Al Snow on Working for WWE

Al Snow on Working for WWE
6 Time WWE Hardcore Champion, WWE Tough Enough Trainer, WWE Tag Team Champion and current TNA Star Al Snow talks to wrestling students at Torture Chamber Pro Wrestling Dojo in Montreal about what life is like as a full time WWE Superstar!
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[@smblkoldssmblkolds8393]

I can listen to this guy for hours.

[@HushTheMyth]

smblkolds smblkolds Foreal

[@sammyybarra4792]

smblkolds smblkolds Inuit

[@christophergrooms6453]

Thats VERY fucking sad!! He is a washout, steroid eating fuck! He is the King of Marks!! And he is still milking the business that he fucking SUCKED AT!!!! What gives his sorry ass the credabilty to pass judgement on those young people???? He is a fucking Mark Loser!!! Goddamn!!!

[@chucktaylor4849]

@@christophergrooms6453 u couldnt even lace his boots shut the fuck up

[@shaolin1derpalm]

I thought he had a successful string of training schools, or at least a successful business model.

[@rickwpaperworkmakeschildsu4655]

Al Snow is brilliant. His description of airport security and operations are spot on!

[@pedromillie]

@HicksZ34 Not sure how your comment has anything to do with what was said. Nobody is talking about safety or the chances of surviving a plane crash. The comments were about how painful the process of flying is due to all the steps needed to go in and out of the plane. The chances of surviving a car accident are much better and yet more people die each year from car accidents than plane crashes due to large amount of car accidents compared to plane crashes.

[@pedromillie]

@HicksZ34 You just proved my point that you are more likely to get killed in a car accident than on a plane. Just like you can't control anything on a plane, you can't control what drivers around you do. You can try to avoid a car or truck heading towards you but there are limits to what you can do plus sometimes they come unexpected.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@Gilbert Smith I try and use Amtrak or Via Rail.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@HicksZ34 I take the train .

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@@pedromillie I take the train.

[@myoman1977]

this goes further than wrestling. you can use what he says for any job

[@myoman1977]

i will later this evening

[@narutoloveful]

Basically saying what can bring to the table that someone else can't. Why should I hire you for a job than someone else. Am I going to get the best investment out of you.

[@Tgogators]

He is giving the abridged version to how business in general works (pretty much the same thing any business seminar "guru" will say) just more toned to entertainment and/or entrepreneurship. Create a product (in this case yourself)...Figure out and exploit why you stand out from others like it (in other words, make yourself stick, get sticky)...Campaign it like crazy. You deliver (and create the demand) for something people didn't know they event wanted.

[@myoman1977]

Tyler yes exactly

[@niemiecthestandup]

John doesn't like the idea of working...

[@rich12682]

You cant put a price tag on Al's level of knowledge and expertise

[@OlviMasta77]

For everything else, there's MasterCard.

[@KH-uh8kz]

+Olvi Langstrumpf best comment ever, fucking excellent

[@Kloppsserialbottlers]

Unless you one of these wrestlers who paid to attend this masterclass. Then you certainly can put a price tag on it

[@I-wont-read-your-replies]

£69.99/month?

[@Redhotshawntexas]

You also can’t put a price tag in dog shit. What’s your point?

[@danintheplanet4611]

Whoever filmed these is a saint.

[@ryanludzik8148]

Met Al Snow in Tampa Bay, my dad was coaching the lightning in the NHL and took us early from school to meet some of the guys who were around the teams dressing room. Met a bunch of them but Al Snow impressed me the most, and this was the height of his “head” gimmick so I thought he was a nutcase. Couldn’t have been friendlier and nicer. Answered questions, asks my dad questions even said he was a big hockey fan. Wasn’t the biggest Al Snow fan before we met him but I’m a fan for life now. Complete class act, well spoken and articulate. Glad he still looks and sounds well.

[@bb-gc2tx]

your dads steve ludzik ? i remember when he played for black hawks he was a solid two way center

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

standing in line everywhere.....sounds like my life in the US army

[@cmpenny2011]

Sooooooooooo true

[@techmouse.]

