ormer WWE star Al Snow is owning up after fans dragged him online over past run-ins that apparently left a bad taste.
The whole thing kicked off on X after a user asked fans if they had ever met a wrestler before. One account replied by naming Snow and claiming the experience was not exactly warm and fuzzy.
“I met @TheRealAlSnow. What a dick. Like how often do you get recognized! I was the only one in the whole mall that even noticed”
Another fan then jumped in and claimed he also had a rough interaction with Snow at a comic con. According to that fan, the meeting happened while he was paying for a photo.
“He was a dick to me once too at a comic con. All I said was ‘hey I liked that YouShoot interview you just did’ and he goes ‘what? What interview? What did I say?’ and I’m like ‘the one with Sean Oliver’ and he says ‘okay are we doing this photo or not?,’ and I was PAYING for it!”
Snow did not ignore the complaints. Instead, he responded publicly and apologized, saying he may have been having a bad day or may have been overwhelmed when fans approached him. Snow then added that he does try to appreciate the fans who still care enough to recognize him and come up to him.
“As I stated prior I apologize if you may have a negative interaction with me I might have just had a bad day or possibly gotten overwhelmed and over stimulated when you approached me.”
“I always try to be grateful for having any fans”
For wrestlers, fan interactions can be tricky. Some fans meet them during appearances, conventions, airports, malls, hotels, or random public moments, and not every interaction goes the way either side wants. Still, when fans are paying money for a photo or meet-and-greet, they usually expect the wrestler to be at least somewhat friendly.
At the end of the day, Al Snow made it clear he doesn’t want fans thinking he takes them for granted. Whether that changes how those fans feel about their old encounters is another story.
Have you ever had a bad experience meeting a wrestler, or do you think fans sometimes catch talent at the worst possible moment? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
