If there may be one occasion in WWE’s historical past that Canadians nonetheless despise, it’s the Montreal Screwjob. It was the night time when Vince McMahon screwed WWE Corridor of Famer Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart and gave Shawn Michaels the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Just lately, former MMA fighter turned professional wrestler, Ken Shamrock shared his ideas on the Montreal Screwjob.
Whereas talking to Chris Van Vliet on his Perception Podcast, Ken Shamrock shared his ideas on the Montreal Screwjob. Shamrock talked about that it was an uncomfortable second as a result of McMahon was the one who gave him a possibility within the firm. As well as, it was Bret Hart who taught him develop his wrestling character.
“That was a kind of instances the place it was uncomfortable, as a result of I used to be so near Bret. He helped break me into the enterprise. I went up, educated with him, labored with them, after which that occurred. Once more, I wasn’t within the conversations with Vince and Bret and wasn’t on the within. So I don’t know what occurred. I don’t know who was proper and improper, however I do know who helped me. I do know who labored with me and helped me perceive the character that I wanted to be.
“Then, in fact, getting the chance to wrestle within the WWF, Vince gave me a possibility. Bret helped me develop my character. It was a really uncomfortable spot for me. Then shifting on previous that it simply felt like in that, in that second, it felt like I had no identification, like I wasn’t going anyplace. There was no program.”
Ken Shamrock on not being proud of some WWE Storylines
Following the Screwjob, Ken Shamrock talked about that he was additionally sad with a number of storylines that led to him selecting to depart the corporate.
“I used to be being requested to do different issues that simply weren’t comfy. I’m not saying anyone was attempting to harm me or something, nevertheless it’s just a few stuff that I simply didn’t really feel comfy doing [The Ryan Shamrock angle?] Yeah that after which, you already know, my very own private factor was I simply didn’t need to get within the ring with Chyna.
“I taught my youngsters at a younger age and so they have been on the time, eight, seven and 5, younger children going to high school. One of many issues that I drilled into their head was that you simply respect ladies and that you simply don’t lay your palms on them. Then I used to be requested to try this, and I get it, that is leisure. I get all that. However once more, we talked about this earlier the place my household comes first, and if I’m doing one thing that’s going to presumably, may not, however presumably confuse them, I’m not doing it. And it was not like WWE had it in for me, it wasn’t it. It was simply issues that I believed in, and it simply felt like I used to be consistently getting in a course that had no finish to it,” Ken Shamrock stated.
What are your ideas on the Montreal Screwjob?
