The One And Only WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Thread

[Guest Angle-plex]

Test > Jericho > HBK???

Some people used to say that Jeff Hardy was a young HBK...

 

No no... IT'S TEST~!

HBK isn't even in Test's league.

[Guest Dmann2000]

Just what if Jericho said "guys let Test eliminate me, he's my buddy it could get him some heat". I don't know if Test is Jericho's buddy but you never know

[Guest Anglesault]

You guys are making Test eliminating Jericho into such a huge fucking deal.

 

It WASN'T. Shawn interfered and distracted Jericho and Test was in the right place at the right time. It was NOT a big deal that it was Test.

Does it make it any less Test who eliminated Jericho? I can name 40 other people who should have been "In the right place at the right time" and it was only a 30 man match!

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

It easily could've been RVD who eliminated Chris. Test should've sat in the corner making that angry face he's always sporting and done a whole lot of nothing.

[Guest godthedog]

the fact that the rumble started off so great pisses me off even more. we had jericho and edge and rey all doing all kinds of crazy shit, more teased eliminations in 10 minutes than most entire rumbles have had, & they kept it coming fast and sweet. it's like they worked really hard on planning out the first 15 minutes, then threw the rest together at the last minute.

[Guest Anglesault]

Just what if Jericho said "guys let Test eliminate me, he's my buddy it could get him some heat". I don't know if Test is Jericho's buddy but you never know

Oh come on. Jesus could come down to earth and endorse Test and he still wouldn't get heat.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

It's really Test's world, we all just live in it.

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

I just have ONE THING to say...

 

[Guest Repo Man jr]

You guys are making Test eliminating Jericho into such a huge fucking deal.

 

It WASN'T.  Shawn interfered and distracted Jericho and Test was in the right place at the right time.  It was NOT a big deal that it was Test.

Does it make it any less Test who eliminated Jericho? I can name 40 other people who should have been "In the right place at the right time" and it was only a 30 man match!

Yeah but they didn't even mention Test eliminating him. The camera didn't even catch a full view of test, alll you could see was half his back. The whole point is HBK screwed Jericho out of the rumble. The test thing is just funny cus everyone joked about it 5 mins before but it wasnt a big deal.

[Guest Ram]

You guys are making Test eliminating Jericho into such a huge fucking deal.

 

It WASN'T.  Shawn interfered and distracted Jericho and Test was in the right place at the right time.  It was NOT a big deal that it was Test.

Does it make it any less Test who eliminated Jericho? I can name 40 other people who should have been "In the right place at the right time" and it was only a 30 man match!

It still wouldn't have mattered as much as you are trying to make it out to be.

[Guest Angle-plex]

You guys are making Test eliminating Jericho into such a huge fucking deal.

 

It WASN'T.  Shawn interfered and distracted Jericho and Test was in the right place at the right time.  It was NOT a big deal that it was Test.

Does it make it any less Test who eliminated Jericho? I can name 40 other people who should have been "In the right place at the right time" and it was only a 30 man match!

Yeah but they didn't even mention Test eliminating him. The camera didn't even catch a full view of test, alll you could see was half his back. The whole point is HBK screwed Jericho out of the rumble. The test thing is just funny cus everyone joked about it 5 mins before but it wasnt a big deal.

A HBK distraction helps a little. But still, couldn't a non-Test person have eliminated Jericho?

[Guest Dmann2000]

Just what if Jericho said "guys let Test eliminate me, he's my buddy it could get him some heat".  I don't know if Test is Jericho's buddy but you never know

Oh come on. Jesus could come down to earth and endorse Test and he still wouldn't get heat.

I can let it slide because I will remmember Jericho smartly getting rid of Michaels after 2 minutes, staying in the Rumble for 40 minutes and actually eliminating people, It could've been worse, Michaels could've eliminated Jericho himself even though he was already gone AND it could've been counted.

[Guest wwF1587]

The only thing I liked about this show was Angle/Beniot... HHH/Steiner was a load of it... i had been wanting to see that match (even if its really bad) and it ended in DQ..plus the UT is the BAD ASS GOD DAMNIT!... disappointing rumble

[Guest Kingpk]

I don't know if this has been said already, but why was JR saying Brock "struggled" through the night when he beat the Big Show in about 6 minutes in the OPENER, has 2 1/2 hours to rest, then comes in at TWENTY NINE and just has to toss the Hosses to win.

 

And does the end mean we'll see Brock-Taker after WM?

[Guest Choken One]

The 2003 Royal Rumble was Great, We had a Solid Opener with Brock and Show having as good a match these two will have together. The Tag title was shit though, Dawn seems to be training. HHH/Steiner didn't suck all to much and it actually builds to a rematch. The Angle/Beniot match hit ****3/4 (I watched this at a bar, So I can't really give it full ***** until I see it the comfy confines of my Den).

 

The Rumble.

