Ken Shamrock: WWE Hall of Fame induction would be ‘icing on the cake’

A WWE Hall of Fame induction would be a “true thrill” for Ken Shamrock, but he isn’t losing any sleep over not being in yet.

Shamrock joined Chris Van Vliet for an interview on the latest episode of Insight. On the subject of potentially being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Shamrock said he obviously would like to be recognized — but the Hall of Fame isn’t something he thinks about much. He enjoyed his time in pro wrestling and is happy with how his life has turned out. An induction into the WWE Hall of Fame would just be icing on the cake.

“Any athlete that goes through a career and has made an impact obviously wants to be recognized, and I do want to be recognized,” Shamrock said. “But — I don’t think of it until it’s brought up, right? It’s not something that I dwell on because I felt like everything that I’ve done in my life, I’ve been blessed to have been in those moments. What comes after that is just icing on the cake. And if that happens, it’s going to be a true thrill. But like I said, it’s not something that I lose sleep over. I’ve really enjoyed my journey and very, very happy with the way my life has turned out.” 

Shamrock was an Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion, and King of the Ring winner while wrestling for WWF in the late 1990s. He’s under a Legends contract with WWE and has a positive relationship with the company.

“I’ve had a relationship with them forever, even since when I went away,” Shamrock told Van Vliet. “We did a Legends contract, and so I’ve always been a part of them. It’s one of those things where I think I spent enough time there and did enough there that I feel like I’m a part of that family forever.”

For his accomplishments in MMA, Shamrock was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2003 as one of its inaugural members. He was later inducted into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — one of Shamrock’s best pro wrestling opponents — recorded an induction speech for him.

This year was the first WWE Hall of Fame class chosen by Paul “Triple H” Levesque. It consisted of Paul Heyman, Bull Nakano, The U.S. Express (Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham), Thunderbolt Patterson, Lia Maivia, and Muhammad Ali. Shamrock was among the WWE legends who attended the ceremony.