Al Snow on "The Wrestling Punch"
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- Al Snow Explains "The Wrestling Punch"
6 Time WWE Hardcore Champion, WWE Tough Enough Trainer, WWE Tag Team Champion and current TNA Star Al Snow explains his feelings on "Punches" in wrestling and why he feels they are the "Fakest thing in Wrestling" and recommends wrestlers avoid using them.
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I really appreciate Al's take on the "no-sell" cancer that has killed Pro Wrestling.
I think of Jackie Chan movies when Al talks about in-ring work. Jackie gets over in every movie he's in because he sells the shit out of everything. He also never dominates fights, he gets beat up terribly by the merciless "bad guys", but eventually makes the improbable comeback that we root for.
It's incredible that the new gen only sees the big spots, and fails to make the big spots matter.
I blame video games
Hell yeah and dude, im so sick of kicking out of finishers multiple times every match. Theyre all signitures now, not finishers.
No sell is just horrible and wrestlers don't seem to mind for some reason 🤦♂️
Really good comment! Yes, I love Jackie Chan movies and that's a big part. He gets hurt and we want to see him succeed and he does it in innovative ways, but he isn't doing it by no-selling what's happening to him.
I don't know if Pro Wrestling can do a 'reset' and got back to selling those 8 things so that when the amazing athletes do MORE then it is far more impressive and unique. Maybe not. But ya never know.
It's always the mid card guys that are the best at their craft. I swear to god.
Did Al ever make it up to mid card ?
He was a tag team/hardcore champ for a while right?
@@hanssprungfeld8487 Not true.
Its like that in all sports. The best never come back to coach. Its the middle of pack guys who become great coaches.
It's because the mid card has to work the hardest. Top card wrestlers dont have to do much to stay in the Business
Dude's ring psychology is top notch.
Ring psychology is gay
@@ryberg3875 it's just another term for storytelling, dick.
Al Snow is the fucking G 😂
@@ryberg3875 your mom gay
Shame the AEW roster hasn't got any.
I swear Al Snow is an absolute genius
thats because he was taught by the old guys who took care of the business
All this is true, but it is like the matches would have to be paced right like the old days for it work well. Now it is like a steroid circus drag race that sucks. Selling moves, Jake Roberts and Scott Hall said that to.
Well all actual wrestlers could give you the same information, the thing is Al is very articulate.
I can definitely understand that. I'll tell anyone I'm a total mark hahaha
Joel llo I don't think anyone likes a smark and it truly makes me question if they love wrestling.
"Burying the authority of the ref so heels can't get heat." One of the biggest downfalls of today's pro wrestling. Snow teaching the young kids the lost art of old school pro wrestling. So cool!
Everything he said makes perfect sense. Do not insult the fans' intelligence!
philaman1972 I think it’s more making the craft look dumb to be honest
" being choked, if you've lived in a trailer park you've had that happen." 😂😂😂
Will Ville best part. 😂
That's actually called "parenting" in the trailer park.
I grew up with sisters and I was choked at times, its not just in the trailer park.
@@degen83 Are you from Kentucky?
@@NukeCaulfield No, Washington State.
"You're burying the authority of the ref. If you bury the authority of the ref, heels can't get heat..." One of the biggest problems (in WWE) today
Teddy Long said the same thing in an interview I saw earlier today.
Those 8 moves he was talking about brought me back to my childhood and seeing these very things in the ring and every wrestler selling the shit out of them. You don't really see that kind of intricacy in a match anymore.
Except with a few old school guys like Taker, Flair, etc.
my favorite is watching two wrestlers just slammming each other in the face repeatedly and barely reacting to the strikes
It wasn't until I started seeing shoot interviews with the really old school territory guys (who Al Snow probably learned from) that I realized what a lost art "working" really is. By the time I started watching in the Attitude Era, wrestling was pretty much a live action video game.
@@RobwLPOC so basically working as we know it is really just acting and selling in the ring, putting your opponent over, etc. more so than technical ability. Is that right?
The punch part is dead on like it only works as a dirty finish if you use it like how William regal used to use it. While the ref was distracted he'd pull the old brass knuckles out from his tights, punch the opponent with it then hide the brass and pin him and it'll be all over.
