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 WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Jul 22, 2009
#29 Entrant Spot in the Royal Rumble Match: Brock Lesnar vs. The Big Show (with Paul Heyman)
This match was VERY entertaining and a great way to kick off the show. Lesnar and Show work great together, and it still amazes me every time Lesnar hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Big Show. Paul Heyman is great and played his part quite well, attacking Lesnar from time to time and distracting the referee during pin attempts. Lesnar tried to hit the F5 on Heyman after flipping him into the ring, but Big Show grabbed Lesnar by the throat and hit the Chokeslam!...LESNAR KICKED OUT! An astonished Show went for the Chokeslam again as Heyman stood on the apron barking orders, but Lesnar countered the Chokeslam, pushed Show into Heyman, which knocked Heyman to the floor, and then hit the F5 on Big Show for the win! A great match that wasn't too long and played out both men's strengths. Winner: Brock Lesnar. Match Rating: 5/5
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Un-Americans (William Regal and Lance Storm) (Champions) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
There was a lot of nice tag team action going on here, with a lot of back-and-forth between all of the competitors. The Dudleyz hit the What's Up and Bubba also hit a Bubba Bomb on Storm, but before they could hit the 3D on Storm, Chief of Staff Morley ran out to stop them. The referee was distracted by this, and the Dudley Boyz hit the 3D on Regal, who was about to punch them with brass knuckles. D-Von took the brass knuckles and clocked Storm right in the jaw, allowing for the pinfall and the victory! A couple of things in this match were a little stupid, like the ref not counting out the Dudleyz when they were both in the ring at the same time and the fact that Vince McMahon had told them specifically to "Get the tables", something that didn't happen. Still, it was a great tag team match with lots of action and excitement. Winners: The Dudley Boyz. Match Rating: 4/5
First-Ever Stepdaughter vs. Stepmother Match: Dawn Marie-Wilson vs. Torrie Wilson
As you could probably guess, this match is crap. Neither women are really all that good at wrestling, though Dawn did pull off some pretty decent grapple maneuvers I suppose. The end came swift and mercifully when Torrie hit a swinging neckbreaker to pin Dawn. Winner: Torrie Wilson. Match Rating: 2/5
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Triple H (Champion) (with Ric Flair) vs. Scott Steiner
This is one of those matches that are so bad that it's actually quite entertaining. Both Triple H and Scott Steiner can put on a good match, but together they are just terrible. Steiner was admittedly worse though, botching punches and pretty much only doing belly-to-belly suplexes throughout the entire match. Triple H actually played the scared bad guy part quite well, when Steiner didn't even react to his facebuster. In fact, Steiner failed to sell at really any point of the match, which was just irritating and made him seem unstoppable. Flair did all he could to try to make the match more interesting by choking Steiner behind the referee's back, and even the referee was doing a better job than Steiner and Triple H. The fight spilled to the outside and Steiner took a sick throw into the steel steps, but when Flair and Triple H tried to leave with the World Heavyweight Championship, Steiner and the referee pursued. As the referee restrained Flair, Triple H tried to smash the title into Steiner's face, but Steiner pushed the belt back into Triple H's face, causing Triple H to bust open. Back in the ring, Triple H tried to get himself disqualified by tossing the referee out of the ring, but the referee, in perhaps the greatest part of the match, refused to disqualify Triple H! This caused Triple H to get a sledgehammer out and hit Steiner in the gut with it, causing the disqualification. A lot of people hate this match a LOT, but I actually enjoyed myself. It's just really stupid and silly and wildly entertaining as a result. Winner: Scott Steiner. Match Rating: 4/5
WWE Championship Match: Kurt Angle (Champion) vs. Chris Benoit