Oh god. Nothing but a stab of flat wet concrete in the middle of raining buttfuck no where. Still waiting in line for a fucking plane.

[@jayluis189]

🤣😂😂 yeahhh

[@vleaky3430]

Thank you for your service

[@randymcvay308]

Al Snow is one hell of a motivational speaker and salesman! still one of my favorite wrestlers as well!

[@cajunsmurf4354]

I love when those who have "been there and done that" are dead on 100% honest about it. Whats funny is you can take what he said and apply it in many ways to any profession if you really listen.

[@objectionable9891]

He perfectly described the magic of wrestling and really entertainment in general, its amazing what people will put up with if they are captivated by something, all the travel, obnoxious people, trashy venues etc doesn’t matter if the band/actor/wrestler you see is that good

[@fam1st745]

Al snow is definitely a very well spoken individual. I hung on to every word he was saying. I would of never knew he was such an inspirational person. Definitely wouldn't mind having him as a trainer if I ever wanted to be a wrestler. Thumbs up for Al snow. 👍👍👍

[@dredfunn]

really good video....this man needs to train all prospects.

[@bubbiesdad]

He's been around since the days of no guaranteed pay. You got paid according to how many asses were in the seats.

[@robertpadua4252]

Absolutely

[@stevenkunzer9027]

Idk if he doesn’t want to be back in WWE, but it is baffling to me that they do not use him as an asset. He can still wrestle well, he looks better than he did in his late 90s runs, and he appears to be a great trainer and could help some of the young wwe people.

[@EnCrypticon23x]

@@stevenkunzer9027 I would not be surprised if wrestling organizations paid special attention to his classes/students based entirely off of his knowledge and viewpoint of the industry. He knows first hand how an opportunity can slip away if you're head is too far up your own ass (his own words).

[@MT-tu8dt]

Al Snow is a genius. Interesting story about Brock Lesnar was one of the reasons he left the WWE wasn't only the money but it was being on the road. It was taking a toll on him and he said he was going through a difficult time of anger and depression. He would say being on the road all year round was not away of living. You felt like a caged animal. Now that he is with the WWE, he would only come back with a reduced schedule. Meaning he comes back 15-20 days a year to WWE events. He can do that because he's a main draw. Everything he's done in the WWE and UFC makes him far more marketable then other wrestlers. Not many wrestlers are gonna get a deal like that. You have to be a main draw to pull that off. Perfect example the Undertaker. He wrestles one match a year and gets paid $2 million dollars a year. That's power. One match a year and he gets paid for that. He's earned it because there will never be another Undertaker.

[@Zoolander824]

Michael Tardi my counter argument to the Brock Lesnar being special if he is sooo special he could show up more to live events and ppv because that's not gonna take away anything from his marketing and how special he is also Taker only wrestles once a year because well he's aging and getting a little slow in the ring but showed he can still go this year

[@301SO]

He's right, I wouldn't have clicked on this video if no one knew who al snow was.

[@MillyVoe52]

dude he looks fucking great

[@ChillMrShade]

Roids

[@ImAdaptking]

@@sonyg0640 hes admitted to it. He needs it at his age

[@christapia826]

I bet Simon Miller watched this

[@scottyb003]

Screw Simon, Adam was better.

[@TheY2AProblem]

Why?

[@smokingbeard7796]

@@TheY2AProblem *slaps head* here is why - sorry for the necro but it had to be done

[@darraghosullivan4631]

I actually met him as a fan and he's such a great person and he's the wrestler to train u

[@jakeoltmann1263]

"We are grown men who get paid to fake fight in our underwear"

[@Trains4Fun]

It sounds like a grim reality.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

I always liked Al Snow when he was working on TV, I like him even more after seeing stuff like this. It's great to accrue knowledge. That is a noble goal in and of itself. Far more noble though, is the man who endeavors to share his knowledge and experience with those who are eager and willing to learn.

