Jim Ross believes WWE could have done more with Ken Shamrock while they had him.
During a recent episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross admitted that WWE were always reluctant to pull the trigger while stating that WWE missed an opportunity when it came to the UFC Hall of Famer.
“I always thought of Kenny as a top guy. He was hard to manage a little bit but in the beginning he wasn’t used to being on the road that many times much. So, he was a great character to build. I have a lot of respect for Kenny and tough guys we know God almighty. He had no problem navigating the locker room cause nobody gave him any shit.
But he was very underrated in my opinion in the pro wrestling world. So, we may have missed an opportunity with him no doubt. I’m with you (Conrad Thomson). If Ken Shamrock had become the Champion as say I would have no problem with that. (He is) believable. His promos were believable because he didn’t memorize his lines. So, it was some good stuff, I’m a Ken Shamrock fan, was then, still am,”
Jim Ross on Grillin JR
One can only imagine what would’ve happened had Shamrock become WWE Champion in 1997.
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