Every wrestler to have appeared in a 2003 PPV main event in case anyone cares: HHH - 6 Goldberg - 5 Brock Lesnar - 4 Kevin Nash - 3 Big Show - 2 Kurt Angle - 2 The Rock - 2 Chris Jericho - 1 Hulk Hogan - 1 Kane - 1 Randy Orton - 1 Shawn Michaels - 1 Undertaker - 1
This year was amazing! The Attitude Era was the biggest years for wrestling, then for late 98 - late 21, it kind of fizzled out for awhile, even tho they literally had THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS. But 2002 till early 05 was a rejuvenated product. They grasped at straws until something clicked, and that was;...."RUTHLISSS. AGGRESSHUN" The Ruthless Aggression era wasnt as great as the Attitude Era, but it's definitely a close second in terms of entertainment. The sheer amount of talent they had on the roster was amazing. Jericho, edge, eddie Guerrero, kurt angle, benoit, christian, brock lesnar, undertaker, kane, shawn michaels, triple h, Ric flair, goldberg, John cena, batista, rey mysterio, the hardy boys, dudley boys, randy orton, the rock, stone cold Steve austin, hulk hogan, booker t, etc. I can literally keep going. The roster was STACKED.
The difference between the stacked roster of 2003 and the one they had before Vince went all releases is that those men seemed passionate and brought sports entertainment to the table. Today is just full of indie stars. Not like I think Styles or Nakamura are b****es, but their kind of wrestling was exactly what wasn't there in the must-see WWE. They steal nicknames and try to hype up crowds when The Rock can hype up a crowd when he's simply landing an elbow on someone.
I was 11 in 2003 and watching this year of WWE I preferred Raw to Smackdown. All these years later, I see what I was missing on SD. The superior show, but Raw was more entertaining.
Monday Nights on SpikeTV were awesome back then. After RAW I would always tune in to watch Robot Wars, hosted by Chyna and Mick Foley; and then afterwards or instead of airing that, they would have an all-night marathon of Most Extreme Elimination Challenge!
I remember when I was a kid, we had pay TV (Cable TV) for basically all of 2003 and I was OBSESSED with the weekly shows. I was even lucky enough to scoop a few of the PPVs after nagging the parents. SummerSlam will always be my favourite and one of my favourites of all time.
I was at that Unforgiven. Seeing Shane climb to get away from Kane and then that bump he took. Wow! You have no idea how high it is unless you saw it live
@@optimus2008 I've watched WWE year in year out for nearly 20 years, hundreds of PPV's watched and I still firmly believe this was the best of the lot in terms of storylines and drama in general. The big disappointment was the mainevent, the highlight was Team Austin v Team Bischoff, as a kid and even now I find it one of the most enthralling and emotion charged wrestling matches I've ever seen.
I forgot to make this comment when the original came out, so here's to second chances! Part of the problem with Insurrextion was that the card was almost a carbon copy of Bad Blood, which happened like a week later. Thus, the show was very uneventful (even for British WWE PPV standards), since they were saving all the title changes and major storyline progression for Bad Blood.
That spot with Benoit getting dropped always makes me cringe. It was obviously an accident, if you watch the video you can hear Matt Bloom checking on Benoit and apologizing. Still, considering what happened, things like this always carry a lot more weight.
I begged my dad to order Bad Blood but we didn’t have the right network. He surprised me by taking me to his friend’s house to watch Vengeance. Much better show.
They year of the “great evolution betrayal” god man I remember it like yesterday I was already a MASSIVE legend killer fan before he won his first intercontinental belt. So when he won’t the heavyweight I was soooooo happy I remember the look on his face on the animal’s shoulders before and after the thumbs up and down.
This year was the beginning of the year where Raw would kinda go to sleep and hand Smackdown the tolerable brand carrying the company on it's back for several years. Oh and HHH Reign of Terror was alive and well.
I wiuld like to take the time and thank cultaholici for doing videos like thsi for us fans, tyes i have been drinking but I mean it when i saym, thank you!!!
The explanation for Goldberg not winning at Summerslam is supposedly that he wouldn't do the European Tour. Lame, if true. Why is an injured, non-performing Champ better though?
I actually really like Judgment Day. I thought it was a pretty fun show. The ladder and stretcher matches I thought were great. The banter between Austin and Bischoff throughout the show was hilarious. I also thought that everything else wasn't bad with the exception of Hogan and Piper. I won't even condemn the bikini contest because I'm a red blooded male and wow. All that being said, I would put Judgment Day in about the middle of the pack with the big four all being better and Vengeance above it as well. Personal preference I'm sure but I enjoyed it.
