Al Snow: why a title shouldn’t be defended 24/7, AEW, Mick Foley, OVW, what wrestling needs

Al Snow and Head chat with Chris Van Vliet at Gangrel’s Wrestling Asylum Show "Let it Ride" in Dania Beach, FL. He gives his thoughts on if WWE should bring back the Hardcore Title, what kind of impact AEW will have, not taking jabs at Mick Foley in his new book, OVW applying to be a vocational school, what is missing from wrestling right now and much more!
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[@ChrisVanVliet]

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[@ChrisVanVliet]

She has bigger arms than me lol I’ve done a couple of interviews with her, check them out!

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

Chris Van Vliet Kate is one cool chick she’s from Houston too!

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

Gaurav Das Haha I think Chris looks like the guy from King of Queens Larry Romano, even somewhat has the same mannerisms as him! His estranged son!

[@solidsnakemgs2180]

Collar and Elbow heck yeah! Love grappling!

[@richie5159]

al snow and chris are two great minds aew sign them up

[@FirebrandF5]

Al staying in character and having legit conversation with the head is absolutely hilarious lol

[@dangerousd1312]

Al snow still doing the gimmick 20 years later made me so happy lmao

[@crowns9966]

hümane legend Actually that was pretty cool lol

[@luciano-km7mq]

25 years

[@anomaly_1417]

@@luciano-km7mq the head gimmick came out in ECW in 1998

[@Hamptino]

"We want head!" A phrase that's still relevant today.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Fact.

[@mufasatrt1851]

@@ChrisVanVliet that phrase will be relevant to the end of time.

[@FloridaManRacer]

@@ChrisVanVliet Little did we know, Al Snow's original gimmick was supposed to be a wrestler named "Felatio Jones"

[@shomari17]

Yes,yes,yes,yes ☝️

[@XDWzero1]

Who doesn't like head.

[@spacecase7504]

Al Snow is a legend! Thanks for the interview Chris.

[@jdschrunk4900]

They literally just created a 24/7 title tonight lol

[@sese6227]

Because I'm pretty sure Vince's mission in life, is to completely destroy Wrestling, or "sports Entertainment". It's like a hobby for him at this point.

[@noahsanchez5770]

Them: You know wrestling is fake right? Me: You know Game of Thrones is fake right?

[@jasongarcia9614]

Noah Sanchez both needs better writing 😁😁

[@breezy5831]

😂😂

[@MorbidCrow666]

Me: wouldn't know never watched it

[@quigglyjohnston6118]

@@jasongarcia9614 What's west of Wrestlemania?

[@carlurbananimals]

Beyblades is fake

[@emr0626]

I usually hate old gimmicks but THIS GIMMICK can stay around forever

[@davids2361]

What an interesting guy. I could listen to him all day. Thanks for this interview.

[@ChrisVanVliet]

I could too! I wanted to keep going, but the doors were about to open for the show

[@TheALVINtaker]

How funny is it that they talk about the Hardcore Championship in this interview released today, and at the same time WWE reveals the 24/7 Championship on Raw

[@XxShadowGTxX]

One of my favorite Wrestle Heads being interviewed by my favorite interviewer?? Yes, please! Keep rocking, Chris!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

XxShadowGTxX WOO!

[@zadeee100]

"why a title shouldn't be defended 24/7" *WWE introduces 24/7 title*

[@grail68]

Incredible. This is a man with a real vision of how the future of wrestling should be. I will support everything Al Snow does.

[@enigmaticenigma4158]

These interviews are always great! Thank you so much Chris!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

And thank you for watching them!

[@ofaz1204]

Epic stuff chris !

[@heelspawn8023]

His heel theme from 1999, is probably the most underrated wrestling theme of all time.

[@2Sweeet]

"One, you're not a tree, so you can get up and leave whenever you want." 😂

[@ChrisVanVliet]

I loved that too

[@alanheyes694]

Ever since Taker went part-time. The company has been dropping ratings. Tell me I’m wrong.

