Editing Al Snow

{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name                 = Al Snow
|image                = AlSnowMarch2013.png
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|caption              = Snow in 2013
|birthname            = Allen Ray Sarven
|names                = '''Al Snow'''<ref name=oww>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/al-snow.html|title=Al Snow profile|publisher=OWOW|access-date=August 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009072930/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/al-snow.html|archive-date=October 9, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />Avatar<ref name=oww/><br />Five Star Ninja<ref name="wrestlingdata">{{cite web|title=Al Snow|url=http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=45|publisher=Wrestling Data|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref><br />Leif Cassidy<ref name="wrestlingdata"/><br />Shinobi<ref name=oww/><br />Diamond Dave<ref name=oww/><br />Masked Ninja<ref name=oww/><br />Small Show<ref name=oww/><br />Steve Moore<ref name=oww/>
|spouse               = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Pamela Sarven|1986|2004|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Cynthia Lynch]]|2009|2016|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Jessica Gousha|2017}}
}}
|children             = 2
|height               = 6 ft 1 in<ref name=wweencyclopedia>{{cite book |last=Shields |first=Brian |author2=Kevin Sullivan |title=WWE Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |date=March 2009 |isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie |page=9}}</ref><ref name=cagematch/>
|weight               = 235 lb<ref name=wweencyclopedia/><ref name=cagematch>{{cite web |title=Cagematch - Al Snow profile |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=179 |website=Cagematch |access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>
|birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|18}}
|birth_place          = [[Lima, Ohio]], U.S.
|billed               = Lima, Ohio<ref name=wweencyclopedia/><br />[[China]] by way of [[Angel Grove, California]] (as Avatar)<ref name=wweencyclopedia/>
|trainer              = Jim Lancaster<ref name=oww/>
|debut                = March 13, 1982<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Snow - Matches per Promotion and Year |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=179&page=20 |website=Cagematch |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> 
|retired=
}}
'''Allen Ray Sarven''' (born July 18, 1963) is an American [[professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''Al Snow'''. He is best known for his tenures in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] and the [[World Wrestling Federation]]/[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. Snow has also held various backstage positions for professional wrestling promotions. Snow worked as a [[Road Agent (professional wrestling)|road agent]] for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] from 2010 to 2017 and has promoted [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] since 2018.

==Professional wrestling career==

===Early career (1982–1995)===
Sarven attended a professional wrestling try-out camp held by [[Ole Anderson]] and [[Gene Anderson (wrestler)|Gene Anderson]]. There he met Jim Lancaster, promoter of Ohio's Midwest Championship Wrestling, who agreed to train him.<ref name="ECW book">{{cite book|last=Leverro|first=Thom|title=The Rise and Fall of ECW|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/risefallofecw00thom/page/83 83–84]|isbn=1-4165-1058-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/risefallofecw00thom/page/83}}</ref> Lancaster later described Sarven as "a leader in the ring" who "had drive and natural ability".<ref name="Milner">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/02/17/351193.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630181620/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/02/17/351193.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2012|last=Smith|first=Jason|title=Weekend show pays tribute to Midwest stars|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=October 10, 2007 }}</ref> He made his debut on May 22, 1982. Sarven defeated Lancaster on May 5, 1985, for the Midwest Championship Wrestling title.<ref name="Milner"/>

Sarven wrestled in various independent promotions throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, capturing both tag team and singles titles, but failed to make any big breaks. In 1993 he competed in the WWF as a jobber losing to [[Marty Jannetty]] and [[The Undertaker]] under the name '''Steve Moore'''. He gained a reputation as "the best-kept secret in wrestling".<ref name="ECW book" /> Sarven helped train future [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC) Hall of Fame member and [[NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Dan Severn]].<ref name="Milner" /> During this time he would sometimes wrestle as Shinobi, a [[ninja]]-style masked [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmick]]. He wrestled in the November 19, 1994, tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but he lost to [[Chris Candido]], the eventual winner of the tournament.

From 1995 to 1997, Snow operated a [[professional wrestling school]] called "Body Slammers" in [[Lima, Ohio]], employing [[D'Lo Brown]] as an assistant trainer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/12/16/288951.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717120030/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/12/16/288951.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 17, 2012|title=Trainer stresses work outside of the ropes}}</ref> It has since branched out with one of his trainers running "Bodyslammers" in [[Ottawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodyslammerscanada.com/trainers.html|title=Bodyslammers' history|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910234606/http://www.bodyslammerscanada.com/trainers.html|archive-date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>

===Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995)===
After a tour of Japan, Sarven wrestled a match in [[Michigan]] against [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]], an [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) regular, who suggested he try ECW.<ref name="ECW book" /> After making his debut against [[The Tazmaniac]] and losing via pinfall on February 4, 1995, Sarven faced [[Chris Benoit]] as Al Snow, in a 15-minute match that was hailed as one of the best of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deathvalleydriver.com/Bestof90s/ecwresults.html|title=''ECW Best of the 90s''|publisher=DeathValleyDriver.com|access-date=October 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013065026/http://deathvalleydriver.com/Bestof90s/ecwresults.html|archive-date=October 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1995)===
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Sarven was also being courted by [[Jim Cornette]] for his [[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] federation. ECW booker [[Paul Heyman]] agreed to let him work for both companies. Sarven soon found that he was not being utilized by ECW and went to Smoky Mountain full-time.<ref name="ECW book" /> In Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Snow teamed with Unabomb (Glenn Jacobs, later to be known as [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]) as the [[Dynamic Duo (professional wrestling)|Dynamic Duo]] and defeated the [[Rock 'n' Roll Express]] for the [[SMW Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Milner" /> Both wrestlers caught the attention of the World Wrestling Federation and were signed by the end of 1995.

===World Wrestling Federation (1995–1997)===

==== Various gimmicks (1995–1996) ====
Sarven began working for the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) when he signed a contract in August 1995. During his tenure in the company, Sarven wrestled under numerous [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmicks]], such as '''Avatar''', which saw him come to the ring unmasked, putting on a [[wrestling mask]] to wrestle, then removing it afterwards. The gimmick was based on ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' whose popularity the company wanted to capitalize on at that time. During his particularly short run under this gimmick, Sarven's WWF debut as Avatar took place on the October 23, 1995, episode of ''[[Monday Night RAW]]'', defeating Bryan Walsh. About a month after his debut, he was scheduled to be the third man for The Underdogs at [[Survivor Series (1995)|Survivor Series]] but for reasons unknown, was replaced by [[Bob Holly]]. After this, he started teaming with [[Aldo Montoya]]. His two final matches as Avatar were against [[Sycho Sid]] and [[1-2-3 Kid]]. He was also to partake in the 1996 [[Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble]] match but once again, for unknown reasons, never appeared. His final match in February was against [[Isaac Yankem]]. On February 20, 1996, Sarven wrestled as "Shinobi", a "ninja assassin" hired by [[Jim Cornette]] to dispose of [[Shawn Michaels]], who defeated Shinobi in quick fashion. Avatar returned for one last appearance against [[Justin Bradshaw]] at a house show on March 17, 1996, at [[Madison Square Garden]] in a losing effort.

==== New Rockers (1996–1997) ====
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Sarven received his first mainstream exposure with the WWF as '''Leif Cassidy''', the [[tag team]] partner of [[Marty Jannetty]] in February 1996. The duo were promoted as The New Rockers, a throwback to the original [[The Rockers|Rockers]] team of Jannetty and [[Shawn Michaels]]. Eventually, Jannetty left in December 1996, and Sarven was reduced to [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobbing]] for mid-carders in January 1997. In the late 1990s, WWF and ECW began to cross-promote their organizations to counteract the success of [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW); Sarven was one of the wrestlers sent to [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW). He left in July of that year and went to ECW. His last appearance in WWF in September 1997 was a loss to [[Tiger Ali Singh]] at [[WWF One Night Only]].

===Return to ECW (1997–1998)===
Sarven found success back in ECW in August 1997, billed once again as Al Snow. Sarven developed a new character gimmick after reading about [[abnormal psychology]] and finding a [[mannequin]] head on the street near the ECW Arena during a [[Mummers Play|Mummers]] Day parade. He got the idea to portray an individual with a [[Schizophrenia|schizophrenic]] disorder using the head as a prop for [[Psychological projection|projection]]. In this role, Sarven received a lot of fan and management support for his [[The J.O.B. Squad|J.O.B. Squad]] storyline, which promoted him as being [[mental breakdown|driven insane]] by his years as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]] for the WWF.

In the storyline, Snow, upset at his lot in life, asked [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] what he had to do to get anywhere in wrestling. Jack said to Snow that to become famous he had to "get a little head" (meaning he had to be willing to sleep with/have sex with the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Book|booker]]). Snow, however took this literally, and thus he started coming to the ring with the mannequin head (with the words "Help Me" written backwards on its forehead, an action Snow himself began to do) whom he talked to as if it were a real person, which prompted ECW crowds to chant ''"We want Head"'', an intentional [[double entendre]]. ECW promoters handed out [[expanded polystyrene foam|styrofoam]] mannequin heads at wrestling shows, and audience members started waving them and shouting, "Head! Head! Head!" in time to "[[Breathe (The Prodigy song)|Breathe]]" by The Prodigy, his entrance music. The entire audience would then throw the heads into the ring before the match started. The biggest match of his ECW career came when he wrestled for the promotion's [[ECW Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]], losing to [[Shane Douglas]] at [[Wrestlepalooza (1998)|Wrestlepalooza]] in 1998.

===Return to the WWF/E (1998–2008)===
====Hardcore Championship pursuits (1998–1999)====
Sarven was then recalled to the company in May 1998, where he continued his gimmick of talking to "Head", creating some of the more memorable humorous skits of "[[The Attitude Era]]" including fighting himself in a [[hardcore wrestling|hardcore match]] (which he won by putting himself through a table) and his short lived comedy tag team with [[Steve Blackman]].

