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WWE @ Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum - January 2,
2003
Velocity:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Nunzio defeated
Jeff Michaelis & Jim Lucas when Michaelis submitted to Noble's Trailer Hitch at 4:07; after the bout, Nidia hit a low blow on
Michaelis
Albert pinned Derek Selsvold with the backbreaker at 3:01
Sho Funaki
pinned Charles Schipporeit with a tornado DDT at 3:25
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Tajiri with his feet on the
ropes at 4:53
Smackdown! - shown live
John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) pinned
Rikishi at 3:52 with a roll up
Bill DeMott pinned Chuck Palumbo at 3:54 with
a reverse neckbreaker
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion
Chavo Guerrero Jr.) in a non-title match at 13:31 with the Shooting Star Press
after John Cena interfered and hit Eddie with a steel chain
Chris Benoit
& Edge defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (w/ WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle) via disqualification after Angle hit Benoit with the world
title belt
Nunzio (w/ Jamie Noble & Nidia) pinned Crash Holly at 2:01
with a flying armbar DDT
Brock Lesnar pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore)
with the F5 at 4:37
WWE (Raw) @ Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Center - January 2,
2003
The Hurricane pinned Rico with the Shinning Wizard
Lance Storm
defeated Tommy Dreamer via submission with the Sharpshooter
Christopher
Nowinski, D-Lo Brown, & Steven Richards defeated Bubba Ray, D-Von, &
Spike Dudley following a chair shot on Spike
Scott Steiner defeated Raven via
submission with the Steiner Recliner
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Booker T
& Goldust defeated Chris Jericho & Christian when Goldust pinned
Christian with a powerslam
WWE Women's Champion Victoria pinned Trish Stratus
after Molly Holly and Chief Morley interfered
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H
& Batista defeated Kane & Rob Van Dam when Triple H pinned RVD after a
powerbomb from Batista; earlier in the bout, Kane walked out of the match after
a miscommunication with his partner; after the bout, Scott Steiner made the save
and a tag team bout for the next night was signed which would involve Ric Flair,
Chief Morley, and Shawn Michaels on the outside
WWE (Smackdown!) @ San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace - January 3,
2003
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the
Shooting Star Press
Bill DeMott pinned Crash Holly with a powerbomb
Sho
Funaki & Spanky defeated Jaime Noble & Nunzio when Funaki pinned Noble
with a swinging DDT
Matt Hardy pinned Chuck Palumbo with a low blow and his
feet on the ropes
Rikishi pinned John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) with a
superkick
Edge pinned Albert with the spear at 13:36
WWE Smackdown Tag
Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Charlie Haas &
Shelton Benjamin at 15:28 when Chavo pinned Haas after a belt shot from
Eddie
Gail Kim defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Nidia was
the special referee for the bout
Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show in a No DQ
match at 3:13 after a chair shot
WWE (Raw) @ Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Center - January 3,
2003
Tommy Dreamer pinned Rico with the DVD
Lance Storm defeated Spike
Dudley via submission with the Sharpshooter
Raven pinned the Hurricane with
the DDT
Test & Trish Stratus defeated Chief Morley & Molly Holly when
Test pinned Morley with the boot to the face
The Dudley Boyz defeated
Christopher Nowinski, Steven Richards, & D-Lo Brown in a tables match after
Richards was hit with a 3D through a table following interference from Spike
Dudley; before the match, Nowinski was hit with a 3D which took him out for the
rest of the bout
Goldust pinned Christian with a powerslam
Kane pinned
Rosey with a chokeslam
WWE Women's Champion Victoria pinned Jackie with her
feet on the ropes
Booker T pinned Chris Jericho with the scissors kick
Rob
Van Dam & Scott Steiner (w/ Shawn Michaels) defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H & Batista (w/ Ric Flair & Chief Morley) when Steiner forced a
submission from Triple H with the Steiner Recliner after Michaels hit a
superkick on both Morley and Batista
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Fairbanks, AK - Carlson Center - January 4,
2003
Spanky pinned Albert with a roll up
Matt Hardy & Bill DeMott
defeated Crash Holly & Sho Funaki following the Twist of Fate
Chuck
Palumbo pinned Tajiri with a powerbomb
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy
Kidman pinned Nunzio with a Sky High
Rikishi defeated Jaime Noble in a Kiss
My Ass match
Edge pinned John Cena with the spear
WWE Smackdown Tag Team
Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton
Benjamin
Dawn Marie defeated Gail Kim in a Bra & Panties match; Nidia was
the special referee
Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match after a
chair shot; after the bout, Lesnar laid out Team Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - January 4,
2003
The Hurricane pinned Rico with the Shinning Wizard
Steven
Richards pinned Spike Dudley with a double arm DDT
Lance Storm defeated Tommy
Dreamer via submission with the Sharpshooter
The Dudley Boyz defeated
Christopher Nowinski & D-Lo Brown following a botched 3D on
Nowinski
Booker T pinned Chris Jericho (w/ Christian) in a No DQ match with a
roll up; after the match, the Rock made the save for Booker (Rock's first
appearance back since Summer Slam)
WWE Women's Champion Victoria & Molly
Holly defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie when Victoria pinned Trish with a
reversal of a roll up after Steven Richards interfered
Test pinned Raven with
the boot to the face
Kane pinned Rosey with the chokeslam
Rob Van Dam
& Scott Steiner defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Batista when
RVD pinned Batista with the Five Star Frog Splash after Triple H and Steiner
battled to the back
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Anchorage, AK - Sullivan Arena - January 5,
2003
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the
Shooting Star Press
Matt Hardy pinned Chuck Palumbo with a low blow and the
Twist of Fate
Jaime Noble & Nunzio defeated Spanky & Sho Funaki when
Nunzio pinned Spanky with his feet on the ropes after a fisherman's
buster
Bill DeMott defeated Crash Holly after Crash suffered an
injury
Rikishi pinned John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) following a superkick into
a steel chair in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Eddie
& Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin when Eddie
pinned Haas with the frog splash after a belt shot
Edge pinned Albert with
the spear
Gail Kim defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Nidia
was the special referee for the bout
Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show in a No
DQ match after a chair shot; after the bout, Lesnar laid out Team Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena - January 5,
2003
The Hurricane pinned Rico with the Shinning Wizard
Lance Storm
defeated Tommy Dreamer via submission with the Sharpshooter
Test pinned Raven
with the boot to the face
Bubba Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley defeated
Christopher Nowinski, D-Lo Brown, & Steven Richards in a tables match after
a 3D on D-Lo through the table
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Molly
Holly and Jackie by pinning Jackie with a roll up after Steven Richards
interfered
Kane pinned Rosey (w/ Rico) with the chokeslam
Booker T pinned
Chris Jericho (w/ Christian) in a No DQ match after the scissors kick
Rob Van
Dam & Scott Steiner defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Batista
when RVD pinned Batista with the Five Star Frog Splash after Triple H and
Steiner battled to the back
WWE @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - January 6,
2003
Sean O’Haire pinned Horseshu with a fireman’s carry into a
slam
Navajo & KC Sikona defeated Mike Knox & Don Yates
Sunday
Night Heat:
Steven Richards pinned Spike Dudley with a double arm
DDT
D-Lo Brown defeated Maven
Tommy Dreamer defeated Ty Wheeler
The
Hurricane pinned Jeff Hardy with the Shinning Wizard
Raw:
Rico,
Rosey, Jamal, & Batista (w/ Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, & Chief Morley)
defeated the Dudley Boyz in a No DQ match at 4:27 after Flair interfered; after the
bout, William Regal and Lance Storm further brutalized the Dudleyz as payback
for losing a match to Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler two weeks prior
WWE Women's
Champion Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) & Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus
& Jackie at 3:04 when Victoria pinned Trish by using the tights for leverage after
Steven Richards interfered and reversed a roll up Trish had on Victoria
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Booker T &
Goldust to win the titles at 14:14 when Storm pinned Booker after Regal hit Booker with a
pair of brass knuckles; late in the contest, Chief Morley made himself special
referee for the bout and counted the pinfall after preventing referee Nick
Patrick from making a count on the challengers
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Christopher Nowinski at 2:03
Rob Van Dam & Kane (w/ Shawn Michaels)
defeated Chris Jericho & Christian (w/ Randy Orton) at 7:09 when Kane pinned
Christian following the chokeslam / five star frogsplash combo
WWE (Raw) @ El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center - January 7,
2003
The Hurricane pinned Sean O'Haire after dropkicking the steel steps
into O'Haire's face
Christopher Nowinski pinned Maven with his feet on the
ropes
Batista pinned Rob Van Dam with a sit-down powerbomb after Ric Flair
prevented the five star frogsplash
Booker T & Kane defeated Chris Jericho
& Christian when Kane pinned Christian with the chokeslam
WWE Women's
Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus, Molly Holly, and Jackie by pinning
Jackie after she suffered Stratus' bulldog
Bubba Ray, D-Von, & Spike
Dudley & Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards, Lance Storm, Raven, &
Sean Morley (w/ Rico) in a tables match when Storm was giving a 3D through a
table
Test pinned D-Lo Brown with the boot to the face
Scott Steiner
defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H via disqualification when Batista
interfered; after the match, Rob Van Dam made the save
WWE @ Tucson, AZ - January 7, 2003
Dawn Marie defeated Gail
Kim
Doug Basham & an unknown defeated Red Dogg & Horshu after a
flying neckbreaker from Basham
Velocity:
Bill DeMott pinned Mike
Wellington with the Doctor Bomb at 2:47
Diamondback (Spanky) pinned Sho Funaki with
the Sliced Bread #2 at 4:54
Chuck Palumbo pinned Keiji Sakoda at 4:10 with the Jungle
Kick
Nunzio pinned Crash Holly at 4:49 with the Arrivederci
Smackdown!:
The Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Rikishi at
4:08 with the chokeslam
John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) pinned WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie
Guerrero) at 4:56 with a roll up and holding onto the ropes for leverage
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) at 4:26
in a non-title match with a roll up after Moore's interference
backfired
Tajiri pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nunzio) at 5:00 with the kick to the
head
Charlie Haas (w/ Shelton Benjamin & WWE World Champion
Kurt Angle) pinned Edge at 6:44 with a suplex after Angle hit Edge with his
crutch; after the bout, Chris Benoit made the save
Chris Benoit defeated
Shelton Benjamin via disqualification at 6:45 after Kurt Angle hit Benoit with
his crutch; after the match, Edge attempted to make the save but was also beaten
down
Bill DeMott pinned Shannon Moore (w/ Matt Hardy) at 2:57 with a
gutwrench powerbomb; after the match, Hardy - who had been doing guest
commentary for the bout - hit the Twist of Fate on Moore
WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero
Jr.) pinned Bull Buchanon (w/ John Cena) at 4:10 with the frog splash
Brock
Lesnar pinned Albert at 3:01 with the F5
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Trenton, NJ - Soveriegn Bank Arena - January 11,
2003
Rikishi pinned John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) in a Kiss My Ass match
after superkicking a chair into Cena's face
Sho Funaki pinned Red Dogg with a
cradle
Jamie Noble & Nunzio defeated Nova & Spanky when Noble
forced a submission from Nova
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Chuck
Palumbo with the Twist of Fate after Moore interfered
Brock Lesnar pinned the
Big Show in a No DQ match following a chair shot
Bill DeMott pinned Shannon
Moore with a sit-down powerbomb
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
pinned Tajiri
Chris Benoit & Edge defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie
Haas (w/ Kurt Angle) when Edge pinned Benjamin with the spear
WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena - January 12, 2003
Nova defeated Aaron Stevens
Velocity:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Bryan Danielson with a neckbreaker at 6:53
Chuck Palumbo pinned Xavier at 4:33 with the Jungle Kick
The Jet (Spanky) pinned Shannon Moore at 5:38 with the Sliced Bread #2
Smackdown! - taped this night due to the Raw 10th Anniversary show on Tuesday:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated John Cena & Bull Buchanon at 5:03 when Chavo pinned Buchanon
with a frog splash; prior to the bout, a pre-taped backstage promo by the Guerreros showed them discussing their chances in the
Royal Rumble match; after the bout, Cena and Buchanon argued before Cena and Red Dogg, who was sitting in the front row, attacked Buchanon
and rammed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post before Red Dogg applied an armbar on the floor (Red Dogg's TV debut)
Bill DeMott pinned Rikishi at 4:13 with a powerbomb
Nunzio (w/ Jamie Noble & Nidia) pinned Tajiri at 4:52 with a springboard armbar DDT after Tajiri fought off Noble and Nidia
Brock Lesnar & Rey Mysterio Jr. (mystery partner) defeated the Big Show & Albert (w/ Paul Heyman) in 37 seconds after Rey hit the 619 on Albert
(Mysterio's return match from surgery)
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Sho Funaki (w/ WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman) at 4:24 with the Twist of Fate
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle, Charlie Haas, & Shelton Benjamin defeated Edge & Chris Benoit via disqualification in a handicap
match when Benoit hit Angle with his own crutch at 15:01
WWE (Raw) @ Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall - January 12, 2003
Spike Dudley pinned Rico with the Dudley Dog
Sean O'Haire pinned the Hurricane with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Christian pinned Tommy Dreamer by using the ropes for leverage
Rob Van Dam pinned Batista by reversing the sit-down powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip; after the bout, Batista twice hit the sit-down powerbomb
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz when Regal pinned Bubba after Storm hit the challenger with one of the
title belts; after the bout, Spike Dudley attempted to make the save but was thrown through a table; moments later, Storm sustained a 3D through a table
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Molly Holly, Jackie, and Trish Stratus after Sean Morley interfered
Maven pinned Christopher Nowinski with a missile dropkick
Kane pinned Rosey with the chokeslam; Rico attempted to interfere earlier in the bout but was chokeslammed into the ring by Kane
Test pinned D-Lo Brown with a boot to the face
Scott Steiner defeated WWE Raw World Champion Triple H via disqualification when Batista interfered and shoved referee Earl Hebner;
after the bout, Rob Van Dam helped make the save and hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Batista
WWE @ Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena - January 13,
2003
Sean O'Haire defeated Brian Henderson
An unknown defeated Mike
Krohl
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Rico pinned
Tommy Dreamer with his feet on the ropes
Jamal (w/ Rosey) pinned Johnny
Stamboli with a splash off the top
Spike Dudley defeated Christian via
disqualification when Christian refused to release a choke; afte the bout, Spike
hit the Dudley Dog
Raw:
WWE Women's Champion Victoria (w/ Steven
Richards) defeated Trish Stratus and Jackie in a hardcore match at 2:29 by
pinning Trish after Richards interfered and hit Trish with a trash can lid;
after the bout, the Hurricane made the save for Trish and Jackie
Test (w/
Stacy Keibler) & Maven defeated D-Lo Brown & Christopher Nowinski at
5:50 when Test pinned D-Lo with the boot to the face
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champion William Regal defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 1:45 after
Lawler hit Regal with his own steel chain; before the match, WWE Raw Tag Team
Champion Lance Storm was sent backstage
Jeff Hardy pinned Raven at 4:03 with
the Swanton; due to prematch stipulations, Jeff earned a spot in the Royal
Rumble match
Booker T (w/ Goldust) fought WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance
Storm (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champion William Regal) to a no contest at 5:14 when
Storm and the Dudley Boyz interfered
The Hurricane (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned
Steven Richards (w/ WWE Women's Champion Victoria) at 1:27 with the Shining
Wizard; after the bout, Trish and Victoria brawled
Chris Jericho defeated Rob
Van Dam, Kane, and Batista at 6:33 in a battle royal by last eliminating RVD;
Batista eliminated Kane with a clothesline; RVD eliminated Batista with a series
of kicks; due to prematch stipulations, RVD could pick any number to draw for
the Royal Rumble match; Jericho chose #2 since Shawn Michaels already had the #1
slot; after the bout, Michaels came ringside and tossed Jericho to the floor
(Royal Rumble 03)
- 1/14/03: The Raw 10th Anniversary special aired live on Spike TV from The World in Times Square. Awards presented were Diva of the Decade (Trish Stratus), Don't Try This At Home (Kurt Angle, moonsault off the cage against Chris Benoit), Most Shocking Moment in Raw History (Mick Foley as Mankind, Cactus Jack, & Dude Love), Give Me the Mic (The Rock), Shut Up and Kiss Me (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon), Network Difficulties (Mae Young giving birth to a hand), Superstar of the Decade (Steve Austin), and Raw's Greatest Match (TLC, 2002).
