Al Snow on Kennel From Hell Match!
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- Al Snow on the "Kennel From Hell" Match!
6 Time WWE Hardcore Champion, WWE Tough Enough Trainer, WWE Tag Team Champion and current TNA Star Al Snow gives a very detailed description of how he came up with the infamous "Kennel from Hell" PPV match between him and "WWE Hall of Famer" The Big Boss Man!
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As soon as he said Vince Russo that's all i needed to hear ...bro
bro
Vinny Ru should thank God everyday it was Al and Big Bubba he did this to. Just think of what would have happened afterwards if he pulled that shit on someone like Harley Race, or Wahoo McDaniel. They would have been like, "Bro, you embarrassed me in front of the fans with your half assed bullshit!"
"Bro." - Vince Russo
Bro on a pole match bro.
Bro
Al Snow went scary when he said NUMEROUS....it's like he's having flashbacks of the many times he told Russo they needed trained animals and he's imagining him strangling Russo....
Yeah he still pissed because it ruined his character and the embarrassing match defined his career.
@@Beckonor true was one of his most disturbed ideas
Let that sink in, folks: it’s one of the most disturbed ideas ever to come from *the mind that gave us Harry Beaver Cleavage*.
Russo left WWF less than a week after this
He’s going to have to wait behind Cornette first🤣
I agree with Al Snow completely. Trained dogs would have made a huge huge difference in this match.
In a parallel universe their exists a version of this storyline in which they listened to Al about the damn dogs and this match is regarded as one of the best Hell in a Cell Matches of all time or at the very least it isn't regarded as a load of dog shit.
lostways27 I couldn't agree more. if you think about it, this had the potential to be a visually stunning match, much like the inferno match. It was genius in theory, and with trained, Hollywood quality animals, this would have been amazing.
In another alternate universe those dogs attacked al and boss man and they both ended up in the hospital and the dogs were euthanized.
Trained dogs AND trained handlers. One thing that further crippled the match was the handlers were more interested in watching Snow and Bossman than working the dogs. And mind you, I don't mean watching and waiting for their cue, I mean watching and enjoying two magnificent workers make something out of nothing. Even the limited training these animals had was completely wasted by their star-struck handlers.
@Captain Rupertikjakmos They needed handlers no matter what. Unlike humans, animals can't read a random cue and instead require exact directions. Snow thought the handlers should be dressed as camera or audio crew stationed outside the Cell - which would have been the best way to handle it - but understood they needed a human or two to make the dogs do what they wanted them to do. That was completely missing in this event. The handlers were about 10 steps behind Snow and Bossman at all times, so what little useful reaction we got from the dogs was awkward and made the match unnatural.
Shit dude when he said 'numerous' I nearly jumped out of my chair, he's so relaxed in all these other videos that crap scared the hell out of me
I felt like I was the one being yelled at.
ikr lol
Same here lol
NUMEROUS
Do you know how many times I’ve gone back and rewatched this interview?
*Numerous* times!
Numerous times.
Lmao. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Damn he looks like he'd be scary as a pissed of guy in person.
he is
He hates wrestling fans. His very own words.
RIP Pepper
Lmao. 😅😅😅😅😅😅
I don't know if it's just me, but if I were to have the chance to talk to a wrestler about all the ins and outs of pro wrestling, Al Snow would definitely be towards the top of the list.
Well, this is the same company that cut corners and hired an unlicensed rigger to lower a man from the rafters, with a clip that required less pressure to open than to squeeze the trigger on a gun. I'm surprised one of the dogs wasn't rabid
Dan P That makes me sick whenever I hear about it. I can't imagine being in the crowd and seeing a man die right in front of you.
i like al snow he's a great interview .more please
al snow seems really intense, even scary "NUMERIOUS !!!" he seemed so funny on camera, he's very interesting though
It's that "re-telling stories about incompetent co-workers/bosses" anger lol
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Al Snow: "NUUUUMEROUS!!!!"
I just watched the match again after saying I would never watch that match again years ago. I watched it because I'm currently watching old Attitude era videos. The dogs barking at each other was the best thing in the match.
