2 WWE gimmick match ideas that were rejected and 3 that surprisingly made it to TV

#5 Made it to TV: Kennel from Hell

One of the biggest matches of Al Snow’s WWE career came at Unforgiven 1999 when he faced Big Boss Man in a Kennel from Hell match for the Hardcore Championship.

The storyline revolved around Boss Man stealing Snow’s dog Pepper and then feeding the animal to his rival without his knowledge. Naturally, there was only one logical way that the two men could settle this feud: inside a steel cage, placed inside a Hell In A Cell, with dogs surrounding the ringside area.

This was essentially a glorified steel cage match, as rules stated that the first person who escaped the cage and the cell would be declared the winner.

Sadly, the match was overshadowed by the dogs, who were supposed to act viciously towards the Superstars but ended up relieving themselves all over ringside.

Snow, the winner of the match, later told Wrestle Zone that the unique encounter was doomed due to the involvement of animals.

"You definitely do not work with animals unless they are highly trained animals. You literally have a situation where you make the entire story about the animals. Then you bring in animals that aren’t trained at all and then you wonder why it didn’t succeed."