- 1/18/03: Former WWWF star and Detroit wrestling legend the Sheik passed away.
Royal Rumble 03 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter - January 19, 2003 (14,712)
Sunday Night Heat: Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards (w/ WWE Women's Champion Victoria) at 3:37
with the Dudley Dog
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw bouts and Michael Cole & Tazz
on commentary for the Smackdown! matches, with JR & Lawler covering the Rumble match:
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) with the F5 at
6:29 after sending his opponent into Heyman, who was on the ring apron, moments after kicking out of the chokeslam
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal to win the titles at 7:23
when D-Von pinned Storm after hitting him with Regal's brass knuckles after the challengers hit the 3D on
Regal and Bubba Ray knocked an interfering Chief Morley off the ring apron
Torrie Wilson pinned Dawn Marie with a swinging neckbreaker at 3:37
Scott Steiner defeated WWE Raw World Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification at 18:13 when the champion
hit Steiner in the chest with a sledgehammer; following the bout, Steiner assaulted both Triple H and Flair with the
weapon and locked the champion in the Steiner Recliner until several referees and Eric Bischoff convinced him to let
go of the hold
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit via submission at 19:47 with the ankle lock into a heel hook;
prior to the bout, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas - who were to have been in the champion's corner - were sent
backstage; after the match, the two returned ringside to celebrate Angle's win
(
Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story,
The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Brock Lesnar won the 30-man Royal Rumble match at 53:47 by last eliminating the Undertaker;
due to pre-match stipulations, Lesnar earned a WWE Smackdown! World Title shot at WrestleMania XIX;
after the bout, Taker returned to the ring and gave Lesnar congratulations but made it clear he wanted a title shot if Lesnar
was successful at WrestleMania
Order of entry: Shawn Michaels (00:00), Chris Jericho (00:00), Christopher Nowinski, upon his entry, Nowinski waited around at ringside
before finally entering the ring (4:27), Rey Mysterio Jr. (3:22),
Edge (4:47), Christian (6:48), WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (8:22), Tajiri (9:55),
Bill DeMott (11:23), Tommy Dreamer, Dreamer brought with him to the ring a trashcan full of weapons (13:09),
Bull Buchanon (14:50), Rob Van Dam (16:38), Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) (18:17),
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero (20:11), Jeff Hardy (21:43), Rosey (23:25), Test (25:00), John Cena, upon his entry,
Cena took his time rapping his way to the ring (27:42),
Charlie Haas (28:07), Rikishi (29:58), Jamal (w/ Rico) (31:23), Kane (33:04), Shelton Benjamin (34:23), Booker T (36:11),
Albert (37:43), Maven (39:41), Goldust (41:16), Batista (43:07), Brock Lesnar (44:46),
and the Undertaker (Taker's return after being gone 3 months) (47:00)
Order of elimination: Michaels by Jericho after a low blow and a chair shot that busted Michaels' head open (2:30);
Nowinski by Mysterio with a hurricanrana over the ropes, with Mysterio holding on to avoid elimination (9:05);
Mysterio by Jericho via a clothesline (9:17); DeMott by Edge via a blow using one of Dreamer's canes (13:36);
Dreamer by Christian & Jericho after assaulting him with his own canes and trash can lids (13:58);
Tajiri by Jericho when Jericho pushed him off the ropes as Tajiri attempted to apply the Tarantula (14:37);
Buchanon by Edge when Edge ducked a charge and Buchanon hit the post (15:15); Chavo by Edge via a spear as Chavo was on the ring apron (15:32);
Christian & Edge by Jericho as Christian and Edge attempted to eliminate each other (15:51); Jeff by RVD when RVD pushed him off the top as
he attempted a moonsault (29:09); Rosey by Kane (33:40); Eddie by Booker via a backdrop (36:42); Jericho by Test following a kick to
the midsection after Jericho fought off Shawn Michaels, who returned to the ring, head bandaged, seconds earlier (38:59);
after the elimination, Michaels hit a plancha to the floor on top of Jericho until he was pulled away by referees;
Goldust by Haas & Benjamin after Haas hit a clothesline from behind as Goldust was trying to push Benjamin off the ring apron (42:03);
Booker by Haas & Benjamin (42:32); Test eliminted himself when Batista, who was on the ring apron, pulled down the top rope as Test went for
a boot to the face (43:47); Rikishi by Batista via a clothesline (44:09); Haas & Benjamin by Lesnar (45:20); Hardy by Lesnar
via an F5 onto Benjamin & Haas who were on the floor (45:32); Cena by Taker via a clothesline (47:22); Jamal by Taker via a clothesline (47:32);
Maven by Taker after a chokeslam (48:01); Albert by RVD & Kane via a double clothesline (49:18); RVD by Kane via a press slam onto Albert
who was on the floor when it seemed like Kane was setting RVD up to pull off a double team move on Batista inside the ring (49:36);
Batista by Taker via a clothesline (53:02); Kane by Taker (53:31); immediately after the elimination, Batista returned to the ring with a chair,
with Taker eventually using the chair to send Batista to the floor; Taker by Lesnar as Taker was distracted by Batista
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center -
January 20, 2003
Matt Hardy pinned Spanky with the Twist of Fate after
Shannon Moore pushed Spanky off the top
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy
Kidman defeated Nunzio and Jamie Noble by pinning Nunzio
Chris Benoit
defeated Albert via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Bill DeMott &
Chuck Palumbo defeated Tajiri & Sho Funaki when DeMott pinned
Funaki
Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match after a chair
shot
Dawn Marie defeated Nidia in a Bra & Panties match; after the match,
Torrie Wilson attacked Dawn Marie
Rikishi defeated John Cena in a Kiss My Ass
match; after the match, Bull Buchanon made the save against Cena and Red
Dogg
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin when Eddie scored the pin with the
frog splash
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Edge with the
Olympic Slam after interference from Team Angle; after the bout, Rey Mysterio
Jr. made the save
WWE @ Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center - January 20,
2003
Sunday Night Heat:
Rico pinned Aaron Stephens with a spin
kick
Christian pinned Spike Dudley with his feet on the ropes after Spike
missed the Dudley Dogg
Maven pinned Christopher Nowinski with a missile
dropkick
Raw:
Rob Van Dam pinned Jeff Hardy at 3:56 with a
backslide; after the bout, Jeff clotheslined RVD to the floor and attempted to
use a chair as a weapon before the referee intervened
Lance Storm &
William Regal defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz in an
impromptu match to win the titles at the 15 second mark after Bubba Ray Dudley
was sent through a table before the bout began
The Hurricane & Trish
Stratus defeated Steven Richards & WWE Women's Champion Victoria at 2:59
when Trish pinned Victoria with the bulldog
Booker T & Goldust defeated
Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) at 9:24 when Booker pinned Jamal with the scissors
kick
Chris Jericho fought Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) to a no contest at 7:03
after Jericho accidentally struck Stacy with a steel chair; after the bout, she
was carried backstage on a stretcher
D-Lo Brown (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Tommy
Dreamer at 3:42 in a Singapore Cane match with the Sky High
Scott Steiner
defeated Batista (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualfication at 1:29 when Randy Orton
interfered; after the bout, Ric Flair and Triple H joined in the attack, with
Triple H eventually hitting the Pedigree on a bloody Steiner (the debut of Evolution)
WWE @ Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - January 21,
2003
Velocity:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero
Jr. defeated Sho Funaki via submission with the STF at 5:01
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia)
pinned Jeff Starr with the Sling Blade (double underhook neckbreaker) at 3:03
Chuck Palumbo pinned the River Rat at 5:48 with
the Jungle Kick
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Matt Hardy
via disqualification at 5:50 after Matt pulled the referee in Kidman's
way
Smackdown!:
Chris Benoit pinned Charlie Haas (w/ Shelton
Benjamin) at 9:01 with an inside cradle
Rikishi pinned Bill DeMott at 4:17
with the Bonzai Drop
The Undertaker defeated Albert via submission with a
Dragon Sleeper at 5:41
Edge pinned Shelton Benjamin (w/ Charlie Haas) at 5:42
with the spear
Nunzio pinned Shannon Moore (w/ Matt Hardy) with the flying
armbar DDT
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned
Rey Mysterio Jr. in a non-title match at 7:19 by reversing an air attack into a
roll up; after the bout, Angle applied the ankle lock - with Benoit and Edge
making the save
WWE (Raw) @ Seoul, South Korea - January 23, 2003
The
Hurricane pinned Steven Richards with the Eye of the Hurricane
Trish Stratus
& Jackie defeated WWE Women's Champion Victoria & Molly Holly when Trish
pinned Victoria with the bulldog
Test defeated D-Lo Brown
Rico defeated
Spike Dudley
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rosey & Jamal in a tables match
following a 3D on Jamal through the table
Rob Van Dam pinned Christian with
the Five Star Frog Splash
Chris Jericho defeated Tajiri via submission with
the Walls of Jericho after blocking a hurricanrana
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Booker T & Goldust after Regal hit
Booker with one of the title belts
Scott Steiner & Kane defeated WWE Raw
World Champion Triple H & Batista when Steiner pinned Batista after a
chokeslam from Kane
WWE (Raw) @ Tokyo, Japan - Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 1 - January 24, 2003
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the Hurricane & Spike Dudley at 10:23 when Storm pinned Hurricane with a superkick
Steven Richards pinned Rico with a DDT at 7:10
Test pinned D-Lo Brown with the Test Drive at 8:15
Goldust pinned Chief Morley with a powerslam
at 13:14
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rosey & Jamal in a tables match at 18:17
Rob Van Dam pinned Christian with the Five Star Frog Splash at 11:15
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Molly Holly & WWE Women's Champion Victoria at 7:32 when Trish pinned Victoria with the bulldog
Tajiri pinned Chris Jericho at 16:35 with the kick to the head
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Batista defeated Kane & Scott Steiner at 19:47
when Triple H pinned Kane with the Pedigree
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Place -
January 25, 2003
Jamie Noble pinned the Roughrider (Spanky under a mask)
with the Tiger Driver
Bill DeMott defeated Chris Kanyon with a sit-down
powerbomb
Rikishi defeated Chuck Palumbo in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Nunzio with a sit-down
powerbomb
Nathan Jones pinned Matt Hardy with a boot to the face
Torrie
Wilson & Gail Kim defeated Dawn Marie & Nidia when Torrie pinned Nidia
with a swinging neckbreaker
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team champions Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas when Eddie
pinned Haas with the frog splash after a belt shot
Rey Mysterio Jr. &
Nova defeated John Cena & Red Dogg when Mysterio pinned Dogg with a
springboard legdrop
Chris Benoit defeated Albert via submission with the
Crippler Crossface after countering the Baldo Bomb
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle pinned Edge with the Olympic Slam after interference from
Team Angle; after the match, Chris Benoit made the save
WWE (Raw) @ Tokyo, Japan - Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 1 - January 25, 2003
Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards with the Dudley Dog at 6:14
Test & Jackie defeated D-Lo Brown & Molly Holly at 6:52 when Test pinned D-Lo
Rico pinned Chief Morley at 9:32 with a back spin kick
Goldust & the Hurricane defeated Rosey & Jamal at 9:12 when Goldust scored the pin
after Hurricane hit the Shining Wizard on Jamal
WWE Women's Champion Victoria pinned Trish Stratus at the 9-minute mark
Scott Steiner defeated Christian via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 11:16
Kane pinned Batista with the chokeslam at 11:24
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz at 18:16 when Storm pinned Bubba with a superkick
Chris Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 19:06
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Tajiri with the Pedigree
at 23:21
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Regina, Saskatchewan - Agridome - January 26,
2003
Bill DeMott defeated Kanyon
Nathan Jones defeated Matt
Hardy
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Nunzio
Rikishi
defeated Chuck Palumbo in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie
Haas
Torrie Wilson & Gail Kim defated Dawn Marie & Nidia
Rey
Mysterio Jr. & Nova defeated John Cena & Red Dog
Chris Benoit
defeated Albert
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Edge
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - January 27,
2003
Jamie Noble defeated Spanky
Bill DeMott defeated Chris
Kanyon
Nathan Jones defeated Matt Hardy; Hardy seemed to have suffered a
legit injury during the bout
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned
Nunzio with a modified powerbomb
Rikishi defeated Chuck Palumbo
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Charlie
Haas & Shelton Benjamin
