The One And Only WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Thread

[CanadianChick 0]

The first half of the Rumble was awesome. I always turn it off after Jericho gets eliminated.

[Aero 0]

I agree that once Jericho goes, the match definitely takes a turn for the worse, but I'd still rank this Rumble somewhere in my top five. Up until the first 3MW guy comes in around # 15 or 16, it offically gets a little dull.

 

Besides the obvious 'Test eliminating Jericho' gripe, my only other problem was the finish. I didn't mind the hosserific final four as much as others, but Lesnar just lightly threw Taker over and out.. it should have been lightning quick and vicious. Even worse is Taker eliminating Kane seconds earlier.

 

Funniest part of the thread: As everyone goes nuts for Jericho throughout the thread, Angleplex randomly predicts that Test eliminates him.. then the board shuts down for about 20 minutes, and people not watching are greeted with "And Test DID eliminate Jericho".

[SuperJerk 0]

**goes to search for 2004 Rumble**

[The Niggardly King 0]

Yes, another Nathan Jones promo, this is AWESOME AS HELL!!!!!!!

 

Say what you will, but I am so f'n ready for him...

 

...everyone pays.

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[JoeDirt 0]

Downhome showing the love for Nathan Jones, that's why I love old threads like this. I'm sure we could dig up a ton of stupid stuff I've posted too.

[haws bah gawd 0]

I agree. Nathan Jones got some BADASS pre-debut promos, but as soon as he hit tv, it was all downhill from there. Anyone remember the rumor that went around that WWE legitimately signed him without even bothering to see if he actually knew how to wrestle? It was something about how they signed him on his look and nothing else.

[dubq 0]

I still remember the spin kick o' doom when he saved the Undertaker one night on smackdown. Does anyone have the animated gif of that still?

[cabbageboy 0]

Yeah the Jones promos were cool...he himself was pretty bad though.

 

The 2003 Rumble isn't one of the best really. I always dislike a Rumble where a guy with a # like 29 wins it. It makes total sense that Lesnar at 29 would be fresh and would win, but it doesn't really have that one guy you rally behind to win it. Jericho was the best shot at that but as others have said, TEST eliminated him.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Yeah the Jones promos were cool...he himself was pretty bad though.

 

The 2003 Rumble isn't one of the best really.  I always dislike a Rumble where a guy with a # like 29 wins it.  It makes total sense that Lesnar at 29 would be fresh and would win, but it doesn't really have that one guy you rally behind to win it.  Jericho was the best shot at that but as others have said, TEST eliminated him.

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Actually, the story was that Lesnar wasn't even that fresh, even with 29.

 

Remember, he did fight The Big Show earlier in the evening to earn the spot in the Royal Rumble.

[slabinskia 0]

The only thing I remember about that ppv was the awesome angle/benoit match.

 

Btw,while the angle/benoit match is one of my favorite wwe matches,their match from unforgiven 2002 doesn't get enough praise.It was the 2002 match of the year imo.

[iliketurtles 0]

Man, I'll never forget being at this show in Boston. Angle/Benoit was something else.

[JoeDirt 0]

Downhome's Nathan Jones love shows that good vignettes can REALLY get people over before they debut.

[Slayer 0]

I think, if anything, this thread shows the horrible incompatability of the old board posts with the new board software

[Richard 0]

[Boner Kawanger 0]

Downhome also loved the HHH/Steiner match.

 

And I for one do not miss the trend that was "asterik-pretend action-asterik".

[NYU 0]

The Steiner/HHH match ended in a d/q, but I for one rather enjoyed it.

 

1) There was a spot where Steiner went for the Screwdriver, but HHH reversed it into a Diamond Cutter, I loved that!

 

2) Flair's reactions was classic, as always.

 

3) It was weird as hell seeing HHH get HUGE face pops, and Steiner getting HUGE heel heat. I think we can look for a turn here people, Steiner is just MEANT to be a heel.

 

...I loved the match, it isn't as good as most, but no where near as bad as I thought, and besides, the ending made Steiner look mega strong, he basicly CONTROLLED the match, HHH was Steiner's bitch tonight.

 

Benoit vs. Angle is on now, Team Angle has been banned from ringside.

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I thought you were being sarcastic when you said Downhome loved HHH/Steiner....

[The Mandarin 0]

1) There was a spot where Steiner went for the Screwdriver, but HHH reversed it into a Diamond Cutter, I loved that!

 

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Haha, wasn't that move botched?

[Aero 0]

1) There was a spot where Steiner went for the Screwdriver, but HHH reversed it into a Diamond Cutter, I loved that!

 

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Haha, wasn't that move botched?

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Yeah, I think it was supposed to be a regular neckbreaker.