[@robvarley3091]

Amen

[@spdutahraptor777]

"I fucking love me!" Indeed Al....we fucking love you

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

Excellent work my friend! Quality stuff

[@samkershaw8474]

Al is a great teacher and mentor. Articulate, level headed and doesn't seem screwed up by a business notorious for chewing you up and spitting you out. Funny that he should act the madman. Him and Regal, i could listen to for hours.

[@GeneralJLC]

Damn! Al Snow kicks knowledge.

[@CashMyCheque]

Came for Al Snow's insight, left understanding why Arnie's so rich. Love this man.

[@MooWorldOrder]

People dissing Snow for being a jobber...don't get it. Al never had the "look" to get over as a main event guy on the biggest stage, but he could make the higher card guys look like a million bucks. Al had to figure out how to get others over rather than just himself, which naturally gears one to coaching. And these people draw money by supporting. what made the attitude era great? Every person on TV had a defined character. People would mark out for Val Venis, The Godfather and fucking Kaientai. People cared about the undercard...so when the top billed guys came out, the energy was insane. Where every guy is trying to play a face /prove their word is good by winning, and doesn't have a unique shtick, there's no momentum in a show. everything blends, everything looks and feels the same, and after one big moment happens, the crowd is dead for the rest of the show... Breezeango getting over in the undercard/midcard keeps the energy up for the top guys. Their match with the Usos made Backlash seem like a better ppv than usual...Owens and AJ was a better match, but you always get an AJ match at the ppv. and everyone else is trying to have an AJ Styles match. so why but it on ppv? Why buy a ticket? Well, if you had a roster full of guys trying to sell the gimmick, and their schtick, maybe AJ Styles could be himself and that would be more special than it is now. Because right now, being the most athletic wrestler on the planet isn't as distinguishing as it used to be when Jushin Thunder Liger first got famous... Wrestling needs more support guys. More characters. More Marty Scurll's, more Fashion Police, more anti-flying Drew Gulaks, more "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, than ever.

[@chetmcgovern9985]

It's the same thing with everyone wanting to be a doctor, astronaut, movie stars but the world also needs ditch diggers, carpenters, and garbage men or the whole world goes to shit. You need all those people in between making things run smoothly.

[@garyfrood6670]

Jake Lang he got huge pops back in the day

[@dazzaboy04]

There's a video on here somewhere specifically dedicated to showing us the pop that Rikishi got when he was a mid-card red hot babyface with Too Cool. The pop was insane! Fans actually cared about the middle of the roster and that's something that's completely lost now! In the attitude era, everyone, and I mean everyone, were reaching for that brass ring! Now? You've got a bunch of athletes who are just happy to be on TV

[@dazzaboy04]

@@sloppertj.globbert5194 don't settle for 2nd or 3rd match! Work your ass off and pay your dues and you'll find yourself closing out the show...

[@mrexposethetruth6549]

There's no video on here anymore of it, but he was on Chael Sonnen podcast you could probably find, he explains there hasn't been a jobber since the 1980s. I jobber with somebody who literally did it as a job they would come to TV take things once a week get their butts kicked go home they didn't go to any of the other towns on the loop. Or if they lived in one of the other towns it's somebody they would use as a substitution. Guys you would put on the card who could actually have a match and go around the horn and make people look good while losing was a carpenter.

[@awesome4k824]

Al Snow is awesome. great video!

[@floggyWM1]

of all the flags, why is there Ukranian flag behind his head?

[@2000guineas]

Al talks so much sense

[@jonbourgoin182]

8:33 If I knew nothing about wrestling in 1999 and I was flipping through the channels and came across Rock, Austin, Foley, or Undertaker in the middle of a promo, I’m sure my curiosity would be piqued enough to stay on that channel for at least a few minutes. These days I know very little about WWE’s product but if it were the same scenario in 2020, none of their current talent would catch my attention. I would continue flipping right on past the channel to find something better to watch. Like Terminator 2 for the millionth time, or sitcom reruns. I know because it’s actually happened more than once.

