Ken "The Rock" Shamrock
The World's Most Dangerous Man!
KEN SHAMROCK NEWS
  • October 13, 2000 -- Added link to Pride interview of 09/28/2000.
  • August 27, 2000 -- Ken lost to Fujita at Pride 10.
  • May 1, 2000 -- Shamrock KO'd Alexander Otsuka at Pride: Grand Prix.
  • January 29, 2000 -- Shamrock himself has announced (on PRIDE on SkyPerfecTV PPV) that he has signed a two-match contract with Dream Stage Entertainment for an amount between 650K and 750K (dollars).
  • August 11, 2000 -- All raws and SMACKDOWNs are updated to tv results. Added past SNH results. I am still missing some SNH from 1998.
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Height: 6'0"
 Weight: 220 lbs.
 Date of Birth: Feb. 11, 1964
Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia.
 Home: Lockeford, CA
 Marital Status: Married
School: Lion's Den
Style: Shootfighting/Submission Fighting
Known NHB Record: 7-3-2
Pancrase Record: 17-5
Accomplishments/Titles: § Former 'King of Pancrase'
 § UFC VI Superfight Champion
 § UFC VIII Superfight Champion.
Wrestling Stats

Finishing Move: Ankle Lock Toe Hold.
Common Moves: § Belly to Belly Suplex.
§ Hurraca Rana.
 Accomplishments/Titles: § 1997 Pro Wrestling Illus. -- Most Improved Wrestler
§ 1997 Pro Wrestling Illus. Top 500 -- #38
§ 1998 Pro Wrestling Illus. Top 500 -- #8
§ 1999 Pro Wrestling Illus. Top 500 -- #23
§ King of the Ring -- June 28, 1998
§ IC-Champion -- Oct. 12, 1998 >> Feb. 14, 1999
§ Tag Team Champion (w/Big Boss Man) -- Dec. 14, 1998 >> Jan. 25, 1999

Bio Information Tidbits

  • Born at Warner Robbins Air Force Base.
  • Never knew his biological father.
  • Ran away from home and lived out of a car at age 10.
  • At age 18 was adopted by Robert Shamrock.
  • Broke his neck in his senior year of high school.
  • Had surgery, which removed a bone chip from his hip and fused it into his neck.
  • Played college football at Shasta Junior College.
  • Redshirted his freshman year, his sophmore year he made all league in defense.
  • Played semi-pro ball with the Sacramento Bulldogs.
  • Competed in the Olympic Wrestling Trials in 1988.
  • Joined the military, only to be kicked out a week before graduation because he never told anyone about his neck injury.
  • Worked as a bouncer in Reno, Nevada.
  • Trained with Buzz Sawyer in Sacramento.
  • Moved to Mooresville, North Carolina. Trained with Gene Anderson and Nelson Royal there.
  • Was invited to try out for the San Diego Chargers.
  • Had wrestled with Dean Malenko.
  • Asami Saranocki got Shamrock started in Pancrase.
  • February 1997, signed with the WWF.
  • Suffered from a bleeding lung infection in an FWM cage match, September 28, 1997 in Kawaski, Japan.
  • September 13, 1999 -- He was injured by Mr. Hughes (Sept. 13) at a house show in Anaheim, California. He was forced to skip the PPV match against Jericho. I was really looking forward to that. He slipped a disk in the cervical choard.
  • February 5, 2000 -- Had altercation with Mark Hill in CA. He knocked out Mark after Mark headbutted Shamrock.

Detailed Fighting History

Details from www.newfullcontact.com/bios/shammy.htm
I filled in missing information.
e-mail me if you have PWF-GUMI information or other missing info.

