{"id":16850,"date":"2018-04-06T11:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=16850"},"modified":"2018-04-07T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T19:05:49","slug":"breaking-al-snow-has-acquired-ovw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/04\/06\/breaking-al-snow-has-acquired-ovw\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Al Snow Has Acquired OVW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ohio Valley Wrestling<\/strong> is under new ownership. During\u00a0<strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s stream at\u00a0<strong>WrestleCon<\/strong> this morning,\u00a0<strong>Al Snow<\/strong> announced he has purchased OVW.<\/p>\n<h1>Breaking News: Al Snow Acquires Ohio Valley Wrestling<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16855\" style=\"width: 134px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16855\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/about-al-snow-academy-134x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/about-al-snow-academy-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/about-al-snow-academy-188x420.png 188w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/about-al-snow-academy.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of alsnowacademyuk.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Al Snow has been involved with OVW in the past, and has been working as a trainer for decades. He was the head trainer on the MTV series\u00a0<strong>Tough Enough<\/strong>. As of late, he has been running his apparel line &#8211; Collar and Elbow, and training talent all over the world with Al Snow&#8217;s Wrestling Academy. Al Snow is considered by many to be one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time and is notable for being very vocal about his opinions on the industry.<\/p>\n<p>OVW, merely months away from airing their 1000th episode of television, has been one of the most prominent developmental\u00a0territories of the past 30 years. The alumni of the territory is a virtual who&#8217;s who of modern wrestling. From\u00a0<strong>John Cena<\/strong> to\u00a0<strong>Johnny Impact<\/strong>, from\u00a0<strong>Batista<\/strong> to\u00a0<strong>Wade Barrett<\/strong>, OVW probably had a hand in training your favorite\u00a0<strong>WWE<\/strong> or\u00a0Impact star. Under the tutelage of Al Snow, OVW will undoubtedly prosper for another thousand episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to Last Word on Pro Wrestling as we continue to bring you complete coverage of Wrestlemania Week, and the rest of the goings on in the world of pro wrestling throughout the year. Whether it is WWE, NJPW, Impact, or independent promotions the world over, we have got you covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Valley Wrestling is under new ownership. During\u00a0Impact Wrestling&#8216;s stream at\u00a0WrestleCon this morning,\u00a0Al Snow announced he has purchased OVW. Breaking News: Al Snow Acquires Ohio Valley Wrestling Al Snow has been involved with OVW in the past, and has been working as a trainer for decades. 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