[[File:Al Snow lifts Head.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Al Snow with "Head" in 1999.]]

Snow received some mainstream publicity in 1999 when [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] pulled his action figure from their shelves after Sabrena Parton, a professor at [[Kennesaw State University]], complained that "Head" was a "decapitated woman's head" that sent an inappropriate message about violence towards women. Parton was quoted as saying "What kind of message would this toy send children about brutalization of women?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/nov2_snow.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001012112757/http://www.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/nov2_snow.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2000|title=Snow action figures pulled off shelves|publisher=Canoe.ca|access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> Sarven used the story as part of an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angle]] in which the controversy caused Al Snow to develop depression.

At [[WrestleMania XV]], Snow lost a [[WWF Hardcore Championship]] triple threat match involving [[Hardcore Holly]] and [[Billy Gunn]]. During the summer of 1999, at the conclusion of a storyline where Head was impaled with a spike by [[Matt Bloom|Prince Albert]], Snow replaced Head with a [[Chihuahua (dog)|chihuahua]] named Pepper, who he claimed talked to him. A variety of segments were broadcast showing Snow's interactions with the dog, including bringing Pepper to the ring to either "participate" in matches or be held by the broadcast team. This led to a storyline where [[Ray Traylor|Big Boss Man]] kidnapped Pepper. Big Boss Man agreed to return the dog if Snow defeated him in a match for the Hardcore title; however, after losing the match he reneged and kept the dog. Later, in a segment on ''[[WWE SmackDown|WWF SmackDown!]]'', Big Boss Man invited Snow to his hotel room to discuss the situation, before serving Snow dinner which was then revealed to be Pepper. (In a 2008 interview, Snow said that this angle had been based on a story of [[Mr. Fuji]] having done something similar with his partner Professor Tanaka's dog.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/InterviewHighlights/article1001785.shtml|title=Al Snow reveals that Mr. Fuji inspired an infamous Raw angle, recalls ribbing Val Venis by giving out his cell phone number during Raw|website=prowrestling.net|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>) The feud culminated at a "Kennel from Hell" match at [[Unforgiven (1999)|Unforgiven]], which consisted of a regular cage which was surrounded by a [[Hell in a Cell]] structure, with "a trained pack of wild dogs" in between the two, and the objective was to escape both cages without being attacked by the dogs. Snow won the match.

====Various alliances and feuds (1999–2004)====
Snow would later team with real life friend [[Mick Foley]] and became tag team champions with him for a short amount of time, but [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] by betraying him due to Foley's jokes about him in his [[autobiography]], ''[[Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks|Have A Nice Day]]'', and his growing jealousy of Foley's tag team partner, [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]]. He would later turn face again due to fan reaction. Snow was often the butt of Foley's jokes during Foley's tenure as the Commissioner in 2000. However, they are close friends in real life.<ref>Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (Foreword p.x)</ref> Foley continued to use Snow as the butt of many jokes in his second book, ''[[Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker than Wrestling]]''.

In early 2000, he began to team with Steve Blackman as an "odd couple" tag team called Head Cheese (the "cheese" part being given various explanations, including Snow's claim that Blackman was a voracious eater of cheese and later his attempt to force him to wear a [[Green Bay Packers]] "[[Cheesehead]]" hat). At [[WrestleMania 2000]] the two suffered a loss against Test and Albert. Also in the same year, Snow won the [[WWE European Championship|WWF European Championship]] from [[Perry Saturn]]. He then began a [[tongue-in-cheek]] gimmick of entering the ring to various [[Europe]]an countries' native music, with his theme song sung in the language of the country, and wearing attire which would suit the stereotype of that country. This continued until he lost the title to [[William Regal]].

In 2001, Snow tried to rally support from the fans to vote for him as the new Commissioner of the company following Foley's on-screen firing by Vince McMahon in December 2000. By March 2001, a match was set up between Snow and Regal to determine the new Commissioner, which resulted in Regal winning. Snow then took some time off from the ring in order to commit more time for the reality show ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]''. He made his return to the ring in October 2001 during the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|InVasion era]] and challenged [[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]] for the WWF European Championship at [[Survivor Series (2001)|Survivor Series]], which he lost.