He's right. "The business has been exposed" isn't a reasonable excuse to not try to make it look real. Movies aren't real either but good movies make it look real.
@ninjast4r Finally, someone else who isn't on that AEW bandwagon. Salute.
Movies aren’t being displayed live. Movies are heavily edited to make the punches look real.
@@1krani both. The actors throw the punches(slower than protrayed) and the punches are sped up in editing. Also the cameras are positioned to make the punches appear closer than they actually are.
EXACTLY!
Al Snow: "Why do you think this is illegal ?"
Guy: "Because it can end somebody's life ?"
Al Snow = Perplexed.
LOL !!!!!!!
Add an SU and Al snow would be superplexed.... Off the tope rope... High spot... Pip pop poppy dock.
I want a Dr House-like show where Al Snow plays a wrestling detective called in when matches are accused of being a shoot. We can call it Dr. Snow.
I'd watch the hell out of that.
Get on it Netflix
Dr In-Your-House
Make this happen now.
Haymaker to the Baby Maker.... i freaking cried
Cunt punt was pretty good too....
Al Snow was one of the most underrated wrestlers. At the same time he said that he did not understand his gimmick and he did not understand how big he was.
I haven't seen Al Snow in maybe 10 years. Man he looks to be a great shape.
Steroids
denzelsnipes69 that doesnt Look Even close to to steroids
Hel be using most likely but so what
Because using steroids is wrong. Just ask those who criticize Justin Gatlin and Jon Jones for using them.
He's not a current competitive athlete. Let him get juiced to the gills if he wants.
"Every time you throw a punch, you're exposing the business..."
I guess Nia Jax was protecting the business when she punched Becky Lynch's face into bloody, broken oblivion.
She actually exposed it even more. Now, every kid can see what a real punch can do :( Poor dumb Mia
Becky is trash anyways
That's what a punch could easily do. Why aren't people a bloody mess after getting punched barefist?
She got Becky more over than she has ever been, so i guess it worked.
Damn lmao
Vader used to pull wrestlers to the side and ask them if they'd throw a couple real punches so they could treat the fans to some "coloring".
Japan was a different scene. Being stiff is a requirement in Japan. Totally different product. That's why guys like Vader, Brody, and Stan Hansen were stars.
Let me get my notebook because Mr. Snow is taking us to school :)
Years later and I’m still rewatching this. I love al snow what a awesome mind...AEW would benefit from this video
AEW has a guy who dives through the ropes with his hands in his pockets. Fake, garbage shit. AEW is trash.
@@michaelmfwayne WWE had an invisible child, a leprechaun, a boogeyman and you're worried about AEW having a guy that has his hands in his pockets?
@@jackhughes7637 when did he praise wwe?
straight up old school knowledge. great stuff. Wrestling tells a story; todays wrestling sells gimmicks.
Damn lol so true
One that drives me up the wall is guys not selling headbutts. Hitting someone with your own head is going to ring you bell almost as much too. Only Samoan's get to no-sell headbutts.
and Mick Foley, he's been hit by so many crazy things that a head butt is probably like a tickle to him these days.
Actually if you do a headbutt right you don't ring your own bell. You don't want to swing your forehead forward like you usually see, that's how you hit hard bone on hard bone. What you want to do is get your head low (bend knees/waist) and then thrust forward and upward so you hit the guy's face with the top of your head, you hit soft parts with the hardest part. Lethwei (bareknuckle muay thai with headbutts) uses this to great effect and some boxers illegally sneak these in when opponents get too aggressive.
You nut somebody in the nose if you do it for real. You dont go forehead to forehead. Thats silly.
Case in point. Was watching the 2001 Rumble and Austin tried to headbutt Rikishi...TWICE. Both times he staggered backwards for about 5 seconds before attempting the next one. Rikishi then headbutts Austin and Austin drops.
Headbutts actually proved to be pretty effective weapons in the old UFC, especially when used for ground-and-pound.
