| Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the MWF has a HUGE announcement concerning the January 10th show in Fremont. The special guest superstar will be none other than current WWE superstar and head trainer from Mtv's Tough Enough.......AL SNOW!!!!!!!!
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| The Millennium Wrestling Federation this Saturday will once again be bringing its act to the Fremont Community Recreation Complex. The MWF, which was born in 1999 and is based out of the Toledo wrestling school Fort Knocks, will be bringing internationally known professional wrestler and commentator Al Snow, an Ohio native, to Fremont. Al has been a fixture of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), New World Order (NWO) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) federations since 1995. Most recently, he has hosted WWE's "Sunday Night Heat" and was head trainer on MTV's reality series "Tough Enough." On Saturday, however, Al will find himself back in the ring. "He's not just going to be there to sign autographs and pose for pictures, he's actually going to wrestle," said Gerald Chaffee, co-owner of the MWF. "It's kind of a mystery who he'll be wrestling, but his match will definitely be the main event of the night." The 30-member MWF gives performances all over Northwest Ohio and has visited Fremont several times in the past. Saturday's event will feature, along with Al's match, United States, heavyweight, cruiserweight, tag-team and hardcore title bouts. That night Al d. Elvis Elliot
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| 3PWrestling 1/24/04 Sabu d. Al In the main event Sabu defeated Al Snow in a match that celebrated the 10th anniversary of their feud. In a post match speech Al Snow got on the mic and said that Sabu has never gotten the respect he truly deserves and thanked Sabu for the years they worked together. Sabu uncharacteristically grabbed the mic and said "thank you" to Al Snow. Al Snow also thanked the fans at the Viking Hall. Snow said he never got to give a proper good bye to the fans during his ECW run. Daniel Edler for ProWrestling.com
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| On Saturday, February 21st, Midwest Championship Wrestling is running a show and starting a Midwest Championship Wrestling Hall of Fame. The show and ceremony are at the McBroom Gym in St. Marys, Ohio. The main event has Al vs. Bad Brian Beech. To be inducted into the Midwest Championship Wrestling Hall of Fame are: WWE and former MCW wrestler Al Big Jim Lancaster (8-year MCW champion & trainer of Al) The Flying Tigers (Larry Wilson & Carl Ben Patrick) The Patriot (1st Midwest champion and longtime MCW star) The Kansas Outlaws (Psycho Sam Cody & Roughhouse Ruffin) Rick Lancaster (Brother & tag team partner of Big Jim Lancaster) Big Time Wrestling veterans Flying Fred Curry & Luis Martinez Lady wrestler Lisa Crockett Referee Rick Johnson Mickey Doyle (25-year wrestler & long time partner of Al's) Posthumously: Bobo Brazil Mighty Igor and Sgt. Bobby Golden
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| Evening leader Al interview Wrestlers return to St. Marys By B.J. BETHEL ST. MARYS -- Lima native Al Snow, who has achieved success in the wrestling business throughout his 22-year career, says returning to St. Marys to face a new generation of fans will be a treat. Snow ventured into Memorial High School Wednesday, alongside friend and former trainer Jim Painter, to publicize the return of Painter's Midwest Championship Wrestling in St. Marys on Feb. 21. Snow will take on Brian Beech in the main event of the night. MCW will also hold a Hall of Fame induction ceremony featuring Painter, his brother Rick, the Patriot, Sam Cody, Luis Martinez and "Flyin'" Fred Curry, who was one of the most popular wrestlers in the Midwest for much of the 1960s and '70s. "I'm real excited about coming back and getting to wrestle," Snow said. "They (the St. Marys fans) were always fun to work in front of. There are a lot of memories and good times for everyone." Representatives from newspaper, radio and television media stood by at Memorial, while a throng of wide-eyed students -- as well as a few teachers -- surrounded Snow as he made his way into the gymnasium. "We haven't had anything this big since Dan Quayle was here," one adult observer said to another, standing near the entrance to McBroom Gymnasium. "This is probably bigger." The reaction to Snow, who is a World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler, announcer and perhaps the world's most famous wrestling trainer, was quite different from the one he received nearly 20 years ago when he first appeared at Memorial High School. Back then, Snow was just another worker on wrestling's independent circuit. He was looking for a payday, looking to get noticed and just trying to get by. Since that time, Snow has owned his own wrestling school, wrestled his way to national