Judgment Day is one of the best PPV's from this year. Overall, it's a much easier show to watch back than that bi-polar Royal Rumble or pretty much any of the single branded pay-per-views.
I like the acknowledgement that HHH vs Booker T was a good match with a bad ending. Too often that match is made out to be some atrocity when in reality if Booker had won it would be remembered for it's excellent psychology.
1. Wrestlemania 19: 9/10 2. Vengeance: 8.5/10 3. No Mercy: 7/10 4. Summerslam: 6/10 5. Royal Rumble: 5.5/10 5. Survivor Series: 5.5/10 6. No Way Out: 5/10 7. Unforgiven: 4.5/10 8. Backlash: 4/10 9. Armageddon: 3/10 10. Bad Blood: 3/10 11. Judgement Day: 2.5/10 12. Insurrextion: 1.5/10 What an average year for WWE PPV Quality!
SmackDown has always seemed to be better than Raw. During the PG and Reality Eras, SmackDown was rather silent and Raw was the main TV show with Cena vs. Punk and Cena vs. Rock, but in the Ruthless Aggression Era and since 2016, SD has always seemed to make Raw bad with good quality.
Armageddon is ranked far too high. Backlash to me is underrated, bad blood was just average, and No Way Out was actually pretty good before the big 3 main events. Armageddon had a decent Orton vs RVD match, and a very average Batista (who was green as baby shit at the time) vs HBK match. Everything else was bad to just absolute shit.
Though it is tainted to no end these days, I was really moved at the post-match scene after Angle-Benoit at the Royal Rumble. The director had to hastily switch cameras to capture a true 'moment' in wrestling. Benoit was alone in the ring, selling, and fans just started to get on their faet and applaud. It was completely organic. Fans let fans - and management - know that they really liked Benoit's talents. That Meltzer did not give it five stars is criminal.
Triple H is severely injured with greatly reduced mobility. Goldberg is Goldberg. Vince McMahon: "Let's have them wrestle Bill's longest match in half a decade!"
I always thought that was funny. Christian vs Jericho = 🔥 Jericho vs RVD = 🔥 Christian vs RVD = 🔥 Christian vs RVD vs Jericho = ehh it was alright. Too much of a good thing?
Sorry for the re-upload! UA-cam decided to demonetise the last one, obviously.
I was so confused lmao
I was wondering why this was gone
Because of the "Piss on the Corpse" bit? That one has been edited
I was super confused by that, but glad it was cleared away
@@adammccallion8640 tbh PG was a joke to begin with. Shouldn't have happened but I understand why it did. Still didn't mean it make things better....
Every wrestler to have appeared in a 2003 PPV main event in case anyone cares:
HHH - 6
Goldberg - 5
Brock Lesnar - 4
Kevin Nash - 3
Big Show - 2
Kurt Angle - 2
The Rock - 2
Chris Jericho - 1
Hulk Hogan - 1
Kane - 1
Randy Orton - 1
Shawn Michaels - 1
Undertaker - 1
Thanks 👍👍👍 Respect to you for taking out time for doing this.
Rank every John Cena vs Randy Orton match
That’s not a bad idea actually!
You would have to do a top 50
U not wrong
Orton > Cena 💯
yes
Next time every dev maltzer 5 🌟 match from best to worst
@@dispater101 half of the matches he rated 5 stars cant ven be watched
1:31 Adam Pacitti presenta...
1:41 Insurrextion.
2:52 Judgement Day.
3:59 Bad Blood.
5:33 Backlash.
7:12 No Way Out.
9:17 Unforgiven.
10:59 Armageddon.
12:24 Survivor Series.
14:30 No mercy.
16:29 Royal Rumble.
17:52 Summerslam.
19:41 Vengeance.
21:53 Wrestlemania 19.
This year was amazing! The Attitude Era was the biggest years for wrestling, then for late 98 - late 21, it kind of fizzled out for awhile, even tho they literally had THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS.
But 2002 till early 05 was a rejuvenated product. They grasped at straws until something clicked, and that was;...."RUTHLISSS. AGGRESSHUN"
The Ruthless Aggression era wasnt as great as the Attitude Era, but it's definitely a close second in terms of entertainment. The sheer amount of talent they had on the roster was amazing. Jericho, edge, eddie Guerrero, kurt angle, benoit, christian, brock lesnar, undertaker, kane, shawn michaels, triple h, Ric flair, goldberg, John cena, batista, rey mysterio, the hardy boys, dudley boys, randy orton, the rock, stone cold Steve austin, hulk hogan, booker t, etc. I can literally keep going. The roster was STACKED.
