Ken Shamrock was recently interviewed on Ryback’s Conversations With the Big Guy podcast. During the podcast, he spoke on a variety of different topics.
One of the most interesting parts was when Shamrock spoke about the WWE Hall of Fame. Below are some quotes (via 411 Mania).
Shamrock on if he wants to be in the WWE Hall of Fame and why he belongs:
“Oh, there’s no question. I mean, I think any athlete who competes in an organization wants to be recognized. And I think the best way to do that is to be able to be in the Hall of Fame. And you know, I — and it’s not like I’m asking to do it just because I was in the WWF, and I was a champion in the UFC. But I think that I belong in there, because when you look at the actual credentials of a Hall of Fame, it’s did you change the way people look at the sport? Did you break records? Did you change the way people have to do [things]. For instance, you look at Deion Sanders, they had to keep changing the way people ran routes on his side, you know? That’s what a Hall of Famer is, is somebody that changed the landscape when you’re in that ring or when you’re on that field. And I really truly believe that when I went into that ring, I changed the landscape of pro wrestling. Because prior to Ken Shamrock, there was probably maybe a handful of submission holds. And those submission holds didn’t come by tap-out. They came by a verbal I Quit. The only time people tapped out was after Ken Shamrock. Then there was tap-outs. Prior to that? It was ‘I quit, I give up.’”
On if he has spoken to anyone in WWE about a possible induction:
“No, you know what? I’ve run across different people at signings and different things like that, but you know, nothing like that. And you know, listen, Macho Man, I don’t know. It took him about 30 years to get in or something like that. Obviously, I want to go in. I think I deserve to get in. But again, like I said, I’m also also okay with waiting too, because I know that there is a lot of other guys that put a lot more time than me that didn’t get in for a very long time. So, I understand it. I guess just have to wait my time. I know that I will get in but I just don’t know when.”
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On a related note, check out my predictions for the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame class.