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Post by Caglar13 on Dec 12, 2007 17:09:52 GMT -5
I liked Shamrock. He wasn't the best in the ring but he was fun to watch. Had plenty of great fueds and knew how to take a chair shot. I'd love to see him back.
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Post by Al Wilson Lives: Thread Killer on Dec 12, 2007 17:40:26 GMT -5
Rock and Shamrock's IC Title feud during 98 is one of the greatest things ever
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Post by mo on Dec 12, 2007 17:45:33 GMT -5
Shamrock and Jericho were supposed to have a match at Unforgiven 99 but he was replaced with X-Pac.
And for the record Shamrock was my favorite wrestler during the Attitude Era.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 12, 2007 17:45:34 GMT -5
I was a big fan of Shamrock back in 98-99 actually. He had that major intensity to him and I was legit scared of the guy. I always felt his character rubbed off on Kurt Angle (intentional or not), only Kurt had that goofy side to him as well.
I remeber being pissed when The Rock got the big push intstead of him, but then I became a Rock fan anyway.
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Post by andrewgilkison on Dec 12, 2007 21:31:22 GMT -5
I think what really hurt Shamrock was his SCREAMING promos. If he didn't yell so much, I think he could've gone a lot further than he actually did.
I did love how he won the IC title tournament in Oct 98, when he went heel. He just attacked his opponents body parts and beat them like a machine. He probably had more of a future as a monster heel than as a babyface.
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Post by Aceorton on Dec 12, 2007 21:37:19 GMT -5
I think what really hurt Shamrock was his SCREAMING promos. If he didn't yell so much, I think he could've gone a lot further than he actually did. He also was desperately attached to his catchphrases. There came a point where he would talk about knuckling up and being in the zone, and you could just feel the crowd die. At least as a heel they sort of turned that to his advantage. "Hey, the audience thinks this guy is pretty stupid," so that became his gimmick: Ken Shamrock, Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer but the Most Dangerous One.
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Post by TheKillShot on Dec 12, 2007 21:56:35 GMT -5
Yeah, good opponents, but he kept up with them move for move. The Rock and Triple H by that point were not as great as they were in 2000. Hmmph. I really want TNA to do the Angle/Shamrock showdown That would be smart of them, if Shamrock is in shape. I saw him in the Ring of Fire World team Challenge(MMA) here recently, he still loks great.
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Post by The In-Crowd on Dec 12, 2007 21:57:59 GMT -5
Man i still remember him taking those crushing shots from The Rock with the Chairs
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Post by Edison taps to the ARMBAR! on Dec 12, 2007 22:01:21 GMT -5
Shamrock should have been given NO mic time, and just came out and destroyed people. He has awesome suplexes (even demonstrates some in his MMA book) and a good look.
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Post by Bones58 on Dec 12, 2007 22:08:03 GMT -5
He brought a fair bit of intensity into his matches, but they often lacked the drama that was needed and he seemed to lose most of his heat with the crowd by late '98. That said he was a pretty solid performer, and if anything was the wrestler who MADE the ankle lock IMO.
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