5 Planned Ken Shamrock Fights That Never Happened

#1 Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley: Denied the opportunity to take on fellow WWE alumni Ken Shamrock

The most intriguing Ken Shamrock fight that never took place was the scheduled fight between him and current WWE Superstar, Bobby Lashley.

Why didn't it happen?

Suspension. Shamrock had turned the clock back with an impressive submission of the giant, Ross Clifton on a February 2009 card, he promoted himself.

Shamrock has smashed Clifton with a huge right hand and then locked him in an armbar while the big man was down.

However, following that bout he tested positive for steroids and was subsequently banned from fighting for 12 months, forcing the proposed encounter with Lashley to be shelved. Permanently as it turned out.

Who would have won?

Well. This would have been fascinating. In 2009. Shamrock was 45 years old and his days as a top line fighter were behind him. Lashley had only had one MMA fight at that point so was inexperienced but nevertheless was 265Ibs of pure muscle and at 32 years old was younger, faster, bigger and stronger.

Shamrock had been soundly defeated by Knockout by past it veteran, Kazushi Sakuraba four years earlier and decimated by no name Robert Berry on a Cage Rage card in 2008. It is hard to see how the battle scarred veteran with knackered knees and reduced punching power could have taken down Lashley.

This would have likely been a one sided defeat for the legendary Shamrock.