The last match is so entertaining because of how bad it is. This match is entertaining because of how ridiculously good it is. Angle and Benoit still work great together, despite the fact that they have been in a ton of different matches together. At the beginning of the match, there was pretty even offense, with each men hitting some suplexes and basic offense, but the tide started to change when Benoit hit a DDT on Angle on the ring apron! Following this, the match was a glorious submission fest, with both men countering each other's submission holds. Benoit kicked out of an Angle Slam and Angle dodged the Flying Headbutt, but Benoit countered another Angle Slam attempt into the Crossface. More back-and-forth reversals really got the crowd lively as Angle reversed the Crossface into the Ankle Lock and Benoit reversed the Ankle Lock into the Crossface. Angle hit a super belly-to-belly suplex and even a second Angle Slam, but BENOIT STILL KICKED OUT!!! A frustrated Angle was prepared to lock in the Ankle Lock, but Benoit countered and hit a German suplex. Angle countered a second German suplex into a German suplex of his own, but Benoit countered another German suplex attempt by Angle into a German suplex that sent Angle BACK FLIPPING in mid-air and landing right on his face! Benoit then hit the Flying Headbutt, only to get a two count!!! The end came when Angle manged to counter a Crossface attempt into an Ankle Lock, and despite the fact that Benoit powered out a couple of times, Angle was able to reapply the hold repeatedly and drag him away from the ropes. Benoit had no choice but to tap and put a close to one of the best matches in wrestling history. Winner: Kurt Angle. Match Rating: 5/5
Royal Rumble Match
This is easily the BEST Royal Rumble I have EVER seen. The beginning of the match was memorable itself, with Christian coming out when Jericho's music played, and Jericho coming out of the crowd to lowblow the number one entrant Shawn Michaels. Jericho then followed this up with a chair shot and then threw Michaels over the top rope! Rey Mysterio and Edge were major highlights of the match, and Edge nailed everyone with a Spear once he entered the ring. Christian came out and hugged Edge and tried to get him to team up on Mysterio with him, but Edge ended up hitting the Spear on Christian. Chavo Guerrero and Rey Mysterio also proved to be quite entertaining against one another. Everyone involved in this match did a great job, and things got hardcore when Tommy Dreamer ended the match with a trashcan filled with trashcan lids and kendo sticks! Dreamer beat the crap out of everyone with a kendo stick, even smacking Jericho right in the face which created a giant and painful-looking knot right above Jericho's eye! Edge and Dreamer worked together to eliminate Bill De Mott by smacking him in the head with the kendo sticks, but Dreamer was eliminated after Christian and Jericho hit a Conchairto on Dreamer using trashcan lids and then Jericho smacked the kendo stick on Dreamer's back and tossed him over the top rope. Jeff and Matt Hardy were also a spectacle, with Jeff beating up on Matt after Matt tried to get Jeff to work with him. Shannon Moore came out with Matt Hardy and saved Matt from elimination more than once, and he even took a Swanton Bomb in place of Matt by Jeff. Rikishi got in the ring and beat the crap out of everyone and had a confrontation with Rosey. Rikishi and Rosey decided to work together, and Rosey helped Rikishi set Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore up for the Stinkface, but at the last second, Rosey hit Rikishi with a POWERFUL clothesline that had Rikishi doing a flip! Kane eliminated Rosey by simply throwing him over the top rope and he hit most of his signature moves before melting into the fray. John Cena entered with a rap, but he got beat up on by Rob Van Dam, who was also quite impressive during the match. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas were both quite good as well, though Brock Lesnar eliminated them and Matt Hardy when he hit the F5 on Matt Hardy to the outside of the ring!!! Rob Van Dam was eliminated when Kane tricked RVD into thinking that he was going to help Rob Van Dam do a tag team maneuver onto Batista and ended up tossing RVD to the outside! It was down to Brock Lesnar, Kane, The Undertaker, who was making his return having been absent due to injuries from The Big Show following No Mercy 2002, and the then-newcomer Batista. Kane and Batista beat up on Brock and Undertaker respectively, but Lesnar ended up eliminating Batista with a clothesline over the top rope. Undertaker hit the Tombstone Piledriver on Lesnar and then offered to make an alliance with his brother Kane. However, Undertaker betrayed Kane at the last second and knocked his brother over the top rope. Batista re-entered the match with a chair and tried to take out Undertaker, but Undertaker countered, smacked Batista with the chair, and tossed him back over the top. As Undertaker talked trash, Lesnar took the opportunity and dumped Undertaker over the top!!! What a phenomenal Rumble, with references to Rumbles past and great wrestling from all competitors. Props to Maven, Tommy Dreamer, Jericho, Michaels, Christian, Edge, Mysterio...there's really too much to name. Winner: Brock Lesnar. Match Rating: 5/5
BACKSTAGE SHENANIGANS