notoriety as a part of Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Smoky Mountain Wrestling. He also became the face of the hit cable television show, Tough Enough, as a wrestling trainer. The show, which put contestants through the paces of the wrestling business so they could earn a dream job with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment company, aired on MTV for three seasons. "Coming back to the St. Marys and Lima area is fantastic," said Snow, who first wrestled in St. Marys in 1984. "It's really exciting to return home to my roots and I'm real excited about wrestling here on Feb. 21 at St. Marys High School. I can't wait to perform for a new generation of fans." Snow made several apperances at Memorial High School in the '80s. "I think my last match here was in '86, '87," he said. "It was so long ago, I can't remember. I know Rick Lancaster was on the show and so was Mickey Doyle. I know I stepped on his (Jim Painter's) shoestring in the back and he got upset." The first time Snow wrestled in St. Marys, Ronald Reagan was president, Hulkamania was just in its infancy, and over 20 major wrestling territories operated in the United States. Now there is one major company, a fledgling pay-per-view based federation and hundreds of independent promotions. Surprisingly, however, the core of the business hasn't changed much in that time. "The wrestling business has changed dramatically since I first performed in St. Marys," Snow said. "But it's still inherently the same business, in that it's still one of the true American art forms. Other than jazz, it's the only home-grown art form we have. "For the wrestlers themselves, it has changed," he added. "The amount of money has improved. The skill level and the athleticism has gone up tremendously. The fans are so much more sophisticated now. We live in a completely different age than, let's say 20 years ago, when I first wrestled in St. Marys. The kids who go to this school can get on the internet, access Antarctica, Australia and watch a war happen live on the news as it transpires. The level of sophistication is just night and day." Snow said he doesn't know what inspired him to start wrestling in the first place, but he knows his infatuation for the business hasn't changed over the years. "I really don't know what drew me to wrestling," Snow said. "At a young age or at this age. If you can answer why you want to do something, then it isn't really your passion, no matter what it is. I've been doing this for 22 years of my life, and I still can't fathom why I have to do this, but I feel I absolutely have to." Snow has spent the last several years of his career working for Vince McMahon, whom he describes as a very hands-on owner. "We all, in WWE, work for Vince McMahon," Snow said. "There is nobody else. Vince McMahon runs that company. He's an incredible leader from the standpoint that he never asks an employee to do something he wouldn't do. He works 23 and a half hours a day, seven days a week. He has an absolute passion for it. And believe me, you work for Vince McMahon. Every person on the payroll, directly, and no one else." Snow, who has owned a wrestling school, said he believes training is a way for him to give back to the wrestling industry and is a way for him to achieve a legacy. "Those were vehicles for me to give back to a business that gave me so much," Snow said. "They have allowed me to leave my legacy behind. It's important for me to achieve some immortality, something that lasts beyond me. Each one of those people that I trained now take my reputation and my name and carry it forward. Through them, my name lives on." Snow said today's newer performers often have problems in relating their matches to the crowd. "The thing a lot of wrestlers lack is the ability to work the audience, or to get a feel for the audience," Snow said. "They're becoming so athletic that they go in the back, say they are going to do A, then B, Then C tonight, and then go out there and do it. The fans may not be able to relate to that. You have to be able to feel emotionally what the audience wants and take them in that direction. That's kind of being lost, because everything is happening so fast in the ring now." While the speed of the maches have given wrestlers problems in communicating with the crowd, he feels that it won't directly impact the number of injuries that wrestlers suffer. "I think the injuries are just going to happen," Snow said. "It's not ballet. Bones are going to be broken, necks are going to be messed up, concussions are going to occur, knees will be displaced or torn. This idea that it's real or fake is ridiculous. There are probably 12 to 20 guys who have had their necks broken in the last two years. That should dispel any of it being real or fake. I'm sure Jim Painter can attest, you live with pain every day of your life. I wake up, something hurts all the time. If it didn't, I don't think I'd feel."