Pancrase - "Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers" Tour:
(Date: September 21st, 1993)
Defeated Masa Funaki by submission (Sleeper hold) at 6:15.
Pancrase - "Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers" Tour:
(Date: October 14th, 1993)
Defeated Yoshiki Takahashi by submission (Heel hook) at 12:23.
Pancrase - "Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers" Tour:
(Date: November 8th, 1993)
Defeated Yusuke Fuke by submission (Choke) at 0:44.
UFC I: The Beginning
(Date: November 12, 1993)
Defeated Pat Smith (Kickboxing) by submission (Heel hook) at 1:49
Lost to Royce Gracie (BJJ) by submission (Choke) at .57
Pancrase - "Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers" Tour:
(Date: December 8th, 1993)
Defeated Andre Van Den Oetelaar by submission (Ankle-lock) at 1:04.
Pancrase - "Pancrash" Tour:
(Date: December 8th, 1993)
Lost to Minoru Suzuki by submission (Cross knee scissors) at 7:37.
Pancrase - "Pancrash" Tour:
(Date: April 21st, 1993)
Defeated Ryushi Yanagisawa by submission (Heel hook) at 7:30.
Pancrase - "Road to the Championship" Tour:
(Date: May 31st, 1994)
Lost to Frank "The Animal" Lobman by KO at 2:25 of the 2nd round. - (Kickboxing Rules Match)
Pancrase - "Road to the Championship" Tour:
(Date: July 6th, 1994)
Defeated Matt Hume by submission (Chicken Arm Wing lock) at 5:50.
Pancrase - "Road to the Championship" Tour:
(Date: July 26th, 1994)
Defeated Bas Rutten by submission (Sleeper hold) at 16:42.
UFC III: The American Dream
(Date: September 9, 1994)
Defeated Christophe Leinenger (Judo) by submission (tap from strikes) at 4:49.
Defeated Felix Lee Mitchell (Gung-Fu) by submission (Choke) at 4:36.
NOTE: Ken Shamrock could not continue to the finals, and was
replaced by an alternate -- Steve Jennum who won the tournament. .
Pancrase - "Road to the Championship" Tour:
(Date: September 21st, 1994)
Lost to Masa Funaki by submission (Sleeper hold) at 2:30.
Pancrase - "Road to the Championship" Tour:
(Date: October 15th, 1994)
Defeated Yusuke Fuke by submission (Face lock) at 3:13.
Pancrase - "King of Pancrase" Tournament:
(Date: December 16-17th, 1994)
Defeated Alex Cook by submission (Heel hook) at 1:31.
Defeated Maurice Smith by submission (Sleeper hold) at 4:23.
Defeated Masa Funaki by submission (Shoulder hold) at 5:05.
Defeated Manabu Yamada by Judge's decision (3-0) at 30 mins. - (Ken becomes First King of Pancrase)
Pancrase - "Eyes of the Beast" Tour:
(Date: January 26th, 1995)
Defeated Leon Dijk by submission (Heel hook) at 4:45.
UFC V: Return of the Beast
(Date: April 7, 1995)
Drew with Royce Gracie (BJJ) at 36:06. - (Superfight Match)
Pancrase - "Eyes of the Beast" Tour:
(Date: March 10th, 1995)
Defeated Bas Rutten by submission (Cross knee scissors) at 1:01.
Pancrase - "Eyes of the Beast" Tour:
(Date: May 13th, 1995)
Lost to Minoru Suzuki by submission (Cross knee scissors) at 2:14.
Pancrase - "Neo-Blood Tournament" Tour:
(Date: July 22nd, 1995)
Defeated Larry Papadopoulos by submission (Ankle-lock) at 2:18.
UFC VI: Clash of the Titans
(Date: July 14, 1995)
Defeated Dan Severn (Wrestling) by submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:49. - (Superfight Match)
UFC VII: The Brawl in Buffalo
(Date: September 8, 1995)
Drew with Oleg Taktarov (Sambo) at 33 mins. - (Superfight Match)
Pancrase - "Eyes of the Beast" Tour:
(Date: December 14th, 1995)
Defeated Katsuomi Inagaki by submission (Shoulder hold) at 3:19.
Pancrase - "Truth" Tour:
(Date: January 28th, 1996)
Defeated Yoshiki Takahashi by Judge's decision at 30 mins.
UFC VIII: David vs. Goliath
(Date: February 16, 1996)
Defeated Kimo (Freestyle/BJJ) by submission (Knee bar) at 4:24. - (Superfight Match)
UFC IX: Motor City Madness
(Date: May 17th, 1996)
Lost to Dan Severn (Wrestling) by Split judge's decision (2-1) at 30:00. - (Superfight Match)
Pancrase - "Truth" Tour:
(Date: June 25th, 1996)
Lost to Masa Funaki by default (Injury).
UUFC '96: Our Second Tournament of Champions
(Date: December 7th, 1996)
Defeated Brian Johnston (Judo/Wrestling/Boxing) by submission (Forearm Choke) at 5:49
NOTE: Ken Shamrock broke his right hand, could not continue,
and was replaced by Steve Nelmark for his semi-final match. He would later have surgery on the hand.
Pride: Grand Prix
(Date: May 1, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome))
Defeated Alexander Otsuka by KO (standing punch) at 9:42.
Pride 10: Pride Fighting Championships -- Return of the Warriors
(Date: Aug. 27, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan (Seibu Dome))
Lost to Kezuyuki Fujita by TKO (Ken had Pete Williams throw in towel) at 6:46.

Ken Shamrock Links: (updated 10/14/2000)

 FIGHTING TALK BIOGRAPHY
FISHR'S SHAMROCK PAGE
HARRIS INTERVIEW (Sept. 12, 1997)

OFFICIAL WEB SITE
POWERSLAM's SHAMROCK PAGE
PRIDE INTERVIEW (Sept. 28, 2000)
SEG BIOGRAPHY
SHAMROCK247
WEAVIL'S SHAMROCK PAGE
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