So Ken's fighting days are pretty much over. He still might have one more drawing match against his brother Frank, where he will of coarse get destroyed if it happens, but after that is done, Ken Shamrock has nothing to do. Is there anyone else who would like to see him return to pro wrestling?
I remember really liking some of Shamrock's matches and feuds against Michaels, Owen Hart, Bret Hart, Pac, Vader, Rock, and a few others back in the day. He wasn't the best worker, but the guy's intensity and believably always made his matches and storylines interesting. He's no Kurt Angle, sure... but he was still fun to watch. Plus, in my opinion, WWE and TNA are really lacking star power at the moment. Shamrock is a big name and might cash in on some of the newer UFC fans who have been watching since their SpikeTV deal.
Moreover, there's just so much shit you could do with him. In TNA, there's no way in hell Shamrock vs. Angle wouldn't draw. It wouldn't bring TNA up to WWE's level or anything like that, but I still think it would still generate some good numbers. And then in WWE, they desperately need a heel that is believably dominant. I don't mean some chickenshit heel that will cheat his way to the belt and I don't mean another badass Austin wannabe or some fake ass monster; just someone that is so good in the ring that it's scary. They need a heel that has the demeanor of someone like Dean Malenko, but with also the presence of an Andre the Giant. You know, someone that doesn't talk trash and just goes out and decimates his opponents because he can. They could get Shamrock over as a heel simply by having him fail to relinquish submission holds right away and stuff like that. He can deliver some sort of post match assault every week, without having to resort to the cheap, cocky Orton type shit. Then, once he's in the ring with someone like Cena, it won't be a matter of whether or not Cena can beat him; it will be a matter of whether or not Cena can survive. And personally, if I were booking it, I'd have Shamrock absolutely destroy Cena in their first match. Then, I would have it where a week later, we see a video clip of Cena going to Tito Ortiz's school or Bret Hart's dungeon (both with the right amount of money, Im sure would agree to it) and asking one of them to help him out, sort of like the same way Apollo Creed helped out Rocky Balboa after he got beat by Clubber Lang. And then for like a month, the only time we would see Cena are in training vignettes. And I say for the first two/three weeks, we see Cena totally struggling with the technical shit Ortiz or Hart is trying to teach him, just like we saw Rocky struggle with the athleticism Creed was trying to teach him. Then as time goes by, Shamrock is still killing babyfaces left and right, and Cena starts to pick up on the shit Ortiz or Hart is teaching him. Then Cena returns after a month or so and attacks Shamrock and boom... there's your Summerslam or Wrestlemania main event. That would be awesome shit, IMO.
Of coarse none of that would ever happen (the WWE suggesstion anyway), but it's just one idea out of so many you can have with a talent like Ken Shamrock in your company.
What do you all think? Would you like to see Shamrock in a WWE or TNA ring? And if so, how would you use him?
I remember really liking some of Shamrock's matches and feuds against Michaels, Owen Hart, Bret Hart, Pac, Vader, Rock, and a few others back in the day. He wasn't the best worker, but the guy's intensity and believably always made his matches and storylines interesting. He's no Kurt Angle, sure... but he was still fun to watch. Plus, in my opinion, WWE and TNA are really lacking star power at the moment. Shamrock is a big name and might cash in on some of the newer UFC fans who have been watching since their SpikeTV deal.
Moreover, there's just so much shit you could do with him. In TNA, there's no way in hell Shamrock vs. Angle wouldn't draw. It wouldn't bring TNA up to WWE's level or anything like that, but I still think it would still generate some good numbers. And then in WWE, they desperately need a heel that is believably dominant. I don't mean some chickenshit heel that will cheat his way to the belt and I don't mean another badass Austin wannabe or some fake ass monster; just someone that is so good in the ring that it's scary. They need a heel that has the demeanor of someone like Dean Malenko, but with also the presence of an Andre the Giant. You know, someone that doesn't talk trash and just goes out and decimates his opponents because he can. They could get Shamrock over as a heel simply by having him fail to relinquish submission holds right away and stuff like that. He can deliver some sort of post match assault every week, without having to resort to the cheap, cocky Orton type shit. Then, once he's in the ring with someone like Cena, it won't be a matter of whether or not Cena can beat him; it will be a matter of whether or not Cena can survive. And personally, if I were booking it, I'd have Shamrock absolutely destroy Cena in their first match. Then, I would have it where a week later, we see a video clip of Cena going to Tito Ortiz's school or Bret Hart's dungeon (both with the right amount of money, Im sure would agree to it) and asking one of them to help him out, sort of like the same way Apollo Creed helped out Rocky Balboa after he got beat by Clubber Lang. And then for like a month, the only time we would see Cena are in training vignettes. And I say for the first two/three weeks, we see Cena totally struggling with the technical shit Ortiz or Hart is trying to teach him, just like we saw Rocky struggle with the athleticism Creed was trying to teach him. Then as time goes by, Shamrock is still killing babyfaces left and right, and Cena starts to pick up on the shit Ortiz or Hart is teaching him. Then Cena returns after a month or so and attacks Shamrock and boom... there's your Summerslam or Wrestlemania main event. That would be awesome shit, IMO.
Of coarse none of that would ever happen (the WWE suggesstion anyway), but it's just one idea out of so many you can have with a talent like Ken Shamrock in your company.
What do you all think? Would you like to see Shamrock in a WWE or TNA ring? And if so, how would you use him?