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Legendary Ken Shamrock's Bar Fighting Debut Was a Unique and Chaotic Spectacle

ATLANTA — Looking down as his opponent writhed on the ground, eyes closed, body convulsing, Ken Shamrock was afraid he'd killed a man.

Now, this wouldn't be the first time that thought had crossed his mind in a bar, not the first time he'd left another man lying insensate on the ground. His 54 years have been filled with such indiscretions, youthful and otherwise, and the UFC Hall of Famer has left plenty of bodies on the floor.

But this was a pro wrestling match, his first in the United States in almost 10 years, and Shamrock was worried that he'd taken things a little too far.