I wonder if he made Hannibal jump back a bit with that “NUMEROUS times” at 2:26. Almost like he’s reliving that hell lmao
ya he aint happy haha
I'm not surprised this was Russo's fault
The Archbishop of Talentbury
The second Al said Russo, I knew it was over.
Russo is an IDIOT Jim Cornette was right
I can never understand why Vince (too many Vinces) McMahon hired Vince Russo in the first place.
Not long after this Russo jumped ship to WCW
Like to give Al some advice, instead of explaining this disaster for a long time....just say Russo and we'll all understand
I like when Al Snow says “Numerous Times”! He knows how to work with the business in professional wrestling from right and wrong!
That kennel from hell match had the potential to be awesome. Too bad Russo thought that listening to his employees was below him.
"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration."
No one person or event has ever represented the pessimistic interpretation of this Edison quote better than Vince Russo did with this match.
WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAAAAND AL IS THESE DOGS ARE TRAINED, BRO. TRAINED BY ALL THEIR OWNERS. BRO, I JUST DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM.
He was talking about Vince Russo
@monokhem ironic comment or troll
why am I not suprised Russo was involved in the screw up. At least Vince McMahon did apologize to Al and Bossman.
NUMEROUS TIMES! NUMEROUS! Something about the way he said that was a little terrifying 😂
NOOMEROUS times!
NUMEROUS
*NOOMEROUS
He is right. Amongst other things its not safe for the dogs to include them in scripted scenes. Especially in front of a crowd.
I had the unfortunate distinction of being there in Charlotte live at the ppv for this crap fest. I was such an Al Snow mark I had "Jannetty" on my forehead backwards in homage to the New Rockers gimmick. I was so psyched for this unique,potentially awesome match. Sigh. Then....it happened. And....wow.....disappointed is a massive understatement. Visual diarreah cyclone is a tad more appropriate. Sucked the life outta the entire crowd like a Hoover.
Spider Cave Live why didn't you like the match ?
@@ChillMrShade cuz dem dogs was shittin
I like how Al says dogs for some reason.
I think the idea of having a match with the steel cage and the hell in a cell sounds cool.
Al sounds intelligent. Great wrestling mind
I felt for al and big boss man when i came to know of what went on behind the scenes
This could've been a great match that wouldve gone in history for all the right reasons and both of them would be a part of it, Instead the company didnt think far ahead and cheaped out and the results came as deserved
And mostly,the idea was too much, you can't work with animals on a live show especially if you wanted them to pretend to be aggressive
Even today it wouldnt work unless its a cinematic match like aj styles and taker match
As you stand? You're sitting .. lol
Ok it's settled.
Al Snow vs Mick Foley in a Texas death match to get all this heat behind them lol.
*BOOK IT!!!*
Snow is right that the dogs clearly weren't trained. They were too busy acting aggressive towards each other to work with the wrestlers.
It's cool that Vinny Mac apologized to Al personally for that match sucking big time.
The match is a good one in theory and possibly execution but the people in charge dropped the ball. Had they used trained ATTACK dogs from the same kennel it would have worked. The dogs could have on command go berserk as they the two wrestlers on the other side of the wire as attack targets. The dogs could have snarled, barked and jumped against the cage BUT could be given the instruction to stop IF a wrestler fell accidentally within their proximity.
That would have worked great but by the brass going cheap or lazy all the two wrestlers had was a shitshow that was completely out of their control.
Kennel from hell was no worse than a lot of WWF ideas, it sucked but not as bad as people talk about now
He's a scary dude, but seems nice and honest. But good interview. Very true about the kids and animals in entertainment.
I watched the Kennel match (a truly hideous match) and I thought it was actually cruel in a way to have live animals in a wrestling ring distressed by the crowd and lights and hence why they relieved themselves on the mat.
I know in wrestling they wrestled bears in the 50’s, but by 1999 they should have known better about using live animals for entertainment.
yea but brock lesnar was a animal back in his prime days of wwf
That Dog had a FAMILY damnit!!!
YOU DON’T LIKE PEPPER!?!?
Perhaps it may have been possible to go to Charlotte's police department and ask if they can use a few of their K9 units, they're about as well trained as dogs could get.
Russo.....say no more. DAMN IT RUSSO!!!!!
