It seems that Ken Shamrock can never catch a break no matter where he turns. Be it in the cage or on the internet (mostly the latter) he always seems to be the butt of internet jokes and they do not appear to be slowing down anytime soon, especially with the release of the latest parody video that seems to be taking the MMA internet scene by storm. Here it is in all its infamy, the “Ken Shamrock Meth Video”, made by a crew calling themselves “TCM”.

Check the video after the jump…

Read the full story

The steroid problem is everywhere and in every sport. This past week a professional billiard player got caught doping. Roids are the most important topic in all of baseball. They have also added a black eye to Sean Sherk’s legacy. Many steroid users have talked about a false sense of security that comes with the steroids. You can run faster and jump higher and feel like you can not be stopped. It made Steve Lattimer get his seat at the table in the best College football movie minus Rudy. He also slammed his head into a car window and tried to rape a girl due to the effects of the drug.

This security blanket is something according to brother Frank, Ken Shamrock has. In a hilarious move in sibling rivalry, Frank says that “my brother did them his whole life.” “Why do you think that his mind is so fried? Why do you think he crumbles before the big fights? He’s got no psyche. He let steroids give him a false sense of security and the moment that stuff is gone he’s no longer superman. He’s just a regular man. But without all the hard work and without all the belief in himself that a regular man would have if he got up to that point. He’s the only guy that I’ll tell on, because he’s always in trouble anyway.”

Ken and Frank are not biological brothers, but they are still brothers. Ken was adopted at a young age and was always part of the family. Ken Shamrock is a legend in the sport. He is nicknamed “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” and as one of the sport’s forefathers, he is s a part of the reason the sport is where it is today. Frank is not that bad of a MMA fighter either. He is StrikeForce’s middleweight champion and has a record of 24-8-1. He has beaten the likes of Phil Baroni, Cesar Gracie, Tito Ortiz, Jeremy Horn, and Bas Rutten. The two could be the second family of MMA behind the Gracie Family.

The biggest thing that can be taken away from the interview isn’t the fact that Ken Shamrock is a user, and may have been his whole career. It is the fact that Frank hints that others are currently using. This tells me that there is a problem with steroids in that organization. It is also no secret that the old Pride organization didn’t test for steroids. It is funny how the guys from Pride have either flourished, or fell flat on their faces in the cage. Part of this could be the cage, and part of this could be steroids. Rumblings around the UFC has all but pointed fingers to the former Japan fighters, and said that is why they have struggled.

The last well known UFC fighter to test positive for steroids was the 155 champion Sean Sherk. Sherk was a physical specimen and had amazing workouts. He has never assumed the guilt and always denied all allegations. Other notable fighters that have popped are Hermes Franca and Stephen Bonner.

Dana White told Sherdog “Our policy on fighters using steroids, illegal drugs or any banned substance remains the same,” declared White, “you cannot use them.” Neither Ken nor Frank is in the UFC, but if steroids are being used in other organizations they are being used in the UFC. The world of steroids is a continuous cycle of big brains and muscle heads. The big brains will constantly be in search of a better untraceable steroid, and the athletes that use will be on the look out for such a thing.

I consider myself one of the bigger, if not biggest, Ken Shamrock fans in the galaxy. Ken got me into MMA (at age 10) when me and my father watched “The Brawl in Buffalo.” Soon after watching that PPV, my father and I sat down and watched UFC’s 1, 3, and 5 after we had rented the tapes. I was intrigued by his demeanor and the aura that surrounded him when he entered the octagon (we still had never heard of Pancrase unfortunately). My father became interested in the sport, mainly for its violence, which allowed me to watch the early SEG days of the UFC. Along with growing up watching baseball, basketball, and football, I was lucky enough to grow up with MMA, and grow up a huge Ken Shamrock fan.

When Ken left the sport for the garbage they call pro wrestling, I didn’t follow MMA as much as I had been. Those were dark days for me, MMA without Ken Shamrock.

Since he came back, however, I had a new passion of the sport of MMA. Ken was back and, seemingly, better than ever. His Otsuka fight was unreal for me. Ken displayed a wide range of skills coming back from such a long layoff, albeit against a lower-level opponent. Even though he ‘lost’ to Fujita (I give him a pass with the stress-related issues of a divorce and child custody battle), lost to Frye (one hell of a fight where he broke both of Frye’s ankles for pete’s sake), lost to Tito (got dominated, albeit with a torn ACL), lost to Franklin, and Saku (absolute rigged bullshit), I still had a tremendous amount of excitement for him. When he defeated a much larger Kimo I thought it would be a turning point in the last stage of his career. His last two fights with Tito made me believe that his career was starting to catch up with him, but I still had high hopes of him returning to his winning ways.

When he left the UFC and signed to fight Berry, I was ecstatic because Ken would FINALLY fight a b-level fighter. We all know how that fight ended, however (I saw a bad omen when none of the famed Lion’s Den members accompanied him into the ring like so many times before). I’m a huge Alabama fan, and after that fight, I felt like ‘Bama had just lost to La. Monroe again. I was absolutely sick.

I think its BS to say that someone “should” retire. Do any of us know Ken personally? No. His drive to continue to compete, whether it’s a good decision or not, still says something about the heart he has and the competitor he always has been. No matter who you are, Ken-hater or not, you have to have admiration for someone who still has that hunger and same tenacity in his eyes every time he enters the ring. He loves the sport and if he doesn’t want to let go, who are we to tell him. What have we done for MMA? I’m not 44, but I know a few 40-50 year old men who don’t have the ability to take a Sunday walk. (I laugh at the ignorance of those who say he’s doing it just for money. Someone with multiple gyms, a promotional company, and a hall-of-fame career don’t need the coin). No doubt, Ken is truly one of the greatest warriors the sport has ever seen, and he truly was “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” in the mid-90s as the TV documentary put it.

Now whether you WANT someone to retire (to protect himself, protect a legacy, etc.) is a completely justified position to hold. I had never said it before, but on March 8th at around 10:37 pm CST, I turned to my friends and said those heart-wrenching words: “I wish Ken would retire.”

Don’t mistake me: If/when Ken decides to continue, I will be there to watch The World’s Most Dangerous compete, just like I did when I was 10, with the same passion I always have had. There is still a large portion of me that wants to see him fight Frank. If you do continue Ken, GIVE ‘EM HELL.

I have had a couple of sleepless nights about that loss, thinking about my realization on the ladder-stage of his career. With a tearful eye I thank you Ken Shamrock for introducing me and the thousands upon thousands of other fans to the great sport of MMA. I also thank you for your heart, tenacity, and love of the sport you helped build from the ground up.

But now I wish you’d ride off into the sunset and join the likes of Telligman, Mezger, White, and Bohlander, in returning the Lion’s Den to glory.