Al Snow was one of WWE’s most popular stars during The Attitude Era, and his best friend Head helped him become a fan favorite. During his run with the company Al Snow managed to win the European Championship, the Hardcore Championship, and the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Snow recently spoke to Memorabilia Guy about the Al Snow Wrestling Academy, and he was asked about possibly returning to WWE someday and it sounds like he’s very open to the idea.
“As far as I know, I have no issues with WWE at all. I have nothing but gratitude and graciousness as far as WWE and Vince McMahon. If it weren’t for the opportunities I was give, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I hope so, that would be fun. That’d be nice to go back and contribute to WWE in some fashion. I know that I would understand and appreciate and respect more the opportunity if I were to get it. And it’d be wonderful.”
Bullying has been a very hot topic in the world of professional wrestling as of late due to Mauro Ranallo’s WWE departure. The former WWE European Champion also talked about the subject and noted that he doesn’t condone bullying in the world of professional wrestling.
“I don’t even know where to start. It’s nowhere near like what it used to be. I’ll speak about that. I’ve never truly done that – I’ve never truly bullied anyone, and don’t condone or appreciate people if they do. When I got into professional wrestling, in 1982, the business was propagated with wrestlers who were tough, grown men. And it kind of harkens back to what I’ve spoken about, how you have to be really driven and passionate about wanting to be a professional wrestler. Basically, the older wrestlers would constantly test you, and initially they would test you physically, to see if they could crack you, or break you, and send you home. And then they would do it mentally and emotionally, on a pretty regular basis – just so you had to earn your spot in the locker room, for a very long time. That’s why I say you have to be pretty mentally and emotionally tough.”
“I’m not condoning or excusing or anything like that, but it’s a pretty tough business. That being said, I know that to some degree that still goes on and if you’re going to get into this type of environment, you have to be, whether it’s overt bullying, or subverted bullying, it’s still bullying, and you’ve got to truly understand who you are, and what you want and be mentally and emotionally tough and passionate enough to be able to stand up and compete with these people. Because ultimately they are wanting to try and break you so they can get whatever you have.”
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