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7. Advice Of A Hitman

Ken Shamrock was a recent guest on the Kurt Angle Show podcast, The World's Most Dangerous Man sitting down for a long conversation with the Olympic gold medalist that touched on his life and careers in both pro-wrestling and MMA. 

And, yes, the two discussed Ankle Lock technique.

Shamrock signed with WWE in 1997 and, despite not having a lot of pro experience, adapted very quickly and became a star during the nascent Attitude Era. 

Part of that success may be attributed to Bret Hart, who took the time to provide Ken with some key advice: 

"I remember going into this thinking I had to get to a place where I could focus on….because I couldn't do it in a shoot gym. It just wasn't the same. I had guys to work with, but that was MMA. I needed pro wrestling and somebody that was better than me. I needed education and some guy I could respect. I remember Bret Hart reached out and somebody said [I should go train with him]. 

I remember contacting Bret, and Bret said come on up. I went up there and it was Stu [Hart]'s birthday. He put me in so many submission holds, man. It was like his birthday present [laughs]. So, for like an hour I was getting submitted by his dad. That was my first experience. After that, I remember getting in there and working and him saying to me, 'You've gotta be you. Guys are gonna want you to go through these different pro wrestling things because they're comfortable with it. They're gonna try to get you to do those things, but you've gotta stand strong and say that's not what Vince wants me to do'.

He said do it respectfully and also make sure I go in there and shake everybody's hand and let them know they're in charge of putting the match together. So, basically giving them the control over the match because they had more experience than me and I’m here as this guy that's learning. I needed to approach it as so, yet standing firm to where I was getting my stuff over. Bret explained all that to me".

Add another one to the 'Good Guy Bret' column.