Torrie Wilson & Gail Kim defeated Nidia &
Dawn Marie
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Nova defeated John Cena & Red
Dogg
Chris Benoit defeated Albert via submission with the Crippler
Crossface
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Edge; after the
match, Chris Benoit made the save against Team Angle
WWE @ Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena - January 27, 2003
Johnny Stamboli pinned Chad Collyer with a powerslam
Sean O'Haire pinned Michael Shane with the Razor's Edge
Sunday Night Heat - 2/2/03:
Goldust pinned Steven Richards with the powerslam
Rosey & Jamal defeated Ken Anderson & Andy Sealon when Jamal scored the pin with a Samoan Drop
Christian pinned Maven with the Unprettier
Spike Dudley pinned Rico with a roll up
Raw:
Booker T pinned Jeff Hardy at 4:45 with a modified sunset flip; following the bout, Booker fought off a frustrated Hardy after Hardy attacked Booker from behind
D-Lo Brown (w/ Teddy Long) pinned the Hurricane at 3:59 with the Sky High
WWE Women's Champion Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Trish Stratus on the floor in a Chicago Street Fight at 5:43 after Richards prevented the
bulldog and the champion shoved Trish off the apron into the ring barrier; after the match, Jazz made her return to the WWE by brushing past Victoria
and Richards on the ramp, coming into the ring, and further attacking Trish by hitting a DDT, a fisherman
buster, and applying a STF (Trish Stratus - 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 6:25 after interference from Rosey, Jamal, Spike Dudley, and
Rico and a double powerbomb on Bubba Ray from Rosey & Jamal through the table
Matt Cappotelli fought John Hennigan to a no contest at around 1:22 when Christopher Nowinski came ringside, threw Al Snow into the ringpost, and degraded both
participants before Tommy Dreamer chased him away with a Singapore cane; afterwards, Dreamer attacked both men with the cane
WWE Raw World Champion Triple H & Batista (w/ Ric Flair & Randy Orton) defeated Rob Van Dam & Kane at 6:59 when Batista pinned RVD with a powerbomb after
Kane ran backstage after being unmasked; after the bout, Scott Steiner attempted to make the save but was beaten down and later attacked by Chris Jericho
WWE @ Green Bay, WI - Resch Center - January 28, 2003
Sho
Funaki defeated Jack Edwards
Nathan Jones defeated Chris
Kanyon
Velocity:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Mike Bucci with the Sling Blade at 4:46
Nunzio pinned Chuck Palumbo with an inside cradle at 3:29
Red Dog pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 3:29 with a bridge; after the bout, John Cena came in the ring to
double team Guerrero, with Eddie Guerrero soon making the save
Torrie Wilson
pinned Dawn Marie at 4:03 with a DDT
Smackdown!:
Albert pinned Rey Mysterio
Jr. with a kick to the face and a backbreaker
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned John Cena (w/ Red Dogg)
with the frogsplash after Chavo pushed Cena off the top
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Billy Kidman pinned Shannon Moore (w/ Matt Hardy) with the Shooting
Star Press after blocking a superplex and kicking Hardy off the apron; after the
bout, Hardy attacked Kidman from behind
Bill DeMott pinned Rikishi with his
feet on the ropes after preventing a DDT by holding onto the top rope
Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas (w/ Kurt Angle) defeated Chris Benoit & Edge
when Benjamin pinned Benoit after Angle interfered and hit Benoit in the back of
the head with the world title belt; due to prematch stipulations, Benjamin &
Haas earned a world tag team title shot for the following week
WWE (Raw) @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - January 31,
2003
Steven Richards pinned Spike Dudley
Sean O'Haire pinned Rico with
the Razor's Edge
Rob Van Dam pinned D-Lo Brown with the five star
frogsplash
Booker T pinned Christian with the scissors kick
Scott Steiner
pinned Batista
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Jackie and Molly Holly
by pinning Jackie after Steven Richards interfered
Chris Jericho (w/
Christian) pinned Test
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal
defeated the Dudley Boyz when Regal pinned Bubba Ray after hitting him with
brass knuckles
Brock Lesnar pinned Shelton Benjamin (w/ Charlie Haas) with
the F5
WWE (Raw) @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 1,
2003
Steven Richards pinned Spike Dudley with the Steven Kick
Sean
O'Haire pinned Rico with the Razor's Edge
Rob Van Dam pinned D-Lo Brown with
the Five Star Frog Splash
Booker T pinned Christian with the scissors kick
onto a steel chair
Scott Steiner pinned Batista with a powerbomb
WWE
Women's Champion Victoria defeated Jackie and Molly Holly by pinning Jackie
after Steven Richards interfered
Chris Jericho (w/ Christian) defeated Test
after Christian interfered
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz after Regal hit Bubba Ray with brass
knuckles while Chief Morley distracted the referee
Brock Lesnar defeated Team
Angle (sub. for World Heavyweight Champion Triple H) in a gauntlet match; Lesnar pinned Shelton Benjamin
with the F5 after 6 minutes; Lesnar pinned Charlie Haas with the F5; Lesnar
defeated WWE World Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification when
Benjamin & Haas interfered; after the bout, Lesnar hit the F5 on all three
opponents
WWE (Raw) @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - February 2,
2003
D-Lo Brown pinned Spike Dudley after catching him coming off the top
rope
Sean O'Haire pinned Rico with a Razor's Edge
Booker T pinned Steven
Richards with the scissors kick
Rob Van Dam pinned Christian with the five
star frogsplash
Brock Lesnar pinned Batista with the F5
WWE Women's
Champion Victoria pinned Jackie with a side kick after Steven Richards
interfered
Chris Jericho (w/ Christian) pinned Test with a sleeper
slam
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the
Dudley Boyz after Regal used a pair of brass knuckles following interference
from Chief Morley
WWE @ Washington DC - MCI Center - February 3, 2003
Sean
O'Haire defeated Julio Dinero
An unknown defeated Pat Cusick
Sunday
Night Heat:
Rico defeated American Dragon
Tommy Dreamer defeated
Christopher Nowinski
Batista defeated Spike Dudley
Sgt. Slaughter defeated
Steven Richards
Raw:
Rosey & Jamal defeated the Dudley Boyz
when Bubba Ray was pinned with a roll up; Rico was the special referee for the
bout and made the fast count, despite both participants holding onto the rope
during the cover; after the bout, Bubba Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley held off
Rosey, Jamal, & Rico - eventually powerbombing Rico off the top and through
a table
WWE Women's Champion Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Molly Holly
in a non-title match with a clothesline to the back of the head followed by the
Widow's Peak; after the bout, Jazz attacked Molly
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Booker T & Goldust when Storm
pinned Goldust with a heel kick after the challengers collided; due to prematch
stipulations made by Goldust, he and Booker would split up; following the match,
the two embraced - though Goldust was clearly degected
Rob Van Dam defeated
Kane via disqualification when Jeff Hardy interfered and pushed RVD off the top
as Van Dam attempted the Five Star Frog Splash; after the bout, both men teamed
up to pummel Hardy
D-Lo Brown (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Maven with the Sky High
after avoiding a missile dropkick
Scott Steiner pinned Chris Jericho with a
fall away slam off the top rope; due to prematch stipulations, Steiner earned a
world title shot for No Way Out
WWE (Smackdown!) @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center -
February 3, 2003
Red Dogg defeated Shannon Moore via submission with an
armbar
Bill DeMott pinned Sho Funaki with a powerbomb
Jamie Noble pinned
Kanyon with a neckbreaker after interference from Nidia
Chris Benoit &
Nathan Jones defeated Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin when Benoit pinned
Haas with the diving headbutt following a full nelson slam from Jones
Brock
Lesnar defeated Albert & Paul Heyman in a handicap match by pinning Albert
with a chair shot
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Nunzio
Edge pinned
John Cena after hitting the spear on both his opponent as well as an interfering
Red Dogg
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Rikishi when Eddie pinned Rikishi after a belt
shot from Chavo as Rikishi attempted the Bonzai Drop
WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center - February 4,
2003
Velocity:
John Cena pinned Brian Danielson with a back suplex into a sidewalk slam at 3:44
Nunzio
pinned Sho Funaki with the Arrivederci at 4:38
Bill DeMott pinned Phil Brown
with a powerbomb at 1:48
Edge pinned Albert with the
spear at 6:34
Smackdown! - included Hulk Hogan coming out to cut an in-ring promo until he was interrupted by
the Rock, "live" via satellite from Hollywood, in which the Rock cut a heel promo on facing Hogan at No Way Out;
after the Rock's appearance, Hogan went on to cut a promo on wanting to face Vince McMahon in the ring:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Jaime Noble (w/ Nidia) with the West Coast Pop after hitting a simultaneous 619 on both Noble and
Nidia
Rikishi pinned Nunzio with the Bonzai Drop
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Billy Kidman pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) by blocking the Twist
of Fate and using a double leg pickup into a roll over
Shelton Benjamin &
Charlie Haas (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie
& Chavo Guerrero Jr. to win the titles when Haas pinned Eddie with a side
roll after Eddie hit the frogsplash on Benjamin, the illegal man in the
ring
Albert pinned Shannon Moore with a backbreaker; prior to and after the
match, Brian Kendrick streaked around the ring and through the crowd - similar
to the Nike Shox commercial
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Paul
Heyman) pinned Chris Benoit in a non-title match with the Olympic Slam moments
after Benoit failed a diving headbutt off the top; after the bout, Benoit was
attacked by Team Angle; moments later, Edge attempted to make the save but was
beaten down until Brock Lesnar held off Team Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Houston, TX - Compaq Center - February 7,
2003
D-Lo Brown defeated Spike Dudley
Tommy Dreamer pinned Christian
with a DDT
Sean O'Haire pinned Steven Richards with the Razor's Edge
Molly
Holly pinned Jackie with a roll up
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal
& Lance Storm defeated the Dudley Boyz when Regal pinned Bubba Ray after
Chief Morley interfered
Scott Steiner pinned Christian with a
powerbomb
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal when RVD pinned
Rosey with the five star frogsplash following a chokeslam from Kane
Chris
Jericho (w/ Christian) pinned Test with a sleeper slam after a low
blow
Booker T pinned Batista (sub. for Triple H) with the Bookend
WWE (Raw) @ Fresno, CA - Selland Arena - February 8,
2003
Booker T defeated Christian
Sean O'Haire defeated D-Lo
Brown
Spike Dudley pinned Rico with the Dudley Dogg
Jackie defeated Molly
Holly
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Lance Storm defeated the
Dudley Boyz after Chief Morley interfered
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated
Rosey & Jamal following the chokeslam and Five Star Frog Splash
Tommy
Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with the DDT
Chris Jericho (w/ Christian)
defeated Test
Scott Steiner defeated Batista (sub. for Triple H); after the
bout, Booker T made the save against Triple H, Ric Flair, and Batista
WWE (Raw) @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - February 9,
2003
Booker T pinned Christian with the scissors kick
D-Lo Brown
pinned Tommy Dreamer with a roll up
Sean O’Haire pinned Rico with the Razor’s
Edge after a failed moonsault
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Molly
Holly and Jackie by pinning Jackie with a kick after distraction from Steven
Richards
Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards with the Dudley Dogg, despite
interference from Victoria
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz when Regal scored the pin after using a
pair of brass knuckles
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal
following the five star frogsplash
Chris Jericho (w/ Christian) pinned Test
with a low blow and roll up
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero by
reversing a crucifix powerbomb off the top into a hurricanrana
Scott Steiner
pinned Batista with a powerbomb; after the bout, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save
for Steiner against Triple H, Ric Flair, and Batista
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Boise, ID - Bank of America Centre - February 9,
2003
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton
Benjamin defeated Edge & Rikishi when Benjamin pinned Rikishi with a roll
up
Red Dogg defeated Kanyon via submission with an arm bar
Jaime Noble
defeated Nunzio and Shannon Moore by pinning Moore with a roll up
Brian
Kendrick pinned Chuck Palumbo with a roll up
Brock Lesnar defeated Albert
& Paul Heyman in a handicap match by pinning Albert after a chair
shot
Bill DeMott pinned Nathan Jones with a moonsault
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn Marie
when Kidman pinned Cena with the Shooting Star Press
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit after Team Angle interfered and Shelton
Benjamin kicked the challenger in the face; after the bout, Edge and Brock
Lesnar made the save
- 2/10/03: Former WWF IC Champion "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig passed away at the age of 44.