[@sliderx1897]

2Sweet i heard this right after having a very shitty experience at work and am considering quitting

[@alanheyes694]

Slider X Quit. Pursue what makes you happy. And if you’re not a success in a monetary sense, you’ll still enjoy what it is that you do. Money is imaginary anyway. “Oh I have a piece of paper with some fancy ink prints on it and people say it’s valuable. Gimme a break!” 🤣

[@sliderx1897]

Alan Heyes really tho. If i can figure another way to make what i make now which is not much. Im outee

[@EulalioMagana]

I would watch a Al & Head sitcom

[@jasongarcia9614]

Eulalio Magana me too 😁

[@leeandrew6555]

I like Al Snow he always gives an opinion that's 100% his own. He never holds anything back.

[@rikhyde4944]

This is awesome. Always loved this guy. So glad he's pursuing the vocational aspect of it to give future pro wrestlers a skill set for life after the ring. Smart!

[@Mr_Mumbles]

It's amazing how Al Snow's change in his workout routine has created such drastic results. Al looks like the type of wrestler Vince always kept the championship on back in the 90's. Thanks CVV for interviewing one of my favorite wrestlers

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Al is the man!

[@jakeDS665Bitch_Respect_4eva]

I love how he still interacts with Head! Awesome!!

[@ghostspectre1861]

A bit of kayfabe.

[@RALF0691]

Al Snow: a title shouldn’t be defended 24/7 WWE: Hold my beer 🍺

[@aaronlecklider1378]

Dude! I love Al. EVERYTHING he is doing down in OVW is amazing. Amazing interview and love how he found head. Mankinds (Foleys) mask holder got over better than 80% of the roster. Love Al and his love of thr business. He's a worker of workers he does so much for the business. Great job at killing it!

[@aaronlecklider1378]

@Hey Zeus Just a rough estimate... Of course. Unless you can compare it to today's roster, then it's spot on. Plus I'm way past my kid days.

[@mohamadxerullah6554]

As usual a great interview Chris I have.a question Have you ever met JBL and if you have Is he that kind of person that everyone said he is ?

[@aguythingpodcast1815]

What a great interview! As always Chris, great job! It was a pleasure having you on my show Saturday!

[@pjanderson7762]

Love how Headstrong playing in the background as that could have been the theme song for the attitude era

[@gman2015z]

Al Snow is everyone's favorite uncle and looks like Chris's with matching C & E shirts.

[@lescarpio]

...Al Snow literally looks like my uncle haha

[@RF-zn8xx]

Gwa student here. Stoked you came out to support! Great content boss, been following since the big show interview on the pier.

[@daveroberson7386]

Head is a true living legend! He should be part of the WWE Hall of Fame.

[@wgforever4926]

I agree he had a amazing career it's time that he goes into a future hall of fame class.

[@gregmerritt9366]

One of my favorite personalities in wrestling being interviewed by one of my favorite personalities in wrestling journalism right here. The overused phrase "never clicked so fast" definitely applies right here.

[@zeek3580]

Al is such a great guest. He's my favorite guest on Hannibal channel. This is a great interview as well.

[@straightedgeheel6130]

Another great interview man. Al Snow is such a knowledgeable dude. And head looks great for it's age btw. Big fan of what u do!!

[@MattAustinonYouTube]

With every interview i watch of Al’s i find him more and more awesome...always liked him but cool to get to really know him...great interview as always!

[@royalpain1403]

Same here

[@melissahaletky8223]

Chris! Your interviews are like fine wine. Totally classic and sweet. Everything great about the WWE and TNA you have brought back. Just bless you. You bring out the greatness of all the greats.