Interactions between Stephanie McMahon and Eric Bischoff, the two best General Managers in the histories of Raw and SmackDown!, are pure gold. There was a sweet promo with Chris Jericho before the Rumble, and Scott Steiner beat up Triple H and Ric Flair following the World Heavyweight Championship match. He took down both Flair and Triple H with the sledgehammer and then locked Triple H in the Steiner Recliner until a group of referees pulled him off of the champion. Chris Benoit received a standing ovatoin following his match, and Kane and Rob Van Dam do a promo together backstage before the promo. Rating: 5/5
EXTRAS
There is a segment featuring some of the best moments of Royal Rumbles past, featuring Pat Patterson. It's a slightly altered version of the same segment featured in Royal Rumble 2004, but it's still worth checking out. The Royal Rumble 2003 commercial is featured as well as a "making of" featurette of the commercial. You can watch all of the build-up to the main even matches via the Extras menu, plus you can watch the teasers for The Undertaker's return. Plus, there are plenty of interviews, with most of them being quite entertaining. The interviews feature Jonathan Coachman, Terri, The Dudley Boyz, Chris Jericho, Dawn Marie, Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, and more. Definitely a lot here to check out, and there's plenty to love. Rating: 5/5
OVERALL EVENT
Royal Rumble 2003 is an amazing pay-per-view with only one really poor match being the match with Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie. No Royal Rumble since 2003 has topped 2003's Rumble Match, and the WWE Championship bout between Angle and Benoit is one of the best matches in history.
Mixed Event With Good Extras Sep 02, 2008
I have been a wrestling fan since 1996 and have watched all kinds of wrestling. I have a wrestling DVD/VHS collection spanning over 50 all together. This is the most complete and accurate review of this DVD you will find. I hope you find this review helpful; remember to vote helpful or not helpful. (Note-Each DVD I review has a "Match of the DVD" award somewhere in it.)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
The 2003 edition of the Royal Rumble was an average event. You get three good matches, two horrible matches, and a good Rumble. Combine this with some good extras and this is a nice DVD. The extras are bonus interviews, promos for the event, television commercial with its making of sequence, three Undertaker return videos, a history of the Rumble, and a bonus match from Raw. This DVD is worth the buy.
Winner Advances to Royal Rumble Match
Brock Lesnar VS Big Show w/Paul Heyman
I love when these guys go at it. This match did not have the same epic feel as their Survivor Series 2002 match, but it was still an awesome match. Lesnar shows his strength early by hitting multiple belly-to-belly suplexes. Heyman gets involved, and pays for it. Lesnar pulls out a great win with a decent looking F-5.
RATING- 8/10
World Tag Team Championships
Lance Storm & William Regal(c) VS Dudley Boyz
After Storm and Regal had been caught uses Brass Knuckles for weeks, the Dudleys want revenge. This was a fun tag team match. There was good back and forth action the entire time. The match still came off as only a little above average. The ending is good.
RATING- 6.5/10
First-Ever Stepdaughter VS Stepmother Match
Torrie Wilson VS Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie had married Torrie Wilson's father, Al Wilson. After a series of unfortunate events, Al Wilson died. Dawn took it upon herself to blame Torrie and attack her. This is how this match came to be. I thought Dawn showed decent intensity, but Torrie almost showed no emotion at all. These two would go on to have better, less stupid, matches.
RATING- 2/10
World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H(c) w/Ric Flair VS Scott Steiner
This match was a train wreck. Steiner came in with tons of fan support; he left with half of the crowd booing him. Steiner dominated a lot of the match; Triple H got a few flurries in here and there. The problem with this is that Steiner was not ready to wrestle. After about five minutes, Steiner was burned out. Steiner hits the same four moves repeatedly until the fans hate him. Triple H uses a sledgehammer to get himself disqualified. The match is watchable, but it is bad. The aftermath is nice, but at that point you are already sick of Steiner.
RATING- 4/10
WWE Championship (Match of the DVD)
Kurt Angle w/ Team Angle VS Chris Benoit
Team Angle is quickly ejected from the match. We get a wrestling classic from these two athletes. The match starts a little slow, but quickly accelerates after Angle takes a sick DDT on the apron. These two go counter for counter. Benoit is trapped in the ankle lock for around two or so minutes before tapping out.
