WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania. It was presented by Snickers Cruncher and took place on March 30, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all around the world resulted in a gate attendance grossing US$2.76 million. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was "Dare To Dream". The official theme song for the event was "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the theme song live, as well as "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" during The Undertaker's entrance. The main match on the SmackDown! brand was Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. The main match on the Raw brand was the third Wrestlemania meeting between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. The predominant match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Triple H and Booker T. Other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho and Hulk Hogan versus Vince McMahon in a Street Fight.
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Now this was a very good Wrestlemania in my opinion, not the best that I watched of course but it was still very good & there were definitely some historic matches on the card.FIRST MATCH- MATT HARDY W/ SHANNON MOORE VS. REY MYSTERIO FOR THE WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP What a better way to start Wrestlemania with the Cruiserweight Championship on the line. Great high-flying spots & great wrestling abilities by both men. Hardy retains his title after getting a roll-up on Mysterio using the ropes. 5/10SECOND MATCH- UNDERTAKER VS. BIG SHOW & A-TRAIN IN A 1-2 HANDICAP MATCH {It was supposed to be a tag team match with Nathan Jones teaming up with Undertaker, but he was knocked out on Heat by the F.B.I who were told by Big Show & A-Train} Not a bad handicap match, but could of been a bit better. Nathan Jones comes out & nails cool karate kicks on both A-Train & Big Show which gets Undertaker to do a Chokeslam on A-Train for the win. 4/10THIRD MATCH- SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HAAS VS. LOS GUERREROS {EDDIE & CHAVO GUERRERO} & CHRIS BENOIT & RHYNO IN A TRIPLE-THREAT TAG TEAM MATCH FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Nice triple-threat tag team match which definitely reaches my expectations. All three teams brawl in the ring at one time. Benjmain & Haas get the hard fought victory in this triple-threat tag team match to retain their tag team titles. 5/10FOURTH MATCH- VICTORIA W/ STEVEN RICHARDS VS. JAZZ VS. TRISH STRATUS IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP I'm not really a big fan of Diva matches, but this match was good, really. It was better than the triple-threat match last year at Wrestlemania X8. Trish Stratus gets the win & nails a Stratusfaction on Victoria for the victory to become the new WWE Women's Champion. 5/10FIFTH MATCH- SHAWN MICHAELS VS. CHRIS JERICHO The feud between these two men finally reaches here at Wrestlemania where they both face each other one on one. It was a good match with both men giving everything they got to pull out a Wrestlemania classic. It was pretty long but it was good. Michaels wins after a roll-up on Jericho. After the match a frustrated Jericho attacks Shawn Michaels before leaving the ring. 5/10SIXTH MATCH- TRIPLE H W/ RIC FLAIR VS. BOOKER T FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP I liked this match as both Booker T & HHH put a very nice World Title Championship match that they could possibly do. Both men who knocked each other down, get up just in time for HHH to nail a Pedigree on Booker T for the win to retain his World Heavyweight Championship. 5/10SEVENTH MATCH- Hollywood HULK HOGAN VS. VINCE MCMAHON IN A STREET FIGHT MATCH Every Wrestlemania match that Vince McMahon is in is definitely good, because he always gets beaten up, bashed & bloody by whoever he is versing. This match was brutal but it was still good. Hogan wins after a Leg Drop on McMahon {Who was busted open during the match} & gets the win after a 3 count as Hulkamania goes wild here at Wrestlemania. 5/10EIGHT MATCH- ROCK VS. STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN This is the third time these two men go one on one against each other at Wrestlemania. Their match at Wrestlemania X7 was really good, but this one was okay even though a bit sloppy & slow at times. After Stone Cold breaks out of 2 Rock Bottoms, he fails to break out the third Rock Bottom which Rock nails on him for the 3 count as Rock has finally beat Stone Cold here at Wrestlemania. 4/10NINTH MATCH- KURT ANGLE VS. BROCK LESNAR FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP Wow, these two men definitely blow the roof off the arena when they stepped in the ring to go one on one against each other. Both men tried some technical holds & some moves. Lesnar fights out of Angle's holds & nails a second F-5 in the match. Lesnar goes up on top & goes to nail the Shooting Star Press but misses which makes his head bleed a bit. Both men get up as Lesnar finally nails an F-5 on Angle for the win to become the new WWE Champion here at Wrestlemania XIX. What a match, this is definitely the match of the night & probably a Match Of The Year Candidate. After the match both men shake each other hands in respect as both these two men has pulled out a historical match at Wrestlemania. 6/10This was a really good Wrestlemania. Way better than last year's in my opinion {Wrestlemania X8 was last year's Wrestlemania}.Overall: I'll give it 8/10 & a B+