Would love to watch wwe in that time period
The difference between the stacked roster of 2003 and the one they had before Vince went all releases is that those men seemed passionate and brought sports entertainment to the table. Today is just full of indie stars. Not like I think Styles or Nakamura are b****es, but their kind of wrestling was exactly what wasn't there in the must-see WWE. They steal nicknames and try to hype up crowds when The Rock can hype up a crowd when he's simply landing an elbow on someone.
I was like 2020 finally broke me i swear i watched this already 🤪
Far out I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂
Todd zombie87 what’s wrong with you
This was uploaded in the beginning of the week
The Batman yes. Just like it says in the comments
Big facts😂
Love the ppv rankings for 2002-2007. Maybe not financial success, but always thought that period was the best in terms of overall product
Despite everything that happened
I still love Guerrero vs Benoit at Vengeance
Some amazing PPVs back in 2003! Can’t beat WrestleMania 19 imo. One of the greatest Mania’s in history!
I still have the DVD box set of 2003 all the spines made a picture, that made me happy back then
I love 2003. It’s the year that got me into wrestling. Had everything! Loved it
I was 11 in 2003 and watching this year of WWE I preferred Raw to Smackdown. All these years later, I see what I was missing on SD. The superior show, but Raw was more entertaining.
Monday Nights on SpikeTV were awesome back then. After RAW I would always tune in to watch Robot Wars, hosted by Chyna and Mick Foley; and then afterwards or instead of airing that, they would have an all-night marathon of Most Extreme Elimination Challenge!
I remember when I was a kid, we had pay TV (Cable TV) for basically all of 2003 and I was OBSESSED with the weekly shows. I was even lucky enough to scoop a few of the PPVs after nagging the parents. SummerSlam will always be my favourite and one of my favourites of all time.
I was at that Unforgiven. Seeing Shane climb to get away from Kane and then that bump he took. Wow! You have no idea how high it is unless you saw it live
I rushed to watch the video to realize i already watched it. Love the channel been watching since you all worked for WC
NGL 2003 was one of my favourite years as a kid.
HBK's 2003 Survivor Series performance was special.
The best SS performance tbh
Since it's a re-upload, will repeat my previous comment.
Just about to watch the video and fully expect WMXIX to be near the top of the heap.
Vengeance 03 is a very underrated ppv.
It literally had something for everyone from top to bottom on that card.
You know 2003 was the best year for WWE PPVs because this is the only video that had to get reuploaded.😜
11:30. Oh Christian, you lucky Bastard.
2003 was my favourite year
2003 triple h vs wcw seemed like
Survior Series 2003 was and always will be the greatest PPV of all time.
Greatest of all time? A little too far fetched, don't ya think?
@@optimus2008 I've watched WWE year in year out for nearly 20 years, hundreds of PPV's watched and I still firmly believe this was the best of the lot in terms of storylines and drama in general. The big disappointment was the mainevent, the highlight was Team Austin v Team Bischoff, as a kid and even now I find it one of the most enthralling and emotion charged wrestling matches I've ever seen.
Don't forget that kurt also broke his neck during the handicap tag team match at no way out
This was my favorite era. I discovered wrestling in 2002.
Me too. I got into it just before summerslam 2002 and booed triple h since
@@frikitiki5403 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Vengeance was my favourite ppv of 2003
I forgot to make this comment when the original came out, so here's to second chances! Part of the problem with Insurrextion was that the card was almost a carbon copy of Bad Blood, which happened like a week later. Thus, the show was very uneventful (even for British WWE PPV standards), since they were saving all the title changes and major storyline progression for Bad Blood.
That spot with Benoit getting dropped always makes me cringe. It was obviously an accident, if you watch the video you can hear Matt Bloom checking on Benoit and apologizing. Still, considering what happened, things like this always carry a lot more weight.
I'm sorry Survivor Series is easily Top 3
The year that introduced me to wrestling
I begged my dad to order Bad Blood but we didn’t have the right network. He surprised me by taking me to his friend’s house to watch Vengeance. Much better show.
Wrestlemania 19 best ppv of the WWE in 2003 by A MILE! Arguably greatest Wrestlemania and ppv EVER!
Survivor series 2003 team Austin vs team bischoff is my favorite survivor series match of all time
Best year off all time
Got the box set gradually of all the 2003 PPV’s, this year got me into wrestling, still watch back fondly
Oh no. I really am trapped in a Groundhogs day like hell. At least I'll have Adam talking about 2003 each day.
They may have had a stacked roster, but it's incomplete without Mojo.
He is back!