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Davis, CA - Recreation Hall - February 10,
2003
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Jaime Noble with a
sit-down powerbomb off the top
Kanyon & Brian Kendrick defeated Nunzio
& Chuck Palumbo following a modified Dudley Dogg by Kendrick
John
Hennigan pinned Shannon Moore with a roll up
The Undertaker & Nathan
Jones defeated Bill Demott & Albert when the Undertaker pinned DeMott with
the tombstone
Brock Lesnar defeated Paul Heyman & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champion Shelton Benjamin in a handicap match by pinning Heyman with the F5
after Benjamin accidentally kicked Heyman
Dawn Marie defeated Nidia in a Bra
& Panties match
Rikishi pinned John Cena
Edge pinned WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas with the spear
Chris Benoit defeated WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification when Team Angle
interfered; after the bout, Edge and Brock Lesnar made the save
WWE @ Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center - February 10, 2003
Sean O'Haire defeated Mike Nox
Keiji Sakoda & Skulu defeated Frankie Kazarian & Mike Harthcock
Sunday Night Heat:
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Jackie
Spike Dudley defeated Christopher Nowinski
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Al Snow & Maven in a non-title match
Raw - after the show went off the air, Eric Bischoff continued to protest Vince McMahon's order for him to face Steve Austin at No Way Out,
with Austin eventually appearing; Chief Morley attempted to attack Austin from behind, to protect Bischoff, but Austin fought him off, dropped
him with the Stunner, and drank several beers; Chris Jericho then interrupted and said he wanted to have a beer with Austin, with Austin knocking
Morley to the floor; after eventually giving Jericho a beer, Austin dropped him with the Stunner and knocked him to the floor; Morley then crawled
back in the ring only to sustain another Stunner; Austin then shared a toast with Jim Ross on the entrance stage before returning ringside, giving
Morley a beer, and then hitting him over the head with another beer can
(Austin's surprise return after an 8-month absence; the footage was included on the No Way Out 03 DVD):
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) pinned Christian with a full nelson slam; after the match, Christian
attacked Test and attempted to get at Stacy until Jeff Hardy made the
save
Booker T pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ Teddy Long) with the scissors
kick
Jazz defeated Molly Holly via submission with the STF; after the bout,
Jazz continued to beat on Molly until several referees pulled her off
Rob Van
Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) following a chokeslam / Five
Star Frog Splash combo
Bubba Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley defeated Chief
Morley in a handicap match when Spike made the pin following the Dudley Dogg and
3D; after the bout, Bubba Ray powerbombed Morley off the top through a table;
due to prematch stipulations, Morley was fired from the WWE
Batista (w/ Ric
Flair) pinned Tommy Dreamer with a sit-down powerbomb after a matter of seconds,
despite suffering an attack with the Singapore cane; after the bout, Booker T
attempted to make the save but was beaten down by Triple H, Randy Orton,
Batista, and Flair until Scott Steiner cleared the ring
Chris Jericho
defeated Jeff Hardy via submission with the Walls of Jericho after blocking an
attempted hurricanrana
WWE @ Bakersfield, CA - Centennial Garden - February 11,
2003
Velocity:
Bill DeMott pinned Sho Funaki with a clothesline and shove to the mat at 3:08
Shannon Moore
pinned Mike Knox with a flying neckbreaker at 3:20
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy
Kidman pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with the Shooting Star
Press at 7:46
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas (w/
Paul Heyman) pinned Edge with a roll up after Edge speared Heyman off the
apron
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) with the 619 and
West Coast Pop
Chris Benoit defeated Albert via submission with the Crippler
Crossface after reversing an attempt at the Baldo Bomb
WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ Charlie Haas) pinned Eddie Guerrero with the
Dragon Whip reverse kick to the face
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a
Valentine's Day Bra & Panties match; after the bout, Torrie fought off both
Dawn Marie and Nidia
Brock Lesnar pinned John Cena with the F5; after the
bout, Lesnar had a confrontation with Kurt Angle in the ring - in which the two
agreed to a bout for the following week before Lesnar laid out all three members
of Team Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - February 14,
2003
Booker T pinned Christian
Maven pinned Christopher
Nowinski
WWE Women's Champion Victoria pinned Molly Holly
Spike Dudley
pinned the Dawg
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal
defeated the Dudley Boyz
Kane pinned Jamal (w/ Rosey)
Steven Richards
pinned Tommy Dreamer in a No DQ match after Victoria interfered
Jeff Hardy
pinned Rico
Scott Steiner & Rob Van Dam defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H & Batista
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - February 15,
2003
Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Paul Heyman in a handicap
match following a chair shot to Show
Matt Hardy pinned Kanyon with the Twist
of Fate
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Jaime Noble with a
powerbomb off the middle turnbuckle
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Rey
Mysterio Jr. & Rikishi in an elimination match; the Guerreros were the first
eliminated
John Cena pinned Sean O'Haire with a roll up and using the tights
for leverage
Chris Benoit pinned Albert with the diving headbutt
Torrie
Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Sho Funaki was the
special referee for the bout
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle pinned
Chris Jericho with a roll up after Team Angle interfered and Shelton Benjamin
kicked Jericho in the face; after the bout, Chris Benoit made the save
WWE (Raw) @ Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Stadium - February 15,
2003
Kane pinned Jamal (w/ Rosey) with a chokeslam
Maven & Matt
Cappotelli defeated Chief Morley & Christopher Nowinski when Cappotelli
pinned Nowinski with a flying crossbody
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria pinned
Molly Holly with a kick to the head after distraction from Steven
Richards
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with a DDT in a No DQ
match
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the
Dudley Boyz when Regal pinned Bubba after using a pair of brass
knuckles
Booker T pinned Christian with the scissors kick
The Dawg pinned
Spike Dudley with a sit-down powerbomb
Jeff Hardy pinned Rico with the Twist
of Fate
Scott Steiner & Rob Van Dam defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H & Batista when RVD pinned Batista with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - February 16,
2003
Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Paul Heyman in a handicap
match by pinning Show following a chair shot
Albert pinned Kanyon with the
back breaker
John Cena & Bill DeMott defeated Sho Funaki & Sean
O’Haire when Cena pinned Funaki with a small package
Nathan Jones defeated
Matt Hardy
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Jaime Noble with
the Sky High
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie
Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Nidia pinned Torrie Wilson with
a roll up as Torrie argued with special referee Dawn Marie
Rikishi & Rey
Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Jericho & Christian
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit after Team Angle interfered and Shelton
Benjamin hit the challenger with the world title belt; after the bout, Rhyno
made the save and cleaned house of Team Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena - February
16, 2003
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal when RVD
scored the pin with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated the Dudley Boyz after Regal used a pair
of brass knuckles to score the pin; after the match, Spike Dudley helped in
making the save
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the
Widow’s Peak
Al Snow, Maven, & Tommy Dreamer defeated Christopher
Nowinski, Chief Morley, & Steven Richards when Maven pinned Morley
Spike
Dudley pinned Rico with the Dudley Dogg
Booker T & Scott Steiner defeated
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Batista when Booker pinned Batista
WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - February 17,
2003
Sunday Night Heat:
Steven Richards pinned Maven with a
modified version of the Pedigree
Tommy Dreamer pinned Michael Shane with the
DVD
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rene Dupree & Lance Cade following the
3D
Raw:
Rob Van Dam (w/ Kane) pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
Lance Storm (w/ William Regal) with the Five Star Frog Splash after blocking an
attempted superplex
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) &
Jazz defeated Jackie & Molly Holly when Jazz pinned Jackie with a DDT after
ramming her into Victoria; after the bout, Jazz continued to assault her
opponents and had a confrontation with Victoria
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long)
pinned Al Snow with a butterfly powerbomb after a failed moonsault
Shawn
Michaels & Jeff Hardy defeated Chris Jericho & Christian at 7:20 when
Hardy pinned Jericho with the Swanton after Michaels superkicked a steel chair
into Jericho’s face; Michaels was handcuffed to a ringpost for most of the bout
until stealing the key from Jericho
The Hurricane pinned Christopher Nowinski
with the Nightmare on Helms Street
Rosey, Jamal, & Rico defeated Spike
Dudley in a handicap match when Rico scored the pin following a top rope splash
from Jamal
Scott Steiner & Booker T defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H (w/ Randy Orton) & Batista (w/ Ric Flair) when Booker pinned Triple
H with the scissors kick following an over-the-head suplex from Steiner
Eric
Bischoff (w/ Chief Morley) pinned Jim Ross in a No DQ match with a punch to the
midsection after breaking a cement block over Ross’ head with a kick; following
the cement block blow, Jerry Lawler attempted to make the save but was double
teamed; after the bout, Bischoff and Morley celebrated with several beers
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena - February 17,
2003
Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Paul Heyman in a handicap
match by pinning Show following a chair shot
Sean O’Haire & Brian
Kendrick defeated Chuck Palumbo & Kanyon when Kendrick pinned Kanyon with
the Sliced Bread #2
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin &
Charlie Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) with the West Coast Pop following the 619
The
Undertaker & Nathan Jones defeated Albert & Bill DeMott when Undertaker
pinned DeMott with the tombstone
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
defeated Sho Funaki, Jaime Noble, and Nunzio by pinning Noble with a Sky High
off the middle turnbuckle
Rikishi pinned John Cena in a Kiss My Ass match
with a superkick
Nidia pinned Torrie Wilson with a roll up; Dawn Marie was
the special referee for the bout
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle
pinned Chris Benoit with a roll over after Team Angle interfered and Shelton
Benjamin kicked the challenger in the face; after the bout, Brock Lesnar made
the save
WWE @ Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse - February 18,
2003
Velocity:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned
Shannon Moore in a non-title match with the Shooting Star Press at 4:02
Bill DeMott
pinned Sho Funaki with a powerbomb at 3:16
Nunzio & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Johnny
Stamboli) defeated Nova & Johnny Jeter at 5:34 when Palumbo pinned Jeter with the
Jungle Kick
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas via count-out in a non-title match at 6:48 when the champions
left ringside
Smackdown!:
Chris Benoit pinned Albert with a roll
up
Rikishi pinned Johnny Stamboli with a superkick; after the bout, Rikishi
was triple teamed by Nunzio, Stamboli, and Chuck Palulmbo
Matt Hardy &
Shannon Moore defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman & Rey
Mysterio Jr. when Hardy pinned Kidman with the Twist of Fate moments after
Kidman tossed his partner onto Moore who was on the arena floor
Nidia (w/
Jaime Noble) defeated Torrie Wilson in a Paddle on a Pole match after Noble
interfered and hit a powerslam on Torrie while the referee was distracted by
Dawn Marie at ringside; after the bout, Sho Funaki made the save
Brock Lesnar
defeated WWE World Champion Kurt Angle & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (w/ Paul Heyman) in a gauntlet
match via disqualification; Lesnar pinned Haas with the F5; Lesnar pinned
Benjamin with the Olympic Slam after blocking Benjamin’s patented kick and
leveling him with a clothesline; Lesnar defeated Angle via disqualification
after a matter of seconds when Paul Heyman interfered and hit Lesnar with a
chair; after the bout, Chris Benoit and Edge made the save against Team Angle
- 2/20/03: Former WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Altimore passed away at the age of 74.