A great pay-per-view event and one of the best Wrestlemania's of all time, in my opinion. Now on to the match descriptions and comments.1. Cruiserweight Championship: Matt Hardy (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio- This was a good opener, though it should've been about 4 minutes longer. Finish saw Hardy roll Rey up and use the ropes to retain. 7/102. Handicap Match: Undertaker vs. Big Show and A-Train-An all right match, really should've had 'Taker win by DQ instead of beating two big heels, but the match wasn't all bad. Nathan Jones run in at the end was nice, as was the Tombstone finish. Limp Bizkit doing Undertaker's intro. was awesome by the way. 6/103. Triple-Threat Women's Championship: Victoria (Champion) vs. Jazz vs. Trish Stratus-Not too bad actually, Victoria's actually a decent wrestler, though Jazz is and was clearly the better one here. Finish saw Trish hit a chick kick out of nowhere for the win. 7/104. Triple-Threat WWE Tag Team Championship: Team Angle (Champions) vs. Los Guerreros vs. Rhyno and Chris Benoit-A good though very short match, nothing really noteworthy though. 5/10.5. Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho: Great back and forth wrestling contest, actually though Michaels was going to lose, and thought he should've. The finish was nice, a roll-up out of nowhere by Michaels. 10/106. Pillow Fight: Catfight girls vs. Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson-Purely pointless, could've used the time and added it to other matches. 0/10.7. World Heavyweight Championship: Triple H (Champion) vs. Booker T-Pretty good actually, Booker T proved he deserved the title and I wished he would've won, thought he did win, when he hit that sick Harlem Hangover off the top rope. At least the finish was clean, HHH hit a pedigree in the middle of the ring for the 1-2-3, to retain. 8/10.8. Street Fight: Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon-A hugely entertaining match, actually thought this was going to be a sluggish bout, but it stunned me. The leg drop off the ladder from Vince on Hogan was sick. Piper's return was a little weird. Finish came with three Hogan leg drops. 10/109. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock: A good match, and a good way to close out Austin's active wrestling career. Nice to see the Rock go over even though he left a month after this event. Finish came after a third rock bottom to Austin. 8/1010. WWE Championship: Kurt Angle (Champion) vs. Brock Lesnar-A great match, even with Kurt's neck hurting him like who knows what. Great back and forth exchanges, and the botched shooting star press by Brock, was one of the sickest landings I've ever seen in wrestling. Amazingly, Brock got back up, F-5'd Angle and won the title. Afterwards, Brock didn't look like he knew where he was. 10/10Overall I thought this was a great Wrestlemania, all the matches ranged from good to great, except for the Handicap and the Triple-Threat Tag match. 9/10.
Ratings out of 10.* Rey Mysterio vs Matt Hardy (7) Fast paced and very exciting cruiserweight title match. Wish it could have lasted longer than 5 minutes but these 2 guys filled those 5 with plenty of good stuff.* Undertaker vs Big Show & A-Train (3) Not a terrible match but there's also not a lot that we haven't seen before. Nathan Jones was supposed to partner up with 'Taker in this one but doesn't appear until the finish.* Trish Stratus vs Victoria vs Jazz (6) Amazingly entertaining womens triple threat match. Probably the best womens match I have ever watched. All the moves are crisp and some look like they really hurt. Good job by all.* Benoit & Rhyno vs Team Angle vs Los Guerreros (6) Some great action in this one. Where the time shortage didn't hurt the Mysterio match, I feel that 8 minutes isn't enough for a triple threat tag match. Good match but could've been so much better.* Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho (8) Technically speaking, this was the match of the night. No titles on the line here, just a good old grudge match. HBK looks great here but Y2J seems a little out of shape at times, resorting to rest holds that really slowed the match down.* Triple H vs Booker T (7) Booker T's best WWE match (IMO). Super stiff brawl here with some nice interference by Flair on HHH's behalf. Liked seeing the Harlem Hangover crush HHH's head. Looked really painful. Good clean finish, I just thought Booker should have gone over.* Hulk Hogan vs Vince McMahon (8) Entertainment wise, this was the match of the night. Certainly not a Flair/Steamboat wrestling classic, but for what it was, it kicked ass. Lots of blood, vicious chair shots (on Mexican announcers even), and even a surprise appearance by Roddy Piper. McMahon coming off the ladder with a legdrop is classic.* The Rock vs Steve Austin (6) This one was actually pretty boring to me. Too much punching and kicking. The superstar-factor definitely makes this one watchable, but I felt like I was watching John Cena wrestle or something. Glad to see Rock go over Austin.* Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle (7) Good match but not the type of mat-classic these 2 would have down the line. Some of the submission holds really slowed the match to a crawl at points. Had the match finished as planned, would've definitely given this one an 8. Glad Brock didn't die.