Snow's last championship reign came on March 11, 2002, when he defeated [[Goldust]] to win his last Hardcore Championship. He lost the title to his former ''Tough Enough'' student, [[Maven Huffman|Maven]], a few days later. He was drafted to ''[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]]'' as part of the [[WWE Brand Extension#Superstar selections|2002 Brand Extension]],<ref>{{cite web|title=RAW - March 25, 2002 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020325.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070629192932/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020325.html| archive-date= June 29, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> where he teamed up with Maven.<ref>{{cite web|title=SmackDown - April 11, 2002 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/020411.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> After taking time off again for another season of ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]'', Snow returned as a member of the ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' roster in October<ref>{{cite web|title=RAW - October 7, 2002 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/021007.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070715202059/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/021007.html| archive-date= July 15, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> and eventually became a commentator for ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]'' alongside [[Jonathan Coachman]]. When Coachman sided with [[Eric Bischoff]],<ref>{{cite book|title=2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|pages=113–114}}</ref> Snow followed suit, turning heel.<ref>{{cite web|title=RAW - September 1, 2003 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030901.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> The two feuded with [[Jim Ross]] and [[Jerry Lawler]],<ref name="PS112">{{cite journal|author=Martin, Finn|journal=Power Slam Magazine | issue= 112|title="Boldberg grabs gold" (Unforgiven 2003)|publisher=SW Publishing|date=October 22, 2003|pages=22–23}}</ref> and briefly replaced them at the ''Raw'' announce table after a victory at [[Unforgiven (2003)|Unforgiven]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=RAW - September 22, 2003 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030922.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070629230947/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/030922.html| archive-date= June 29, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> When ''[[WWE Tough Enough#$1,000,000 Tough Enough|Tough Enough IV]]'' came to ''SmackDown!'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/041021.html|title=SmackDown - October 21, 2004 Results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> Snow was on the scene and turned face once again.

On April 12, 2004, episode of Raw, Snow dressed up as the '''Five Star Ninja''' a portray of Shinobi which he lost to [[Tajiri (wrestler)|Tajiri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Snow|date=September 4, 2023 |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/al-snow/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

====Commentator and ECW (2004–2006)====
In September 2004 Snow left ''Sunday Night Heat'' as a commentator and went to ''Velocity''. He continued to coach for [[WWE Tough Enough]] season 4. He did not wrestle any matches for WWE in 2005. Instead, he continued working in the independents.  

In June 2006, Snow returned to wrestling full-time as a member of the new [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] brand. His first appearance in the new brand was in the WWE vs ECW [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal]] at the "WWE vs. ECW Head to Head" special, where he was accompanied by Head. He was eliminated from the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wwevsecw.html|title=WWE vs. ECW Head to Head - June 7, 2006 Results|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811052039/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wwevsecw.html| archive-date= August 11, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> On the June 13, 2006, debut of ''ECW on Sci-Fi'', Snow participated in an Extreme Battle Royal, which was won by [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ECW on SciFi - June 13, 2006 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/060613.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007}}</ref> Over the next four months, he was used sporadically, mostly as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]], losing to people such as [[Test (wrestler)|Test]]<ref>{{cite web|title=ECW on SciFi - July 4, 2006 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/060704.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref> and [[Kevin Fertig|Kevin Thorn]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ECW on SciFi - August 8, 2006 Results|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/060808.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref> Snow was taken off the ECW roster in October 2006.

====Developmental and departure (2007–2008)====
Snow then returned with the company as a trainer at [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] in 2007. On the February 3, 2007 OVW TV tapings, Snow was named the new OVW Troubleshooter by [[Daniel Briley|Danny Davis]] in response to [[Daniel Hollie|Danny Basham]]'s WWE release. On Raw XV, the 15th-Anniversary special on December 10, 2007, Snow participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal where he eliminted [[Doink the Clown]] and [[Gangrel (wrestler)|Gangrel]]. He was eliminated by [[2 Cold Scorpio|Flash Funk]]. After WWE ceased affiliations with Ohio Valley Wrestling in February 2008, Sarven was released from his position as a trainer.

===Independent circuit (2003–2006, 2007, 2008–present)===
Snow was allowed to compete on the [[independent circuit]] while under contract with the WWE. Snow would feud with [[Chris Candido]] for Northeast Wrestling in Connecticut in the fall of 2004. On May 7, 2005, Snow teamed with [[D'Lo Brown]] losing to [[Mick Foley]] and [[Shane Douglas]] at Mark Curtis Memorial Reunion in Johnson City, Tennessee. In 2006, Snow was pinned by the [[Millennium Wrestling Federation]] (MWF) [[MWF Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight Champion]] "Sudden Impact" Dylan Kage of [[Paul Bearer]]'s Trifecta stable at ''MWF Fireworks On The 4th''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.MWFprowrestling.com|title=Welcome To The BOSTONWRESTLING.COM Supersite!|website=www.mwfprowrestling.com}}</ref> Snow would return to WWE's active roster full time in June 2006. 

After being released in February 2008 by WWE, Snow has regularly competed in several independent promotions in the U.S. and Europe, especially in the U.K. and Germany. In March 2009, he made an appearance in [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]]'s [[King of Trios#2009|King of Trios]] tournament, teaming up with [[Glacier (wrestler)|Glacier]] and [[D'Lo Brown]].

On October 21, 2022, Snow and Kal Herro won the OFE Tag Team as the Newest Rockers. Snow wore attire that he wore as Leif Cassidy.

