He is best known for his time in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and other combat sports. He then lost to Josh Barnett by disqualification at NJPW Nexess. Shamrock's opponent in the quarterfinals of the tournament was Judo black belt, kickboxer, and Golden Gloves champion Brian Johnston. I had the chance to talk trash and they gave me the fight; I crossed the line. On November 19, 2005, at UFC 56, Dana White, the UFC president, announced that Shamrock would be one of the coaches (along with Tito Ortiz) for the upcoming third season of The Ultimate Fighter. I wasn't professional about it, but Ken was and after the fight, we shook hands and went our separate ways."[58]. Tina Shamrock currently lives in Chula Vista, CA; in the past Tina has also lived in Bonita CA and Reno NV. And the scary thing about that is that he's an even better trainer. Found 2 people matching Tina Ramirez: Tina Ramirez. [21] Shamrock broke Lobman's nose with a right cross early in the bout but was ultimately defeated by TKO due to leg kicks. Shamrock later stated that going through with this fight was the biggest regret of his fighting career.[52]. Ross Clifton. Mezger said, "For some reason, I had a tremendous amount of energy for that 15 minutes, but I started to kind of wilt near the end. On March 23, 1997, Shamrock, identified as Ken Shamrock and billed as "The World's Most Dangerous Man"a name given to him by ABC Newsrefereed a submission match between Bret Hart and Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13. Shamrock and the crowd were furious at the early stoppage and Dana White immediately put together a rematch on television. There, he is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion and the 1998 King of the Ring. Shamrock eventually got back to his feet and after six more minutes stalling, the fight went to a judges' decision. Tina Shamrock. When he was 13, his stepfather kicked him out of their home, and each of the brothers went their own ways. SON'S NAMES: Ryan Robert, 1988. "Jim Ross discusses Chris Jericho's WrestleMania 25 opponent, Steve Austin and the WWE Hall of Fame, and the Ken Shamrock vs. Bobby Lashley MMA fight", "Anyone Here Rolled With Ken? Tina Ramirez is ex-wife of Ken Shamrock. In November, Shamrock joined Mr. McMahon's Corporation after McMahon offered him "a family" in exchange for his services. [33] On the October 29 episode of Impact!, Shamrock was challenged to a match by Joey Ryan. Roy Nelson, one of Shamrock's fighters, was the reigning IFL Heavyweight Champion when the league was bought out and disbanded. Relationships Ken Shamrock was previously married to Tonya Shamrock (2004). Severn landed a headbutt to open a cut above Shamrock's eye and followed with elbow strikes and punches from Shamrock's guard. See Photos. When Shamrock learned of the sudden rule change, he made up his mind that he was not going to fight. [46] Gracie came into the octagon at 190 pounds, while Shamrock cut his weight down to 205 pounds for the bout. Tina Ramrez. [16] He is the founder of the Lion's Den mixed martial arts training camp, and is the older brother of fellow fighter Frank Shamrock. Together they have 4 children: Ryan (born November 24, 1988), Connor . Shamrock has seven children and 10 grandkids in all. A few years after divorcing her, he married a woman called Tonya, a childhood friend of his. KENNETH WAYNE SHAMROCK. Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement. On July 8, 2006, at UFC 61, the rematch between Shamrock and Ortiz took place. Shamrock objected to using the brass knuckles to Chioda before Chioda reversed the decision and took the Intercontinental Championship belt from Shamrock and gave it back to The Rock, making The Rock the winner via disqualification. Shamrock became involved in and excelled at sports at a young age, playing in Little League baseball and Pop Warner football. On February 27, 2015, during Bellator 134, it was announced that Ken would return to fight Kimbo Slice at Bellator 138 on June 19, 2015. On January 30, 2000, at the Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, Guy Mezger, one of Shamrock's fighters, fought Kazushi Sakuraba, who at the time was considered to be one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. "[71], Shamrock was rumored to fight Englishman Steve McDonald at UFC 75,[72] but he was ultimately released from his UFC contract in June 2007. [75] It was announced on August 25 that Shamrock's next opponent would be Kimbo Slice at Elite XC Saturday Night Fight Special on October 4, 2008. Slice refused to tap, however, and eventually wriggled free from the submission and was able catch Shamrock with one of his trademark powerful right hooks