Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick; February 11, 1964) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the UFC, where he was the first UFC Superfight Champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003. In professional wrestling, he is famous for working with the World Wrestling Federation (where he is a former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion) and TNA/Impact Wrestling (where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and also a Hall of Famer).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
George Tragos Award (2020)
 Ultimate Fighting Championship
 UFC Hall of Fame (Pioneer wing, class of 2003)
 UFC Superfight Championship (one time, first)
 Two successful title defenses
 UFC 3 Tournament Finalist
 UFC 1 Tournament Semifinalist
 Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Semifinalist
 Longest fight in UFC history (36 minutes) - with Royce Gracie at UFC 5
 UFC Viewer's Choice Award
 Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
 King of Pancrase Tournament winner (1994)
 First ever champion of Pancrase
 King of Pancrase
 One successful title defense
 Pride Fighting Championships
 Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals Superfight Winner
 World Mixed Martial Arts Association
 WMMAA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Black Belt Magazine
 2000 Full-Contact Fighter of the Year
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 2002 Feud of the Year vs. Tito Ortiz
 2006 Feud of the Year vs. Tito Ortiz
 World MMA Awards
 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

Professional wrestling
 Battle Championship Wrestling
 BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Carlo Cannon
 NWA: Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling
 NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Gauntlet for the Gold (2002 – Heavyweight)
Impact Hall of Fame (2020)
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1997)
 Ranked No. 8 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998
 Ranked No. 226 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
 South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
 SAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)SAPW Heavyweight Championship CageMatch. Retrieved March 9, 2023
SAPW Heavyweight Title Tournament (1991)
 World Wrestling Federation
 WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
 WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Big Boss Man
 King of the Ring (1998)
 WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)

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