WWE Legend Recalls The Rock’s Character Transformation

A WWE legend has reflected on his time working with The Rock and seeing Rock’s character transformation first hand.

One of the most memorable feuds in the WWE career of Ken Shamrock was with The Rock in 1998.

The pair faced each other at the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, the King of the Ring final, and more that year, feuding over the Intercontinental Championship.

In a new interview with Wrestling Life Online, Shamrock reflected on their work together and Rock’s breakout thereafter, saying:

“You could tell immediately that his mind was different than everyone else’s.

“The way that he saw things, how he put matches together, being able to tie in what I did to what he does, being able to have those different swerves when it came to the finishes or even in between in the middle of the match.

“He just had that mindset that he’d see things before they happen. I saw right away, the mindset was there.

“He started to develop that as we were doing our matches together. He started feeling very comfortable and confident in the direction that his character was gonna go.

“The minute they got him out of the Nation, the minute they handed him the mic, stars went off. It was just unbelievable.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a transformation like that in my life that quick, where literally they just handed him the mic and game over.”

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