 

Best Rumble Since 1992 (even better then 2001). Jericho dumping HBK so soon was Shocking and PERRRFECT. Then the next 12 minutes kicked tons o ass with Jericho, Edge, Christian, Rey, Tajiri, Matt, Jeff and Dreamer.

Then It died.

 

People making vastly too big a deal of Test here, It means NOTHING! Although I cried in agony for a few minutes, it nicely builds for WM. The Hosserific finals was bad as RVD really should been in the F4 just to elevate some Suspense. Brock winning was fine but he really should have been #24 because he came out WAYYY to late. However, Kane continues as MASTER of The Rumble as He once AGAIN makes the final 5 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001).

 

Where does Taker go from here? Dunno.

 

Great rumble and sadly, the idiots here at TSM will only BITCH about Test because they have NO fucking clue.

[Guest Lightning Flik]

Actually, I wasn't totally surprised how this Royal Rumble went down. Just goes to show you how desperate the WWE is trying to figure out the way to save the sinking Titanic.

 

They were totally predictable (yes, I know I was being unrealistic with my picks, I wanted the swerve show and what SHOULD OF HAPPENED) and frankly did a couple of things that damaged some things for this year's RR (build up, and stuffy)

 

Which things? *bewarned, I'm about to rant*

 

Scott Steiner: Say what you will about Steiner, but he really isn't as awful as everyone is making out. Sure, his performance tonight wasn't that great, but at least it was a decent bout. My only beef is the fact that it was the WWE who destroyed Steiner's career (should it end like tomorrow), as they didn't give the guy time to get into the swing of things and get established in the WWE's fans. Sure, it's great that they remembered him from WCW, but that was a couple of years ago, and many marks don't really remember matches or feuds as great as smarks. And yes, Boston DID finish the job, but it was the WWE that had already gotten him into the coffin.

 

Chris Jericho: There was a reason Jericho had to win the Royal Rumble. It was the only way to get him into Main Event status and keep him there. I see what the WWE is doing, making a Michaels/Jericho match at NWO for RAW World Title, as well as a double turn to both wrestlers (at least I'm guessing on that), but why didn't they just do what I predicted? Jericho FINALLY prove to everyone that he's the real deal by winning the RR (or subsequent match at NWO for the unconclusive victory of RR). In the end, sure, he CAN still get his vengence on Michaels at NWO and go onto Wrestlemania with a RAW title shot, but since this is the WWE, I doubt it'll happen.

 

Brock Lesnar: No offense, but he's your new Goldberg. And frankly, unless someone legitimately gains a pin over this guy, in a great feud, then he'll be nothing but Goldberg. Sure, the Goldberg gimmick did its job in WCW, and its doing its job right now... But as soon as Lesnar is pinned by a normal person, he's done for. It'll be over for him, and what's worse, is I'm just affirming to what everyone else is saying.

 

The Woman's Division: Just as the Woman's division finally seemed to be getting itself to look like it wasn't just about good looking chicks in panties and thong matches, in comes the Torrie/Dawn/Al Wilson storyline. My God, what were they thinking? If something like a death angle didn't work for getting the Big Show over, how the hell do they conceive it in their brains that it'll SO get Torrie and Dawn looking great? And frankly why the hell are they given air time? Worse, why bother to have this angle if only ONE person is benefiting from it? Also they aren't even wrestling for the Woman's Title as it's on RAW! If you are going to give airtime like that to ANY of the female wrestling divison at least make it so that they are on the APPROPRIATE show! I'm actually interested in Blonde Wonder and Crazy Woman going at it and I'd rather have an interesting storyline between them than the fodder that happened.

 

RAW Tag Titles: ...why not just call this the new Hardcore title(s)? I mean, really. It's great that we get the Tag Division some decent TV time and development, but for what?! A title that really has no image behind it. It's being traded from team to team for no apparent reason than to give that team something to do. It's fucking stupid if you ask me.

 

SD Tag Titles: Ok... Whilst RAW has the tag teams to contend for the RAW Tag Titles (nothingness), who does SD have? Besides the Chavo and Eddy... No one really. Every other team is still being built into something (C-Rap [Cena & whoever], Team Angle, Moore & Hardy, etc.). Thus no one really has any credibility to take the tag titles away. ...well, considering E&C are back together (Gow, please tell me yes), it looks like SD finally got some people to do the job. Other than that, this title is dry as a bone.

 

WCW (excuse me, RAW) World Title: WHAT? Yoyou've gotta admit that the RAW World Title isn't in too good of shape right now. Seeing as the only legitimate contenders right now are Triple H and... See my point? I think that's the whole problem with the title. Triple H is the only person to carry the damn belt as everyone else only gets a single fucking month to run with the title. Sure, it might've been a great idea to give RAW the WCW World Title as its leading title, but when you only give the title as excuse to watch the show, that's a mighty awful idea to pull. Now, this isn't a slap in the face meant to Jericho, Michaels, RVD, Kane, Booker, Steiner or anyone who CAN (doesn't mean deserve) contend for the title, but the way the Main Event is being held about right now, it's more like everyone is just some Uppercarder that can be squashed to Triple H. Pretty pathetic.

