he was a midcarder, and by 99’ he was bum status.
His Belly to Belly suplex was so clean
It’s crazy that he stayed over his entire run despite him basically being a barely a mid career come 1999. It didn’t help that he was booked to look like a good during the Jericho feud. The first blood match where Jericho wore a full hokey suit is still
Dude was doing submissions, drop holds, and strong style shyt while folks was wondering how The Undertaker not arrested for catching so many bodies
Shamrock just bridged the gap between the modern focal points of MMA with wrestling, but Dr Death was really about that life through each promotion he prospered in.
Dr Death was such an enigma, cause he had this ahead of the curve ring style, but looked like he was 25 years in the past lmaoo
Jim Cornette
The Cult of Meat with Extra Cheese...
He coulda been a main eventer...
His matches with rock are memorable...
Think that triple threat shamrock rock and foley was one of my fave matches as a kid.
I coulda believed him as wwf champion
His matches with rock are memorable...
Think that triple threat shamrock rock and foley was one of my fave matches as a kid.
I coulda believed him as wwf champion
Much more believable than Shawn MichaelsHe coulda been a main eventer...
His matches with rock are memorable...
Think that triple threat shamrock rock and foley was one of my fave matches as a kid.
I coulda believed him as wwf champion