Al Snow on The Original Sheik!

Al Snow on The Original Sheik!
6 Time WWE Hardcore Champion, WWE Tough Enough Trainer, WWE Tag Team Champion and current TNA Star Al Snow talks about The Original Sheik who Snow worked for in his early wrestling days in the Michigan/Ohio territory that the Sheik owned.
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[@layna-heyhey]

I'm so glad you interviewed Al Snow. He must be a well of wrestling knowledge.

[@TheRydog61]

Thumbs up, I love hearing stories about The Original Sheik

[@boscopit]

Man the guys back then reaaaalllyy wanted to be wrestlers. I wouldn't do it, but respect to them.

[@TheStuport]

Yes..agreed on the "old school" workers...not many got the big bucks that the wrestlers of today get....but it was a living and they seemed to "believe" in their craft too. Cheers

[@Handsome_Gary_Kamensack]

I saw the Sheik wrestle in person well over 100 times over a 15 year period. Bull Curry, Johnny Valentine, Haystacks Calhoun, Dick The Bruiser, Bruno Sammartino, Lou Thesz, Whipper Watson , Pampero Firpo, Mark Lewin, Dory and Terry Funk, Harley Race, Andre, Bruiser Brody, Kevin Sullivan and scores of others. It would be easier to list the guys he did NOT work with. Greatest heel ever, period. No one else comes close.

[@travisw3131]

the Sheik is up there on everyone's baddest man that ever lived list.

[@RandomAssaultPodcast]

WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WAAAANT?! Al Snow stories because they are really interesting and fun WHAT DOES EVERYBODY NEEEEEED?! Al Snow's advice because he's really smart and he's been around the business for a long time

[@mauricegilliam7102]

As a kid in the early 70's Big time wrestling was a mainstay in the Detroit area & the Sheik was the man!!

[@thereilneid2868]

Early 70's watching the Shiek throw fire at Cobo Hall wrestling Johnny Valentine. Sat 3rd row & the Shiek scared the shit outta me more than anything. Real pro wrestling not just sports entertainment

[@evanabbott2737]

That’s awesome, are you from Michigan? I’m from Royal Oak, and didn’t know about the Shiek until recently🤘

[@robmiller931]

gotta love Snow's reality checks when he details how things really were as opposed to how they are now and the difference between wrestlers starting out way back when he was in to now

[@BossChronicles]

Shows you how tough the business was back then it was protected controlled like a mafia not just anyone could get in

[@joedomagala6465]

I remember The Sheik coming into Maple Leaf Gardens side entrance in the 70's. When he got out of the cab like Al said all the people yelling and name calling were silent and parted like The Red Sea. He had that glare. Fun times.

[@jctorontojctoronto]

Hey Joe...used to see Shiek in the 70s in Toronto and beyond as teen...MLG Shiek vs Abdullah the Butcher (w mgr abdullah farouk (the grand wizard) suspended high above the ring (dropping powder packet into the ring so shiek could 'blind' the butcher ----- saw shiek in 70s tv taping old hamilton arena..and shiek was pinned between two hockey nets ranting as he looked skyward as his mgr ranted promo power with host Lord Alfred Layton....remember Shiek in summer 74 in Brampton Arens..me and my three high school buds sitting ringside (10 bucks?) and cheerung on Shiek against Billy Red Lyons....right above us..about 7 mins in, after repeated gouge blind to Lyons head, all of us heard Shiek tell Lyons he was dropping the object..and he did..on cue...wooow. With billy red now gouging shiek into dq pulp. Gold. Tiger jeet singh and shiek at maple leaf gardens Indian fans goin nuts before full house. Huge nights Great times. If u can find it...get Shiek's book RED MEANS GREEN. Has everything..As this lebanese detroit car dealership bossman went nuts throughout upper midwest for many years.

[@PcPFilmsDayton]

Car-be-que!!!

[@Wardell43]

The Camel Strut was awesome!! In the 1950's and 60's in Michigan, The Shiek ruled. Leaping Larry Shane was the Hero Percival Pringle, Crybaby McCarthy, Pampero Pirpo, Bobo Brazil. Wrzzlin was great.

[@djbeacon6895]

The Sheik was the best WRESTLER: Camel Clutch Fire Hidden object = tongue depressor wrapped in tape? How about those bouts with The Sheik against Abdullah the Butcher!!

[@FreneticZetetic]

Cooking a shitty sandwich with your car as you drive is THE most old school wrestling imagery EVER.

[@cwell510]

The struggle was real...

[@Fanik10]

STEWART SANDWICHES!!!

[@deanshield886]

Now that sounds like some real old timey stuff there LOL!

[@DarkSaber22]

legitimately said "whoaa" when he said there were no microwaves in gas stations lol

[@larry45044]

i was around 9 me and my grandma would watch big time wrestlingmy grandma hated the sheik so bad exspecially when he used his camel clutch and wouldnt let go!! i saw sheik throw fire just on a regular brodcast!! he made it great!! though i hated him!! lol

[@anthonylarson7919]

I grew up with the Farhat's.....the Sheik was a college professor..psychology at Wayne State

[@daveburzynski8207]

Guess you grew up with the wrong Farhat's. Sheik never worked at Wayne State.

[@cmushocker]

As far as I know, Farhat was never a professor anywhere. My father was good friends with his son growing up, they cleaned pools together for a few years.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@@cmushocker Is it true that Ed Farhat had a used car dealership , in Detroit or New York??

[@cmushocker]

Joseph Forest I had no idea, so I asked my father today. He said no on the auto dealerships. Funny you mention that because my father worked at a GM dealership in Michigan for 30+ years, so I thought maybe there was some kind of connection to that?

[@AirBuddDwyer]

Farhat is a common Lebanese last name and there are (relative to elsewhere in the US) tons of Lebanese people in Michigan, certainly possible you have the wrong Ed (Edward is a very popular first name among Lebanese Christians as well) Farhat

[@reallifelebowski4732]

CarboBBQ - that's bloody brilliant

[@deniswilson8152]

Stewart sandwiches were great and they were put in a toaster SPECIFICALLY designed to heat them till the cheese was running... used to eat them as a caddy in the 70s.

[@mikethaxton4935]

I agree those sandwiches were nasty lol

[@behradmotahari1245]

the iron sheik 🇮🇷❤️

[@Staszu13]

Car BQ. Oh Al is certainly clever

[@hobbitbobbitt]

someone forward this to all the performance center cardboard cutouts. See? This is why we boo you. You haven't done shit.

[@cliftonsmith4013]

Kevokevo the vision kicks ass

[@Chupacvabra]

Why does a guy that looks as healthy as Al Snow have stories that predate microwaves?

[@deniswilson8152]

He really carried that act too far ... no way a small man like that could be anybody weapon or no