 

Alright. I had to get that off of my chest. ...and yes. I do know that it's pretty pathetic to bitch about it, but I just had to get it out.

[Guest candie45]

I am honestly in absolute shock that people thought Steiner/HHH was actually decent. What in the HELL are you thinking? It was total, complete, utter shite. From Steiner tripping on the ropes in his entrance, to the botched moves, to the weakest offensive and defensive moves I have ever seen on the part of Steiner, to Steiner's purple fucking thong hanging out at the end of the match. HORRIBLE. And the fans agree because they were booing the entire match.

 

They should have just shown Angle/Benoit and then the beginning of the Rumble match. Demott and B2 were just minor bumps in the road, I'll say when Rosey came out it went downhill. Worst ending to the rumble. Sooo anti-climatic. Jericho gets eliminated by fucking Test? What kind of bullshit is that? Man...

[Guest Polish_Rifle]

I know I am a little late, but I actually enjoyed the PPV especially the Rumble itself. I was laughing my ass off when HBK got eliminated before the 4th guy came in. I loved it when Edge got eliminated so early but the only thing I didn't like about the PPV, was that Brocky won it. Other than that, I was fine with the outcome of the PPV.

[JoeDirt 0]

Sometimes it's fun to bump old threads just to see what people were saying and thinking at the time...

 

Anyways, sorry if this was random.

[BorneAgain 0]

Test eliminating Jericho still sucks.

[SamoaRowe 0]

I will always remember this as the Pay-per-view where it was never more apparent that Smackdown was by far the superior show.

 

And in the coming months (Heyman being demoted, Benoit given mid-card duty) it became clear that WWE wanted Raw back on top.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

I will always remember this as the Pay-per-view where it was never more apparent that Smackdown was by far the superior show.

 

And in the coming months (Heyman being demoted, Benoit given mid-card duty) it became clear that WWE wanted Raw back on top.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

And don't forget having the World Title matches AFTER the WWE Title matches.

 

A thing that I hope is over with now that the WWE title is back on Raw.

[Guest Thrashist]

I never understood why they left out the standing ovation for Benoit on his Hard Knocks DVD. So I still haven't seen it, because like hell I'm going to purchase a mediocre one-match PPV for a 10 second clip of the crowd cheering after that one match, which I already own. Anyone got it on their computer?

[Boner Kawanger 0]

Isn't it shown on the main feature?

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

I never understood why they left out the standing ovation for Benoit on his Hard Knocks DVD.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I never understood why they only showed the television version of the Owen Hart Memorial match. I can only surmise that they didn't realise they had the uncut version.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I wondered that too. Did the TV audience miss much though? It seemed to be during stalling periods. I could be wrong, though.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

I wondered that too. Did the TV audience miss much though? It seemed to be during stalling periods. I could be wrong, though.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There was some action taking place during the break. Even if there wasn't, taking anything out of a match ruins the flow.

[David Blazenwing 0]

Of all the threads to bump, lol...

 

See, I think that the 2003 Rumble wasn't THAT bad of a PPV... it certainly was better than almost any other PPV put on in 2003... the worst part is that VENGEANCE was the best 2003 PPV of the year... and THAT'S sad.

 

(WM XIX had ONE good match going for it, HBK/Jericho... the rest didn't have that "WrestleMania feel" to them, not even the WWE title match, which we all knew Lesnar was winning, b/c Angle's neck was fucked up before the match even happened.)

[Guest *KNK*]

Of all the threads to bump, lol...

 

See, I think that the 2003 Rumble wasn't THAT bad of a PPV... it certainly was better than almost any other PPV put on in 2003... the worst part is that VENGEANCE was the best 2003 PPV of the year... and THAT'S sad.

 

(WM XIX had ONE good match going for it, HBK/Jericho... the rest didn't have that "WrestleMania feel" to them, not even the WWE title match, which we all knew Lesnar was winning, b/c Angle's neck was fucked up before the match even happened.)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

that and because Brock was penciled to win the title the second they switched the Heel/Face positioning. WMXIX was a better overall show then X8, 2000 and XV.

 

How did it not have a WM feel? I thought it did.

 

The 2003 Rumble was pretty decent 1/2 way through it until it fell apart roughly when Rosey/Jamal came arrived. The first half were the good workers having a fucking good time out there and the last half were the roid machines doing a plodding performence.

 

Angle/Benoit was of course what it was and so was Steiner/HHH both offered something for the smark crowd in totally different ways.

[SamoaRowe 0]

Vengeance 2003 is one of my favorite WWE pay-per-views ever, so it really isn't that bad. I liked WrestleMania XIX too (save for a few finishes I didn't agree with) but 2003 was pretty pitiful as far as pay-per-views went.

 

I'd say the best three of that year were Vengeance, WrestleMania, and Royal Rumble.