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WWE Pay-Per-Views for 2003
WWE: Royal Rumble
Boston, MA
1-19-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Spike Dudley d. Steven Richards
In PPV matches:
- Brock Lesnar d. The Big Show to earn a slot in the Rumble match
- The Dudley Boyz d. William Regal & Lance Storm to win the RAW Tag Team titles when D-Von pinned Storm after hitting him with Regal's brass knux
- Torrie Wilson d. Dawn Marie
- Scott Steiner d. RAW champion Triple H by DQ after HHH hit Steiner with a sledgehammer
- Smackdown champion Kurt Angle d. Chris Benoit by submission
- Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble by eliminating The Undertaker
- Rumble Match Results (Order of entry and elimination)
WWE: No Way Out
Montreal, Quebec
2-23-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Rey Misterio Jr. d. Jamie Noble
In PPV matches:
- Chris Jericho d. Jeff Hardy by submission
- RAW Tag Team champions William Regal & Lance Storm d. Rob Van Dam & Kane when Regal pinned Van Dam after Kane accidentally chokeslammed RVD
- Matt Hardy d. Billy Kidman to win the Cruiserweight title
- The Undertaker d. The Big Show with a triangle choke hold
- Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit upset Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas in a 3-on-2 handicap match when Benoit made Haas submit
- RAW champion Triple H d. Scott Steiner
- Steve Austin d. Eric Bischoff
- The Rock d. Hulk Hogan after the referee cheated for Rock after a distraction by Vince McMahon
WWE: Wrestlemania 19
Seattle, WA
3-30-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- RAW Tag Team champions Chief Morley & Lance Storm d. Rob Van Dam & Kane when Storm pinned Van Dam after The Dudley Boyz gave Storm a "3-D" and while RVD attempted to pin Storm, Bubba Ray dropped an elbow on RVD and rolled Storm on top for the pin
In PPV matches:
- Cruiserweight champion Matt Hardy d. Rey Misterio Jr.
- Nathan Jones & The Undertaker d. A-Train & The Big Show when UT pinned A-Train. Jones was taken out by Train & Show earlier on HEAT, but he appeared at the end of the match to help UT win
- Trish Stratus d. champion Victoria and Jazz to win the Women's title when she pinned Victoria
- Smackdown Tag Team champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas d. Eddy Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Chris Benoit & Rhyno when Benjamin pinned Chavo after a "Gore" by Rhyno
- Shawn Michaels d. Chris Jericho
- RAW champion Triple H d. Booker T
- Hulk Hogan d. Vince McMahon in a "Street Fight" despite interference from "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- The Rock d. Steve Austin
- Brock Lesnar d. Kurt Angle to win the Smackdown title
WWE: Backlash
Worcester, MA
4-27-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Scott Steiner d. Rico
In PPV matches:
- Smackdown Tag Team champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas d. Eddy Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Haas pinned Chavo while Benjamin held Chavo's legs down
- Sean O'Haire d. Rikishi
- RAW Tag Team champions Rob Van Dam & Kane d. The Dudley Boyz when Van Dam pinned Bubba Ray. Chief Morley was the special referee, but was taken out by the Dudleys before the pinfall
- Jazz d. Trish Stratus to win the WWF Women's title by holding the rope for leverage
- The Big Show d. Rey Misterio Jr.
- Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar d. John Cena
- Triple H, Ric Flair & Chris Jericho d. Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels & Booker T when HHH pinned Nash after hitting him with a sledgehammer
- Goldberg d. The Rock
WWE: Backlash
Charlotte, NC
5-18-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Hurricane Helms d. Steven Richards
In PPV matches:
- John Cena, Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli d. Brian Kendrick, Chris Benoit & Rhyno when Palumbo pinned Kendrick after help from Nunzio
- La Resistance d. Scott Steiner & Test when Sylvan Grenier pinned Steiner after Test accidentally kicked Steiner
- Eddy Guerrero & Tajiri d. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas in a Ladder match to win the Smackdown Tag Team titles
- Christian eliminated Booker T to win the 9-man Battle Royal for the vacant Intercontinental title. Booker had eliminated Christian, but the referee had been KO'ed earlier and did not see it
Order of elimination:
- Lance Storm by Kane
- Kane by Booker, Goldust, Venis, Test, Christian & Jericho
- Test by Booker
- Val Venis by Goldust
- Rob Van Dam by Jericho
- Goldust by Booker
- Chris Jericho by Christian
- Booker by Christian
- Mr. America (Hulk Hogan) d. Roddy Piper following a leg drop after Sean O'Haire accidentally hit Piper with a pipe
- Kevin Nash d. RAW champion Triple H by DQ after Triple H hit refereee Earl Hebner in the chest with a sledgehammer
- Women's champion Jazz d. Trish Stratus, Jacqueline & Victoria when she pinned Jackie
- Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar d. The Big Show in a Stretcher match
WWE: Bad Blood
Houston, TX
6-15-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Ivory d. Molly Holly
In PPV matches:
- Rodney Mack & Christopher Nowinski upset The Dudley Boyz when Nowinski pinned Bubba Ray after hitting him with his face mask
- Scott Steiner d. Test. Stacy Keibler is now Steiner's manager
- Booker T d. I-C champion Christian by DQ after Christian hit Booker with the I-C belt
- La Resistance upset Rob Van Dam & Kane to win the RAW Tag Team titles when Sylvan Grenier pinned Van Dam
- Goldberg d. Chris Jericho
- Ric Flair d. Shawn Michaels after Randy Orton hit Shawn with a chair
- RAW champion Triple H d. Kevin Nash in a "Hell in the Cell" match. Mick Foley was the special referee
WWE: Vengeance
Denver, CO
7-27-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Ultimo Dragon d. Kanyon
In PPV matches:
- Eddy Guerrero d. Chris Benoit in the finals of the U.S. title tournament with help from Rhyno
- Jamie Noble d. Billy Gunn. Due to a pre-match stipulation Torrie Wilson must sleep with Noble
- Bradshaw won the APA Invitational Barroom Brawl
- Smackdown Tag Team champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas d. Rey Misterio Jr. & Billy Kidman when Benjamin pinned Misterio
- Sable d. Stephanie McMahon in a no count-out Catfight after A-Train interfered
- The Undertaker d. John Cena
- Vince McMahon d. Zach Gowen
- Kurt Angle d. champion Brock Lesnar & The Big Show in a no-DQ Triple Threat match to win the Smackdown title when he pinned Lesnar
WWE: Summerslam
Phoenix, AZ
8-24-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Cruiserweight champion Rey Misterio Jr. d. Shannon Moore
In PPV matches:
- RAW Tag Team champions La Resistance upset The Dudley Boyz when Rene Dupree pinned D-Von after Rob Conway (disguised as a photographer) hit D-Von
- The Undertaker d. A-Train
- Shane McMahon d. Eric Bischoff in a no-DQ, falls-count-anywhere match (as Bischoff declared it to be during the match after Jonathan Coachman attacked Shane)
- U.S. champion Eddy Guerrero d. Chris Benoit, Tajiri and Rhyno in a Fatal Four Way match when he pinned Rhyno
- Smackdown champion Kurt Angle d. Brock Lesnar by submission
- Kane d. Rob Van Dam in a "No Holds Barred" match
- RAW champion Triple H d. Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash and Goldberg in an "Elimination Chamber" match
Order of elimination:
- Jericho pinned Nash after a superkick by Shawn
- Goldberg pinned Orton after a spear
- Goldberg pinned Shawn after a Jackhammer
- Goldberg pinned Jericho after a Jackhammer
- HHH pinned Goldberg after hitting him with a sledgehammer in the back as Goldberg attempted a spear
Order of entry:
- Shawn & Jericho started
- Orton
- Nash
- HHH
- Goldberg
WWE: Unforgiven
Hershey, PA
9-21-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Maven d. Steven Richards
In PPV matches:
- The Dudley Boyz d. La Resistance & Rob Conway in a handicap Tables match to win the RAW Tag Team titles
Order of elimination:
- D-Von by Grenier & Conway
- Sylvan Grenier by Bubba Ray
- Rob Conway by The Dudleys
- Rene Dupree by The Dudleys
- Test d. Scott Steiner after Stacy Keibler's accidentally hit Steiner with a steel chair while she aimed for Test. With the victory, Test retained Stacy's "services" and won Steiner's "services"
- Randy Orton d. Shawn Michaels. Shawn pinned Orton, but the referee re-started the match when he saw Orton's foot was on the bottom rope. It had been placed there by Ric Flair after Shawn's pinfall
- Trish Stratus & Lita d. Gail Kim & Molly Holly when Lita pinned Molly
- Kane d. Shane McMahon in a "Last Man Standing" match
- WWE I-C champion Christian d. Chris Jericho & Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat match when he pinned Van Dam after Van Dam's frog splash was met with the I-C belt over Christian's knees
- Jonathan Coachman & Al Snow d. Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler to become the new announcers for RAW when Coachman pinned Ross after Chris Jericho interfered
- Goldberg d. Triple H by pinfall to win the RAW title. HHH could have lost the title by count-out or DQ. Goldberg would have left WWE had he lost
WWE: No Mercy
Baltimore, MD
10-19-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Billy Kidman d. Shannon Moore
In PPV matches:
- WWE Cruiserweight champion Yoshihiro Tajiri d. Rey Misterio Jr.
