Al Snow

**Allen Ray Sarven** (born July 18, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, training coach and promoter better known by his ring name of **Al Snow**. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment and TNA / IMPACT Wrestling. From 2010 to 2017, Snow had worked as a road agent for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and with its former developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, as a show producer.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Cloverleaf
	+ *Snow Plow* (Scoop brainbuster)
	+ *Snowsault* (Moonsault)

* **Signature moves**
	+ Arm wrench inside cradle
	+ Clothesline
	+ DDT
	+ Dragon sleeper
	+ *Snow Bomb* (Sitout spinebuster)
	+ *Snow Drop* (Stunner)
	+ *Snow-Plex* (Wheelbarrow suplex)
	+ Springboard moonsault
	+ Trapping headbutts

* **Managers**
	+ Jim Cornette

* **Wrestlers managed**
	+ The Tribunal

* **Nicknames**
	+ "Coach"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Extreme Championship Wrestling**
		- "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
		- "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter
		- "Breathe" by The Prodigy
	+ **Smokey Mountain Wrestling**
		- "You're So Vain" by Faster Pussycat
	+ **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
		- "Empire (95)" by Jimmy Hart & J.J. Maguire and Jim Johnston (as Avatar)
		- "Orient Express" by Jimmy Hart & J.J. Maguire (as Shinobi)
		- "Rock Out" by Jimmy Hart & J.J. Maguire (used as a member of The New Rockers)
		- "Alice's Folly" by Steve Vaus (as Leif Cassidy)
		- "What Does Everybody Want?" by Jim Johnston
		- "Snow-Man" by Jim Johnston
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Al Snow Theme" by Dale Oliver
		- "Sinister Rise Above" (Instrumental) by Dale Oliver

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Appalachian Mountain Wrestling**
	+ AMW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Border City Wrestling**
	+ BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Denny Kass
* **Cal-International Pro Wrestling**
	+ CIPW Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Global Wrestling Alliance**
	+ GWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ GWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ GWA Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Mike Kelly
* **Great Lakes Championship Wrestling**
	+ GLCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* **High Risk Pro Wrestling**
	+ HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Jersey All Pro Wrestling**
	+ JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Legends Pro Wrestling**
	+ Inducted into the LPW Hall of Fame (2011)
* **Masterz of Mayhem**
	+ MoM Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mickey Doyle
* **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
* **Motor City Wrestling**
	+ MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Denny Kass
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked #**329** of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
* **Pro Wrestling Ulster**
	+ PWU Championship (1 time)
* **Qatar Pro Wrestling**
	+ QPW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Apolo
* **Smoky Mountain Wrestling**
	+ SMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Unabomb
	+ SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Top of the World Wrestling**
	+ TOW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with PCO
* **Ultimate Wrestling Experience**
	+ UWE United States Championship (1 time)
* **USA Pro Wrestling**
	+ USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **USA Xtreme Wrestling**
	+ UXW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Zona de Combate – Federacion Nacional de Lucha Libre (Chile)**
	+ ZDC Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Alliance**
	+ WWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Association**
	+ WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mickey Doyle
* **World Wrestling Federation**
	+ WWF European Championship (1 time)
	+ WWF Hardcore Championship (6 times)
	+ WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mankind
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Most Underrated Wrestler (1996)
	+ Worst Worked Match of the Year (1999) – vs. Big Boss Man in a Kennel from Hell Match (Unforgiven)