Online World of Wrestling. After entering the ring, Christian embraced with his former tag team partner Edge but was speared by Edge. Champion Goldberg beat Triple H in a World Heavyweight title match. Benoit applied the ankle lock on Angle, until Angle countered the hold into an ankle lock on Benoit. Feature Retro Retro PPV Reviews Royal Rumble Reviews WWE WWE Retro PPV Reviews 2003-2007. WWE SmackDown – 2003 results: click here! Paperback, London Publishing Company, 2003. In 2003, WWE presented brand-exclusive pay-per-view events for the first time. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XIX) for his brand's World title, either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. brand in the match, because it was going to be the first Royal Rumble match to take place after WWE's brand extension. 2:38. Champion Jazz beat Trish Stratus, Victoria, and Jackie in the women's title match. PPV Broadcast: WWE World Tag Champions Eugene and William Regal defeated Christian and Tyson Tomko; Trish Stratus downed WWE Women’s Champion … The individual issues between all six competitors led to a boiling point between the two makeshift teams. No Mercy (2003) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling […] PLAY NOW World Heavyweight Champion Triple H beat Scott Steiner in a title match. In two more action-packed matches, Goldberg beat Chris Jericho and Ric Flair beat Shawn Michaels. Angle performed a super Angle Slam for a near-fall. Scott Steiner beat Test to win the managerial service of Stacy Keibler, and Booker T beat champion Christian via DQ to win the Intercontinental title. [28], After retaining the World Heavyweight Championship against Scott Steiner by getting disqualified, Triple H continued his rivalry with Steiner over the title. La Resistance beat Scott Steiner and Test in another match. At Armageddon, Angle defeated Big Show after interference from Brock Lesnar, to win his third WWE Championship. Booker went on to eliminate Guerrero by backdropping him over the top rope. [13] This led to a title match between Storm and Regal and the Dudley Boyz at the Royal Rumble. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". Van Dam and Jeff started double-teaming Jericho. 3:21. It was the fifth annual Judgment Day event and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! Keeping the action going, Jazz won the women's title from Trish Stratus. WWE Kane Unmasked PPV Entrances 2003. Goldust entered at #27 and started battling Haas and Benjamin, but they quickly eliminated him. Champions The Basham Brothers beat Los Guerreros to keep their WWE Tag Team title, and Vince McMahon beat The Undertaker in a buried alive match. Intercontinental champion Christian beat Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho to maintain his title. The 2003 Royal Rumble was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Jeff Hardy entered at #15 and Jeff began fighting Matt. On the December 26 episode of SmackDown!, as a result of Angle's injury, the SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon cancelled Angle's title match against Big Show and decided that Big Show would wrestle Benoit to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble; Benoit won the match. In a thrilling Ladder Match for the WWE Tag Team title, Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri beat champions The Worlds Greatest G Team to win the titles. Wilson performed a swinging neckbreaker on Marie to win the match. The Undertaker returned to WWE after a three-month injury by entering at #30 as the final entrant of the match. Every WWE Pay-Per-View Review by John Canton. Chris Benoit also continued his rivalry with Angle after losing to him at Royal Rumble. At Backlash 2003, not one, but six former world champions were involved in a huge six-man tag match; four of which were former WCW World Champions Booker T, Kevin Nash, and Shawn Michaels took on the current world champion, Triple H, Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho. Tajiri entered at #8. [1][4][5], The next match was between Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie. The secondary rivalry heading into the event from the SmackDown! Match-by-match results of all WWE Pay-Per-View events from 2003. 4:47. He attempted a Spear on Mysterio but Mysterio countered and attempted a 619 on Edge but Edge avoided the move. WWE PPV Intro 2015. In a packed Tag Team Turmoil match, Ric Flair and Batista won the World Tag Team Title in a match featuring champions The Dudley Boyz, Scott Steiner and Test, Rob Conway and Rene Dupree, The Hurricane and Rosey, Lance Storm and Val Venis, and Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade. [1][4][5], The Royal Rumble is an annual pay-per-view, produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988. brand divisions. brand divisions. Tajiri fought with Christian, while Edge and Jericho fought with each other. WWE Ruthless Aggression. To cap off the WrestleMania event, Brock Lesnar beat Champion Kurt Angle to win the WWE title. Undertaker quickly eliminated Cena and then eliminated