"you're not getting shit, your just getting noise" such an important lesson to teach. It seems a lot has been forgotten about wrestling by today's crop. The name of the game is story telling. Make the crowd emotionally connect to what they're seeing, not just cheering stunts.
Holy shit. Is this recent? Al is more ripped than I remember him back in the day.
Yeah dude he is in the best shape of his life.
He probably looked like this. All the heavyweight guys he was next to were just so damn big back in the day. I met Tajiri in person back in the day and was shocked how big he was. But he looks tiny compared to those big sweaty men.
When you cant produce testosterone naturally , you take synthetic drugs like 99.9% of wrestlers, of course their physique and appearance will alter
@@b2thec tajiry big ??? How big??
I wish Al would tell the current roster these things. Most of the current roster doesn't sell properly. Someone will get kicked in the head, and they'll just fall backward instead of holding their head. Or Goldberg or someone will land a spear, and, instead of doubling up or acting winded, the guy will just lay flat on his back like he's dead. Fucking ridiculous.
evolution031680
Calm down Sparky.
One Angry Gamer - Yeah, i never really cared about how a wrestler reacted to a goldberg spear because the spear itself was always so brutal. Same with Rhino's gore and any move that causes clear physical harm to a person. When Farooq would get a little guy and throw him in to the canvas like a rag doll for his finisher it would look out of place if he started writhing around on the floor, The Dominater looked so bad sometimes you'd be laying still in a hospital bed 3 days later never mind just after the move.
I had a friend legit spear me unexpected on a trampoline.. Legit knocked the wind out of me. I sold that better than these clowns, and I didn't have to sell.
@@ikill4klondikebars so your comment is more or less redundant
Pro wrestling really is an art form, when it’s performed properly.
It really is!👍
Yeah because it's supposed to create an illusion of a skilled competitive fight. Wrestling today just feels off because half the time one guy is just standing there waiting to be flipped on.
@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind it’s almost like I’m watching video game matches, doesn’t make any sense half the time
I always remember the Road Warriors going up against a real heel tag team like the Midnight Express, and the heels would always cut them off with a thumb to the eye. Even the Road Warriors sold the eye poke. The commentary was great too "of course there's no eye machine in the gym". Perfect!
In Japan they use forearm and open palm strikes, and oftentimes they go as stiff as they can to each other as sort of a real contest of wills between the wrestlers amidst an otherwise fake fight.
It's not a stiff hit, its a snug hit. They lay off the hit a bit and it's always to a safe place to hit
Scott Hall had a pretty awesome wrestling punch.
Scott Hall copied the rock
IKR?! Hall's was the punch that I thought for the longest time was legit... never even considered the thigh slap because he hid it so well...
then it was made a ton better whenever he hit Shawn in the face, with Shawn spitting straight up into the air...
+David Butler Hall was wrestling long before The Rock. If anything Rock copied him.
bret hart`s punches looked great as well
David Butler you’re joking right
Al Snow was on an episode of Guest Booker. I forget the storyline he was reimagining, but he spent 45 minutes detailing out his philosophy as a Booker.
My favorite part of that was his explanation as to why he loathes the phrase "best match". It's a really good watch, and I would highly recommend it.
Caitiff is that when he talked about hogan vs Andre/savage vs steamboat on why which was the best match and which was biggest draw?
Al is still the main reason why I watch these videos.
I love listening to Al explain the psychology of wrestling, and what makes it work. It explains why he's so good at teaching people how to wrestle.
Al Snow still looks great
looks better
yea Al looks better and better as every years goes by lol
Yeah man. He's ripped. I don't remember him looking this great.
I was gonna say looks better
Fit as a butcher's dog
So much respect for this legend. Amazing teacher. I'm going into pro wrestling training next month and if I could have him as a teacher, it would be amazing.
Vi think in 2017 there was a match on SDLive between AJ and James Ellsworth, where AJ threw a punch at Ellsworth and Dean Ambrose (who was the special guest ref) got on AJs case saying that the closed fist punch was illegal... I never knew what that meant until now... Great Vid!
Holy cow what an amazing teacher! I could listen to him teach me about the business all day. This is fascinating.