[@lowlifeangler]

I try to watch Raw or Smackdown just to see how bad it is....yes it's bad. AEW is in the right direction..still not yet there

[@internationaleden]

He gave em the same speech Triple H gave the dudes of tough enough

[@Ckypwnd]

Tough enough sucks

[@neil2905]

he's not your regular know-it-all... ...he's a snow-it-all damn it.

[@woc1371]

The "Gray Panthers " line was great

[@jeffapellido1959]

Damn, there are few people that can talk about what the business is like him.

[@michaelmarette4423]

Al Snow has perhaps in the best in ring and out of the ring psychology about the wrestling business that I've perhaps ever heard from any wrestler... His unique way of breaking it down like a business is virtually second to none!

[@jondxsc]

This is good advice from Al Snow. It is applicable not only to wrestlers but to entertainers in all platforms.

[@armin38822]

Who knew I would like Al Snow so much. Dude is a great teacher and just seems like a solid human being.

[@porterwiley]

This sounds exactly like what I do every day only the building I go to has a desk where I sit and get bitched at all day only to go home and get bitched at some more. Go to sleep and start again the next day and I don't even get to wear crazy underwear.

[@ronharding7973]

Nothing's stopping you from wearing crazy underwear....just FYI. Chase your dreams!

[@mattm7798]

It is a very tough life but for some people, the dream is pro wrestling. How much are you willing to live without to live your dream?

[@kevinschaper7458]

i love all his interviews, he sounds so down to earth

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

Damn he painted quite the picture here...life of a pro wrestler sounds like such a painful hassle both physically and emotionally. Knowing this is what made me appreciate them more as I've grown older. There was a time in my life that I thought the business was so ridiculous and stupid, but now I have tremendous respect for it again. Way more than when I was a kid.

[@Marcnshae2011]

For all the Supernatural fans, the first half Al's vision, was Crowley's version of Hell😂. In all seriousness , this was well worth the listen!

[@andymassingham]

That last bit about “any questions?” is the PERFECT closer!

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

Al's a great worker.... He Always was. Al's a great wrestler.... He Always was. Al's a great teacher.... He Always was. Al's extremely underrated. He Always was !

[@briancrawford69]

Wrestling is the hardest job ever...... flying is tough for him

[@mattmanw54301]

He seems very intelligent and shrewd about the business

[@SupraRy]

Al snow really does has an amazing mind for the business

[@mattthomas1442]

I get what he is saying but if you break it down you can say this about majority of professions. You wake up in the morning, get ready for work, have to sit in traffic driving to work, once at work stare at the same computer for 9 hours then sit in traffic driving home. Get home, have dinner, maybe get an hour or 2 of free time then it's time for bed. Rinse and repeat the next day.

[@StraightUpMetalDetecting]

Thanx for posting this motivational speech from Al. I can now look back and say....Yes. I got people to leave there house and come to our wrestling shows. I did sell our brand and myself. That I did do good. Glad I retired when I did. Now I know I did what I needed to do. Thanx again for posting.

[@calisthenicsbumble]

Of all the wrestlers in the world I’d love to sit down and speak to Al Snow about the business and his experiences. He just puts things across so well.

[@billysouth4698]

Allen is incredibly intelligent and well spoken who can captivate your attention.

[@SpiderManMCUniverse]

I’ve heard of this guy but never seen anything of his wrestling career, but wow… this was seriously a beautiful speech.

[@davidsarkar6668]

Al Snow puts wisdom along with in ring training too, shows the proper mentality and reality, man, I can listen to him all day long

[@kman8749]

Al Snow still looks great! So fun to listen too!

[@Feeeeb]

Is Al getting the ad money for all these videos? He deserves it. Very intelligent wrestling business mindset. Fantastic trainer

[@jamiebaldwin8195]

I could listen to this man speak for hours and still only know 5% of the wrestling business as a whole.

