The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast recently spoke with former WWE Superstar and UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock to promote his upcoming bout with Kimbo Slice in Bellator and his bare-knuckle fight against James Quinn in the UK this September.
You can check out the full episode on iTunes by clicking here and read some highlights below:
You joined the WWF in 1997 and ascended quite quickly into a top spot in the WWF, what are your memories of working for Vince McMahon and was it a positive time in your career?
Absolutely, it was tremendous. It taught me discipline; it taught me how to manage my time. It taught me that family is important and being away from them for that long was not something I wanted to do. It taught me to reestablish my life so I could make more time for them. It also taught on how to market myself, market my fights and being able to get the fans to want to watch what I am doing. It gave me an understanding on how the world works. And what people actually want to see and to pay attention to that.
In recent years there has been talk of heat between you and Triple H. Is there truth to that rumor or is the heat coming from one side and not the other?
There is nothing with me. I learned a long time ago that you need to bury the hatchet. No need to hold grudges. That only weighs you down. There is nothing on my end. I don’t think they think much of me on their end. No problems here. It’s just a shame that they don’t listen to the fans.
During the start of the Attitude Era you were involved in a long feud with the Rock over the Intercontinental Title, how was working with The Rock?
I will tell you what, the Rock was my nemesis. We did enough for each other; we put each other over to be famous. If we didn’t have that feud with each other we wouldn’t have had the success we both had in pro wrestling. We really did build each other. I’m very thankful we had those opportunities and those matches.
From working with an up and comer like the Rock to teaming with a veteran like The Big Boss Man, your fellow Tag Team Champion and fellow member of the Corporation, what did you learn from Ray Traylor?
Boss Man had been in wrestling for a long time. He was also a genuine good person and I really enjoyed my time with him. Just learning from him and when to go, when not to go, when to blow up, when not to blow up. Talking to him and hearing his perspective and how to squeeze a crowd. There were some good things that he was able to instill in me. I got a lot of help. I was very grateful for that.
Prior to your exit from the WWF, you feuded with Chris Jericho, how was working with Jericho?
Jericho, I guess he was ok. I didn’t get to know him. I didn’t get to do much with him. We didn’t get to talk a lot. There didn’t seem to be much chemistry.
After you departed the WWF was there any interest from WCW?
None, early on maybe, but they had so many superstars they didn’t really look twice at me.