[@nater3448]

Man Al Snow if one of the funniest and honest guys you've ever interviewed. Keep up the phenomenal work Chris Van Vliet.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Al Snow, one of the all-time most-underrated talents. He just _knows_ the business inside and out. And the fact that he's still doing the Head gimmick without skipping a beat after all this time just speaks to his talent and dedication to being entertaining even if it's just on a KZbin video rather than in the ring. "It never ends" indeed. Pretty sure you can see Gangrel standing at the rail in the background for almost the entire interview. No surprise since it's his show. A professional wrestler and six little people walk into an IHOP at 3 in the morning. No, this is not a joke. On the other hand, "What, you want me to drop it again?" is an _old_ one.

[@planetschlock]

Damn, Al Snow has SIX kids? No wonder why he seems so patient in the videos I've seen where he's instructing trainee wrestlers.

[@themightychinful]

Lol this guys still got it. He was always very underappreciated back in the day. He's also looking jacked, props to Al Snow for keeping his shit together.

[@jetman80pops]

Al is awesome. Met him a few years ago. Really good guy.

[@arslors]

Another day, another CVV interview! Thanks alot Chris!

[@deadtech8853]

"What does everybody want?" Another great interview with one of my favourites from the attitude era. Doing good on the piano too Chris, keep it up!

[@InkedupT-raw]

Vince saw this interview and went WE NEED A 24/7 championship lol

[@DeWaltDisney]

I'd love if they brought back the Hardcore title and the 24/7 rule for one 24hr period, starting during a PPV and livestream for the entire 24hr period, until RAW the following night.

[@jasongarcia9614]

DeWaltDisney me too to me the hard core title was the best title

[@bardockdbzfan6299]

And its back but its called 24/7 title

[@c.a.t4607]

Your idea is better than what was unveiled tonight...

[@kevinveina1786]

Every Al Snow interview that I have seen has been great. Yet somehow Chris finds a way to make it even more entertaining.. Great as always. 👍👍

[@LaPisteadaShow]

You asked for the Hardcore title and got the 24/7 title a few hours later hahaha

[@MyMiniMovieMagic]

Super insane!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

What a crazy coincidence!

[@luketory4684]

What a fucking MIND FUCK

[@countrymusicexplosion9974]

Head has connections

[@prasan7561]

The fact that a mannequin head was more over than a 6 foot 250 pounds Samoan who is getting pushed to the moon goes to show the state WWE is in

[@jasonsager6535]

Awesome interview! Al Snow is brilliant and he truly cares about his wrestlers by preparing them for a career after wrestling. All respect to An Snow!👍

[@Whiteboy007]

I just watched it.Chris is the best.Keep going brother!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks for taking the time to watch it!

[@Whiteboy007]

My pleasure dude.There is very little wrestling interviewers that do interviews as good as yours.Also thanks for giving people hearts in the comments.It makes me and them feel special.

[@ujjwalkarki8256]

He described it in a better way. If AEW want to succeed, they shouldn’t be wrestling centric. Characters and personalities draw more than good wrestling. Wrestling will always be there but characters won’t be that’s why larger than life personalities draw . The biggest mistake WWE did in the last decade or so is not allowing stars to be bigger than the brand . That’s quite understandable but let’s face it , it’s always been stars who draw. But when I look at AEW roster, I don’t see anyone being a Megastar as they don’t have such appeals. I hope they prove me wrong.

[@ianwhite1101]

I feel exactly what you are saying but I honestly feel wwe wants to be bigger than the stars now..So wwe is the brand

[@devoutmisanthrope5687]

That's the thing though. Cody described AEW as a "sports-centric" promotion in the past so they are going to put wrestling at the forefront. Most of their guys don't look like megastars because that whole idea is what they're trying to get away from.

[@guardianofthebeast1014]

Aew has the money but yeah like you said theres no megastars imo. I do hope it takes off though

[@michaelmacdonald880]

@@guardianofthebeast1014 there has,been no mega star in the past ten years since Cena due to WWE burying everyone. Brock was ruthless era and cm punk is the only thing close. Lets hope someone gets turned into a "superstar" and let's hope we see a jobber matches every week to make the talent elevated where they are supposed to be.

