Ken Shamrock Explains Why He Left WWE

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A former Intercontinental Champion has explained why they left WWE.

Ken Shamrock was the inaugural inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame and made the tough transition from MMA to professional wrestling by signing with WWE in 1997.

Despite a two year run where he captured the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Team Championship and King of the Ring, Shamrock left in 1999 to continue his MMA career and never returned.

Speaking with VLADTV, Shamrock revealed why he decided to leave WWE.

He said.

“I already felt like I was being clumped into groups and that I was just kind of a side thing now, like whatever storyline was over here we would just do.”

“It didn’t make any sense. It just didn’t feel like they knew what to do with me from that point. It just felt like I was just there.”

The former Intercontinental Champion continued on to explain why he had trust issues with WWE in his final days, saying:

“It just felt like they weren’t really using me at the level that I thought I should have been used just because of where I came from.”

“And for me to stay there and just be second fiddle when I could go and do something and be first fiddle, especially with how I was able to draw and bring in crowds, and make more money, I felt like I could do that better in the Mixed Martial Arts world because it came back.”

Shamrock finally concluded by how he finally came to his decision to leave, saying:

“So that’s when I decided like if they’re not going to use me and really put me in anything that’s serious then I’m gonna move on. (…) And it was always in the back of my head too that it was different there too because that trust was kinda broken.” 

As previously reported, Ken Shamrock wanted to be a special guest referee for a signature stipulation for WWE.

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