IWE Royal Rumble (2003)
From Iwe
| Royal Rumble (2003) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Triple K | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Falling Apart" by Trust Company | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand(s) | Raw Smackdown | |
| Date | January 19, 2003 | |
| Attendance | 15,338 | |
| Venue | Fleet Center | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Armageddon (2002) | Royal Rumble (2003) | No Way Out (2003) |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (2002) | Royal Rumble (2003) | Royal Rumble (2004) |
Royal Rumble (2003) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). The event took place on January 19, 2003 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first Royal Rumble event to take place after the Brand Extension and the first Royal Rumble event to be named under the WWE name.
The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown brands. Rob Lesnar, the twenty-ninth entrant won by last eliminating The Undertaker, the thirtieth entrant.
Featured matches on the undercard were Matt Borske versus Kevin Hunter for the [[IWE Championship, Triple K vs. Scott Hunter for the World Heavyweight Championship, Jessie Marie versus Torrie Marie and Rob Lesnar versus The Big Marc in a Royal Rumble qualification match. The Royal rumble of 2003 is notable for featuring the Matt Borske Kevin Hunter match for the IWE championship which is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestling matches of all time. The bout; which featured an array of technical wrestling holds, throws and takedowns was a huge hit among fans. Considered great rivals in their time the 2003 rumble match elevated the Hunter Borske rivalry to new heights.
Contents |
Background
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Night Heat | Spike Dudley defeated Richard Veach (with Courtney) | Singles match |
| 1 | Rob Lesnar defeated The Big Marc (with Paul Heyman) | Royal Rumble Qualification match |
| 2 | Dudley Boyz (Harlan and Scott) defeated William Kapphan and Mike Storm (c) | Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship |
| 3 | Jessica Wilson defeated Torrie Marie | Singles match |
| 4 | Scott Hunter defeated Triple K (c) (with Ric Flair) by disqualification | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Matt Borske (with Team Borske) (c) defeated Kevin Hunter | Singles match for the IWE Championship |
| 6 | Rob Lesnar won by last eliminating The Undertaker | 2003 Royal Rumble match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██. and "SD!" indicates a SmackDown! superstar. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Barnhart | Raw | 1 | McGowan |
| 2 | Kris McGowan | Raw | 14 | Test |
| 3 | Christpher Wheat | Raw | 2 | Wright |
| 4 | Scott Wright | SD! | 3 | McGowan |
| 5 | Edge | SD! | 10 | McGowan |
| 6 | Khristian | Raw | 9 | McGowan |
| 7 | Chavo McAlmond | SD! | 8 | Edge |
| 8 | Park | SD! | 6 | McGowan |
| 9 | Bill DeMott | SD! | 4 | Edge |
| 10 | Tommy Brown | Raw | 5 | McGowan & Khristian |
| 11 | B-2 | SD! | 7 | Edge |
| 12 | Kyle Van Dam | Raw | 26 | Kane |
| 13 | Matt Hooper | SD! | 21 | Lesnar |
| 14 | Brian McAlmond | SD! | 13 | Booker |
| 15 | Josh Hooper | SD! | 11 | Van Dam |
| 16 | Tommy | Raw | 12 | Kane |
| 17 | Test | Raw | 17 | Jesse Dern |
| 18 | Dustin Simpson | SD! | 22 | Undertaker |
| 19 | Jared Keller | SD! | 20 | Lesnar |
| 20 | Kishi | SD! | 18 | Jesse Dern |
| 21 | Jamal | Raw | 23 | Undertaker |
| 22 | Kane | Raw | 28 | Undertaker |
| 23 | Junior Remeriz | SD! | 19 | Lesnar |
| 24 | Booker T | Raw | 16 | Keller & Remeriz |
| 25 | A-Train | SD! | 25 | Kane & Van Dam |
| 26 | Maven | Raw | 24 | Undertaker |
| 27 | Goldust | Raw | 15 | Keller & Remeriz |
| 28 | Jesse Dern | Raw | 27 | Undertaker |
| 29 | Rob Lesnar | SD! | - | WINNER |
| 30 | The Undertaker | SD! | 29 | Lesnar |
