WWE and UFC veteran Ken Shamrock has opened up on the particular moment that completely changed The Rock’s pro-wrestling career.
In a recent interview with Wrestling Live Online, the 61-year-old Ken Shamrock recalled working with The Rock and his career-altering moment. Shamrock stated that The Rock’s transformation began when WWE let him do promos.
“You could tell immediately that his mind was different than everyone else’s.The way that he saw things, how he put matches together, being able to tie in what I did to what he does, being able to have those different swerves when it came to the finishes or even in between in the middle of the match.He just had that mindset that he’d see things before they happen. I saw right away, the mindset was there.
He started to develop that as we were doing our matches together. He started feeling very comfortable and confident in the direction that his character was gonna go.The minute they got him out of the Nation, the minute they handed him the mic, stars went off. It was just unbelievable.I don’t think I’ve ever seen a transformation like that in my life that quick, where literally they just handed him the mic and game over.”
The Final Boss shares a vivid history with Shamrock with their rivalry dating back to 1998, when Shamrock feuded with the Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the Nation of Domination. The duo faced each other multiple times at Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, the King of the Ring final, and more that year, feuding over the Intercontinental Championship.
WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle praises The Rock’s ‘Smashing Machine’
Earlier this year following the release of The Rock’s ‘Smashing Machine’, a biopic based on combat-sports veteran Mark Kerr’s life, WWE Hall of Famer and Olympic gold-medallist, Kurt Angle heaped praise on it.
“Just watched The Smashing Machine. What a fantastic film that I believe will be considered a classic. Mark Kerr was ‘The Guy’ I had to beat to qualify for the Olympic Games, which pushed me to transform into a version of myself I never thought I could be. Your story, beyond wrestling, is truly inspirational, my friend.”
