During this time he would sometimes wrestle as Shinobi, a ninja-style masked gimmick. Sarven helped train future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame member and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Severn. He gained a reputation as "the best-kept secret in wrestling". In 1993 he competed in the WWF as a jobber losing to Marty Jannetty and The Undertaker under the name Steve Moore. Sarven wrestled in various independent promotions throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, capturing both tag team and singles titles, but failed to make any big breaks. Sarven defeated Lancaster on May 5, 1985, for the Midwest Championship Wrestling title.
Lancaster later described Sarven as "a leader in the ring" who "had drive and natural ability". There he met Jim Lancaster, promoter of Ohio's Midwest Championship Wrestling, who agreed to train him.
MADCAP LANCASTER PROFESSIONAL
Sarven attended a professional wrestling tryout camp held by Ole and Gene Anderson. Professional wrestling career Early career (1982–1995) Snow worked as a road agent for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling) from 2010 to 2017 and has owned Ohio Valley Wrestling since 2018 (first as majority owner, and a minority owner since 2021).
Snow has also held various backstage positions for professional wrestling promotions. He is best known as a wrestler for Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and WWF/E. China by way of Angel Grove, California (as Avatar) Īllen Ray Sarven (born July 18, 1963) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Al Snow.
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