Shamrock and his brothers were outsiders in this community, coming from a poor background and speaking in a Southern accent. His mother married an Army aviator named Bob Nance, and the newly formed family moved to Napa, California, Nance's hometown. His father abandoned his family when Shamrock was five. He was often left to fend for himself, and, without his parents' supervision or guidance, got into many fights. Shamrock had three brothers and grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. His father Richard Kilpatrick was a United States Air Force enlistee, and his mother Diane Kilpatrick was a waitress and dancer who had her first son when she was 15. Early life Ī " military brat," Kilpatrick was born at Robins Air Force Base, in Warner Robins, Georgia, where he lived for his first four years. 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. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events in both promotions, including 1997's D-Generation X: In Your House, where he challenged for the WWF Championship. Shamrock also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling), where he is a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion – the first world champion under the TNA banner – and a 2020 inductee in the Impact Hall of Fame. There, he is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion and the 1998 King of the Ring.
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In addition to his mixed martial arts career, Shamrock has had considerable success in professional wrestling, particularly during his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). He is the founder of the Lion's Den mixed martial arts training camp, and is the older brother of fellow fighter Frank Shamrock. During his reign as the UFC Superfight Champion, he was widely considered the #1 mixed martial artist in the world, and in 2008, Shamrock was ranked by Inside MMA as one of the top 10 greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time. He was also the first foreign MMA champion in Japan, winning the King of Pancrase Openweight title. After fighting to a draw in the inaugural UFC "Superfight", he became the first UFC Superfight Champion when he defeated Dan Severn at UFC 6 the title was eventually replaced by the UFC Heavyweight Championship when weight categories were introduced to the UFC. Shamrock became known early on in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie. 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".
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. A member of the UFC Hall of Fame, Shamrock is widely regarded as an icon and pioneer of the sport. He is best known for his time in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and other combat sports. Kenneth Wayne Shamrock ( né Kilpatrick born February 11, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
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