WWE Legend Says Wrestlers "Aren't Performing For Fans Anymore"
Ex-WWE favourite lashes out at today's pro wrestlers; says fan opinion "doesn't matter".
Al Snow is ever-so-slightly worried about the state of the pro wrestling biz.
The ex-WWE favourite told the 'In Your House' podcast that today's workers "aren't performing for [fans] anymore". Specifically, Snow is concerned that wrestlers only seek validation from themselves or "that small group of people that write a report and give them a critical acclaim and say either it was really a good match or it was a bad match".
He reckons everyone is "scared to death" about making mistakes, and that means they rarely come out of their respective comfort zones. This, in turn, means workers don't interact with the audience the same way they did during Al's prime - at least according to him.
Al is also keen to stress that losing is part of the industry, and it doesn't mean a certain wrestler isn't valuable to the decision-makers. The legend believes that fear of "being buried" means that everyone wants to look cool and win all of the time.
That, to Snow, isn't healthy. He's not sure today's wrestlers know how to put on an organic show for the fans.