resulting in a TKO loss for Shamrock at 2:22 in the first round. Sean 1993. In September, he formed a short-lived stable with Mankind and The Rock. They continued to cause trouble and get into fights and began using drugs. UFC's Ultimate Warriors: The Top 10, Clyde Gentry III. But those early years were a long time ago, and Shamrock is no longer even a shell of the man he once was. "[87] WWE announcer Jim Ross said before Shamrock's scheduled fight with Bobby Lashley in early 2009; "There was a time that I could see the veteran, 45-year-old Shamrock, a former WWE superstar, schooling the MMA rookie Lashley but that ship has long since sailed. Mezger took the fight on two weeks' notice and had a broken foot going into the fight. His three children are now his stepchildren. And I'm not going to go in there and abuse these guys. His wife is Tonya Shamrock (m. 2005), Tina Ramirez (m. 1985-2002) Ken Shamrock Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Shamrock was scheduled to face Antony Rea at WEF 46 on April 22, 2011. Education Ken is from 'Lassen High School' and shone in football as well as wrestling. [48] Shamrock expressed desire to fight Gracie again for a third time in 1996, saying that if it went to a draw again, he would have Gracie declared the winner and Shamrock would forfeit his UFC Superfight Championship belt to Gracie.[48]. The American had only rudimentary striking experience, but he took the fight expecting it to help him to work on proper kickboxing. [82] Gracie won the bout via TKO in round one after taking Shamrock down and battering him with hammerfists. The bout was finished by Shamrock performing a professional wrestling northern lights suplex floated over into a Kimura lock and was widely considered to be a worked shoot. His first marriage to Tina Ramirez ended in divorce in early 2004. And my attitude was, I'd rather pay Ken Shamrock to not fight. Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick was born on 11 February 1964, on Robins Air Force Base, Georgia USA, and as Ken Shamrock is a former mixed martial artist, as well as a Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) and . The feud would culminate at Rebellion 2020 Night 1 in an Unsanctioned match, where Shamrock submitted Callihan to an ankle lock. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. On October 4, 1992, at the Tokyo Dome, a legitimate match between "Wayne Shamrock" (Shamrock's ring name in Japan) and kickboxer Don Nakaya Nielsen took place. Shamrock held the mount for close to five minutes, throwing open fist palm strikes to Severn's head and an occasional closed fist punch to the body. We need you! When Shamrock was only five years old, his father left his mother. Both Gracie and Shamrock were upset at the sudden rule change. There is one company at this address that we know about Warrior Repair Service. Fallon LaFleur. The Union dissolved soon after defeating the Corporate Ministry at Over the Edge in May. He is known as "The Most Dangerous Man in the World." His muscled and ripped framehis intensity was unequaled in the sport at the time, and his bag of submissions made him a very real threat to any opponent he faced during those early years. The following week, Shamrock defeated Ryan, winning his first match since 2002. At the time, Gracie had a reputation as being seemingly unbeatable. According to Shamrock, he mistook her for a male, and claims if he realized she was a female, he wouldn't have followed up with strikes. After upsetting top UFC fighter and Lion's Den member Jerry Bohlander, Ortiz mimicked shooting at Shamrock and put on a shirt in the octagon which read "I just f**ked your ass". Despite this, Shamrock dominated Fujita throughout the entire fight, stopping takedowns from the Japanese wrestling champion and landing hard strikes, but eventually had his corner throw in the towel because he felt like he was having a heart attack. [34] On March 17, ICU interrupted Shamrock's interview with Josh Mathews. Shamrock returned to the ring following WrestleMania, squashing Vernon White (one of his Lion's Den students) in his debut WWF match. [41] While the move is often listed as a rear naked choke, Shamrock later stated it to be actually a gi choke, as Royce had wrapped the cloth of his gi around Ken's neck. At the time of the primary, Ramirez owned and operated Hardwire Global, a religious non-profit. During the match, referee Herb Dean deemed that Shamrock was no longer able to intelligently defend himself and stopped the fight. Jeremy Botter of Heavy.com wrote: "Ken Shamrock used to be the baddest man on the planet. Shamrock injured his shoulder during the fight against Kimo. Additionally, Shamrock was also one of the first wrestlers to use the shoot style of wrestling in America, being credited by WWE with popularizing the legitimate ankle lock submission hold.