During the Attitude era, could anyone have beat Shamrock in a "legit" fight?

[c71score]

I know they weren't WWF at the time, but dont forget the Steiners.

 

[zhaff2004]

I have a hard time believing show beats shamrock in a fight. Size isn't everything, guys like kazushi sakuraba made a living beating TRAINED fighters whereas show has no real mma training. Size only makes a big difference if both guys are at the same level or untrained.

 

[MinistryDeadman95]

Don't know about winning against Shamrock, but at the time, WWE had plenty of guys who could've brawled with Shamrock and given him a run for his money.

Big Show (size and athleticism), Undertaker (size, athleticism, agility), Kane (size and strength), Kurt Angle (wrestling), Faarooq (size, tough, football player, huge), Triple H (size, tough, will to fight), even a guy like Stone Cold, a 6'3 260 pound redneck full of muscles willing to fight is no easy fight for ANYONE. And there were others like Bradshaw who wouldn't be a walk in the park either.

MMA fighters aren't gods, even the best ones. Maybe the ones today, but Shamrock fought many pro wrestlers in MMA and lost numerous times. A fight is a fight, and muscle combined with anger is a crazy weapon set.

 

[Goldie]

Shamrock would have destroyed JBL, The Steiners, Taker and other 'Wrestler tough guys'.

The wrestlers Shamrock may have lost to in MMA of course, have solid MMA training (Ortiz, Severn etc).... plus Ken competed in the top MMA promotions in the world, with top quality opposition.

I mentioned earlier that in his WWE days, Kurt Angle was known as the toughest guy in the locker room.... and size wise he was one of the smaller guys.
Angle is the only guy who might have a chance against Ken, if we discount other MMA guys like Severn and Brock.

Size does matter if both guys are at a similar skill level.... but in terms of fighting ability, Ken was streets ahead of the WWE lockeroom.

Steve Blackman gave JBL a beating when they brawled at an airport (1999).... JBL must have outweighed him by 80lbs or so.
Bab Bam Bigelow was huge! and was destroyed by the much smaller Kimo in an official MMA bout.

Not to say that if someone like Big Show or JBL sucker punched Ken, they might gain a quick upperhand... but if both guys are ready and standing off.... the MMA guy wins 99% of the time

 

[jpickens]

Plus you have to remember that the WWE consists mainly of sports entertainers so in a legit fight with the exception of the ones who were known barroom brawlers Ken would've killed half the locker room.

 

[Vader]

Lesnar would have beat dat ass tho