7. Pepper On A Plate
A different type of finish was applied here as Al Snow finished off his pet dog Pepper, in a way he never would have wanted to imagine. After 'Head' was impaled on a spike, Snow brought a little Chihuahua into our lives. Snow claimed the dog talked to him which lead to a number of segments where he interacted with the pooch. A storyline with Boss Man developed as the pair battled for the Hardcore Championship. Boss Man kidnapped Pepper and promised to return the dog if Snow defeated him to retain his Hardcore title. Snow would defeat BBM who in turn would go back on his promise, keeping Pepper. In a segment on SmackDown a short while later, Boss Man invited Snow to his hotel room to discuss the situation of the Hardcore belt. He offered Al a meal as a peace offering, which Snow took up. After completing his meal, Snow was told he had just eaten his dog. This angle was based on a story involving Mr Fuji as he had allegedly done something similar with a neighbours dog. The feud culminated in the infamous 'Kennel from Hell' match at Unforgiven. A regular cage which was surrounded by a Hell in a Cell structure, with "a trained pack of wild dogs" in between the two. The objective was to escape both cages without being attacked by the dogs. Al Snow won the match.