How russo got so far in the business will always be one of the greatest mysteries to me
Look at the talent he had to work with in wwf, and back then Vince McMahon was on top of his game, and he surrounded himself with the smartest people. Russo's wcw and tna runs prove that McMahon kept Russo on a short lead.
@@jasonmyers8600 oh yea that’s a good point I didn’t think about the talent pool. But McMahon definitely should’ve had a tighter leash on that brawl for all idea tho
@@MUNDOM316 Completely agree with you on that. Same with the Terri Runnells miscarrage story that lasted a couple of weeks and did nothitng for anyone.
@@jasonmyers8600 his run in TNA brought them record ratings. WCW I completely agree
This is why Vince Russo is the Hitler of wrestling gimmicks
@monokhem well that totally reminds me of russo
@OJ McClanahan if you think Hitler was highly intelligent, you probably haven't read much on WW2 military history. He fucked up big over and over after firing his generals and taking over the decision making.
@@takerdust that could have been more the drugs than his intelligence, though.
Frankly, i would have done a better version. Rather than having actual dogs within the surrounds, the match is set in a open cage similar to a hell in a cell cage without a roof, the way to win is to put on a collar, muzzle and leash onto your opponent and throw your opponent into a large kennel by the stage to win. No DQ's, No Countouts, No Pins or Submissions just pure out hardcore rules.
That actually doesn’t sound like a bad match!
And you have things like a poop shovel obviously, a carry crate, dog food tins etc as weapons! Let’s book that match!
You forgot former WWF European Champion
al was always a great worker and a pretty decent mic man alwyas wonder how such a nice guy got pooped on so much
NUMEROUS times!
I would have loved to see this side of Al Snow in the ring, instead of the goofball jobber character that carried around a head and a dog. He's got kind of a dark personality that reminds me of Jake the Snake.
The angle and the match concept were both excellent, but the execution of the match itself was a mess, primarily (although not wholly) because of the unintended comedy of the dogs. I still think that a double cage match could work really well with some thought and the right guys, but so far, all WWE have been able to give us is this and the Punjabi Prison match.
I remember that Chihuahua pepper, that poor dog look terrified every time it came out with Al. He can remember it pissed over King at commentary.
Lmao and then when Al visited Pepper's grave, he had 2 rottweilers with him, and then they started barking when he was cutting his promo.
@@roodypoochrisw 🤣👍
"Al we got the dawwgs, they're not trained & they're bowling shoe ugly, but if you make it work there's a spot in the women's division waitin for ya bro"
That match could of been so great had it been done properly. Having the cage and hell in a cell combined i like that idea. But when the dogs are shitting and humping outside it takes the whole seriousness away. Al will never get over it.
PEPPER!!!!!
This is almost the epitome of why wrestlecrap exists.
"You know nothing, Al Snow."
Dont blame Boss man and Al Snow for the terrible match. They did what they could to give the people a good match, its not their fault that Russo decided to get non-trained dogs for the match.
"especially in porn"... I died :D
I would make Al Snow WWE Championship for Smackdown yeah seriously 😆😅😃😆
Russo has said on his podcast that this is one of his biggest blunders/regrets in his career. If that matters.
Roland Deschain he gonna find a way to lie about it soon
one in a thousand of them
Roland Deschain I believe that, Vince Russo does own up to some of his mistakes like the time they mocked jr's illness on wcw and he regrets booking the stuff with undertaker doing the sacrifices.
I wonder which is a worse match: Kennel From Hell or King Of The Road with Dustin Rhodes vs Barry Darsow on the bed of that truck?
King of The Road I reckon.
Both KOTR and KFH are awful, zero star matches, but the dogs did make it pretty funny when we were sold on the claim they were going to be “vicious”, only to see them being excited to be there and overstimulated which led to them pissing, defecating and humping each other.
King of The Road was just bad given the practicalities of wrestling in a flatbed truck and not being able to mobilise, and the fact despite the PPV being called “Uncensored”, both guys got sacked for drawing blood despite getting an exception to the “No Blading” rule.
This was one of the biggest bust matches on PPV. Didn’t live up to the hype and wasn’t what I expected it to be.
It’s the big black mark on Unforgiven ’99 for sure which brings it down a good couple of notches.