RATING- 10/10
Royal Rumble Match
This was the first time that the Royal Rumble would be contested between the two brands, Smackdown and Raw. The match begins with Michaels being jumped from behind by Jericho. Jericho quickly ejects HBK from the ring. From there you will see great wrestling, hardcore wrestling, and cool stand-offs. Edge/Christian, Jeff Hardy/Matt Hardy, and Undertaker/Lesnar all have cool stand-offs. Chris Nowinski takes a sick dropkick to his face by Edge. Dreamer comes in like a house of fire and begins swinging his kendo sticks like a mad man. He lands a shot on Chris Jericho, leaving a huge, bloody knot on his head. The match itself was solid. The major problem was there was not enough top talent. You knew it was between Undertaker and Lesnar the entire time. The final four was not a good choice either. Finally, you good see the ending coming from a mile away.
RATING- 8.5/10
 Yes, it is that bad Aug 13, 2008
Royal Rumble 2003 would have to be one of the weakest Royal Rumbles ever. The Rumble match couldn't even save this and neither could the classic match up between Benoit & Angle. I'll say don't even bother with this one unless you really want to see the Angle and Benoit match, it really is a great and an epic match but that couldn't even save this ppv.
1. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show w/ Paul Heyman
The winner of this match would gain entry into the Rumble match. The match was bad but I felt it was better than their Survivor Series match. Paul interferes but it only made the match worse. Not a good opener but it's watchable. 2.5/5
2. World Tag Team Championship
Lance Storm & William Regal vs. Dudley Boyz
Pretty decent tag match. The Dudleys, Storm, and Regal kept it interesting and this became a nice title match to watch but it wasn't near to being all that. 3/5
3. Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson
Man what a stupid a55 storyline these two gals was working with. How stupid and rediculous can you get besides the whole Katie Vick saga? A squah match. At least it was a little short. 1/5
4. World Heavyweight Title
Triple H w/ Ric Flair vs. Scott Steiner
Now this match wasn't all that bad but it was a suck a55 poor title match. The real problem with this match was that it just really dragged on way too long. Triple H tryed to keep this one at a steady pace but it just went too slow. Steiner pulled off a few nice slams here and there but nothing exciting. Poor title match. 2.5/5
5. WWE Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit
I have no idea what to say about this one. Just a pure classic. This should have been at wrestlemania and not Lesnar/Angle. They pulled off some nice reversals and great suplexes. Angle takes one sickening suplex from Benoit in this one. Its a true shame that this match was put on here with such a poor ppv booking. This match was just unbelieveable. Possibably their best match throughout their long history with each other. An unforgetable classic. 5/5
6. 30 Man Royal Rumble Match
Not the best Royal Rumble to say the least.
It starts out with Michaels and Jericho but Jericho would get a cheap behind low blow on Michaels and eliminate him before Michaels can even get out of the blocks. Jericho did had an impressive showing on the other hand though. He also takes a hard shot with a kendostick from Dreamer. I really laughed my a55 when Cena entered the ring. His stupid rap was just so corny, you just cant't help but to laugh. Taker made a surprise return with being number 30 but it had a predictable ending. Nothing really memorable from this one. The best thing that came out from this was that it set up the match between Michaels and Jericho at wrestlemania. 3.5/5
Don't bother with this one. I'd hate for yall to waste your money just to see the Angle and Benoit match but it was certainly a classic bout. If yall do get this one, don't spend too much on it.
 Predictable Rumble Dec 04, 2007
The Rumble has really lost its luster since 1999. Ever since 2000 you can basically tell who is going win the Rumble. Heres the results
Brock Lesnar VS Big Show: You can predict who would win this match.
Dudley Boyz VS William Regal and Lance Storm: Alright match but this match would be played out on Raw for the next few months.
Torrie Wilson VS Dawn Marie: Bathroom break
Triple H VS Scott Steiner: The reason why I bought this dvd. I wanted to see how bad this match really was. First I want to cite something from a book Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling by RD Reynolds and Randy Baer. Page 263 states Steiner was diagnosed with drop foot syndrome and made it hard for Steiner to control movement in his feet. I watched but didnt really watch the worst match ever. It was very, very repetitive and Steiner used the same moves over and over and over and over and over. I blame Triple H for not really helping Steiner thru out this long, painful match. Only once does his condition show in this match and the crowd quickly chants "You F'$#ed up" The match was good but Steiner was repetitive and Triple H did a bad job selling the match. The ending was very stupid and made no sense. Of course a rematch was in order.