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| Legend Al Snow rooted in MCW When Al Snow first approached Midwest Championship Wrestling owner Jim Lancaster about a career in professional wrestling,he was told the life was tough and he should pursue something else.Persistence paid off for Snow,who has plied his trade in the top ranks of the World Wrestling Entertainment an other leadin organizations. Snow emains one of the most sought after ring veterans in professional wrestling today.He has taken many personas over the years,but the most popular,by far,is when he is accompanied to the ring by HEAD. The move caused controvery when first introduced.Advocate groups complained it hinted at violence towards women.Wal Mart pulled his World Wrestling Federation toy doll from their shelves due to the backlash. The Snowman has survived and has taken time to appteciate his MCW roots.He was trained by Jim Lancaster,who Snow says showed him the basics of in-ring and dressing room behavior.The two appear together on the WWE-produced DVD,"Before they were Stars 2". In 1982,Snow began his training on thin tumbling mats on the concrete floor of the Bradfield Center in Lima,Ohio.Many bumps and Bruises later,Snow had his first tase of wrestling in a battle royal in Sringfield Ohio.The rest was history. Many of his early opponents were Bobo Brazil,The Road Warriors,Ron Garvin,Crusher Blackwell,Harley Race and Kerry Von Erich. He first became"Mr.Fantastic"Al Snow wrestling in single bouts.He would form a tag team with Rick Ciassio,as The Fantastics.They first gained the MCW United States Tag Team Championship on Nov.14,1986,defeating The Flying Tigers. When Ciassio went to Atlanta,Snow joined Mickey Doyle as the Sensationals.They would also be known as The Motor City Hitmen and were managed by Super Mouth Dave Drason. Together they woul hold the same MCW tag title and Indiana-based World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship. Snow would face Lancaster many imes.Snow gained the Midwest Heavyweight title from Lancaster on July 5,1986,in Russells Point,Ohio.In a bloody battle,Lancaster regained the title seven weeks later. Over the years,Snow would make appearances in St Louis for the National Wretling Alliance,Minneapolis for the American Wrestling Association and for Georgia Championshi Wrestling on their tours in Ohio,Indiana and Michigan. Snow soon became well known and began his own promotion and training school.He began gaining top independent matches on the east coast.After stints with Smokey Mountain Wrestling and ECW,Snow would soon join the WWF,now known as World Wrestling Entertainment. He was chosen as the top trainer for MTV's "Tough Enough"series on training pro wrestlers.He said that tactics displayed during his training by Lancaster were used in those episodes. Snow's ability on the microphone earned him announcing duties as his pro wrestling opportunities appear numerous. He has come a long way.Being born crippled,doctors had to break a nmber of bones in Snow's legs to reset them in casts to heal correctly. With his career stagnated in 1997,Snow took an idea from hs friend,Mick Foley,an pulled a Styrofoam mannequin head from a dumpster in New Britain,Connecticut.Head was born an Snow's career Skyrocked.
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| St. Marys, Ohio Sat., Feb. 21, 2004 Memorial High School McBroom Gym (att: 350 est.) 1st - The American Eagle defeated Christopher Michael Lotus with the American Dreamer sleeper hold 2nd - Kansas Outlaw Psycho Sam Cody defeated The Patriot by pin in an MCW Mask vs Beard Legends Match. Cody's partner Roughhouse Roger Ruffin seconded Cody with The American Eagle being at ringside for his mentor. On the finish, The Patriot climbed the ropes, was pushed off by Ruffin as Cody put his legs on the ropes to help pin Patriot. A melee then ensured in the ring that ended with both Outlaws being put to sleep by the Eagle & Patriot at the same time with the Amercian Dreamer. With the Outlaws asleep in the ring, Patriot got on the mike saying he would keep his word that if he lost the match he would unmask. In the ring, he pulled off his mask revealing him to be 50-year-old Greg Lake. 3rd - In a women's match, Sin-D needed her manager's help to pin Peaches. Manager Austin Meddler held Sin-D's hands to help in the pin. While celebrating the win outside the ring, The Young Lions (Jay Donaldson & Ryan Stone), came out and threw Meddler back in the ring keeping Sin-D out. Meddler was slammed by Peaches. 4th - In a fantastic tag match, Dead Sexy Matt Parks & Too Bad Chad Allegra won the Tri-State Tag Team championship from the Young Lions. This match had so many good spots, I won't even attempt to try and explain them with mere words. 5th - Al Snow w/Head defeated Bad Brian Beech. Also, I won't waste words on this fantastic match. Please don't think the other matches weren't good, because they were and all worked hard. Before the matches, we had an MCW Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Earlier that afternoon, we had a reunion dinner with nearly 40 people attending. Posthumous awards were given in honor of Bobo Brazil, The Mighty Igor and Sgt. Bobby Golden. Jeremy Golden, Bobby's son, was the the dinner, but unable to attend the matches. Dave Burzynski handled the introductions during the evening ceremony. Honorees unable to attend the ceremony were Flying Fred Curry, whose award was accepted by Percival A. Friend. Michigan wrestling historian Rob Bauer accepted the award for Luis Martinez and Stacey Painter accepted for lady wrestler Lisa Crockett. Those on hand to accept their awards were Patriot Greg Lake, Kansas Outlaws, referee Rick Johnson, Flying Tigers Ben Patrick & Larry Wilson, Big Jim & Rick Lancaster and Al Snow.-Jim Painter reporting