- Chris Benoit d. A-Train by submission to the Sharpshooter
- Zach Gowen d. Matt Hardy
- Doug & Danny Basham d. The APA when Doug pinned Bradshaw after Shaniqua hit Bradshaw with a stick
- Vince McMahon d. Stephanie McMahon in a "No Holds Barred, I-Quit" match when Linda McMahon threw in the towel. Due to pre-match stipulation, Stephanie is no longer GM of Smackdown. Had Vince lost, he would have stepped down as chairman of WWE. Stephanie could have won by pinfall
- Kurt Angle d. John Cena by submission to an anklelock
- The Big Show d. Eddy Guerrero to win the WWE U.S. title
- Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar d. The Undertaker in a "Biker Chain match"
WWE: Survivor Series
Dallas, TX
11-16-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- WWE Cruiserweight champion Yoshihiro Tajiri d. Jamie Noble
In PPV matches:
- Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly & Bradshaw d. Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan, Nathan Jones, The Big Show & A-Train in an elimination match.
Order of elimination:
- Holly DQ'ed
- Bradshaw pinned A-Train
- Big Show pinned Bradshaw
- Angle pinned Morgan
- Angle made Jones submit
- Lesnar pinned Angle
- Benoit made Lesnar submit
- Cena pinned Big Show
- Survivors: Benoit & Cena
- WWE Women's champion Molly Holly d. Lita
- Kane d. Shane McMahon in an "Ambulance" match
- Smackdown Tag Team champion Doug & Danny Basham upset Eddy Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Danny pinned Chavo with a roll-up and handful of tights
- Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Scott Steiner, Chris Jericho & Christian d. Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Rob Van Dam & The Dudley Boyz in an elimination match
Order of elimination:
- Booker pinned Steiner
- Henry pinned Booker
- Van Dam pinned Henry (w/The Dudleys)
- Orton pinned Van Dam
- Jericho pinned D-Von
- Christian pinned Bubba Ray
- Shawn pinned Christian
- Shawn pinned Jericho
- Orton pinned Shawn after Batista interfered
- Sole Survivor: Orton
- Vince McMahon d. The Undertaker in a "Buried Alive" match with help from Kane
- RAW champion Goldberg d. Triple H
WWE: Armageddon
Orlando, FL
12-14-03
In a match before the PPV on HEAT:
- Rico d. John Heidenreich
In PPV matches:
- Booker T d. Mark Henry
- Randy Orton d. Rob Van Dam to win the WWE I-C title. Mick Foley was the special referee
- Chris Jericho & Christian d. Trish Stratus & Lita when Christian pinned Trish
- Shawn Michaels d. Batista
- Matt Hardy vs. Maven did not officially happen as Batista was still in the ring when they came to the ring and Maven was taken out by Batista
- RAW Tag Team champions The Dudley Boyz won a 6-team Tag Team Turmoil match to retain the titles. The order of entry was: Rob Conway & Rene Dupree, Hurricane Helms & Rosey, Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade, Lance Storm & Val Venis, The Dudley Boyz and Scott Steiner & Test
Order of elimination:
- Helms pinned Conway
- Jindrak pinned Helms
- Jindrak pinned Venis
- Bubba Ray pinned Jindrak
- D-Von pinned Test
- Ric Flair & Batista d. The Dudley Boyz to win the RAW Tag Team titles when Batista pinned D-Von after Eric Bischoff ordered the Turmoil match to continue with Flair & Batista as the 7th team
- WWE Women's champion Molly Holly d. Ivory
- Triple H d. champion Goldberg & Kane in a Triple Threat match to win the RAW title when he pinned Goldberg after a chokeslam by Kane
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