{"id":65165,"date":"2020-03-19T17:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T21:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=65165"},"modified":"2020-03-19T17:28:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T21:28:33","slug":"ken-shamrock-is-heading-to-the-impact-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/19\/ken-shamrock-is-heading-to-the-impact-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Shamrock is Heading to the IMPACT Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Dangerous Man&#8221; is heading to the <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> Hall of Fame.\u00a0 That&#8217;s right; Mixed Martial Arts and pro-wrestling legend, <strong>Ken Shamrock<\/strong>, is heading to the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame.\u00a0 The announcement came on the most recent installment of IMPACT.\u00a0 He follows in the footsteps of current WWE agent, <strong>Abyss<\/strong>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/20\/abyss-named-2018-inductee-of-impact-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">entered the Hall of Fame in 2018<\/a>.\u00a0 Interestingly, the announcement came with what appears to be the beginnings of a feud.\u00a0 More on that later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ken Shamrock Gets a FIREBALL TO THE FACE as ICU is Revealed! | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 17, 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBRKwUC6K5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A notable feature of the announcement was the use of <strong>WWE<\/strong> archived footage from Shamrock&#8217;s 1990s run.\u00a0 The footage served as yet another display of the continuing, warming friendship between the two companies.\u00a0 It was a nice touch &#8211; Shamrock&#8217;s WWE run is a highly important part of his career.\u00a0 So well done, WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A legendary MMA fighter who blazed the trail for MMA fighters in pro wrestling &#8211; it is our incredible privilege to induct the first ever World Champion in IMPACT history &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamrockKen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ShamrockKen<\/a> &#8211; into the IMPACT Hall of Fame this year. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> for the footage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v9CUiK6oSe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/v9CUiK6oSe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1240103416505999360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Though perhaps better known for both his time in the WWE and his Mixed Martial Arts career, for which he is a <strong>UFC<\/strong> Hall of Famer, Shamrock was a <em>huge<\/em> part of IMPACT Wrestling&#8217;s early days.\u00a0 Shamrock was IMPACT&#8217;s &#8211; formerly <strong>TNA<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8211; first ever World Champion.\u00a0 He captured the vacant <strong>NWA<\/strong> Heavyweight Championship in a Gauntlet for the Gold match at the inaugural pay-per-view.\u00a0 Shamrock held the title from June 19th 2002, through to August of that year, when he dropped the championship to <strong>Ron Killings<\/strong> &#8211; the current <strong>R-Truth<\/strong>.\u00a0 He would leave shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mKr2SA1pRtg<\/p>\n<p>After a brief stint in <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, Ken Shamrock would return to TNA Impact just two years later.\u00a0 This second stint was notable for Shamrock only wrestling twice, in both a guitar-on-a-pole match and another gauntlet match.\u00a0 It would prove to be a failed attempt to recapture his lost gold, however, and he would return to the independent circuit shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gW8e0SGV1CQ<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most notably, Shamrock began <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_EHJt0E7GZc\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feuding with IMPACT&#8217;s <strong>Moose<\/strong><\/a> in 2019.\u00a0 It would mark Shamrock&#8217;s first IMPACT run in 15 years &#8211; 17 years after losing the NWA Championship.\u00a0 Though the feud began on social media, it would quickly translate into an in-ring feud.\u00a0 He would put Moose over at the 2019 <em><strong>Bound for Glory<\/strong><\/em> pay-per-view, in a highly impressive showing for a man closing in on 60.\u00a0 The &#8220;Baddest Man on the Planet&#8221; demonstrated why he was something of a favorite both for the WWE and the UFC in the &#8217;90s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ken Shamrock Steps Up When Moose SNAPS vs Stephan Bonnar! | IMPACT! Highlights Oct 11, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANtbc6sMsgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shamrock&#8217;s Hall of Fame induction is more than well deserved.\u00a0 The phrase &#8220;indie darling&#8221; is thrown around a lot today, but Ken Shamrock is arguably one of the earliest examples of an indie darling.\u00a0 Interestingly, the announcement was interrupted by <strong>Sami Callihan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Could a swansong match be coming for Shamrock in the near future? Perhaps.\u00a0 We definitely know they will be squaring off at the upcoming Rebellion PPV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Typical <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> management.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t even ask me about this match&#8230; I found out through Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m 3 steps ahead of you guys at all times. This is just part of the plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/61F6CH9AvX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/61F6CH9AvX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sami Callihan (@TheSamiCallihan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSamiCallihan\/status\/1240717056745578499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the peak of the Attitude Era when the internet was still in its infancy, fans were clamoring for a Shamrock push.\u00a0 Though he never got to become a WWE world champion, he has had a distinguished career.\u00a0 He has made a name for himself across multiple promotions in two different sports.\u00a0 For that alone, his place as IMPACT&#8217;s 2020 Hall of Fame inductee is justified.\u00a0 Congratulations, oh Dangerous one!<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0<\/span>You can watch IMPACT Wrestling every week on AXS TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Dangerous Man&#8221; is heading to the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame.\u00a0 That&#8217;s right; Mixed Martial Arts and pro-wrestling legend, Ken Shamrock, is heading to the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame.\u00a0 The announcement came on the most recent installment of IMPACT.\u00a0 He follows in the footsteps of current WWE agent, Abyss, who entered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":31688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,6],"tags":[131,130,3466,922,184,771,6275,129],"class_list":["post-65165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-impact","category-north-america","tag-abyss","tag-impact","tag-impact-hall-of-fame","tag-ken-shamrock","tag-moose","tag-nwa","tag-ron-killings","tag-tna"],"modified_by":"Niklas George","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}