[@musicminds247]

Ask Yourself totally disagree. From having watched Omega and The Young Bucks for years now, they’re primed to be mega stars. They just haven’t had the platform in America to do that until now.

[@nathanjones5653]

Hell Ya. Al Snow from my hometown. I wish he would come back to Lima, Ohio and do a show.

[@wtfmessick]

Ha, I am from Lima too.

[@frankstudent]

Lima in da house!

[@alexg2083]

Bro your channel is top notch man you been on fire these past few episodes and your positive messages have been inspiring to me and I'm sure many others. Thanks for the great content!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks Alex!

[@AhmedShah94]

....And just a day later, WWE unveils the 24/7 title. Great.

[@Docmain3]

I lived by a woman in a small village of Bloomingburg, Ohio whom is the cousin to this man, AL Snow. Btw, 24/7 title was announced.

[@sebastiensalmon4674]

"Why a title shouldn’t be defended 24/7" right on time Chris !

[@hooksethijinx4769]

Head and Al Snow are what every relationship should strive to be.

[@tonytom5242]

Al Snow seems like a good mentor to keep guys grounded

[@faithful360]

Al is the best, his understanding of the business is incredible, always a great interview Chris, you know how to get the best out of your guests!!

[@WWETHROWBACKWILSON]

Al snow is right. I’m currently at a job that I feel like it’s not benefiting me in my life. I’ve been there for about 4 yrs. I don’t feel like I’m moving anywhere within the company. Next month I’m gonna take a weeks vacation off and start investing more of my time in ubereats, doordash, Amazon flex, etc. because I believe one of these or all these will benefit me more in the end. I can decide when I want to work, I don’t have a boss that can treat me like crap. So there’s decisions to be made coming real soon. U have to live ur life based on ur needs and what u want.

[@amars773]

Devin Wilson 👏🏾💯 totally agree with ya bro

[@djgracio]

Holy.. Al Snow is buffed like never before. Great to see him in such a great shape.

[@lewisharwood3870]

"If you want something so badly, you'll do anything to get it. If you don't want it so badly, you'll come up with an excuse" - Al Snow 2019

[@joshuaoneill3118]

Sounds like Head is searching Gail Kim a lot.

[@MalwinP]

Aren't we all?

[@Richard-us3yd]

MalwinP virtual high five

[@BossChronicles]

Professor snow always dropping knowledge one of the most intelligent level headed guys out there in the industry

[@Sos4real]

"now he's a stand up comedian and no one is laughing " got em'

[@Andyhhhdx]

Always look forward to any new interview with Al Snow. Not sure why but i could listen to him all day.

[@maryannwells3768]

Got to give it to Al Snow he practices what he preaches. Dude is jacked to the moon baby! Love the shirts too. Great interview. 👏🏻💯👊🏻

[@velvetplatz1024]

What a great interview!! One of the best interviewees I've seen. Al Snow was always one of my favorites and it's great to see he's still going strong. Thanks for another great interview, Chris.

[@mintythekid119]

Seth rollins looks great with clean shaved

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Met al (and head) recently, he is a legend

[@morningstar577]

Subscribed and rang that bell! I love your interviews, keep up the great work!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

I appreciate that so much. Thanks!!

[@Pauldjreadman]

Al Snow makes a great point about the attitude Era. The Golden Era hands down.

[@frozendilemma]

I've always enjoyed your videos, Chris, and I've known a little bit about Al Snow, but I had no idea I'd enjoy this interview even more than Cena's (even though that was great in its own right).

[@ChrisVanVliet]

So much knowledge in this one!

[@JHammock664]

@@ChrisVanVliet hi I love all your interviews may I ask how do u sign up and join the WWE to be a Wrestler if u don't mind me asking

[@brandonbeck3672]

Another great interview, you are the best at asking a question and letting the wrestlers talk. I hope my daughters make it big enough for you to interview them. Great job always!!