This isn’t just great advice for wrestling. This is method acting. Scene psychology. Getting the audience to suspend belief. Really great perspective for any live performer
I remember no too long ago when they have the rule of not hitting with fist close, and super plexes were actually a big deal back then until everyone done it.
it was also illegal in catch wrestling, which proceeded pro wrestling
Love Al's perspective on all of it. He's giving it to em unfiltered and smart.
I was about to switch off and I just couldn't. He's so captivating
Gabriel Gallegos me too. It’s 1:42am on a Thursday. This guy is better than a 2019 Raw lol.
the dynamics and variations of the ball shot - with al snow - this was great
"The doucheknot on the top of your head" laughed, hard.
"You never throw that punch unless it's a finish" yup and the same thing goes for every other wrestling strike or a grapple used as a finishing move. If you limit the amount of times you use it during a match and only do it to pin them or make them submit, it's a lot more effective.
Im obsessed with this line of videos. You should do this more.
Really enjoy hearing Al Snow talk, the dude makes complete sense here.
This is one of the greatest wrestling videos I have ever seen. The elements of Ring Psychology, blown open...
I could listen to him all day explaining the psychology of wrestling.
"Haymaker in the baby-maker"
This man is a legend.
that made me laugh harder than it should have
I'm starting to get hooked on these al snow videos, coming from someone who grew up watching wrestling from 98 to 2009
Don't let Al Snow distract you from the fact that their wrestling at center ice in a hockey rink
its still super cool. i think it would be more fun to wrestle in weird places and not just arenas all the time.
They're not their or there, next time just type out
both words, they are
That's not a unique location for indy shows. Baseball fields, hockey rinks, football fields, all that
Happens all the time for house shows and smaller promotions - especially up here in Canada eh!
One of the most educational videos I've ever seen.
2:07-2:40 GOLDEN information!
I would kill to have this kind of wrestling again. Stuff that made it seem real.
Preach, Al Snow! Preach!
Because more and more wrestlers started no-selling the basics, they've trained "fans" to think a "good match" is based on the risk and number of highspots a match has, than the actual progression of the match.
Al Snow is a fucking legend . Miss this guy, glad he’s directing the future talent . You couldn’t ask for a better teacher
Love how Al is showing them that they don’t wrestle properly.
Can Al Snow still go? I have watched so many interviews with him, and his personality is commanding, I would love to see him show up in AEW and use his real personality as the character. No nonsense badass who has been there, done that, and is not impressed.
EVERY fan & ESPECIALLY these new guys needs to see this!
Good to see Al in good shape. Was one of my faves in the attitude era. I was actually just looking for a Al Snow shirt earlier today haha
he's the best i've seen so far in terms of providing real in depth information to young wrestlers
Dammit!!!! I watched another one and looking for the next. Al makes this ish interesting.
"What does everyone want...??? What does everyone need...???" .
Sammy Lane HEAD!!
Sammy Lane it looks like 10 people don't want head.
Sammy Lane heeeeeeaaaaad!!!!! Lol good times
a cunt punt
Bjs
that delay around 12:50 is how acid feels lol
Christian Cintron lol dude
exactly howd u catch that
God this was interresting, i can listen to al snow for days!
This gave me such a different perspective on so many things in the business
i can't stand nowdays when 2 wrestlers will stand toe-to-toe raining closed fisted shots to the face. give me a break.
I can't stand watching movies where somebody takes an elbow to the face and they continue fighting like it was just a slap. You take an elbow to the face and you are going to feel that shit.
Not to mention there are seldom any marks on anyone's face after the fight. XD
vincetrich i was thinking exactly the same thing. My memory of watching wrestling from the late 80's and 90's is filled with fake punches.
Especially now that fans who haven’t been in a fight themselves can see what a KO looks like on UFC.
Even I. 70s amd early 80s majority. Of the match was punching. Terry funk vs bruiser Brody in Japan I just watched the whole match was punching and kicks. I didn't mind it it's more like a real fight, who gonna do a moonsault, or a leap frogin a real fight.
Snow is just jacked. And his mind is his most powerful weapon. What a legend.