[@leebenter3734]

They're assigned seats, none leave earlier than the others. Thanks Al, that was a good laugh to start the day.

[@leebenter3734]

"Grown men fake fighting in our underwear" funny and perspective beautiful

[@bryantalbott2116]

Snow is smart and brutally honest. Great trainer and interesting.

[@SFLawyer98]

Al Snow is absolutely brilliant! His lessons is applicable not only to professional wrestling but also to life as well! #Respect

[@dbone3356]

Lol! "I'm doing awesome. I fuckin' love me."

[@TheHannibalTV]

He's certainly not humble!

[@christopher9000p]

We fuckin' love you too, Al! :D

[@dbone3356]

What does everybody want?

[@gregoriobell2736]

+D Bone head

[@sammylane21]

Cream Cheese!

[@samiam7342]

EVERY person who is seriously interested in going to wrestling school should watch this FIRST......Al is telling the things that wrestling trainers or veterans did NOT tell ANYBODY.......very valuable information....

[@DarksideMenace]

Damn what I would give just to sit with him, have some drinks and hear his stories all night. Great attitude and no nonsense. Just tells it like it is. Would be epic!!!

[@gumbootcity_nz8453]

I could listen to Al Snow all day!! NXT, The P.C or AEW Developmental should sign this guy!! Hannibal your channel is awesome 👌 cheers from New Zealand 🍺🍻

[@musicfanhawk4523]

He sure looks Great!!! I always loved watching Al during the attitude era.

[@TheOriginalFreak]

Great advice for ANY entertainer.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

What an articulate man. What he says about the business sounds so brutally honest, and at the same time, like a typical bad job with bad management.

[@CanadianGuyEh]

Watching this, it goes deeper then just wrestling, but ANYTHING in the entertainment business, including even KZbin. Helped me try to maybe restructure my channel

[@GunslingerM]

These videos are great! Love Al Snow

[@Chillaxinmellow]

Al Snow is a guy Ive come to love now more then ever. Besides being Jacked, the guy is so articulate & intelligent. I learn listening to him

[@MattHall]

This series is so great, thanks for posting

[@TheRealBDouble]

I could listen to Al Snow talk about wrestling all day. Also, he's looking JACKED

[@Dustin_N]

I've studied martial arts since the 80s and I can say Al is a Master conducting class.

[@davidsarkar6668]

Damn wrestling life sounds just as tough as military life

[@nxtwomenfan497]

"If nobody pays to see you, I don't give a fuck how good you are." Boom.

[@I-wont-read-your-replies]

Al snow has a brilliant wrestling mind fr

[@mozwildeful]

I love this speech!! Al Snow rules!

[@SeeYouNextTuesday-]

Has anyone seen wrestlers on Netflix ? The OVW story, it’s great and it has Al snow in it

[@DeclanD98]

this is an interesting watch

[@willsmith2349]

Just good stuff. What an opportunity guys have to wrestle for this guy at OVW.

[@jamesteegardner2273]

He is so right about the airport. Getting on and off airplanes sucks.

[@PFlaw317]

Yes annoying as hell

[@davidshaw7105]

Hi thanks 🙏 for the great 👍 videos it’s great to see the way they learn their trade in experience of quality of life they are going into.

[@infesticon]

Props to Al for the Bad Bones t-shirt. I saw Bones have an amazing ladder match with Jimmy Havoc in kent.

[@knightfall209]

Al snow the hard truth

[@johnniejay]

Damn, this life sounds terrible. Being paid to travel the World. Fuck being a wrestler.

[@johnniejay]

Euroheat0022 If I was being paid a high five or even mid six figure salary, I'm pretty sure I could put up with the 'chore' of travelling on the company dime. I'm sure like any job it has it's downsides, times when they which they weren't doing what they do....bur the fact is, these are grown men being paid fortunes to fake fight one another......it isn't such a bad life.

[@johnniejay]

Euroheat0022 Most mid-card guys in the WWE are making six figures easily. Even taking travel expenses into account, they are VERY well paid.