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| Jersey Pro Wrestling 3/6/04 Candido comes out with some fat girl wearing a baggy black t-shirt and black pants. Oh it's Sunny! Oops, sorry Sunny, but you have gotten fat! At first glance I didn't think she looked all that bad, but then I saw the second chin and the blubba and realized she did. Her gut is only second in size to Chris Candido's...my he's gotten chubby also. "What does everybody want?" Al Snow enters with Head. The match was typical of their style...started off slow then each went on to do their typical moves...then Al Snow did some WWE wrestler's finisher...followed by an attempt at Socko...followed by a Stunner...Candido did something in this process and did an old school Undertaker-like pin attempt...then did the Hogan...then Al Snow did the People's Elbow...you get the point. At some point in the match, Snow landed the Snowplow, and Candido kicks out! Hanson signals the 2, no bell rung, yet we all hear "What does everybody want?" Apparently the DJ dude saw the Snowplow and figured it was over, haha, funny. Candido had beefed with Hanson slightly over something, then Snow threw Candido into the ropes and Candido bounced right at Hanson...who goes to catch him from falling but accidentally somehow lifts him up and bodyslams him to the mat! Pop of the evening from Sig and I...as Hanson reclaims some type of respect after jobbing to a midget and bodyslams Candidio. Both Snow and Candido stared at Hanson in disbelief for about an hour and a half, almost as if really wondering how he did it. Hanson proceeded to take out his cell phone and dial speed dial # 1 and brag to Ariel about what he just did. Wocka wocka. Later Hanson gets accidentally knocked out when either Candido or Snow threw the other into him Royal Rumble Super Nintendo-style. I think it was Sunny that got flour, and of course oops hit the wrong person and she winds up getting Candido instead of Snow, couldn't see that coming. Candido, blinded, hits Sunny, who then hits Candido, who reaches out, feels her head, apparently thinks it's Snow, and knocks her out. Snow grabs Head, gives Candido Head, Candido swings and hits Head viciously. Candido celebrates, acting like he thinks he knocked Snow out, Snow clobbers Candido's head with Head, and Hanson miraculously recovers and gives the 3-count. -Sean-Jersey All Pro Message Board
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| Yukon Braxton Memorial 3/21/04 Al Snow vs. Bryer Wellington - Brawl at the Hall 3, Saint Andrews Hall in Downtown Detroit - Sunday, March 21st, 2004. Attendance 420... The match was very conservative early on, but eventually it turned into an awesome wrestling clinic. After chain-wrestling back and forth Bryer and Al started taking "requests" from the crowd... Al Snow answered the fans by doing The Pedigree, The Snow-Cold Stunner, The Head's Elbow and even imitated Foley by taking his boot and sock off for the Socko mandible claw! And Bryer Wellington, not to be outdone, listens to the fan chants and goes with the Atomic Legdrop, Kane's chokeslam, and The Worm. What happens after the match was probably even more fun... Snow snaps and snow-plows Showtime, the ring announcer and host for the evening's event! Al Snow defeated Bryer Wellington with the Snow-Plow, after an incredibly entertaining match that saw chain-work, high-spots and humor. Report by Showtime
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| New York Wrestling Connection 4/2/04 Al Snow w/Head d. Marty Jannetty without HBK Al Snow has seemingly got repetive on the indy scene. Despite all the history between these two, with the New Rockers and all, Al decided to give the same match here as he does everywhere else. This match was an exact carbon copy as the match he had with Raven, like the match he had Chris Candido, like the match he had with Jerry Lawler and more. After about 10 minutes of chain wrestling or so, Marty faked an injury. Marty then quickly turned on Al with a DDT on the floor. After about 8 minutes of pounding on Al Snow, Al and Marty then traded WWE Wrestler finishes, like Al has done in his other matches. After an Al Snow Moonsault for 2, a chokeslam for 2, a snowplow for 2, a people elbow for 2, a worm for 2, and a stunner for 2, the ref gets bumped by Al. Al then takes Head and KABONKS Marty over the head with it. Ref Chris Jackson immediately wakes up and slaps the mat for three, giving Al Snow the win. A great match if you didn't already see it before elsewhere. Report by Sean"The Mic"McCaffrey
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