Jamal. At Armageddon, Torrie and Dawn did a lesbian segment in a hotel room. WWE Insurrextion was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event that ran from 2000 to 2003 by the Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Kane and Van Dam started to double-team, clotheslining and eliminating A-Train. Kane and Batista started teaming as they were the remaining participants from Raw and battled Lesnar and Undertaker, who were the remaining participants from SmackDown!. Jericho attacked Michaels from behind and hit Michaels with a chair, causing Michaels to bleed. Benoit countered the hold into the Crippler Crossface, but Angle countered the move into an Angle Slam for a near-fall. Edge and Christian fought each other until Jericho eliminated both of them from the match and became the only remaining person until Rob Van Dam entered at #12. The History of WWE. Afterwards, Benoit received a standing ovation for his performance.[1][4][5]. Trish Stratus beat the women's title champion Victoria and Jazz to win the title for herself. In the World Tag Team title match, champions Lance Storm and William Regal beat Rob Van Dam and & Kane. [25], Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Spike Dudley defeated Steven Richards by pinning him after a Dudley Dog. 2000, 2001 and 2002 had more hits than misses but 2003 struck out on many occasions. Guerrero and Hardy double-teamed Van Dam, where Hardy helped Guerrero from being eliminated and performed a Scoop Slam on Van Dam, allowing Guerrero to perform a Frog Splash on Van Dam. Matt Hardy beat Maven in another match, but Maven had been injured before the match began by Batista. Benoit executed a diving headbutt for a near-fall. January 19, 2003: Royal Rumble 2003: Boston, Massachusetts (RAW) Sunday Night Heat Match: Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Eric Cohen is a sports writer focused on pro wrestling. Rosey entered at #16 and started fighting with Van Dam until Test entered at #17 and started attacking everyone in the ring. Steiner chased Flair, but the referee interjected himself to stop Steiner. Tommy Dreamer entered at #10. For 2003, the winner earned a match for their brand's top championship at WrestleMania XIX: Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown! The most prominent for the SmackDown! If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. In fact, it was the first ever Smackdown only PPV. [17] However, despite helping Angle win the title, Lesnar was not given his title shot as on the December 19 episode of SmackDown!, Angle announced that he had hired Paul Heyman as his manager and that the two had conspired to get Lesnar reinstated just prior to Armageddon, only to reinforce a stipulation that Heyman had written into Lesnar's contract that he would not receive a title shot if he had lost to Heyman's other client, Big Show, at Survivor Series. Jericho and Hardy double-teamed Van Dam until Eddie Guerrero entered at #14 and began attacking Van Dam and Hardy. Due to pre-match stipulations, Knoble won the right to sleep with Torrie Wilson. To defend the U.S. title, champion Eddie Guerrero beat Chris Benoit, Tajiri, and Rhyno. 3:32. WWE Royal Rumble 2017 - PPV Opening Video Intro - Live San Antonio, TX. In an unusual match pitting father and daughter against each other, Vince McMahon beat Stephanie McMahon in an "I Quit" match. Blogs. [26] As a result, the match became a handicap match but Lesnar and Benoit managed to defeat Team Angle. [12] On the January 9 episode of SmackDown!, Josh Mathews announced that Dawn and Torrie would wrestle in a match at Royal Rumble billed as a "Stepmother" vs "Stepdaughter" match. Champion Tajiri beat Rey Mysterio to maintain the Cruiserweight title at the "No Mercy" event. Rey Mysterio entered at #4 and started fighting Jericho while Nowinski stayed out of the ring before eventually attacking Mysterio. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. WWE.com. Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment Event Type Pay Per View Event Date December 14, 2003 Brand Raw Raw Exclusive Event Series Armageddon Year 2003 Country United States Location Orlando, Florida Arena Orlando Arena / TD Waterhouse Center Attendance 12,672 Network On-Demand Running Time 3 hours Theme Song "The End" by Jim Johnston TJR Q&A. On October 24, WWE had announced on its official website that Scott Steiner had signed a three-year contract with WWE. And in a huge Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, defending champion Triple H took on Goldberg, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho to retain his title. [12] On the January 6 episode of Raw, Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels argued over who would be drawing the #1 entry in the Royal Rumble match. Test performed a Pumphandle Slam on Matt and began attacking Jericho and had nearly eliminated him. At No Way Out, Lesnar, Benoit and Edge were scheduled to take on Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) in a six-man tag team match, but Edge was injured before the event. In the WWE Tag Team