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Ken Shamrock

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Ken Shamrock
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Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American bare-knuckle boxing promoter and retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer. He is best known for his time in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and other combat sports. A member of the UFC Hall of Fame, Shamrock is widely regarded as icon and pioneer of the sport. He has headlined over 15 main events and co-main events in the UFC and Pride FC and set numerous MMA pay-per-view records. In the early part of his UFC career, Shamrock was named "The World's Most Dangerous Man" by ABC News in a special called "The World's Most Dangerous Things". The moniker has stuck as his nickname.
BornFebruary 11, 1964
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BornFebruary 11, 1964
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    Known for

    Vince McMahon in WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1999)
    WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Self - Ken Shamrock
    • 1999
    Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
    WWE Smackdown!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ken Shamrock
    Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
    That '70s Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Wrestler #1
    Grace Is Gone (2019)
    Grace Is Gone
    3.8
    • Black Jack
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Blood of the Patriot
      • Rock (rumored)
      • Script
    • Alex Pereira in EA Sports UFC 6 (2026)
      EA Sports UFC 6
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2026
    • Jim Belushi, Paul Braunstein, Martin Kove, Eric Johnson, Ken Shamrock, Chuck Liddell, Ennis Esmer, Michael Bisping, and Christina Ochoa in Fight Another Day (2024)
      Fight Another Day
      4.6
      • Gladiator
      • 2024
    • Cody Rhodes in WWE 2K24 (2024)
      WWE 2K24
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Ken Shamrock (voice)
      • 2024
    • Yesterday Is Gone (2023)
      Yesterday Is Gone
      3.3
      • Black Jack
      • 2023
    • Tessa Blanchard in TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004)
      TNA iMPACT! Wrestling
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2004–2021
    • The Dab Roast 2021 (2020)
      The Dab Roast 2021
      TV Series
      • 2020
    • Impact Wrestling PPV Events (2004)
      Impact Wrestling PPV Events
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2019
    • Grace Is Gone (2019)
      Grace Is Gone
      3.8
      • Black Jack
      • 2019
    • UFC 25 Years in Short (2018)
      UFC 25 Years in Short
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 2018
    • Bruce Buffer, Steve Aoki, and Laidback Luke in Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke: Its Time (2018)
      Steve Aoki & Laidback Luke: Its Time
      Music Video
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2018
    • WWE: Best of 1997 - Dawn of the Attitude (2017)
      WWE: Best of 1997 - Dawn of the Attitude
      6.2
      Video
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2017
    • Beyond the Mat (2014)
      Beyond the Mat
      7.5
      • Color Commentator
      • 2014
    • The Bunker (2014)
      The Bunker
      2.5
      • Rock
      • 2014
    • CM Punk in WWE '13 (2012)
      WWE '13
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Ken Shamrock (voice)
      • 2012
    • Solofa Fatu Jr., Dallas Page, and Chyna in UPW: Overload (2005)
      UPW: Overload
      7.7
      Video
      • Ken Shamrock
      • 2005

    Stunts

    • Grace Is Gone (2019)
      Grace Is Gone
      3.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • The Bunker (2014)
      The Bunker
      2.5
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014

    Videos3

    UFC 1: Origins
    Trailer 2:13
    UFC 1: Origins
    The Bunker
    Trailer 1:36
    The Bunker
    The Bunker
    Trailer 1:36
    The Bunker
    Scarecrow Gone Wild
    Trailer 1:49
    Scarecrow Gone Wild

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Wayne Shamrock
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • February 11, 1964
      • Macon, Georgia, USA
    • Spouses
        Tonya ShamrockFebruary 27, 2005 - present (3 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to Ken himself, he lived in cars, and was abandoned as a child. This was also included in his character in the WWF.
    • Quotes
      It's all about having confidence in yourself, I don't fear that man standing across from me.
    • Trademarks
        The Worlds Most Dangerous Man as billed by the American Broadcasting Company
    • Nicknames
      • World's Most Dangerous Man
      • "One Punch" Ken Shamrock

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