Ken Shamrock discusses potentially feuding with Minoru Suzuki in NJPW, losing sensory control in a Pride FC ring, WWF Attitude Era highlights, and more

On this BTB episode, I was ecstatic to have on "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock.

 

Bowks Talking Bouts #87 spotlights Ken's upcoming Q&A/ storytelling tour through Canada, how the match with Owen Hart in the Hart Family Dungeon came together (2:33), some of the snug matches he had in WWF with guys like Vader (3:54), performing as Vince Torelli initially and how Dean Malenko played a role in the Ken Shamrock persona emerging (4:43), being part of UWF when they were hot and how that lead to his Pancrase involvement (6:59), his longstanding feud with Royce Gracie and how it seemed like Royce always tried to gain an unfair advantage over him in their fights (8:27).........

 

 

 

The pros and cons of regulation in recent years for mixed-martial arts and the importance of characters/ storylines for fights (11:44), trying to tap back into the ferocity he had from his childhood on the streets in recent fights (13:52), The grueling Lion's Den tryout processes that prospective team members would have to go through (15:14), Ken's thoughts on potentially feuding with Minoru Suzuki in NJPW (17:10), wanting another go with Kazushi Sakuraba and his belief that Saku had his gloves loaded with sand for when Ken fought him in PRIDE (17:45), the chicanery Ken noticed during his Pride FC run (18:53), his fight with Kazuyuki Fujita and how Ken lost his vision/ overall sensory control in the Pride ring (21:42), instances where someone tried to shoot on him in a worked situation (23:58), if Ken has been involved in any dialogue with New Japan Pro Wresting (24:48)........

 

 

 

Taking part in a Steve Aoki music video and how it all came about (25:30), being referenced in the Bigg K vs Danny Myers battle for KOTD (26:11), and more!