No Way Out 03 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre - February 23, 2003 (announced at 16,125)
Sunday Night Heat: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) at 4:35 by reversing a powerbomb into the West Coast Pop
(No Way Out 03)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jonathan Coachman (sub. for Jim Ross who was said to have suffered a concussion the previous week on Raw) & Jerry Lawler
on commentary for Raw and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for Smackdown!; included a backstage segment with WWE World Champion Kurt Angle, WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas regarding the Canadian crowd and their match later in the show; featured backstage footage of World
Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, & Batista arriving in a limo; as they walked off the screen, a black pickup truck with Steve Austin's
logo was seen in the background; included Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Matt Hardy, with Shannon Moore, regarding his weight loss
training to qualify for a Cruiserweight Title shot; moments later, Matt confronted Jeff Hardy and said he wouldn't be losing so much if he was a Mattitude
Follower, with Jeff then slapping Matt in the face; featured a backstage segment in which officials, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Benoit, and Brock Lesnar
tended to Edge, who had been founded knocked out; included pre-taped footage of Edge, in a neckbrace, being taken away by medics as Stephanie told Benoit &
Lesnar that their match was next; featured a backstage segment with Eric Bischoff and Chief Morley in which Morley said Bischoff had a number of wrestlers
ready to interfere on his behalf against Steve Austin; moments later, Vince McMahon appeared and said no one would interfere in the match or they would be
fired; included an ad for "Before They Were WWE Superstars Vol. 2;" featured a backstage segment in which various WWE wrestlers laughed at Bischoff as he
made his way down the hallway for his match:
Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy at 13:00 via submission with the Walls of Jericho after reversing a hurricanrana off the top into a powerbomb;
after the bout, Shawn Michaels - who was banned from ringside by Eric Bischoff - made the save as Jericho kept the hold applied; moments later, Christian -
who was also banned - attempted to double team Michaels but Michaels cleared the ring of both he and Jericho; Jericho was audibly cheered during the
contest; Michaels was heavily booed upon his appearance
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam & Kane at 9:20 when Regal pinned RVD after Kane, blinded after his mask had
been turned around, accidentally hit the chokeslam on his partner after Storm shoved RVD into Kane; after the bout, RVD argued with Kane over the loss
before leaving the ring alone
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman at 9:34 with a Twist of Fate off the top to win the title after Moore grabbed
Kidman's leg as he attempted the Shooting Star Press; late in the bout, Kidman kicked out of Hardy's Twist of Fate
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) via KO with a triangle choke at 14:08, moments after Show dropped Taker with the chokeslam;
during the bout, it was announced Edge had been taken to a nearby hospital as a result of being attacked backstage earlier in the show; late in the
match, Albert appeared at ringside to interfere on behalf of Show but Taker easily fought him off; after the contest, Taker attempted to hit Show
with a steel chair but Albert attacked him from behind and dropped him with the Derailer
Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit defeated WWE World Champion Kurt Angle & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (w/ Paul Heyman)
in a handicap match at 13:17 when Haas submitted to Benoit's Crippler Crossface immediately after Lesnar dropped Angle with the F5; after the bout,
Lesnar took possession of Angle's title belt and dared Angle to take it from him
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Scott Steiner at 13:02 with the Pedigree, moments after Steiner kicked out after being hit with
the title belt; the champion was cheered during the bout while the challenger was booed; late in the contest, Randy Orton and Batista interfered on behalf
of the champion but were knocked to the floor by Steiner
Steve Austin pinned Eric Bischoff at 4:25 after dropping Bischoff with the Stunner three consecutive times; Jim Ross provided guest commentary
for the match; pre-match stipulations stated anyone who interfered in the bout would be fired; during the contest, members of the Raw roster -
including Test, Stacy Keibler, Maven, Tommy Dreamer, Al Snow, and the Hurricane - were shown watching backstage and, after the bout, cheering;
moments after the bout ended, Austin dropped Bischoff with a fourth Stunner (Austin’s TV return after an 8-month absence)
The Rock pinned Hulk Hogan at 12:36 with the Rock Bottom after hitting him with a steel chair, slid to him by referee Sylvian Grenier who pretended to be
knocked out; Hogan hit the legdrop on Rock late in the match and made the cover only for the lights to go out; when they came back on, Grenier was knocked
out and Vince McMahon appeared, distracting Hogan from ringside; after the bout, McMahon celebrated with the Rock and Grenier; McMahon returned to the
ring moments later, taking off his jacket and shirt to reveal a "Hulkamania sucks" t-shirt underneath; McMahon then tore the shirt and threw it in the face
of the bloody Hogan as the show came to a close
WWE @ Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre - February 24, 2003 (10,000)
Tyson Duxx & Mark Dulusk defeated Larry Greenwood &
Synn
Sunday Night Heat:
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated
Molly Holly
Maven defeated Rico
Al Snow defeated Bobby Rudd
Rob Van Dam
defeated Steven Richards
Raw:
Jazz defeated Jackie via submission
with the STF; after the bout, Trish Stratus made her return to the WWE, stopped
interference from Victoria, and brawled with Jazz until referees could hold the
two apart
Kane (w/ Rob Van Dam) pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm
(w/ William Regal) following two chokeslams
Scott Steiner & Booker T
defeated Randy Orton & Batista (w/ Ric Flair) when Booker pinned Orton when
the momentum of a flying bodypress by Orton put Booker on top
Test &
Stacy Keibler defeated Chris Jericho & Christian via disqualification after
Jericho hit Test in the head with a chair; following the bout, Jericho and
Christian handcuffed Test to the ring rope and Jericho locked Stacy in the Walls
of Jericho, while Christian fended off Jeff Hardy, until Shawn Michaels made the
save
Christopher Nowinski defeated Jeff Hardy via reverse decision when Hardy
continued to attack Nowinski after the pinfall; Hardy had scored the pin after a
matter of seconds with the Twist of Fate and Swanton
Jerry Lawler pinned
Chief Morley in a No DQ match with the fistdrop off the middle turnbuckle after
the suspended Dudley Boyz came out of the crowd and hit the 3D on
Morley
Booker T won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating the Rock via a
reversal as the Rock attempted to toss Booker over the top; other participants
included: Chris Jericho, Rosey, Jamal, Rob Van Dam, Maven, Kane, Test, Scott
Steiner, Batista, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance
Storm, Steven Richards, Al Snow, Tommy Dreamer, the Hurricane, Rodney Mack,
Christian; order of elimination: Test by Jericho, Jericho eliminated himself
when Test re-entered the ring and chased him into the crowd, Jamal by RVD via a
kick off the top, Dreamer by the Rock, Maven by the Rock, Richards by Steiner,
RVD by Batista & Orton, Snow by Batista, Mack by the Hurricane, Hurricane by
the Rock, Hardy by Orton, Orton by Steiner, Steiner by Batista, Batista by
Booker, Rosey by Kane, Storm by Kane, Kane & Christian by the Rock as he
dumped both men over the top once returning to the ring after briefly doing
commentary for the match; due to prematch stipulations, Booker T earned a world
title shot against Triple H for WrestleMania XIX
WWE @ London, Ontario - Labatt Centre - February 25,
2003
Sean O'Haire defeated Bobby Rude with a crucifix powerbomb
Kanyon defated Tyson Dux
Velocity:
Bill DeMott pinned Billy Kidman with a
powerbomb at 4:22
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Johnny Stamboli with an inside cradle and using the tights for leverage at 6:36
Rey Mysterio Jr.
pinned Shannon Moore at 5:24 with the West Coast Pop
Smackdown!:
Sho Funaki
& Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Noble & Nidia when Torrie pinned Nidia
with a roll up after ramming her into Dawn Marie on the apron; after the match,
Stephanie McMahon announced that Torrie Wilson would be on the cover of next
month’s issue of Playboy
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned Nunzio
(w/ Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli) with a reversal of a roll over and
holding onto the tights for leverage; after the bout, Rikishi made the save
against the FBI
Chris Benoit & Rhyno defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore when Rhyno pinned Hardy with the Gore (Rhyno’s
surprise return after a 16-month absence due to injury)
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Brian Kendrick in a non-title match
at 4:58 with the Olympic Slam; had Kendrick lasted the full 5 minutes, he would
have earned a WWE contract; after the bout, Angle shook Kendrick’s hand before
assaulting him in and outside the ring as a sign to Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar
defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
(w/ Kurt Angle & Paul Heyman) in a non-title handicap match by pinning
Benjamin with the F5 after shoving him into Haas, sending Haas to the floor; due
to prematch stipulations, Lesnar earned a match with any member of Team Angle
for the following week inside a steel cage; Lesnar’s choice was Paul Heyman
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Cape Town, South Africa - Good Hope Centre -
February 27, 2003
Mark Henry pinned John Cena with a powerslam
Sho
Funaki pinned Jamie Noble after Noble was knocked into Nidia on the ring
apron
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy pinned Billy Kidman with his feet
on the ropes
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit
after interference from Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas
WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas fought Eddie & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. and Rikishi & Rey Mysterio Jr. to a no contest in an
elimination bout; Benjamin pinned Chavo with his feet on the ropes; a brawl
ensued involving everyone on the card
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a
Bra & Panties match; Nidia was the special referee for the bout
Brock
Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Paul Heyman in a handicap match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Durban, South Africa - Westridge Stadium -
February 28, 2003
Billy Kidman defeated Bill DeMott
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Matt Hardy defeated Jamie Noble
Nidia defeated Torrie Wilson
Rey
Mysterio Jr. defeated the Big Show
Rikishi & Sho Funaki defeated Eddie
& Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Mark Henry defeated John Cena
Chris Benoit &
Brock Lesnar defeated WWE World Champion Kurt Angle & WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas in a Best 2
out of 3 falls handicap match
WWE (Raw) @ Reading, PA - Sovereign Center - March 1,
2003
Spike Dudley & Jackie defeated Rico & Molly Holly when
Jackie blocked a superplex and hit a tornado DDT on Molly for the pin
Jeff
Hardy pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Swanton
Chris Jericho pinned Test
with a roll up
Rob Van Dam pinned Chief Morley with the Five Star Frog Splash
after the Dudley Boyz came ringside
Randy Orton & Batista defeated the
Dudley Boyz when Batista pinned Bubba Ray with a roll up after outside
interference from Chief Morley; during the match, both Orton and Bubba suffered
legit injuries
Scott Steiner defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm
via submission with the Steiner Recliner
The Hurricane pinned Steven Richards
with the chokeslam
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Booker T after a
chair shot
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Johannesburg, South Africa - The Dome - March 1,
2003
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie
Haas defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman following Benjamin’s spin
kick
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
following the Twist of Fate
Mark Henry pinned Bill DeMott with a
splash
Eddie Guerrero pinned Jamie Noble with the frogsplash after a
brainbuster
Chris Benoit & Rikishi defeated WWE World Champion
Kurt Angle & John Cena when Benoit pinned Cena with the diving headbutt;
after the bout, Edge, Rey Mysterio Jr., and Billy Kidman came in the ring to
celebrate
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Sho
Funaki was the special referee for the bout
Brock Lesnar defeated the Big
Show & Paul Heyman in a handicap match by pinning Show following a chair
shot
WWE (Raw) @ Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena - March 2,
2003
The Hurricane pinned Steven Richards with the chokeslam
Rico
pinned Matt Cappotelli by using the tights for leverage
Spike Dudley pinned
Rico in an impromptu match with the Dudley Dogg
Molly Holly pinned Jackie by
using the tights for leverage
Scott Steiner defeated WWE Raw Tag Team
Champion Lance Storm via submission with the Steiner Recliner
Rob Van Dam
pinned Christian with the five star frogslash
Jeff Hardy pinned Christopher
Nowinski with the Swanton
D-Von Dudley pinned Chief Morley with a superplex
after Bubba Ray Dudley came ringside and distracted Morley from hitting the
Money Shot
Chris Jericho pinned Test with a low blow and roll up after
interference from Christian and Stacy Keibler
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H
pinned Booker T after a chair shot
WWE @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - March 3,
2003
Sunday Night Heat:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm
defeated Maven via submission with the Sharpshooter
The Hurricane pinned
Steven Richards (w/ Victoria) with the Vertebreaker
Raw:
Christian
pinned Jeff Hardy with the Unprettier after a failed attempt at a neckbreaker by
Hardy
Chief Morley pinned Spike Dudley with the Money Shot after a slingshot
suplex; had Spike won the match, the Dudley Boyz would have been reinstated;
since Morley won, the suspension of Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley would continue
indefinitely
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWE Women’s Champion
Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) & Jazz when Trish pinned Victoria with a roll
up after countering a sunset flip
Chris Jericho pinned Test with a low blow
and a sleeper slam after distraction from Christian; Christian forced Stacy
Keibler to ringside midway through the bout to add more of a distraction to
Test; after the bout, Jericho and Christian hit the Con-Chair-Two on Test and
attempted to injure Stacy until Shawn Michaels made the save; Jericho laid