[@johnniejay]

***** Care to enlighten me on what I didn't pay attention to? No point commenting otherwise.

[@johnniejay]

***** Why does tha mean I didn't pay attention? Look, he clearly spends a good few minutes in this video bitching about how difficult the life of a wrestler is....I'm all for giving these guys and girls a few home truths on life in the business, but criticising the travelling? Everyone knows they'll have to travel a lot before they get into it.

[@robotontoilet]

You have NO clue that's apparent by your glib and superficial summary. First, the vast majority don't get paid 6 figures...that's the elite who happen to make the WWE, most don't - and even those that do are often not there very long. Even on the roster, you aren't just on the road a BIT - you are on the road most of the time - which often precludes social relationships, marriages, family, etc. Far worse is that the 'fake" fighting you talk about means you will get beaten up again, and again, and again, night after night - it's unavoidable. Your body will get beaten into the ground....which is why painkillers are such a rampant problem in wrestling. Everyone wrestles with injuries - it's a question of how many and how bad they are at any given time. After several years, no matter how well you take care of yourself - you won't be the same - the human body was not mean to be thrown around night after night. Screw up once at any given time - or be unable to work, and you may be released - back to the indies and 100 bucks a night (or often less for many). There is a reason why the vast majority of people who try end up quitting wrestling often before their training is complete. To equate it to an ordinary job where you have to travel a lot is incredibly ignorant - total folly.

[@Robot_Rebel]

Al Snow makes me realise that wrestling truly is my passion

[@jmarsh5791]

6.48 It doesn't matter if you win, it doesn't matter if you lose. What matters is......"Nationwide is on your side." LOL, I had to laugh at the commercial placement.

[@TheRogueMonk]

amazing great mini seminar! he nailed it!

[@chuck430]

the amount of tangents this man takes!

[@davidwollerton5303]

He is spot on about flying, especially when people get on and off the plane.

[@bo0tsy1]

Well with Patterson around, you just need to show up.

[@taskforcekillah9722]

🤣🤣🤣 and say yes to the cream team

[@RealFootball45]

I love listening to Al snow

[@colinsdad05]

That's some damn powerful stuff. Thank you, Mr. Snow.

[@hins2693]

How can anyone dislike this?!

[@nilocthecoyote]

top 3 wrestlers i would want to train me undertaker austin foley almost joined a wrestling school in tucson al snow true legand

[@akatsuki5504]

If Al was jacked up like this back while he was still in the ring, he would be WWE Champion material

[@alnosaints]

Tou Vwj461 in light weight

[@techmouse.]

2:57 I love Al Snow. He's the only non-rookie wrestler I've ever known who has called it, on multiple occasions, for what it truly is. So many take this shit way too seriously. Even when you've been in the ring with them, they will still take it very personally when you have this realistic view. They will actually want to fight you for it. Shit, just look at Bret. You would think he designed and paid for that belt, with how long it took him to drop it. And even then, they still had to do a snatch and run on him. It's fakey-fake phony-baloney made-up bullshit, so losing means nothing, and winning means nothing. So imagine the walking conundrum that is the average veteran, who's never too embarrassed to lose a fake fight, never too embarrassed to get a trophy for winning a fake fight, but for some reason is always too embarrassed to admit it was a fake fight. You would think, of all of the things involved here that absolutely requires a serious attitude, you would think they would be aware that the belt is the thing they should be taking the least serious. And yet they treat it like they're a mark. They're their own mark watching themself. /rant I guess I just had to get that out of my system. Like I said, I've met a lot who took it way too personally.

[@brianallison9437]

Well said

[@klennjeffersonchua4695]

watching this after watching fighting with my family!!!

[@SonnyBubba]

That’s some old school stuff right there.

[@jarodpace7246]

Al does not bullshit. I love listening to this stuff.

Wise and honest beyond his years.

[@tazzmission1325]

wow props to al snow. really well done

[@NoelWesley]

Props to Al for wearing a T-shirt from my favourite metal bar in London \m/