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2008–2017)===
In the lead-up to the December 7, 2008, TNA show [[Final Resolution (December 2008)|Final Resolution]], [[Mick Foley]] assigned himself as the [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special outside referee|special guest enforcer]] for the match between [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]]. Angle said he had hired "another former World Champion" and someone who had co-held a world tag team title with Foley. This person would debut during Angle's match to "take care of Foley". And on the night in question, Al Snow revealed himself to be the mystery ally of Angle, who interrupted the match by slapping Foley. The distraction allowed Angle to beat Rhino.

In March 2010, Sarven received a tryout as an agent for TNA Wrestling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwinsider.com/article/45722/update-on-tna-agents.html?p=1 |title=UPDATE ON TNA AGENTS |author=Johnson, Mike |date=March 8, 2010 |website=PWInsider.com }}</ref> He made his return to television on the July 15, 2010, edition of ''Impact!'', aligning himself with fellow ECW alumni [[Tommy Dreamer]], [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]], [[Stevie Richards]], [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]], [[Devon Hughes|Brother Devon]], [[Pat Kenney]] and Mick Foley in their invitation by Dixie Carter to TNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_42456.shtml|title=TNA News: TNA Impact TV taping "virtual-time coverage" for Thursday's episode|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100714145016/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_42456.shtml| archive-date= July 14, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279001038 |title=Spoilers: TNA Impact for this Thursday |date=July 13, 2010 |access-date=July 13, 2010 |last=Martin |first=Adam |publisher=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428050636/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279001038 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279252015 |title=Impact Results – 7/15/10 |date=July 15, 2010 |last=Martin |first=Adam |work=WrestleView |access-date=July 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719090613/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279252015 |archive-date=July 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following week, TNA president [[Dixie Carter (wrestling)|Dixie Carter]] agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, [[Hardcore Justice (2010)|Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand]], as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42665.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 7/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|date=July 22, 2010|access-date=July 23, 2010|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|work=Pro Wrestling Torch| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100724232713/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42665.shtml| archive-date= July 24, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> At the event Snow was defeated by Rhino in a three-way match, which also included [[Spike Dudley|Brother Runt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_42979.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ECW-themed PPV headlined by RVD vs. Sabu|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=August 8, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100816153204/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_42979.shtml| archive-date= August 16, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> After that, he appeared onscreen in his real-life role as company agent on multiple occasions, often alongside fellow agents Ace "D'Lo Brown" Conner and Pat Kenney. Sarven currently holds the title of producer for the company. In Spring 2011, Snow returned to OVW, dividing his time between his TNA duties and work as a show producer for OVW. In November of that year, OVW became TNA's official developmental territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leoweekly.com/news/learning-ropes |title=Learning the ropes |first=Anne |last=Marshall |work=[[Louisville Eccentric Observer]] |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=December 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108084627/http://leoweekly.com/news/learning-ropes |archive-date=January 8, 2012 }}</ref>

In May 2012, Snow began appearing as a judge in the monthly [[TNA Gut Check|Gut Check]] segment on ''Impact Wrestling''.<ref name="TNA3May">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_61084.shtml|title=Turner's TNA Impact Wrestling Results 5/3: Roode and RVD pick opponents for each other, Gut Check fall-out, Flair calls out Hogan|author=Turner, Scott|publisher=[[Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter|PWTorch.com]]|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref> The following July, Snow started a storyline rivalry with [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]], who had been denied a spot on the TNA roster, following his appearance on TNA Gut Check.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_63729.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact Wrestling results 7/26: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact – BFG Series matches, interim GM|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> After Snow tricked Ryan into signing a contract for a match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_65719.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact results 10/4: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact – King Mo's TV debut, Aries-Hardy latest PPV hype|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> the two met on October 14 at [[Bound for Glory (2012)|Bound for Glory]], where Snow wrestled only his second match for TNA, losing to Ryan, following interference from [[Matt Morgan (wrestler)|Matt Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_65938.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Bound for Glory PPV results 10/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Aries vs. Hardy, Storm vs. Roode|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=October 14, 2012|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>

[[File:Al Snow with Head 2013.jpg|thumb|Al Snow with Head at a show in 2013.]]
On January 12, 2013, Snow took part in [[TNA One Night Only#Joker.27s Wild|Joker's Wild]] (which aired May 3, 2013), teaming with recent rival [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]], in a loss against [[Matt Morgan]] and [[Rob Terry|Robbie T]].