Michaels out with a devastating chair shot before issuing a challenge to
Michaels for WrestleMania
Booker T pinned Scott Steiner with a roll up out of
the corner moments after Triple H and Ric Flair distracted Steiner from the
rampway
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Al Snow & Tommy Dreamer in a
hardcore match when RVD simultaneously pinned both opponents following the five
star frogsplash
WWE @ Bridgeport, CT - Harbor Yard Arena - March 4,
2003
Sean O’Haire defeated Dave Delicious
Kanyon defeated Aaron
Stevens
Velocity:
Nunzio (w/ the FBI) pinned Sho Funaki with the Arrivederci at 4:30
Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) pinned Dawn Marie at 4:57 by rolling through a crossbody and grabbing the tights for leverage
Bill DeMott pinned Johnny Xavier with a powerbomb at 3:56
Billy Kidman pinned Shannon Moore with the Shooting Star Press at 4:08
Smackdown!:
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Tajiri and Jamie
Noble by pinning Tajiri by reversing a suplex into the ring into a roll up; due
to prematch stipulations, Mysterio earned a Cruiserweight title shot at
WrestleMania
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Chuck Palumbo &
Johnny Stamboli (w/ Nunzio) when Chavo pinned Stamboli following a frogsplash
from Eddie a second after Stamboli hit a fall away slam on Chavo; after the
match, the FBI triple teamed the Guerreros
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt
Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Billy Kidman with the Twist of Fate after Kidman
collided with Moore on the ring apron
Albert (w/ the Big Show) defeated the
Undertaker (w/ Nathan Jones) via disqualification when Jones shoved the referee
and attacked the Big Show in the ring after Show interfered behind the referee’s
back
Chris Benoit & Rhyno defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas in a non-title match when Haas submitted to
Benoit’s Crippler Crossface
Brock Lesnar pinned Paul Heyman (w/ Kurt Angle,
Shelton Benjamin, & Charlie Haas) in a steel cage match with the F5 despite
interference from Team Angle; due to prematch stipulations, Lesnar earned a
world title shot against Kurt Angle for the following week
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium - March 8,
2003
Brock Lesnar pinned the Big Show with the F5 in a No DQ match after
chasing Paul Heyman backstage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/
Shannon Moore) pinned Billy Kidman with the Twist of Fate after Moore prevented
the challenger from using the Shooting Star Press
Nathan Jones pinned Kanyon
following a Torture Rack
Rhyno pinned John Cena with the Gore
Rey Mysterio
Jr. pinned Jamie Noble after reversing a powerbomb
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. via disqualification when Haas pretended he had been hit with one
of the title belts that the champions had brought into the ring
Torrie Wilson
pinned Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) with a roll up after Nidia collided with Noble
on the apron; after the match, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save
Chris Benoit
defeated Albert via submission with the Crippler Crossface
WWE (Raw) @ East Lansing, MI - Breslin Student Event Center - March
8, 2003
The Hurricane pinned Steven Richards with the Nightmare on Helms
Street
Rodney Mack pinned Maven with a powerslam
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE
Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm with a reversal into the DVD
Rob Van Dam
& Kane defeated Rico & Rosey when Rico was pinned following a chokeslam
/ Five Star Frog Splash combo
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish
Stratus and Jazz by pinning Jazz after Jazz had been hit with Trish’s
bulldog
Spike Dudley pinned Chief Morley with the Dudley Dogg after outside
distraction from the Dudley Boyz
Test pinned Chris Jericho with a boot to the
face after avoiding the Lionsault
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned
Scott Steiner with the Pedigree after distraction from Ric Flair
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Youngstown, OH - Beeghly Center - March 9,
2003
Brock Lesnar defeated the Big Show & Paul Heyman at 8:38 by
pinning Show with the F5 in a No DQ handicap match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Billy Kidman at 8:15 with the Twist of Fate
after Moore prevented the challenger from using the Shooting Star
Press
Nathan Jones defeated Kanyon via submission with a Torture Rack at
7:47
Rhyno pinned John Cena with the Gore at 6:23
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned
Jamie Noble after reversing a powerbomb into a sunset flip at 10:31
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated Eddie
& Chavo Guerrero Jr. after Haas hit Eddie with one of the title belts at
14:51
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) at 5:51 with a roll up
after Nidia accidentally dropkicked Noble; after the match, Rey Mysterio Jr.
made the save
Chris Benoit defeated Albert via submission with the Crippler
Crossface at 6:50
WWE @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena - March 10, 2003
Sunday
Night Heat:
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Tommy Dreamer with a
swinging neckbreaker
Spike Dudley pinned Mike Stryker with the Dudley
Dogg
Molly Holly pinned Jackie with a roll up
Steven Richards (w/
Victoria) pinned Al Snow with the DDT
Raw:
Chris Jericho &
Christian defeated Rob Van Dam & Kane when Jericho pinned RVD with the
Lionsault; after the bout, Shawn Michaels superkicked Jericho on the
rampway
Jeff Hardy pinned Rico (w/ Rosey & Jamal) with a roll up
Trish
Stratus fought Jazz to a no contest when WWE Women's Champion Victoria hit both
participants with the title belt in the first 10 seconds of the match; the bout
was to have determined the #1 contender for the women's championship
WWE Raw
World Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Maven with the Pedigree; after the
bout, Al Snow came out to check on Maven but was also hit with the Pedigree from
the champion
Chief Morley & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm
defeated D-Von Dudley in a handicapmatch when Morley pinned D-Von with the Money
Shot
The Hurricane pinned the Rock with a roll up at about 9:30 in a No DQ
match as Rock was distracted by Steve Austin at ringside; after the bout, Austin
gave Rock two middle fingers; the Rock's opponent was scheduled to have been
Booker T but a substitution was made with no explanation given
WWE @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - March 11, 2003
Kanyon
(w/ Jackie Gayda) defeated Shark Boy
Nathan Jones defeated JR Ryder in under
a minute
Velocity:
Johnny Stamboli (w/ Nunzio & Chuck Palumbo)
pinned Sho Funaki with a legdrop off the top at 5:05
Shannon Moore pinned Matt Stryker with the Mooregasm at 3:44
Bill DeMott pinned BJ Payne with a powerbomb at 1:56
Tajiri pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with the kick to
the head at 4:20
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. at 7:12
when Haas pinned Kidman with a German suplex following a superkick from
Benjamin
Rikishi pinned Chuck Palumbo (w/ Nunzio & Johnny Stamoli) at
2:58 after Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. interfered
The Big Show &
Albert defeated Sho Funaki & Tajiri at 3:46 when Albert pinned Funaki with
the backbreaker
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. fought Chris Benoit &
Rhyno to a no contest at 20:08 when Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
interfered and attacked both teams
The Pittsburgh Penguin (Brian Kendrick)
defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) via count-out
when Moore pulled Hardy out of the ring and both men left ringside
WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Brock Lesnar at 1:17 with a cradle
after switching places with his brother Eric Angle, who was destroyed by Lesnar
from the moment the bell rung and suffered the F5 on Kurt's behalf; during
Lesnar's intro before the match, Kurt rolled underneath the ring and Eric took his place
WWE (Raw) @ Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad - March 14,
2003
Jeff Hardy pinned Christian with the Swanton at 11:27
Maven
pinned Rico with a missile dropkick at 8:01
The Hurricane pinned Rodney Mack
at 5:54
D-Von & Spike Dudley (sub. for Bubba Ray) defeated Chief Morley
& WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm in a tables match at 12:24 following
a 3D on Storm through a table
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish
Stratus and Jazz at 4:42 by pinning Trish with a roll up and using the tights
for leverage
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal at 15:05
following the chokeslam / Five Star Frog Splash combo
Goldust pinned Steven
Richards with a powerslam at 5:07
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned
Booker T with a chair shot after the Pedigree
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena - March 15,
2003
Rikishi defeated Bill DeMott despite interference from John
Cena
Tajiri defeated Jamie Noble
Sgt. Slaughter, Brian Kendrick, &
Sean O’Haire defeated Chuck Palumbo, Nunzio, & Johnny Stamboli when
Slaughter pinned Stamboli
Rhyno pinned Kanyon with the Gore
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. by blocking a
huracanrana into the ring and hitting a powerbomb
The Undertaker & Nathan
Jones defeated the Big Show & Albert when Taker pinned Albert with the
chokeslam
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton
Benjamin defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Haas pinned Eddie with a
roll up
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia with a roll up
The Rock pinned Brock
Lesnar by avoiding the F5 and hitting the Rock Bottom
WWE (Raw) @ Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium - March 15,
2003
Jeff Hardy pinned Christian with the Swanton
Rico pinned Maven
with a spin kick
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and
Jazz by pinning Trish with a roll over
The Hurricane pinned Rodney Mack with
the Eye of the Hurricane
D-Von & Spike Dudley (sub. for Bubba Ray)
defeated Chief Morley & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm in a tables
match by putting Storm through a table with a 3D after Bubba Ray Dudley
interfered
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal when RVD pinned
Jamal after a chokeslam / five star frogsplash combo
Chris Jericho defeated
Test via submission with the Walls of Jericho after interference from
Christian
Goldust pinned Steven Richards with a powerslam
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H pinned Booker T with a chair shot after the Pedigree
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Tampa, FL - Sun Dome - March 16,
2003
Rikishi defeated Jamie Noble in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Brock Lesnar
pinned John Cena with the F5
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas
& Shelton Benjamin defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. after using one
of the title belts as a weapon
Rhyno (w/ Edge) pinned Kanyon with the
Gore
Tajiri defeated Bill DeMott
Sgt. Slaughter, Brian Kendrick, &
Sean O’Haire defeated Chuck Palumbo, Nunzio, & Johnny Stamboli
Torrie
Wilson defeated Nidia in a Bra & Panties match
The Undertaker &
Nathan Jones defeated the Big Show & Albert
WWE (Raw) @ Columbia, MO - Hearnes Center - March 16,
2003
Goldust pinned Steven Richards with a powerslam
Maven pinned Rico
with a missile dropkick
Jeff Hardy pinned Christian with the Swanton
WWE
Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jazz by pinning Trish with
a roll over
D-Von & Spike Dudley (sub. for Bubba Ray) defeated Chief
Morley & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm in a tables match when Storm
was put through the table after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered
Rob Van Dam &
Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal following the chokeslam / Five Star Frog Splash
combo
Chris Jericho defeated Test via submission with the Walls of Jericho
after a low blow
The Hurricane pinned Rodney Mack with the Eye of the
Hurricane
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Booker T after a chair shot
WWE @ St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - March 17,
2003
Sunday Night Heat:
Jeff Hardy pinned Mark Gallagher with
the Swanton
Al Snow pinned Steve Fendler with the Snow Plow
Jackie pinned
Molly Holly in a No DQ match with a roll up
Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico)
defeated Spike Dudley & Tommy Dreamer when Rosey pinned Dreamer with a
splash off the top
Raw:
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Chief
Morley & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Lance Storm when Kane pinned Storm with
the chokeslam; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz ran in the ring and laid out RVD
and Kane - protecting Morley in the process
Maven pinned Rico (w/ Rosey &
Jamal) by reversing an attempted neckbreaker into a backslide
The Hurricane
defeated Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) via disqualification when the Rock
interfered and assaulted the Hurricane in the ring, on the floor, and with a
chair
Steven Richards & WWE Women’s Champion Victoria defeated Trish
Stratus & Jazz when Victoria pinned Trish with the Widow’s Peak following a
sit-down powerbomb by Richards after Jazz walked out on her partner; after the
match, Jeff Hardy made the save for Trish
Chris Jericho & Christian
defeated Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) & Scott Steiner when Jericho pinned Test
with a roll up as Test was distracted by Stacy being with Steiner on the
floor
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Goldust (w/
Booker T) with the Pedigree after Goldust knocked Flair off the apron; during
the bout, Randy Orton, disguised as a fan in the front row, hit Booker T in the
back with a crutch before being led away by security
Steve Austin pinned Eric
Bischoff (w/ Chief Morley) in a No DQ match with the Stunner after hitting the
Stunner on both Morley and an interfering Rock; after the bout, the Rock hit the
Rock Bottom on Austin
WWE @ Louisville, KY - March 18, 2003
Nick Dinsmore &
Rob Conway defeated Rene Dupree & Lance Cade when Dinsmore pinned Cade with
a flying bodypress
Sean O’Haire pinned Chris Kanyon (w/ Jackie Gayda) with
the Razor’s Edge
Velocity:
Nunzio (w/ the FBI) pinned Tajiri with the Arrivederci at 7:29
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/
Shannon Moore) pinned Nova with the Twist of Fate at 5:36
Albert (w/ the Big Show) pinned Sho Funaki with
the backbreaker at the 36-second mark
Smackdown!:
Rhyno
defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas (w/ Shelton Benjamin) via
disqualification when Haas interfered and hit Rhyno with one of the title
belts
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Rikishi defeated Johnny Stamboli,
Nunzio, & Chuck Palumbo when Eddie pinned Palumbo with the frogsplash after
a superkick from Rikishi
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with
the West Coast Pop
The Undertaker pinned Bill DeMott with the
tombstone
Brian Kendrick pinned Shannon Moore (w/ WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Matt Hardy) with the Sliced Bread #2 following outside interference from Matt
Hardy and Rey Mysterio Jr.; due to prematch stipulations, Kendrick won a
contract to wrestle for Smackdown!
