IWE WrestleMania 19
From Iwe
WrestleMania XIX | ||
Promotional poster featuring the Space Needle | ||
Tagline(s) | Dare to Dream | |
Theme song(s) | "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit | |
Imformation | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
Brand(s) | Raw Smackdown! | |
Date | March 30, 2003 | |
Attendance | 54,097 | |
Venue | Safeco Field | |
City | Seattle, Washington | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
No Way Out (2003) | WrestleMania XIX | Backlash (2003) |
WrestleMania chronology | ||
[[IWF WrestleMania 18|WrestleMania X8 | WrestleMania XIX | WrestleMania XX |
WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on March 30, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Washington, and the first Wrestlemania to use the IWE name. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all fifty states and numerous countries from around the world at Safeco Field resulted in a gate attendance grossing US$2.76 million.
WrestleMania XIX was the first WrestleMania to be promoted under the IWE name and the first to have taken place after the IWE Brand Extension. It was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was "Dare To Dream". The official theme song for the event was "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the theme song live, as well as "Rollin'" during The Undertaker's entrance.
The main match on the SmackDown! brand was Matt Borske versus Rob Lesnar for the IWE Championship, which Lesnar won by pinfall after executing an F5]]. The main match on the Raw band was the third Wrestlemania meeting between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Johnson. The predominant match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Triple K and Booker T, which Triple K won by pinfall after performing a Pedigree Other matches on the undercard included Ryan Barnhart versus Kris McGowan Hulk Hogan versus Grant Mayer in a Street Fight.
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