Vince Russo took responsibility for not getting savage attack dogs.
He actually did try getting K-9’s from a sniffer dog/police dog kennel but they said no for obvious reasons.
The whole match concept was just total shit and could never practically work without the animals upstaging everything.
@@andrewburgemeister6684 unlike the Inferno match (another Russo original) it had potential but the execution just fell flat. .
@@eltoro_ttv Inferno match actually looks damn cool!!
Kennel from Hell was dog crap (literally and figuratively with the dogs relieving themselves everywhere) since the dogs weren’t properly trained and were making things amateurish, get rid of them and it would have made an alright match at the minimum.
@ 2:24 🤣🤣🤣
Al Snow looks like a very angry man lol
Take shit and make shine-ola
Well, can't blame the fans for shitting all over this match... just like the dogs did!
That poor dog what,a bastared vince russo was not wanting train animals sad just sad pisses me off i cried when pepper was told pepper was killed sad made me cry when heard it glad was fake the poor pepper looked so fucking scared and i feel bad because could tell al was getting pissed of and worried about pepper
Smacks of bottom-dollar bidding. "Just get it as cheaply as possible, it'll be fine."
For a company that relies on presentation of the people in and around the ring to do its job they really don't pay attention to the insights of those people.
People love him but he seems like one of the last guys I'd want to hang out with. I just don't like being lectured.
what did it actually happened in this match? cause i heard it got some controversy in some way
Unforgiven PPV- September 1999
It was a lower card angle. They weren’t going to care enough to make sure the dogs were trained lol. The whole thing sounds like a rib.
Al is completely right but he's a little too defensive here. I don't think anyone holds him responsible for the dogs. And, if anything, this is in the so-bad-its-classic category and outshines a lot of other less memorable stuff that happened back then. I couldn't stop laughing at his description of the actual match. For better or worse, one of the defining moments of the Attitude Era.
I agree with Snow, if the match had had properly trained dogs it might not have made the match a 5 star classic but it likely wouldn't be topping NUMEROUS!!
NUMEROUS!!
Top 10 worst matches list.
Dogs aside, you can't see shit through two cages.
After hearing this I still think the only reason the WWF/E beat WCW is because McMahon had money.
Bro, its called crash tv 🤣🤣🤣
Did it taste good
💯
I think Al should have appealed to McMahon directly rather than go through Russo.
Russo strikes again
Worse match In the history of WwE
Woof woof
This match was atrocious there’s a reason why it’s never mentioned
HEAD IS GOD
Yeah, but did you need highly trained animals?
Im pretty sure he stated numerous times that he did
Jericho and Ambrose's "Asylum Match" was worse than the kennel match
SmithCommaBenjamin
Cept that's largely been forgotten despite happening a few months ago.
Vince Russo screwed something up? I’m fucking shocked 😐
He seems like an overly serious person
he is very serious
I can tell it bothers him talking about the kennel from Hell match I don't blame him for being pissed off about that Vince Russo made people doing stupid s***
Even when making the porn joke he doesn't crack a smile
Bowling shoe ugly
Son of Sam had a lab not a chihuahua
i saw the movie Son of Sam and it was not a chihuahua. so he's wrong on the point. Go see the movie, you see what i mean.
Fornicating, they couldnt show on tv. lmao
No but somehow they could show Mae Young give birth to a hand and Mark Henry take a BJ from a transvestite, and Triple H screwing a "corpse".
Exactly
You do briefly see one of the dogs mounting the other one for some pumps! 😂
@@andrewburgemeister6684 lmfao! Please send the link.
@@liltd87 it’s also on the network as well with JR and King’s original commentary, Ross simultaneously calls the match “bowling shoe ugly” and “one of the most unique matches I’ve seen in my life”, and when it’s all over, declares “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just witnessed the first, and maybe the last…Kennel from Hell match!”
Safe to say that gimmick match will not be done again!
hahah freaking russo strikes again
Do you think they needed trained animals?
The real reason wrestling died was Vince Russo.
It was WWE going corporate
snow is so condescending
Nicolas Bowling nah
He's quite the hypocrite.
I can sense tension from Al Snow as he is sharing his frustrations and understandably so.