Chris Benoit (w/ Rhyno) defeated WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champion Charlie Haas) via submission with the Crippler Crossface after Rhyno
blocked interference from Haas
WWE @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - March 24, 2003
Sunday
Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Maven & Tommy Dreamer
defeated Rosey & Jamal
Test defeated Rico
Rodney Mack defeated Spike
Dudley
Jazz defeated Jackie
Raw:
Trish Stratus & Jeff Hardy
defeated WWE Women's Champion Victoria & Steven Richards when Trish pinned
Victoria with the bulldog; after the match, Jazz attacked both Trish and
Victoria
Scott Steiner pinned Christian with a fall away slam from the second
turnbuckle
Booker T & Goldust defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H
& Ric Flair when Booker pinned Triple H with the scissors kick
Rob Van
Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz when RVD pinned D-Von with the Five Star
Frog Splash; due to prematch stipulations, RVD and Kane earned a tag team title
shot at WrestleMania
WWE @ San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion - March 25, 2003
Sean
O’Haire pinned Tommy Drake at 4:41 with the Razor’s Edge
Chris Kanyon pinned
Chad Collyer at 5:48 with the Flatliner
Velocity:
Sho Funaki pinned
Jamie Noble with a tornado DDT at 4:53
Bill DeMott pinned Apollo Khan at
1:55 when the referee stopped the match when Khan could no longer continue;
after the bout, DeMott hit a powerbomb on his opponent
Johnny Stamboli (w/
Nunzio) pinned Tajiri at 4:42 with a powerslam after Nunzio
interfered
Smackdown!:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy &
Shannon Moore defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Brian Kendrick at 5:15 when Hardy
pinned Kendrick with the Twist of Fate moments after Kendrick hit Moore with the
modified Acid Drop; after the bout, Hardy fought off Mysterio to hit another
Twist of Fate
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Shelton
Benjamin) at 4:54 with a modified victory roll
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia (w/
Jamie Noble) with a DDT at 2:11
The Big Show & Albert defeated Chris
Benoit & Rhyno via disqualification at 7:08 when Nathan Jones interfered and
attacked Show and Albert; after the bout, the Undertaker made the save for Jones
against their WrestleMania opponents
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Eddie Guerrero)
pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champion Charlie Haas) with a La Magistra cradle at 6:21; after the bout,
the champions nailed both Guerreros with the title belts before Chris Benoit and
Rhyno entered the ring and used their respective finishers on Team Angle
John Cena pinned Rikishi after hitting him with a steel chain and following with the
FU at 5:28; after the bout, Cena and Brock Lesnar brawled backstage until Kurt
Angle broke a 2x4 over Lesnar’s back (John Cena: My Life)
WrestleMania XIX - Seattle, WA - SafeCo Field - March 30, 2003 (54,097; 52,000 paid; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat - featured Jonathan Coachman & Lita on commentary;
included Nunzio luring Nathan Jones into the lockerroom where he was assaulted by the Big Show and Albert;
featured John Cena cutting a promo rap on Jay-Z and Fabolous at the entrance stage:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Chief Morley (sub. for William Regal) (w/ the Dudley Boyz) defeated Rob Van Dam & Kane at 10:00
when Storm pinned RVD after the Dudleyz interfered and hit the 3D on Storm, with Bubba Ray then hitting an elbow drop on RVD as he covered
Storm (WrestleMania XIX)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Ashanti performing the National Anthem to begin the show;
included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! matches;
featured Limp Bizkit performing "Crack Addict" for the first time live;
included a pillow catfight between the Miller Lite Catfight girls Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker, overseen by
Jonathan Coachman; before the contest began, Stacy Keibler came out followed by Torrie Wilson, with all four girls
catfighting on and around a bed set up on the stage; eventually the girls depantsed Coachman and tripped him up
before leaving the set; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Bill Goldberg; included a vignette promoting
WrestleMania 20 as taking place March 14, 2004 at Madison Square Garden; UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz was
in attendance:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 5:41 by blocking a victory roll attempt and grabbing onto
the ropes for leverage
The Undertaker defeated the Big Show & Albert in a handicap match at 8:45 by pinning Albert with the tombstone;
Taker's partner was to have been Nathan Jones but Jones was injured during Sunday Night Heat and deemed unable to compete;
late in the bout, Jones came out and assaulted Show in the aisle, allowing Taker to get the win;
prior to the bout, Limp Bizkit performed "Rollin" live, during which the Undertaker drove out to the ring on his motorcycle
with an American flag attached to the back; after the contest, Taker waved the American flag inside the ring
(The Undertaker: 15-0)
Trish Stratus defeated WWE Women’s Champion Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) and Jazz to win the title at 7:17 by pinning Victoria with a
kick to the face as the champion ran the ropes, moments after hitting the bulldog on an interfering Richards
(Trish Stratus - 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Chris Benoit & Rhyno at 8:46 when
Benjamin pinned Chavo after Rhyno hit the Gore on Chavo and was pulled out to the floor by Eddie
Shawn Michaels pinned Chris Jericho at 20:33 with a leg backslide; after the bout, the two men embraced out of respect before Jericho kicked
Michaels in the groin, gave the finger to the crowd, and left ringside
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Booker T at 18:47 with the Pedigree after the challenger further injured his leg
by executing the Harlem Hangover; 15 seconds passed between the champion hitting the move and being able to make the cover
Hulk Hogan pinned Vince McMahon in a streetfight at 20:49 with three legdrops after assaulting McMahon's referee Sylvan Grenier;
mid-way through the bout, McMahon climbed a ladder on the floor and hit a legdrop on Hogan through the Spanish announce table;
moments later, a man wearing all black entered the ring, quickly revealed himself to be Roddy Piper, kicked and spat on both men as they were
down in the ring, and eventually hit Hogan in the head with a steel pipe before leaving the ring; after the bout, Shane McMahon came out
to check on his father as Hogan played to the fans; had Hogan lost the match he would have had to retire
(Piper's surprise return after a 7 year absence; Shane McMahon's surprise return after more than a year)
(Mr. McMahon,
Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology)
The Rock pinned Steve Austin at 17:56 following three consecutive Rock Bottoms, the first two of which Austin kicked out of;
after the bout, the Rock briefly embraced his family at ringside before going backstage (Austin's last match)
(The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
Brock Lesnar pinned WWE Smackdown! World Champion Kurt Angle with the F5 to win the title at 21:08;
during the closing moments of the bout, the challenger attempted a Shooting Star Press but missed Angle and landed awkwardly on his head;
after the bout, the two men shook hands and embraced out of respect (Angle's last match for 3 months)
(Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain)
WWE @ Seattle, WA - Key Arena - March 31, 2003
Sunday
Night Heat:
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Spike Dudley by reversing
an attempt at the Dudley Dog into a powerslam
Christian pinned Tommy Dreamer
with the Unprettier
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Ivory with the
bulldog; after the bout, Trish and Ivory double teamed an interfering Victoria,
who came ringside to steal the title belt
Raw - included a closing segment in which Bill Goldberg made
his surprise debut by interruping the Rock's in-ring promo, grabbing a microphone and telling the Rock he's next,
and then spearing him to the mat:
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned the Hurricane with the Pedigree in a
non-title match
Scott Steiner defeated Christopher Nowinski via submission
with the Steiner Recliner
Maven pinned Rosey (w/ Rico) with a sunset
flip
Booker T defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification when Ric Flair and
Triple H interfered; Shawn Michaels attempted to make the save but was
eventually beaten down as well
Jeff Hardy pinned Steven Richards (w/
Victoria) with the Swanton after Trish Stratus prevented Victoria from
interfering
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz and WWE Raw Tag
Team Champions Lance Storm & Chief Morley (sub. for William Regal) in an
elimination match to win the titles; RVD pinned D-Von with the Van Daminator;
RVD pinned Morley with the Five Star Frog Splash after Kane hit the chokeslam on
both opponents; due to prematch stipulations, had RVD and Kane not won the match
they would be forced to work for Chief Morley
WWE @ Spokane, WA - Arena - April 1, 2003
Sean O’Haire
pinned Sylvian Grenier with the Razor’s Edge at 4:30
Velocity:
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Sho Funaki with the
Twist of Fate at 5:00
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Shannon Moore after 4
minutes
Tajiri pinned Buddy Wayne with a kick to the face at 4:15
Johnny
Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo defeated Tony Gordina & Jay Holenback at around 4 minutes following
a leg drop off the top
Smackdown! - included the return of Sable, after a
4-year absense, as she interrupted an in-ring celebration of Torrie Wilson' s
issue of Playboy; featured a backstage confrontation between the Undertaker
& Nathan Jones and the FBI; included Vince McMahon attempting to bury the
hatchet with Hulk Hogan just to turn around and indefinately suspend
him:
#1 Contender Tournament
Quarter-Finals: The Undertaker pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 3:23 by
blocking the West Coast Pop and hitting the Last Ride; after the bout, Taker
helped Mysterio to his feet in a showing of respect
Brian Kendrick pinned
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) at 2:33 with the Sliced Bread #2 after Noble
accidentally hit a baseball slide on Nidia; after the bout, Matt Hardy - who was
doing guest commentary - threw Kendrick to the floor and issued a challenge for
the following week against Brock Lesnar; Kendrick attempted to gain revenge
against Hardy and Shannon Moore but suffered the Twist of Fate for his
trouble
#1 Contender Tournament
Quarter-Finals: Chris Benoit defeated Albert via submission with the
Crippler Crossface at 6:55 after avoiding the backbreaker
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: John
Cena pinned Eddie Guerrero at 4:51 by catching Guerrero in a fireman’s carry and
hitting the FU
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton
Benjamin defeated Tajiri & Sho Funaki at 5:07 when Haas forced a submission
from Funaki by using the Haas of Pain leglock after Benjamin clipped Funaki from
behind
#1 Contender Tournament
Quarter-Finals: Rhyno defeated the Big Show via disqualification at 4:14
when Albert prevented the cover after Rhyno hit the Gore; after the bout, the two double teamed Rhyno
WWE @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - April 7, 2003
Shark
Boy pinned an unknown
Chad Collyer pinned an unknown with a roll
up
Sunday Night Heat:
Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Ivory
with the Widow's Peak
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Ken
Anderson
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Mike Bartilucci
Rico, Rosey, &
Jamal defeated Tommy Dreamer, Maven, & Spike Dudley when Maven was pinned
after being caught coming off the top rope and suffering a Samoan
Drop
Raw:
WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus pinned Jazz following
the bulldog when the referee failed to notice Jazz’ foot on the bottom rope
during the cover
Chief Morley pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Rob Van Dam
with a DDT after Lance Storm held RVD’s leg from the floor; after the bout, RVD
fought off a double team attack
Scott Steiner fought Christopher Nowinski to
a no contest when Steiner brutally assaulted Nowinski at ringside and on the
rampway before the bout following an anti-war tirade from Nowinski
The Rock
pinned Jeff Hardy at 6:54 with the Rock Bottom following a DDT; after the bout,
Rock called out Bill Goldberg to the ring and opted not to face him at Backlash;
moments later, Goldberg speared an interfering Christian and then scared the
Rock out of the ring
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kane
in a handicap match following the 3D; after the bout, Rob Van Dam attempted to
make the save but both he and Kane were laid out by the Dudleyz, Morley, and
Storm
Goldust pinned Steven Richards (w/ Victoria) with the
powerslam
Shawn Michaels & Booker T defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) & Chris Jericho when Booker pinned Triple H by
reversing the Pedigree into a backdrop and using a roll over; following the
bout, HBK and Booker were brutally triple teamed; the Hurricane attempted to
make the save but was tossed to the floor; eventually, Kevin Nash made the save
and laid Jericho and Flair to waste while Triple H left ringside (Nash's return
after suffering an injury that put him out for 10 months)
WWE @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - April 8, 2003
Sean
O'Haire defeated an unknown
Kanyon defeated Tyson Dux
Velocity:
Albert defeated Chad Collyer
Tajiri defeated
Shannon Moore
Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Sho
Funaki, Eddie, & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Smackdown! - included the return of the Piper's Pit after a
14-year absence, with guest Vince McMahon; during the segment, Rikishi came to
the ring with a coconut in hand - in reference to the infamous Pit in which
Piper hit Jimmy Snuka over the head with the food - only for Rikishi to be
attacked by Sean O'Haire and Piper smashing the coconut over his
head:
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shanon Moore) with the F5 after avoiding
the Twist of Fate
Brian Kendrick & Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Noble
& Nidia when Torrie pinned Nidia with a DDT; Sable came ringside during the
bout to watch Torrie
#1 Contender Tournament
Semi-Finals: Chris Benoit pinned Rhyno with a backslide; after the bout,
the two men hugged out of respect
Tajiri & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin in a non-title
match when Mysterio pinned Haas with a springboard legdrop
Nathan Jones
pinned Bill DeMott with a kick to the head after 2 minutes (Jones' in-ring
debut)
#1 Contender Tournament
Semi-Finals: John Cena pinned the Undertaker following interference from
the FBI and several chair shots
