Al Snow
Al began his professional wrestling career May 22nd 1982 performing all over the world for the last 37 years. He is a WWF / WWE superstar and has held numerous championships including one half of WWF's world Tag team titles European Champion and 6 time Hardcore Champion. He was the star of MTV's hit reality TV show for 3 seasons Tough Enough and the commentator/ host for several of WWE's television shows. Toward the end of his 13 year tenure with WWE, he became the head trainer for their developmental training in their farm system of OVW. Taking on the role of Writer, Director and Producer of OVW's television show. Upon his departure, Al became the Producer and Vice President of Talent Relations and Television for Impact Wrestling. After leaving Impact Wrestling he continued to perform all over the world and created the Al Snow's Wrestling Academy. At the present time there are approximately 15 academies in 8 different countries.
To build this network further he purchased OVW last year and they are the very first and only professional wrestling academy to receive accreditation from the state office for proprietary education as a trade school in the world. He is currently the CEO of Gladiator Spons Network the parent company of OVW and Top Knotch Boxing. Last but not least, he released a book he wrote about his career and life lessons he has learned from professional wrestling titled; Self Help Life Lessons from the Bizarre Wrestling Career of Al Snow.
On Wednesday, June 11 2025, at the Speed Art Museum, you can meet Al in person when he’ll co-host a one-of-a-kind event Spectacle of Excess: Wrestling as American Performance Art.
Step into the world of suplexes, over-the-top personas, and body-slamming storytelling as Kentucky to the World brings you this unique live experience featuring WWE legend and OVW operator Al Snow in conversation with Sam Ford, board chair of Kentucky to the World and the only person to have taught a course on U.S. professional wrestling at MIT.
