Ken Shamrock recently appeared as a guest on the Universal Wrestling podcast for an in-depth interview covering his legendary pro wrestling and MMA careers.
During the discussion, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" spoke about how he would like the honor of an induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame, but also pointed out that he wouldn't lose any sleep if it never happened.
Featured below are some of the highlights of the interview with the WWE and IMPACT Wrestling Hall Of Fame legend where he touches on these topics and more .
On whether he cares about being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: “Of course, I care. I think anybody that does anything at the highest level wants to be recognized for their greatness. It’s out of my control. Obviously, I think I did enough for me to be recognized, especially if you have seen some of the guys that went in there. If you really look at it, I was there for two, two and a half years, and let’s not talk about the length of when I was there, let’s just talk about, did I leave it better than before I left?
On what it takes to make it into a hall of fame: “Did I do things that were everlasting? Being in the Hall of Fame, you have to be above everything else, the things that you did leave an impression on the organization forever. Those are things that you look at for Hall of Fame material. Not just winning championships and doing certain things, but did you build the company, did you help make that company become something different for the future?”
On how he was an innovator of submission offense in wrestling: “If you look at the stamps that are all over wrestling, it’s Ken Shamrock. Submission holds, I brought those in. I mixed them in with pro wrestling and now everybody is doing it. If you’re looking at it and you want to figure out whether or not I do or don’t belong, those are the things you look at. I look at and say absolutely, I belong in there. Again, it’s out of my control. Those are things I can’t control. I was already inducted into other hall of fames for things that I have done, I’m very proud of that, but if I don’t get into WWE (Hall of Fame), it’s not something I’m going to lose sleep over. I see it as something important, but those are decisions that I cannot control, and therefore I have to move on and do other things to make sure my legacy and life and family are left in a better place.”
Check out the complete Ken Shamrock interview by visiting YouTube.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