On the August 7, 2014, edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Snow returned to team with [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bully Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley|Devon]]) and [[Tommy Dreamer]] against [[Ethan Carter III]], [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]], [[Ezekiel Jackson|Big Rycklon]] and [[Gene Snitsky]] in an eight-man Hardcore War in a winning effort.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/07/21860446.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812014900/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/07/21860446.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=August 12, 2014 | title=Impact: Bully Ray tables Dixie Carter | publisher=slam.canoe.ca | access-date=August 8, 2014 | author=Howell, Nolan}}</ref>

On the February 13, 2015, edition of ''Impact Wrestling'' (which was taped on January 29), Snow returned to TV as a heel, where he was seen in the [[SSE Hydro]], calling out Scottish wrestler and [[British Boot Camp|British Boot Camp 2]] contestant, [[Grado (wrestler)|Grado]]. Grado would come out to the ring where Snow would give him the opportunity to retire from wrestling, Grado would not take the offer. On the February 20 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'' (also taped January 29) Snow would face Grado in a losing effort, after which he would then go on to shake Grado's hand turning face in the process. Afterwards, the [[Beat Down Clan|Beat Down Clan (BDC)]] would go on to attack both Snow and Grado, but were saved by the debuting [[Drew Galloway]], would fend off the BDC and who would then stand tall in the ring alongside Al Snow and his friend, Grado. At [[Bound for Glory 2015]] Snow competed in the Bound for Gold Gauntlet. On the March 29, 2016 ''Impact Wrestling'' Snow returned as a heel attacking Grado backstage.

On the April 5, 2016 ''Impact Wrestling'' TNA Management Director [[Billy Corgan]] suspended Al Snow for the week without pay and said next week he must apologise. When Al Snow returned from his suspension week, he entered the ring and said the ease new talents get today with earning respect and a name in the professional wrestling business, drove him crazy as he and others of his and generations before him needed to get some for quite a long time and fight hard to prove themselves worthy back then. He invited Mahabali Shera to the ring and apologized to him for attacking him and Grado, breaking Grado's arm in the process. Shera shook hands with him, only for Al Snow to betray and attack him once they went out of the ring. At a backstage segment, Al Snow said angrily he doesn't need to apologize and explain himself to rookies and if they want his apology and respect they need to defeat him in a match.

A week after, Al Snow had a match with Shera in which before and a bit during the match he has blamed the wrestling changes on the fans and said they are cowards for sitting behind the barricades and not coming to the ring to face him. Shera gave a good fight, but Al Snow eventually won the match. In the May 10 episode of ''Impact!'', Shera and Snow had a rematch where Al Snow played games and almost won with his cheating tactics, however, he eventually failed to win due to Grado involving himself in the match, making sure Shera wins. At backstage, a bit later, Al Snow was interviewed and talked angrily, cursing Grado and Shera in the process. On May 24 episode of ''Impact!'', Al Snow went on to win a back and forth street fight against Grado with the help of the debuting [[Sylvester Lefort|Basille Baraka]] and [[Baron Dax]], thus forming the tag team faction known as '''The Tribunal'''. On November 10, episode of ''Impact'', The Tribunal attacked him until Shera made the save, turning face once again in the process. On December 8 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Snow and Shera defeated The Tribunal in a Double Strap Match to end the feud. On June 19, 2017, Al Snow was released from Impact Wrestling.

===Ohio Valley Wrestling (2018–present)===
On April 7, 2018, it was reported Snow purchased [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]].<ref name=WDRB1>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Former WWE superstar Al Snow purchases Ohio Valley Wrestling|work=[[WDRB]]|location=Louisville, KY|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/37900351/former-wwe-superstar-al-snow-purchases-ohio-valley-wrestling|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

In January 2021, Snow sold a majority interest in OVW to a group led by radio host [[Matt Jones (radio host)|Matt Jones]], and former [[21c Museum Hotels]] CEO and current mayor of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], [[Craig Greenberg]]. Snow continues to run the promotion's day-to-day operations.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://ovwrestling.com/matt-jones-and-craig-greenberg-purchase-a-majority-interest-in-ohio-valley-wrestling/ |title=Matt Jones and Craig Greenberg Purchase a Majority Interest in Ohio Valley Wrestling |publisher=Ohio Valley Wrestling |date=January 5, 2021 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110093118/https://ovwrestling.com/matt-jones-and-craig-greenberg-purchase-a-majority-interest-in-ohio-valley-wrestling/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 27, 2022, Snow and [[Doug Basham]] defeated Adam Revolver and Joe Mack at OVW The Big One.

Snow was heavily featured in the docuseries ''[[Wrestlers (TV series)|Wrestlers]]'', a [[Netflix]] released series focused on OVW that was released September 13, 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Neumann |first1=Sean |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Former WWE Star Al Snow Talks Netflix's New Series Wrestlers and the Reality of the Ring (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/former-wwe-star-al-snow-talks-netflix-new-series-wrestlers-exclusive-7973987 |magazine=People |access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>  Following the series release, OVW had their first Thursday night sold-out show in eight years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cosper |first1=John |date=September 22, 2023 |title=The Netflix Effect: OVW Packs The House With A Turn-away Crowd |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2023/09/22/the-netflix-effect-ovw-packs-the-house-with-a-turn-away-crowd/ |website=Slam Wrestling |access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Acting career==
He had a cameo as the Nome King in the feature film ''[[Dorothy and the Witches of Oz]]'' (2012) with [[Christopher Lloyd]], as well as starring in the action film ''Overtime'', and the comedy film ''Agua Caliente''. He had an uncredited role in the drama film ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]'' (1993). Snow also appeared in ''They're Just My Friends'' (2006) and co-stars alongside Tiger Chung Lee in ''Mountain Mafia'' (2009). In 2006, he played himself in the independent feature film ''[[The Still Life (2007 film)|The Still Life]]''.