WWE (Raw) @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - April 12,
2003
Goldust pinned Steven Richards with the powerslam after a
miscommunication between Richards and Victoria
Christopher Nowinski pinned
Spike Dudley by reversing the Dudley Dogg into a back suplex and putting his
feet on the ropes for the win
Rosey & Jamal defeated the Hurricane &
Maven when Maven was pinned with a sidewalk slam after interference from
Rico
Test pinned Christian with the full nelson slam
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz and Lance Storm &
Chief Morley in an elimination match; RVD pinned Storm with the Five Star Frog
Splash after a miscommunication between D-Von and Storm; Kane pinned D-Von
Dudley with the chokeslam; after the bout, the Dudleyz presented the champions
with their title belts in a showing of respect and, with the help of Spike
Dudley, fended off an attack from Storm and Morley
WWE Women's Champion Trish
Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly by pinning Victoria following a double
bulldog on both members of the opposition
Rico pinned Tommy Dreamer (sub. for
Jeff Hardy) in a No DQ match following the spin kick
Kevin Nash, Shawn
Michaels, & Booker T defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Ric Flair,
& Chris Jericho when Nash pinned Triple H with the powerbomb (Nash's 1st
match back from injury, Michaels' return to the house show circuit after more
than 5 years)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - April 12,
2003
Sean O'Haire pinned Crash Holly
Nathan Jones pinned Bill
DeMott
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy defeated Jamie Noble and Rey
Mysterio Jr. by pinning Noble
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Haas
pinned Eddie
Chuck Palumbo, Nunzio, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Rikishi,
Tajiri, & Brian Kendrick when Nunzio pinned Tajiri
Torrie Wilson pinned
Nidia with a roll up; Sable was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Chris
Benoit & Rhyno defeated Albert & the Big Show when Benoit forced Albert
to submit to the Crippler Crossface
WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar pinned John Cena
WWE (Raw) @ Charlottesville, VA - University Hall - April 13,
2003
Goldust defeated Steven Richards
Christopher Nowinski pinned
Spike Dudley by reversing the Dudley Dogg into a back suplex and putting his
feet on the ropes for the win
Maven & the Hurricane defeated Rosey &
Jamal
Test pinned Christian with the boot to the face
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz and Lance Storm &
Chief Morley in an elimination match; RVD pinned Storm with the five star
frogsplash; the Dudley Boyz were eliminated
WWE Women's Champion Trish
Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly by pinning Victoria following a double
bulldog on both members of the opposition
Rico pinned Tommy Dreamer (sub. for
Jeff Hardy) in a No DQ match
Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, & Booker T
defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Ric Flair, & Chris Jericho when
Nash pinned Triple H with the powerbomb
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Montgomery, AL - Garrett Coliseum - April 13,
2003
Sean O'Haire pinned Crash Holly
Nathan Jones pinned Bill DeMott
following a kick to the chest
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy defeated
Jamie Noble and Rey Mysterio Jr. by pinning Noble with the Twist of
Fate
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chuck Palumbo, Nunzio, & Johnny
Stamboli defeated Rikishi, Tajiri, & Brian Kendrick when Kendrick was
pinned
Chris Benoit & Rhyno defeated Albert & the Big Show when
Benoit forced Albert to submit to the Crippler Crossface after 10
minutes
Nidia pinned Dawn Marie with a roll up
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Brock Lesnar pinned John Cena following the F5; after the bout, Cena
suffered a legit injury following a second F5
WWE @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - April 14, 2003
The Navajo Warrior pinned Dean Baldwin with a DVD / Michinoku Driver move
Joey Matthews & Christian York defeated Phil Brown & Pat Cusick following a modified 3D on Brown
Sunday Night Heat:
Jackie pinned Molly Holly with a tornado DDT
Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) defeated Al Snow & Maven when Snow was pinned following a Samoan Drop
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Mike Hunter
Rico pinned Spike Dudley with the spin kick
Raw:
Chris Jericho pinned Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) at 6:43 with the bulldog and Lionsault as Test was distracted by Stacy playing to the fans on the
outside; after the bout, Test attacked the fan Stacy had been talking to in the front row
Victoria (w/ Steven Richards) & Jazz (w/ Teddy Long) defeated WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Ivory at 4:41 when Trish submitted to
Jazz' STF; Teddy Long did guest commentary during the bout
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Lance Storm & Chief Morley in a No DQ match at 12:27 following the chokeslam and Van Terminator
on Storm after the Dudley Boyz interfered and attacked the champions before setting Morley up for the Van Daminator
Goldust defeated Christian via disqualification at the 48-second mark following a kick to the groin and a chairshot; after the bout,
Christian called out Goldberg and was speared and given the Jackhammer for his trouble
Booker T & the Hurricane defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair at 6:46 when the Hurricane pinned Flair after Shawn Michaels interfered
and hit the superkick on Flair as the figure-4 was being applied; after the bout, Booker, HBK, and the Hurricane were attacked until Kevin Nash
made the save; as the show came to a close, tension flared between Booker, HBK, and Nash after several miscommunications;
due to prematch stipulations, Booker earned a world title rematch with Triple H for the following week
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Fayetteville, NC - Crown Coliseum - April 14,
2003
Sean O'Haire defeated Tajiri
Rhyno defeated Albert
Nathan
Jones defeated Jamie Noble
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas
& Shelton Benjamin defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit
defeated the Big Show via disqualification
Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, &
Johnny Stamboli defeated Rikishi, Bill DeMott, & Brian Kendrick
Dawn
Marie defeated Nidia
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy defeated Rey
Mysterio Jr. and Crash Holly by pinning Crash
WWE World Champion
Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena
WWE @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - April 15, 2003
Velocity:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas
& Shelton Benjamin defeated Los Chihuahuas (Christian York & Joey
Matthews under masks) when York submitted to the Haas of Pain
Bill DeMott
pinned Pat Cusick with a powerbomb
Crash Holly (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Sho
Funaki after Moore tripped Funaki from the outside
Rhyno pinned Kanyon with
the Gore
Smackdown! - included Sean O'Haire as a gust of the Piper's Pit
in which Jimmy Snuka made a surprise appearance; during the segment, Rikishi
came out to make the save for Snuka against Piper and O'Haire:
The Big
Show & Albert defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Tajiri when Albert pinned
Tajiri with the bicycle kick after Show dropped Mysterio with a one-handed press
slam; after the bout, Mysterio hit the 619 on Show by using the ringpost after
Tajiri sprayed Albert in the eyes with the green mist
Eddie Guerrero (w/
Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with the frogsplash after
knocking Noble off the top; before the bout, Team Angle came ringside and
mocked the Guerrero Family; after the bout, the Guerreros responded to Team
Angle and won a brief brawl between the two teams
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia
(w/ Jamie Noble) with a DDT off the top after special referee, Sable, gave
Noble a baseball slide as he attempted to interfere
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Brian Kendrick with the Twist of
Fate after avoiding the Sliced Bread #2
Nathan Jones defeated Nunzio via
disqulaification when Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli interfered; Jones
dominated the post-match brawl before eventually having his leg smashed with the
steel ring steps
#1 Contender Tournament
Finals: John Cena pinned Chris Benoit at around 12:30 by blocking an
attempted sunset flip as Benoit countered the FU; due to pre-match stipulations,
Cena earned a world title shot against Brock Lesnar for Backlash (John Cena: Word Life)
WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena - April 21, 2003
Ernest Miller pinned Johnny Swinger with the Flatliner
Mark Jindrak pinned Norman Smiley
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Chief Morley pinned Maven with the Money
Shot
Christopher Nowinski pinned Shark Boy
Steven Richards (w/ Victoria)
pinned Tommy Dreamer with the DDT after Victoria interfered
Ivory pinned
Molly Holly with a roll up after Molly was pushed by guest referee Jackie; after
the bout, Trish Stratus made the save for Jackie and Ivory against Molly, Victoria, and Jazz
Raw:
Chris Jericho defeated the Hurricane via submission to the Walls of Jericho at 6:01 after avoiding the Nightmare on Helms Street
by grabbing hold of the referee; after the bout, Ric Flair attacked the
Hurricane and locked him in the figure-4 as payback for the previous week's loss
Rodney Mack (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Sean Evans at 1:46 in a "5-Minute
White Boy Challenge" following a running powerslam; Long did guest commentary
for the bout
Scott Steiner & Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) at 3:45 when Steiner scored the pin with a reverse DDT;
after the bout, Test argued with Stacy over her being with Steiner on the floor; Christopher
Nowinski did guest commentary for the bout
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus fought the Dudley Boyz to a no contest as the Dudleyz
reluctantly attacked their opponents before the match began, at the request of
Chief Morley, before Rob Van Dam and Kane made the save; as the Dudleyz brawled
with the tag team champions on the floor, Jazz further brutalized Trish Stratus
in the ring
Booker T defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair)
via disqualification at 14:01 when both Flair and Chris Jericho attacked special referee
Shawn Michaels as he prepared to count the pinfall on the champion after executing the superkick; following the bout, Kevin Nash cleared the ring of both
Flair and Jericho before Triple H hit a low blow from behind to allow his own escape
WWE @ Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center - April 22,
2003
Bill DeMott defeated Mark Jindrak
Ernest Miller defeated Norman
Smiley
Velocity:
Brian Kendrick pinned Shannon Moore (w/ Crash
Holly) with the Sliced Bread #2
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (w/
Shannon Moore & Crash Holly) pinned Sho Funaki with the Twist of
Fate
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) defeated Sean Evans via submission
Eddie
Guerrero pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas with the
frogsplash; both Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Shelton Benjamin were barred from
ringside for the bout
Smackdown!:
John Cena pinned Rhyno by
avoiding a slam and using a roll up
Chris Benoit defeated Nunzio (w/ Johnny
Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) via submission with the Crippler Crossface; after
the bout, the FBI triple teamed Benoit
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Crash Holly
(w/ Shannon Moore) with a springboard legdrop into the ring after backdropping
Moore off the ring apron; WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy sat ringside for
the bout
Rikishi defeated Roddy Piper (w/ Sean O'Haire) via disqualification
when O'Haire attacked Rikishi to prevent the Stinkface
WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie
Haas) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Eddie Guerrero) with a roll over and holding
the ropes after Haas kicked Chavo in the face; after the bout, the Guerreros
fended off the champions
Tajiri defeated the Big Show via count-out after Rey
Mysterio Jr. knocked Show head-first into the ringpost
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Albert via disqualification when John Cena, who
was doing commentary for the bout, broke the cover following the F5; after the
bout, Cena hit Brock with a steel chain, the FU, and the world title belt
WWE (Raw) @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - April 26, 2003 (4,099; 3,500 paid)
Booker T and WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus were both scheduled for the show but did not appear;
included a segment in which Scotty 2 Hotty announced he had been medically cleared to wrestle but Chief Morley
came out and said he wouldn't be wrestling on the night's card
Scott Steiner pinned Christian following a Samoan Drop off the middle turnbuckle
Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards with the Dudley Dog
Jazz & Victoria defeated Jackie & Ivory when Jazz pinned Ivory; Molly Holly was the special referee for the bout;
the match was scheduled as a 6-woman tag team match but was changed due to Trish Stratus being unable to attend
Rodney Mack pinned Tommy Dreamer
The Hurricane & Maven defeated Rosey & Jamal when Maven pinned Rosey with a roll up following a dropkick from the Hurricane
Chris Jericho defeated Test via submission with the Walls of Jericho after Christian interfered
Christopher Nowinski pinned Al Snow
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz when RVD pinned D-Von with the Five Star Frog Splash after
interference from special referee Chief Morley backfired; after the bout, Scotty 2 Hotty made the save for the Dudleyz against Morley
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - April 26,
2003
Sean O'Haire defeated Crash Holly
Nathan Jones defeated
Albert
Johnny Stamboli, Nunzio, & Chuck Palumbo defeated Brian Kendrick,
Sho Funaki, & Tajiri
Rhyno defeated Bill DeMott
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Matt Hardy defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. and Jamie Noble
WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Torrie Wilson defeated Nidia
John Cena defeated Chris Benoit
Backlash 03 - Worcester, MA - Centrum - April 27, 2003
Sunday Night Heat - featured a backstage segment with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus and Eric Bischoff in which
the trainer told Bischoff Trish shouldn't wrestle after the attack she sustained on Raw from the Dudley Boyz and Jazz,
with Bischoff saying she would wrestle or the trainer would be fired; included a backstage segment with the Dudley Boyz
in which D-Von argued over having to give in to Bischoff and Chief Morley and suggested the Dudleyz let themselves be
fired so they could go to Smackdown!; M