WWE veteran reveals The Rock’s career-changing moment

WWE Veteran Reveals The Rock’s Career-Changing Moment

Ken Shamrock, a veteran of WWE and UFC, shared the moment that transformed The Rock’s professional wrestling career. In a recent interview with Wrestling Live Online, Shamrock, 61, reflected on working alongside The Rock and pinpointed the key shift in his career.

The Turning Point in The Rock’s Career

Shamrock explained that The Rock’s true transformation started when WWE allowed him to deliver promos. He noticed that The Rock had a unique mindset from the start:

“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.”

Shamrock observed that as they wrestled together, The Rock grew more comfortable and confident in his character’s direction:

“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. 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.”

A Rivalry Rooted in 1998

The Rock, also known as Dwayne Johnson, shared a notable rivalry with Shamrock dating back to 1998 during his time with the Nation of Domination, where their paths first crossed in WWE.

Summary

Ken Shamrock credits The Rock’s rise in WWE to getting promo opportunities, marking a rapid, remarkable shift that highlighted The Rock’s exceptional vision and charisma.

WON/F4W — 2025-11-05