Exclusive: Al Snow on Mick Foley, Head, Marty Jannetty, WWE, and wrestling in the Mississippi River

Al Snow may be most memorable for talking to Head

Out of that came Al Snow and, of course, Head! What do you think made Head such a success?

I think, quite honestly, it's because it was who I really was. At the time, I was really pretty personally frustrated, and blaming a lot of people when I should have put the finger towards myself.

I went to ECW on loan, specifically to try and "get myself over" in wrestling terms, and I think what happened was that voicing my frustration through the head is what got it over because it was real.

People could sense it, they could tell - and to a degree, I felt a little unhinged, I'd had a bit of a nervous breakdown because I was wanting to do what I wanted to do so badly and not being able to achieve it, and that was really, really tough at the time, and directing it in the wrong place.

But that was ultimately what created a gimmick that really worked and connected with people, thank God, and allowed me to have a career!

A huge part of that career, of course, was going with and against the man you won the Tag Team Championships with in Mankind. How was it working with Mick Foley, and how is your relationship now?

Oh, working with Mick was easy because, for whatever reason, we just shared some kind of chemistry and clicked as a pair.

Of course, I don't know what Mick's obsession with me is, I think it borders on having a sexual disposition. Anyone who's that obsessed with someone clearly has to be attracted to them. There's no other excuse for it, it's disturbing - and let's face it, he's not that attractive a guy!