11 Ups & 5 Downs From Impact Wrestling (May 12)

3. Eliminating The Competition

Ken Shamrock was the latest guest on Locker Room Talk, joining Madison Rayne on the couch after sending Johnny Swinger away to fetch him a glass of water. However, 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' didn't really get a chance to say all he needed to say, as Michael Elgin - one of Shamrock's fellow tournament participants - burst into the room and destroyed him with two simple, yet effective moves.

'Big Mike' simply swatted Ken across the skull with some sort of pipe, before laying one steel chair across his face, and bashing it with a second chair. Just like that, the thought of Ken Shamrock entering his quarterfinals match next week against Rhyno seemed less and less likely, although it's worth noting he is still scheduled to do so at the time of writing.

These are some excellent tactics from Elgin. His first round opponent is Sami Callihan, whereas his semifinals opponent is the already-advanced Trey. He wouldn't be coming across Ken Shamrock unless both made it to the finals, however, the Canadian powerhouse is thinking ahead of the game. Shamrock will be one of the toughest challenges for anyone to get past in this tournament, so why not try and eliminate him before its even begun, or at the very least weaken him.