[17]. In February 2020, he was inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame. Mini Bio (1) Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American bare-knuckle boxing promoter and retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer. Combined with money drying out, the need to support his family and being burnt out from fighting, Shamrock left MMA for professional wrestling signing with the World Wrestling Federation. After losing to Undertaker, Shamrock, Big Show, Mankind and Test formed The Union, a stable of wrestlers in opposition to the Corporate Ministry. Frye won the fight via spit decision,[12][59] and the two hugged after the fight ended, putting an end to their rivalry. Ramirez announced plans Wednesday to run in the new 12th state Senate District seat in 2023, a redrawn district that now includes the homes of state Sens. One example Ken talks about is the experience he had when he lived in a group home. No charges were filed as the Modesto police determined Shamrock acted in self defense.[99]. Ken has claimed that Frank mistreated their foster father Bob, while Frank claims that the real reason for the fallout with Ken is due to his feeling that Ken was trying to keep Frank's career down. With the win, Shamrock defended his UFC Superfight title for the second time.[49]. The MMA fighter has 73'' reach. In December 2013 at "Amo del Hexagono" in Costa Rica, he made his return by attacking Carlito and challenging him to a match. Shamrock applied a heel hook early in the fight that put Franklin on crutches for a week,[67] but Franklin escaped and defeated Shamrock by a TKO.[68]. This will further drive the evolution of mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport. Frye got the edge on a series of clinch battles, while Shamrock dropped down for an ankle lock and transitioned into both a kneebar and a toehold, wrenching Frye's leg badly; however, despite the damage, Frye refused to tap out and managed to knock Shamrock down in a subsequent punching exchange. In 2000, after Shamrock's three-year absence from MMA while he was participating in professional wrestling with the WWF, Shamrock returned to MMA showcasing a vastly different style of fighting. Shamrock has since appeared in the video games WWF SmackDown!, WWF SmackDown! Ken Shamrock: Impact Wrestling Impact/Xplosion Tapings Oct 26th 2019: Ken Shamrock: def. Hanner, Richard, Ultimate Fighting Championship: Ultimate Shamrock [VHS], Pride Grand Prix Finals: live event commentary, This is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion, by Tito Ortiz. Everyone blames Ken for being unprofessional. On November 22, 2002, at UFC 40, nearly four years after the confrontation at UFC 19, Shamrock returned to the UFC to fight Ortiz in a title match for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. In his personal life, Ken was first married to Tina Ramirez; they have four children but divorced in 1992. Shamrock, who turns 45 in February, was expected to fight "Kimbo" on Oct. 4 at what could turn out to be EliteXC's final CBS-televised event. A feud between Shamrock's Lion's Den camp and Tito Ortiz began to build on January 8, 1999, at UFC 18. [12] Shamrock, Funaki and Suzuki then founded a group of professional wrestlers and decided to pursue marketable legitimate matches. In early 2007, Shamrock became the coach of the Nevada Lions for the International Fight League (IFL). Shamrock returned to professional wrestling on November 30, 2018, for Battle Championship Wrestling in Melbourne, Australia. Shamrock felt as though he would have damaged Severn badly and perhaps finished him from this position of full mount had he been allowed to punch Severn in the face with a closed fist. James Fallon. Ken is from Macon, Georgia. [27] In both matches, he was unsuccessful in winning. [21], Shamrock made his WWF debut as a face on the February 24, 1997 episode of Monday Night Raw, the same episode of Raw where ECW promoted their first pay-per-view Barely Legal 1997. After the fight was over, Shamrock revealed that he fought Ortiz with a torn ACL. After breaking away from the Corporation, thus turning face once more, Shamrock went on to feud with The Undertaker at Backlash and lost. He again challenged for the WWF Championship in the main event of December's D-Generation X: In Your House, defeating champion Shawn Michaels by disqualification when Triple H interfered. Ken Shamrock: Wife, Dating, Family & Friends. His first marriage to Tina Ramirez ended in divorce in early 2004. 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