Snow can also be seen as the brutal serial killer Grim, also known as "The Reaper's", in ''Feathered Italian Films''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feathereditalianfilms.com|title=Feathereditalianfilms.com|website=www.feathereditalianfilms.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003120710/http://www.feathereditalianfilms.com/|archive-date=October 3, 2009}}</ref> latest slasher films ''[[The Legacy (1978 film)|The Legacy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/killerlegacy|title=The Legacy (killerlegacy) on Myspace|website=Myspace}}</ref> and ''Hell House''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thehellhousemovie|title=Hell House The Movie (thehellhousemovie) on Myspace|website=Myspace}}</ref> Head also cameos in "The Legacy". He was one of the leads in the sci-fi/action/comedy film ''Overtime'' (2011) by director Matt Niehoff.

Snow had a quick line in the wrestling documentary ''[[Beyond the Mat]]''. He also participated in the wrestling documentary, ''[[Bloodstained Memoirs]]''.<ref name=WrestlingKlick>{{cite web|title=Kick Wrestling| url=http://www.klqwrestling.com/2009/02/al-snow-in-bloodstained-memoirs.html}}</ref>

Al Snow also appeared as a coach on ''[[WWE Tough Enough]]'' (then called ''WWF Tough Enough'') during the show's first three seasons.

On November 10, 2012, Snow, along with several other TNA workers, was featured in an episode of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Made (TV series)|Made]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1352258205 |title=Impact Wrestling stars on MTV's "Made" |date=November 6, 2012 |last=Boutwell |first=Josh |access-date=November 7, 2012 |work=WrestleView |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110030456/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1352258205 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 }}</ref>

Snow completed his work as the "Man in Black" for the independent [[horror film]] ''[[Lake Eerie]]'' on October 23, 2013. The film stars [[Lance Henriksen]], [[Betsy Baker]] and was released in Summer 2015. Snow also played "Henchman" in [[Jessica Sonneborn]]'s horror film ''Alice D''.

Snow has starred as the lead in independent films by [[Little Monsters Entertainment]] including Dan Remington in "Unnatural" (Oct. 2024), and Kentucky Joe in "Home-less for the Holidays" (Nov. 2024).

==Business endeavors==
Al Snow is the co-founder of "Collar X Elbow", a clothing brand for [[independent wrestling]] fans.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://collarandelbowbrand.com/ |title = Home}}</ref>

===Al Snow Wrestling Academy===
Near the end of 2015, Al Snow and Simon Van Der Wolf started a training academy, originally based in the UK but since expanded to include branches in many other countries. They along with other professional wrestlers (including [[Joe E. Legend]], [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]], Phil Powers, Jonny Storm, John Klinger, and many more) held tryouts in February 2016. In April 2019, local media in Louisville reported that the academy had applied to the [[Kentucky Department of Education]] for formal accreditation as a vocational school. The academy has developed a two-year, 60-credit hour program (on the semester system) in all aspects of the wrestling business, ranging from in-ring performance to writing and TV production. Assuming state approval is received, the Louisville academy will start accepting applications for the vocational program in May 2019 and start accredited instruction that August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/ohio-valley-wrestling-to-open-first-professional-wrestling-trade-school/article_17b6d26e-565a-11e9-b080-b3de8b4da298.html |title=Ohio Valley Wrestling to open first professional wrestling trade school |first=Jessica |last=Bard |publisher=WDRB |location=Louisville, KY |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Snow has been married three times. He married Pam Sarven in 1986 and the couple had two children. They divorced in 2004. His second wife was fellow wrestler [[Cynthia Lynch]] who wrestled under the name of Bobcat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gerweck.net/2015/01/29/wrestling-couple-split-up/ |title=Wrestling couple split up |author=Steve Gerweck |year=2015 |publisher=www.gerweck.net |access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> They married in 2009 and divorced in 2015. In 2017, he married his third wife, Jessica Gousha. In 2021, Snow saved the life of a child from an ocean riptide at [[Santa Rosa Beach, Florida|Santa Rosa Beach]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/10/al-snow-ocean-swim-child-life-florida-wwe-wrestling-star/ |title=EX-WWE STAR AL SNOW HEROICALLY SAVES CHILD ... From Ocean Riptide |author=TMZ |year=2021 |publisher=www.TMZ.com |access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>

=== ''Self-Help: Life Lessons from the Bizarre Wrestling Career of Al Snow'' ===
On August 29, 2017, Prowrestling.net<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/08/29/al-snow-releasing-new-book-self-help-life-lessons-bizarre-wrestling-career-al-snow/|title=Al Snow releasing new book "Self-Help: Life Lessons from the Bizarre Wrestling Career of Al Snow"|date=August 29, 2017|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=September 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> broke the news that Snow had signed a deal with ECW Press to release an autobiography. Co-written by Ross Owen Williams, who also co-authored [[Hardcore Holly|Bob Holly]]'s autobiography ''The Hardcore Truth'', the book was released in April 2019. In the press release, Snow said "we want the book to cover more than what I did in front of the cameras. There are so many stories from the road—things that only seem to happen to me—that have made me who I am today. I've always considered every new situation as a potential learning experience and this book will give me the opportunity to share that, for better or for worse."

