58-Year-Old UFC Legend Left WWE Because of Vince McMahon’s Storyline

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Shamrock left the company later that year. In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, the MMA legend said that his hectic travel schedule and creative differences were also reasons why he left the company.

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The star then signed with Impact Wrestling (known as TNA back then) and won multiple championships during his run in the promotion.

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He was inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame by his longtime rival and Hollywood megastar Dwayne The Rock Johnson in October 2020.

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Shamrock, who is also a UFC Hall of Famer, recently took a shot at UFC head Dana White as well. He criticized White after a recent video of the UFC boss slapping his wife was leaked.

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58-Year-Old UFC Legend Left WWE Because of Vince McMahon’s Storyline

Shamrock left the company later that year. In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, the MMA legend said that his hectic travel schedule and creative differences were also reasons why he left the company.

The star then signed with Impact Wrestling (known as TNA back then) and won multiple championships during his run in the promotion.

He was inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame by his longtime rival and Hollywood megastar Dwayne The Rock Johnson in October 2020.

Shamrock, who is also a UFC Hall of Famer, recently took a shot at UFC head Dana White as well. He criticized White after a recent video of the UFC boss slapping his wife was leaked.

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