Kurt Angle VS Chris Benoit: Amazing match. Whenever you get these two men in the ring, you'd always get a classic match. ALWAYS! I watched some matches from 2001 between Angle and Benoit. They never disappoint the fans.
2003 Rumble: Decent match but if you listen closely, you know who is going win. I thought it was funny they put over Bill Demott and B2 and they didnt really last that long. Undertaker returns but doesnt last too long. Lesnar wins in anther uneventful Rumble.
Expect for the Benoit-Angle match, the whole PPV was bad. Steiner VS Triple H was a good match but I blame Triple H for not helping Steiner out.
Vivacious and exciting Royal Rumble keeps this from being a complete disaster Jun 23, 2007
Surprisingly, yet unsurprisingly, this was one of the worst WWE pay per view events I've ever seen, and undoubtedly the worst Royal Rumble I've seen thus far. Not one match other than the Rumble was worth a second viewing, and some of them not even worth one viewing.
Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show
Dull as the day is hot in Havana. I expect better from Lesnar, but after that debacle of a Smackdown main event at Survivor Series 2002 these two pulled, I shouldn't have expected much. (1/10)
World Tag Team Championship
The Dudley Boyz (C) vs William Regal and Lance Storm
In ECW, Lance Storm was a hell of an athlete. In the WWE, he's like a bird without wings. This wasn't much of a match from a wrestling perspective, and not very exciting either. As usual with matches involving the Dudleys, the audience only seems to care about tables. (3/10)
Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie
This whole "Al Wilson" storyline thing was a mistake from the start, but this match really had no intensity or passion in it. It was just a dull, by the books disappointing Diva match, an excuse to show sexy women catfighting. (0/10)
World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (C) vs Scott Steiner
As the story goes, the WWE asked Steiner to take a steroids test, then suddenly shut up when he demanded Triple H take one as well. That leads me to believe both men are on steroids, but at least Triple H looks naturally built. Steiner's a disgusting bulk of rough-edged muscle with veins bulging out. This match was a quintessential example of everything bad and fake about wrestling going off at once, matched with a bad storyline of Triple H being afraid of Scott Steiner. Aside from Triple H's blatantly obvious blading (that's cutting yourself in wrestling terms to make it look like you're busted open from heavy fighting) from nothing more than a barely-there shot to the head with the championship belt, to Steiner doing virtually nothing but belly-to-belly suplexes and punches, to an ending so disastrously disappointing that it dragged the match into the annals of wrestling oblivion alongside the likes of Undertaker and Kane vs Kronik (Unforgiven 2001) and Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg (Wrestlemania XX). (0/10)
WWE Championship
Kurt Angle (C) vs Chris Benoit
Another reviewer here mentions that this is a wrestling fan's dream match and, quoting, "words would not do it justice". By the standards of the WWE these days, he's right. But why should we settle for mediocrity, just because WCW isn't back there prodding WWE in the ass to put on a quality product? This match was as dull and heavily scripted as any random brawler versus any generic hardcore guy in a regular match. The moves consisted of, besides punches kicks and stomps, a ceaseless gauntlet of german suplexes back and forth by the two, submission holds that went nowhere and held the match down for almost a whole minute at a time. Even the audience seemed bored with this match, mostly silent for all save when it looked like Benoit was gaining an advantage over Angle. (1/10)
To the reviewer "D.P." from California, who claims this is a wrestling fan's dream match, I dare you to eat your words when you watch Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko in their farewell match for ECW, a 2 out of 3 falls match. THAT, my friend, is a wrestling fan's dream!
Royal Rumble Match
As with many, if not all of the Royal Rumbles I've seen, this one was exciting, with plenty of action going on and off around the ring by many colorful characters and genuine athletes getting their time in the ring. John Cena's entry was an amazingly lame and disgustingly dreadful rap while the camera follows him down to the ring, but luckily he doesn't win. Instances such as Matt and Jeff Hardy fighting one another (in very different circumstances than in the 2001 Rumble) and Shannon Moore's frequent interference for Matt Hardy are exciting bits of entertainment, along with the fluidity with which much of the match moves. (9/10)
All in all, this was a debacle ruined by what WWE considers to be wrestling (or "sports entertainment") these days. Without WCW to make them cower in their boots, there's really nothing to make them try to give us quality entertainment. They'll give it to us whenever they feel like it.
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