54,087 fans jammed Seattle's SAFECO Field on March 30, 2003, for certainly one of the greatest WWE productions that I, personally, have ever seen. Now I'm not going to get into any intricate comparison on what is THE greatest WrestleMania of all time, but I will say that this was a beautifully crafted, technical and nostalgic event. Let's get to the action, shall we?Cruiserweight Championship Matt Hardy vs. Rey MysterioA fast-paced kick-off to this event; great opener. Mysterio displayed his always amazing aerial prowess, and Hardy showed us why he is one of the more valuable players in the WWE. Time didn't effect this one for me as there was much more to come. 6.5/10The Undertaker vs. Big Show & A-TrainWill Undertaker's unprecedented WrestleMania streak FINALLY be broken by the terrifying duo of the new Natural Disasters?? (note the sarcasim)Surprisingly not that bad a match if you consider some of the talent involved here. I don't like Limp Bizkit that much, but they complimented Taker's entrance quite nicely here. 5/10Women's Championship Victoria vs. Jazz vs. Trish StratusThis match just shows that the Women's division is getting better and better each year. Great action in this match; I'm going to go out on a limb and call this the best women's match of all-time (no bullsh*t) Great performance by all involved, even Steven Richards who unfortunately will never get anywhere by wearing those little pink tights (haha) 6.5/10WWE Tag Team Championship Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros vs. Chris Benoit & RhynoWhy, oh why did Benoit get shafted into midcard hell on the biggest card of the year? The same goes for Guerrero, but he and Chavo work well as a tag-team. Anyways, these three teams were great as always; I'm really impressed at how much Team Angle has evolved recently. I had no problems with this match, except for the amount of time that was given. Great contest nonetheless. 7/10Shawn Michaels vs. Chris JerichoWhat can I say about this match other than it was just beautiful. Some may criticize it's pace, but it built-up well over time, and actually told a story. The selling was very believable, and I could almost feel Jericho's ongoing urge to show and prove he is better than his childhood hero. Everything was great about this contest, from the background story to the moves to even the lighting used. The definate show-stealer here. Simply Amazing. 9.5/10World Heavyweight Championship Triple H vs. Booker TNow this one was quite a shocker to me. Definately Triple H's best perfomance in 2003. Booker was great as usual. I loved how the Harlem Hangover and Indian Deathlock were pulled out. Flair was hilarious as usual, and King was at his comedic best in this one. Great match that represented Raw quite nicely. 7.5/10"20 Years in The Making" - Street Fight Vince McMahon vs. Hulk HoganThe most-billed match on the card without a doubt. I didn't expect much from this, but it was just what it needed to be. A shocking return (although i wish they hadn't used HIM on later television) and a great bump made this worth it. Ohh, and I can't forget Vince's sick, bloody impression when he looks over the ring apron...that was pure GENIUS. Haha the finger he gave Hogan after the match was funny as well. A brutal, bloody and barbaric street fight. 8/10Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The RockThis match was no where near as good as their match at X-Seven, but I will stop comparing and say that it added to this unbelievable card very well. Some funny moments here, from the new and improved HEEL Rock (yea) and the ending was very well-done and came as a shock to the crowd. You can always expect a great match from these two. 7.5/10WWE Championship Kurt Angle vs. Brock LesnarWell, here it is, a wrestling purist's dream. Olympic Champion vs. NCAA Champion. Two of WWE's best going at it for the richest prize in the game. This match was great, especially considering how Kurt Angle was risking paralysis by competing; he is one of the most gutsy, professional and inspirational wrestlers ever, no doubt about it. I also appreciate the fact that the rookie Lesnar continued the match in a concussed state after somewhat of a blown spot that made yours truly CRINGE. As a matter of fact, I was cringing during the entire match. So Angle walks in risking his health, and Brock leaves almost just as bad - how ironic is that? Great main event to end of the show! 8.5/10Overall, WrestleMania XIX was wonderful and should be considered one of the greatest of all-time (comes close with X-Seven) The extras weren't anything special but damnit why couldn't John Cena spit his freestyle on the actual show rather than on Heat which I missed? Oh well, anyways, WrestleMania XIX is a sick event that culminated a year of hard work and dedication. Recommended to everyone, even if you don't follow wrestling.Final Rating: 9/10Peace