I could watch Al Snow, standing in a ring, talking about aspects of wrestling all day
Thanks brilliant video All snow ❄️ fantastic guy great 👍 talent and wrestler
That anecdote at the end really got me
The black student is a friend of mine!
Sadly, I missed this event... Man I wish I had a time machine!
"...like the douche knot on the top of your head..." I fucking died. So great.
If Al were a baseball player, he would had been a catcher. Catchers make great coaches, and workers make great teachers.
Great teacher. I don't even wanna be a wrestler (a fan tho) but I'm enthralled.
A friend recommended this to me for training tips, this is awesome
Best wrestling video I've seen in a long time. Boy do I miss Gorilla Monsoon. When commentating he used to call out illegal moves, even karate !
Did you know that kicking an opponent when your foot is not flat in a stomp was illegal. The referees used to admonish wrestlers for separating fingers, and stretching the mouth. Yes the punch was always illegal until a couple years ago. Wrestlers were required to use a forearm or an open hand strike. Look at videos of wrestlers in the 70s. Now you have Roman Reigns and others closed fist punching at will. No, it's not believable, it's not even wrestling.
Al Snow is the coolest dad on the planet.
Damn it I love hearing this dude talk! One of the most underrated pro wrestlers of all time. Just pure genius in ring psychology. For me the top 3 at this are Al Snow, Scott Hall, and Jake the snake Roberts
Snow looks in better shape here then in his career
I need more of this in my life I swear some people don’t really stress the psychology this well
Amazing advice from a true legend
My only question is why did Austin and Rock constantly throw the first few punches if it’s supposed to be a way for heels to get heat
Well The Rock was normally booked as a heel and Austin was usually booked as an anti-hero sort of character so...
rmyancey
I’m not just talking about when they faced each other. Rock was a face from the end of 99-01. Undertaker was the same way with the punches. I guess this rule doesn’t apply to the attitude era superstars
The man is a wrestling genius! His match with Hannibal last summer was fantastic!
what a good guy, passing on the torch like that. People look down on wrestling but it takes alot of talent to do it right. big fan myself!!!!
Al snow you just explained so much about Roman reigns in this vid.
Shane McMahon, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Jon Moxley, Cody, Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, John Cena, Aj Styles, Big Show, Braun, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Walter, Pete Dunne and I don't care to label off more. All people who do the exact things he just mentioned just like Roman does, it's a symptom of modern day wrestling. He's literally just complaining about the evolution of wrestling, no one is sitting here actually saying "Well he just punched him so I know its fake" that is an actual adult and I promise you kids don't either.
@@trueno1511 seeing some jackass shake off a punch in a wrestling match takes me out of the action. No selling is just as bad as overselling like Shaun Michaels did to Hogan, and having Reigns get popped by Brock without getting phased very much is just the opposite side of the pendulum swing.
Back in the day, only "monsters" like the Undertaker and Kane would be allowed to no-sell, because being impervious to pain was part of their gimmick. Now anyone and everyone seems to do it.
I miss wrestlers like dean Malinco (I probably gonna butcher some spelling). Need a few more guys like that in the mix to make all matches look different.
@@brian_sipe then stop watching. Either adapt with what the product has now been for a decade or simply move on to another entertainer medium.
I knew he became a trainer, but damn my respect for the man has tripled, and I already knew how important jobbing was. :D
Great video to learn from
Love Al’s videos. Smart guy.
Al Snow: "Everytime your throw a punch you're killing the business"
Hulk Hogan: "Ain't nobody got time for that, brother!"
I wrestled the independents around Ohio/Michigan from 2003-2012. Did an Al Snow seminar around 2008 changed my entire approach to wrestling.
Side note sounds like the bar he mentioned should sell tickets for fights 😂😂
Loved this video more than i should.
Great teacher
Haymaker in the babymaker is my new favorite phrase.
I love Al Snow! This is awesome!!!
Damn. Al looks absolutely jacked ! Love the ring psychology.
Well now I have another favorite guy to hear talk wrestling.
Very good communicator
This is some high quality gourmet shit.
Al snow has amazing energy!! 👏 love it
I think almost every wrestler in AEW needs to hear this.