[@travistaylor8760]

Al snow is a great guest have him back soon please

[@MurfsYT13]

Al Snow is one of the best minds ever in wrestling. I've been lucky enough to meet him in person and he is as good a person as he is smart too.

[@szilagyipeter6698]

Why the hell aren't all interviewers like Chris? He lets people talk, engages with them, helps them put forth their ideas. It looks more like a deep conversation between two friends, then a flat interview. Keep it up, Chris!

[@arsenalfanrichi]

I used to love Al Snow. So glad to hear him doing well.

[@tonybinder9392]

I can listen to Al talk wrestling ALL DAY! Why doesn’t he have a podcast?

[@firemarshal2629]

Al is such a class act. Great interview bro!

[@KillSwitchNY]

Holy crap. Al Snow looks better now than he did back in the wrestling days. That's awesome.

[@Raymund0]

AL Snow should be a WWE or AEW creative writer!!! ASAP I literally think like this man and i see the wrestling business from his point of view!

[@Briansgate]

The show doesn't need more belts, they already have enough. They need better writing

[@adamwitner4410]

I will ALWAYS watch an Al Snow interview. Man is a mastermind.

[@mattsmiley5895]

"If you want something bad enough, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." Al Snow dropping truth bombs! Sounds like a new C.V.V. t-shirt quote!

[@ChrisVanVliet]

I like it!

[@jason77584]

My fav was the Head/Cheese and his run with the European title with the gimmicks each week

[@Dougwarren69]

Hey Chris, just subscribed after watching some of your interviews, your delivery is great as well as your personality and demeanor with your guests. You're definitely a natural and very enjoyable to watch. Damn, I didn't realize how funny Al snow is, and what great shape he's in at 55! By the way, I did want to comment to you that often times when you're interviewing with the handheld mic, we hear you well but often not so well with the guests... Something you might want to consider. Keep up the great work CVV!👍

[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks very much Doug!

[@skinznbonez7888]

Damn man al snow looks tremendously good

[@FRGNinthebuilding]

What an ending! Nice piano playing

[@TheEnemyDesigned]

I always enjoy listening to The Professor Al Snow on the Professional Wrestling Business

[@hardchooligan]

Wait head is a he?! My entire life I've thought head was supposed to be female. That's one feminine looking guy 😂

[@user-cx1kb4jr4t]

Same! No wonder he started the interview saying he did the gimmick and some understood it wrong lol

[@brandonp3455]

in other interviews he says the head is gender-neutral, which prolly means he just calls it whatever the hell he wants.

[@stu_s-wrestling-podcast]

Fantastic again Chris best interviewer in the wrestling biz by a mile love all of them

[@ibn1989]

Al Snow is smart and funny. Great interview!

[@paulelliott6830]

Al Snow is awesome! So knowledgeable with wrestling, love it!

Usually when I see Wrestlers from the 90s and how they look today, I think to myself "Oh, that's unfortunate", but Al Snow is the exception. Man, he is in great shape. Good for him.

[@rvdrulez]

Great vid as always Chris! Just wish you asked him his thoughts on WWE’s version of ‘ECW’ and why he wasn’t part of ‘ECW One Night Stand’ especially in 2005

[@rossmcmichan3086]

He was he had a small segment introducing a higlight package and was involved in the ecw vs wwe brawl at the end

[@joattwhild2254]

Got the BOOK from Al Snow. Started reading it. To Be Continued.....

[@chuckcarney8856]

Nice interview. Went to that show great show

[@dxzxax8772]

This is brilliant. I'm still breaking down what Al Snow said. So much gold. Definitely buying his book.

[@mauricobian]

Thanks for training me on the gamecube Al!

[@notstanley9204]

I think that's damn impressive for only a few months of piano training also good interview as usual

[@tonythibeault1807]

Wow iv miss al snow way more then I tought hes so good thnks for the interveiw chris :)