title match, champions The World's Greatest Tag Team beat Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Rikishi entered at #20 and started fighting Rosey. and was renamed to the WWE Championship. The match aired live on Sunday Night Heat. The Class of 2002 shined bright on SmackDown as well as on Brock Lesnar, who was the big star of that brand. Champion Brock Lesnar beat John Cena in a WWE title match. Maven entered at #26 but was dominated by Kane. Lesnar eliminated Haas and Benjamin and then eliminated Matt by tossing him over the top rope onto Haas and Benjamin. Women's Champion Molly Holly beat Lita n a title match, and Kane beat Shane McMahon in an ambulance match. After Scott Steiner lost a match to Test, he became Test's property due to pre-match stipulations. Angle attempted an Angle Slam, but Benoit countered the move into the Crippler Crossface, but Angle touched the ropes. He is a featured guest in wrestling discussions on BBC Radio and Sirius Hardcore Sports Radio. Champions Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas beat Los Guerreros in the WWE Tag Team title match at the "Backlash" event. Afterwards, Kane was going to Gorilla press slam Van Dam on Batista but Kane instead tossed Van Dam over the top rope, eliminating him from the match. Maven attacked Undertaker from behind, trying to eliminate him for the second year running but Undertaker recovered and eliminated Maven. SHARE. B2 entered at #11 but was quickly eliminated by Edge, who then also eliminated Guerrero. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Later that night, Storm and Regal defeated Booker T and Goldust for the World Tag Team Championship. [13] On the January 13 episode of Raw, a Royal Rumble qualification match took place in which Jeff Hardy defeated Raven. Steve Austin beat Eric Bischoff and The Rock beat Hulk Hogan in two other matches of the event. Goldust's tag team partner Booker tried to avenge his partner's elimination by battling Haas and Benjamin, but he was too eliminated by Haas and Benjamin. DeMott started attacking all the participants and had nearly eliminated Jericho. Kurt Angle beat John Cena in another match, and The Big Show beat Eddie Guerrero to win the U.S. title. A-Train entered at #25 and started dominating his opponents by performing a Derailer on Cena, a Train Wreck on Benjamin and a Derailer on Van Dam before receiving a Savate Kick by Rikishi. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. [9][10], The buildup to the Royal Rumble match began on the December 23 episode of Raw, when the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff discussed about the upcoming Royal Rumble match that 15 wrestlers would represent the Raw brand and 15 wrestlers would represent the SmackDown! Instead, Angle signed to defend against Big Show, who was irate about being used by Heyman and Angle, but went along due to promises made to him by Heyman. Later that night, Angle lost to Benoit in a non-title match by disqualification when Big Show interfered in the match and attacked Benoit. Brock Lesnar entered at #29 and he started fighting all the participants. WWE Live Events – 2003 results: click here! [19], The main rivalry heading into the event from the Raw brand was between Triple H and Scott Steiner over the World Heavyweight Championship. La Resistance beat Rob Van Dam and Kane to win the World Tag Team title. Lita and Trish Stratus beat Molly Holly and Gail Kim in a woman's match, and Kane beat Shane McMahon in a Last Man Standing match. Michaels returned to the ring after being attacked by Jericho earlier in the match and avenged his elimination by attacking Jericho, helping Test to eliminate Jericho from the match. The Bashams beat The APA in a team matchup. After entering the ring, Van Dam began attacking Jericho and performed a Rolling Thunder on Jericho. Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) were ejected from ringside before the match. Ross and Lawler defeated Storm and Regal after interference by the Dudley Boyz. As a result, Stephanie lost her job as WWE's GM. Booker T beat Mark Henry are "Armageddon," and Randy Orton beat Rob Van Dam to win the Intercontinental title. SHARE. 50:57. The Class of 2002 shined bright on SmackDown as well as on Brock Lesnar, who was the big star of that brand. On the RAW side of things, Triple H dominated the main event scene with the help of Evolution, a faction that also consisted of Ric Flair and second-year stars Randy Orton and Batista. Big Show attempted another chokeslam on Lesnar, but Lesnar countered the move and pushed Big Show into Heyman, causing Heyman to fall off the ring apron. Brock Lesnar beat The Big Show in the Royal Rumble qualifying match at this event. The "Hell in a Cell" World Heavyweight title match featured Mick Foley as a special guest referee. As a result, Steve Austin was fired as co-GM of "Raw." Champion Matt Hardy beat Rey Mysterio to keep the Cruiserweight title. On the December 23 episode of Raw, the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff forced Raw commentators Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler to wrestle in a tag team match against Storm and Regal for making bad comments against Bischoff. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. WWE Monday Night RAW – 2003 results: click here! Angle had also promised to give Lesnar the first title shot after winning the championship. Retro PPV Reviews. Triple H threw the referee out of the ring, but the referee did not disqualify Triple H. Triple H hit Steiner with a sledgehammer, meaning Steiner won by disqualification, but Triple H retained the title. WWE PPV & NXT Takeover Intro 2017. Jericho and Christian attacked Dreamer with trashcan lids and tossed him over the top rope. [15][16] Prior to the event, Angle had promised Lesnar that he would get his suspension lifted if he had helped Angle in defeating Big Show. Booker T entered at #24 and performed a Scissors Kick on Kane and a Flapjack on Matt. This event was also the last non-Big Four pay-per-view that was not brand-exclusive until Backlash 2007. 3:38. The Dudley Boyz attempted a 3D on Storm, but Chief Morley interfered in the match and decided that Storm and Regal retained the title by disqualification, but the referee refused and the match continued. He initially decided to join the SmackDown! [5], The first match was a Royal Rumble qualification match between Big Show and Brock Lesnar. Champions Rob Van Dam and Kane beat The Dudley Boyz in the World Tag Team title match. 's WWE Championship. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XIX) for his brand's World ti… WWE Elimination Chamber. D-Von hit Storm with the brass knuckles and pinned him to win the title. 0–9. Champion Molly Holly beat Ivory in the Women's Title match. In another match, Shawn Michaels beat Chris Jericho. Template:2003 WWE pay-per-view events; A. Armageddon (2003) B. Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble by being the last to eliminate The Undertaker. And in the WWE title match, incumbent champion Kurt Angle beat Chris Benoit. Backlash (2003) Bad Blood (2003) I. Insurrextion (2003) J. WWF PPV RESULTS (2001) See also: WWF PPV Statistics 2001 21 st January 2001: “WWF Royal Rumble 2001”: New Orleans, LA – 16,056 sellout (13,481 paid) ($666,700 live gate) ($93,253 merchandise sales) Heat: (01/21): D-Lo Brown and Chaz defeated Taka Michinoku and Sho Funaki. On the February 3 episode of Raw, Steiner became the number one contender for the title by defeating Chris Jericho. It was also the first to feature the World Heavyweight Championship, following its introduction on Raw in September 2002 after the WWE Undisputed Championship became exclusive to SmackDown! SHARE. Shortly after entering, Batista eliminated Test and then Rikishi. Jamal entered at #21 and began teaming with his 3-Minute Warning partner Rosey to double-team Rikishi. WWE PPV & NXT Takeover Intro 2018. [21] Steiner was approached by the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff and the SmackDown! Benoit attempted a diving headbutt on Angle, but Angle avoided the move and attempted an Angle Slam on Benoit, but Benoit countered. In one of the most hazardous contests WWE has to offer, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar faced the monstrous Big Show in a barbaric Stretcher Match at Judgment Day 2003. It was over a year into the first brand extension (or roster split as I liked to call it) where I think it’s far to say that Smackdown was a better show than Raw. Benoit applied a Crippler Crossface on Angle, but Angle countered it into a modified ankle lock, forcing Benoit to submit to the hold to retain the title. brand but after McMahon rejected Steiner's advances, he moved to the Raw brand. WWE 2003 PPVs From Worst To Best. [1][4][5], The second match was a tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship between Lance Storm and William Regal and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley). Steiner attempted a Steiner Recliner on Triple H, but Triple H's manager Ric Flair pulled Triple H out of the ring. Champion Kurt Angle beat Brock Lesnar to defend his WWE title. Batista entered at #28 and started dominating everyone. After the match, Steiner applied the Steiner Recliner on Triple H.[1][4][5], The next match was between Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the WWE Championship. After Paul Heyman distracted Lesnar, Big Show executed a chokeslam on Lesnar for a near-fall. However, after eliminating Nowinski, Mysterio himself was eliminated by Jericho. This is a list of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network by WWE.. WWE has been broadcasting PPV events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established.The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in … At the World Tag Team title championship match during "SummerSlam," defending champs La Resistance beat The Dudley Boyz. It was the first Royal Rumble to occur under the first brand extension introduced in March 2002, which split the roster between the Raw and SmackDown brands, represented by the shows of the same name.
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