Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13

– During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, former WWE Superstar Ken Shamrock discussed joining WWE and when he realized he work as a pro wrestler, recalling his experience refereeing Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Ken Shamrock on refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13: “It probably wasn’t until I actually reffed a match with Stone Cold and Bret Hart, ’cause I didn’t know if I could do it, man. I knew these guys were at an another level and I knew what I had wrestled before was nowhere near at what these guys were doing and I was thinking to myself I didn’t even realize if I could even do it. ‘Cause it’s different from when you watch it on TV than when you actually get in there and you actually have to do it. It’s a whole different ball game.”

On how reffing the match made him realize he could work pro wrestling: “I was reffing a pro wrestling match, because they were so aggressive and so vicious to one another while I was inside that ring, that I at that point, said, ‘Oh sh*t, this is no different than MMA.” 

Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13

Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13

Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13

Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13

Ken Shamrock Recalls Refereeing Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13