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''Appalachian Mountain Wrestling'''
**AMW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''[[Border City Wrestling]]'''
** BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship ([[BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Denny Kass
*'''Cal-International Pro Wrestling'''
**CIPW Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="Titles"/>
* '''Global Wrestling Alliance'''
** GWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** GWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** GWA Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Mike Kelly
** Bodyslammers Gym Tournament (1994) 
* '''Great Lakes Championship Wrestling'''
** GLCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**GLCW Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Mike Curkov<ref>{{cite web |title=GLCW Brats, Beers & Bodyslams 2 |url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=345105 |website=Caematch |access-date=June 22, 2022 }}</ref> & Kal Herro
* '''High Risk Pro Wrestling'''
** HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hrpw.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:hrpw-world-heavyweight-championship-history&catid=49:champions |title=HRPW World Heavyweight Championship History |access-date=February 5, 2014 |work=High Risk Pro Wrestling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125052200/http://hrpw.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141%3Ahrpw-world-heavyweight-championship-history&catid=49%3Achampions |archive-date=January 25, 2014 }}</ref>
** HRPW World Heavyweight Title Tournament (2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=HRPW Live @ Kilburn Football and Cricket Club |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=262155 |website=Cage Match |access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>
* '''[[Jersey All Pro Wrestling]]'''
** [[JAPW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[JAPW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2003-08.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - August 2003 | access-date=July 5, 2008|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com}}</ref>
*'''Legends Pro Wrestling'''
**Inducted into the LPW Hall of Fame (2011)
* '''Masterz of Mayhem'''
** MoM Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mickey Doyle<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>
* '''Midwest Championship Wrestling'''
** MCW-ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** MCW Midwest Tag Team Championship (2 times)
** MCW Midwest Territorial Championship (1 time)
** MCW-ICW United States Tag Team Championship (6 times)
* '''Midwest Territorial Wrestling'''
** MTW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
** MTW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ray Roberts
**MTW Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1994)
* '''Motor City Wrestling'''
** MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Denny Kass
* '''One Fall Wrestling'''
** OFW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Kal Herro
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
** Ranked No. 52 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1999.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1999|access-date=August 30, 2017|work=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
** Ranked No. 329 of the top 500 singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years|access-date=March 14, 2009|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054220/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
* '''Pro Wrestling Ulster'''
** PWU Championship (1 time)
*'''Qatar Pro Wrestling'''
**QPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) &ndash; with [[Germán Figueroa|Apolo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcMzx0lEUi/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BTcMzx0lEUi |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram post by Al Snow • Apr 28, 2017 at 7:23pm UTC|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '''[[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]]'''
** [[SMW Tag Team Championship]] ([[SMW Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Kane (wrestler)|Unabomb]]
** [[SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
*'''Squared Circle Expo'''
** SCX Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Kal Herro
*'''Top of the World Wrestling'''
** TOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Pierre Carl Ouellet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2479|title=TOW Tag Team Championship history|website=www.cagematch.net |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
*'''Ultimate Wrestling Experience'''
**UWE United States Championship (1 time)
*'''Universal Championship Wrestling'''
**UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''USA Pro Wrestling'''
** USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2004-06.html|title=Independent Wrestling Results - June 2004|access-date=July 5, 2008|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>
* '''USA Xtreme Wrestling'''
** UXW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''Zona de Combate – Federacion Nacional de Lucha Libre (Chile)'''
** ZDC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Underrated|Most Underrated]] (1996)<ref name="won">{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=January 26, 2011|title=Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue|periodical=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|location=Campbell, CA|pages=1–40|issn=1083-9593}}</ref>
** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (1999) {{small|vs. the [[Ray Traylor|Big Boss Man]] in a [[Hell in a Cell|Kennel from Hell match]] at [[Unforgiven (1999)|Unforgiven]]}}<ref name="won"/>
*'''[[World Wrestling Alliance (Massachusetts)|World Wrestling Alliance]]'''
**[[WWA Heavyweight Championship (Massachusetts)|WWA Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
* '''[[World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)|World Wrestling Association]]'''
** [[WWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Mickey Doyle
* '''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
** [[WWE European Heavyweight Championship|WWF European Championship]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|1 time]])
** [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of WWE Hardcore Champions|6 times]])
** [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)|1 time]]) – with [[Mick Foley|Mankind]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite book|author=Mick Foley|title=Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2000|isbn=0-06-103101-1}}

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