Legends of Hamburg Fanfest - Gene Snitsky Apperance -Autographs & Photo Ops

127 North 4th Street,Hamburg PA 19526

23 July, 2022

Description

Gene Snitsky is an American actor and retired professional wrestler, who is best known for his time spent with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He played college football at the University of Missouri and was on the pre-season roster in 1995 for the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League. Snitsky trained with the Allentown, PA-based World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), and competed in the promotion under the name "Mean" Gene Snitsky. He won the tag-team championship along with his partner Robb Harper as the Twin Tackles, under a football gimmick. When he entered singles competition, he won the WXW Heavyweight Championship. In 2013, Snitsky was inducted into the WXW Hall of Fame. Snitsky had a tryout match with the WWE the day after winning the WXW Championship on October 20, 2003 in Wilkes-Barre, PA at a Raw taping. Snitsky, wrestling as Gene Snitsky, was defeated by fellow WXW wrestler "Smooth" Tommy Suede. It was following this match that he was signed to a developmental deal and sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Snitsky wrestled in OVW as "Mean" Gene Mondo (a name inspired by "Mean" Gene Okerlund), the brother of Mike Mondo. He made his WWE debut on the September 13, 2004 edition of Raw against Kane in a no-disqualification match. Snitsky last appeared on WWE television on the November 24, 2008 Raw, losing an Intercontinental Championship tournament match to CM Punk. Following his in ring career, Gene has appeared in few small roles for film and TV. Snitsky starred in the 2016 horror film 100 Acres of Hell as Buck Severs. Gene is also an avid Batman fan