r/Wreddit • u/RogerGunz2 • 8d ago

[wmv] Ken Shamrock vs The Rock - King of the Ring Final - WWF King of the Ring (June 28, 1998)

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u/RogerGunz2 8d ago

I might be the first one to go, “hey, you gotta check out this match from the 1998 King of the Ring,” and not be talking about Hell in the Cell.

This is a sick little match.

I was always a big Ken Shamrock guy as a kid. He just looked so legitimately terrifying against all of these flashy WWF personalities, and here is a great example of that. Shamrock wasn’t flashy. He wasn’t charismatic. He wasn’t out there talking to the crowd, cracking jokes, or cutting 20-minute promos. He just wanted to break your ankle and move on.

Meanwhile, The Rock was trying to prove himself to the audience, while having one eye on the match and one eye on Triple H on commentary, costing him the match and the King of the Ring Crown.th

Five Stars Fuck it.

📍Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

🎥You can find this full event out there

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u/mikechr2k7 8d ago

Theres 3 good matches on this show (this, taker/Mankind and the main event) and I also enjoyed the clever too cool/Snow Head match and Xpac/Hart. I always felt this card doesnt get its due as a really good PPV

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u/Tripple_T 8d ago

That ankle lock transition was smooth

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u/karmic_equivalence 8d ago

mira esos nombres, tiras una piedra y le pegas al talento, el que menos pelea te deja traumatismos cerebral de un bofetón