2) In 2015, he started the Al Snow Wrestling Academy based in the UK where they are currently training the future stars of professional wrestling.
3) Al has held over 30 different championships in his 35 years of wrestling and in the WWE he was a 1-time European Champion, 6-time Hardcore Champion, and 1-time Tag Team Champion with Mankind.
D: What is your favorite ride here at Great America?
AS: Goliath. Yeah. But I haven't ridden the Joker yet. I want to go ride that.
D's Follow Up: Goliath is my second favorite roller coaster at Great America. The Joker is my favorite. The Joker flips around and is crazy like me and Al Snow. I would like hime to ride the Joker with us next time.
J: What was the favorite WWE match you ever wrestled in?
AS: Probably when I wrestled myself. Yep, that was awesome because I'm awesome.
J's Follow Up: I thought it was cool but also weird when he wrestled himself. I also don't think it made much sense. I think it was probably more challenging to wrestle himself instead of wrestling an actual person like he normally would.
During our tenth visit to Great America this season and attending with friends, we stumbled across a wrestling ring smack in the middle of Southwest Territory. The boys and I were immediately interested and we soon spotted one of our favorite wrestlers, Pauly Thomaselli, from a local wrestling promotion in Kenosha. He told us he would be performing with Pro Wrestling Blitz, a company based out of Joliet, IL, and that former WWE star Al Snow would be in the main event. Of course, we planned out our rides and made sure we were front row to watch these pro wrestling matches and see one of the stars of the WWE's Attitude Era, Al Snow. It was a first for us to watch wrestling in between The Giant Drop and Raging Bull and it made the event even more fun.
Known for his gimmick of talking to a mannequin head, referred to as "Head", I remember Al Snow most for his match where he battled Head for the Hardcore Championship and also when he wrestled himself and put his body through a table. It was no surprise for us to hear that Al's favorite match is when he wrestled himself and we also agree that he's definitely awesome! Al ended up victorious in his main event match at GA in a hard fought Triple Threat Match and of course Head got involved and was a big help in scoring the victory for Snow. After the match concluded, Al was excited to meet with fans, shake hands, and encouraged Jordan to ask him anything.
Along with his favorite match in WWE, Jordan asked Danny's question about his favorite ride at Great America. We weren't sure if he had been on any yet but he quickly responded with Goliath. This is one of our favorite rides in the park and ranks as my #2 ride at Six Flags, falling just short of the The Raging Bull. This is one we always arrive early for and has the biggest drop in the park. Al had not been on the Joker yet, which is new this year, and we give it two thumbs up! It ranks #3 for me only because it's such a short ride lasting about 40 seconds from start to finish. Our only wish is that we could have gone on it with him!
It was an awesome day watching Pro Wrestling Blitz at Six Flags and having an unexpected meet and greet with one of WWE's most memorable wrestlers. We are thankful to Al Snow for taking the time to meet us and answer Jordan and Danny's questions. We wish him the best of luck with his new wrestling academy and if we stumble across him at Great America again, we will not pass on the opportunity to ask him to go on The Joker with us!
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