How about a united states champions ranked list
They are already in the process of making it. I think Adam said it would be around October I’m not sure tho
@KingsHeathDon91 oh yes I am so for that 😂
And I’m still gonna re watch it and like the video and comment again. Gotta help that algorithm.
Seeing Sean o’haire and remembering he hasn’t been a 17 time world champion now makes me sad ☹️
imagine how different things would have gone if Albert has broken Benoit's neck that night ?
They year of the “great evolution betrayal” god man I remember it like yesterday I was already a MASSIVE legend killer fan before he won his first intercontinental belt. So when he won’t the heavyweight I was soooooo happy I remember the look on his face on the animal’s shoulders before and after the thumbs up and down.
This year was the beginning of the year where Raw would kinda go to sleep and hand Smackdown the tolerable brand carrying the company on it's back for several years.
Oh and HHH Reign of Terror was alive and well.
2003 was easily smackdown year also my favourite brand 😊
I wiuld like to take the time and thank cultaholici for doing videos like thsi for us fans, tyes i have been drinking but I mean it when i saym, thank you!!!
2003 wasn't such a bad year considering the current plight of WWE right now😂😂😂
Well... Let's watch it again, shall we?
Noticing the lower ranked brand exclusive PPVs are of the RAW ones. Hmmmm
Every WWE Cruiserweight Champion ranked!!! 😄 I know you want it 😂
The explanation for Goldberg not winning at Summerslam is supposedly that he wouldn't do the European Tour.
Lame, if true.
Why is an injured, non-performing Champ better though?
Every 2002 wwe ppv ranked from worst to best
I actually really like Judgment Day. I thought it was a pretty fun show. The ladder and stretcher matches I thought were great. The banter between Austin and Bischoff throughout the show was hilarious. I also thought that everything else wasn't bad with the exception of Hogan and Piper. I won't even condemn the bikini contest because I'm a red blooded male and wow. All that being said, I would put Judgment Day in about the middle of the pack with the big four all being better and Vengeance above it as well. Personal preference I'm sure but I enjoyed it.
Judgment Day is one of the best PPV's from this year. Overall, it's a much easier show to watch back than that bi-polar Royal Rumble or pretty much any of the single branded pay-per-views.
Randy Orton a Main Eventer. In 2003. In the same List as Taker,Nash,Hubter andere Angle. Sure.
I like the acknowledgement that HHH vs Booker T was a good match with a bad ending. Too often that match is made out to be some atrocity when in reality if Booker had won it would be remembered for it's excellent psychology.
Rank every Triple H vs John Cena match.
1. Wrestlemania 19: 9/10
2. Vengeance: 8.5/10
3. No Mercy: 7/10
4. Summerslam: 6/10
5. Royal Rumble: 5.5/10
5. Survivor Series: 5.5/10
6. No Way Out: 5/10
7. Unforgiven: 4.5/10
8. Backlash: 4/10
9. Armageddon: 3/10
10. Bad Blood: 3/10
11. Judgement Day: 2.5/10
12. Insurrextion: 1.5/10
What an average year for WWE PPV Quality!
AVERAGE? bahahah
@@dallasarnold1803 You are delusional!
Every US champ from worst to best?yes?
Wow 18 years ago man feeling old
Look at my dude Hardcore Holly getting onto the survivor series elimination team
SmackDown has always seemed to be better than Raw. During the PG and Reality Eras, SmackDown was rather silent and Raw was the main TV show with Cena vs. Punk and Cena vs. Rock, but in the Ruthless Aggression Era and since 2016, SD has always seemed to make Raw bad with good quality.
Yes Mania 19 was fantastic
Armageddon is ranked far too high. Backlash to me is underrated, bad blood was just average, and No Way Out was actually pretty good before the big 3 main events. Armageddon had a decent Orton vs RVD match, and a very average Batista (who was green as baby shit at the time) vs HBK match. Everything else was bad to just absolute shit.
2003 Kurt was already a first ballot hall of famer 20x over.
I could watch Shane vs Kane both matches all the time. They were enjoyable
It’s amazing how much better of a product smack down used to be compared to raw
adam : send me your name and adress
me: WHAT THE HELL
2003 is my favourite year of WWE.
Alway need to be ppv
I Was just listening to the 2003 Royal Rumble Song
I hope when you get to 2000 and the years before you also start making WCW lists ;)
Rank every Chris Jericho WrestleMania Match
Rank every Brock Lesnar match since his return
Rank every WWE Tag Team Champion
Though it is tainted to no end these days, I was really moved at the post-match scene after Angle-Benoit at the Royal Rumble.
The director had to hastily switch cameras to capture a true 'moment' in wrestling.
Benoit was alone in the ring, selling, and fans just started to get on their faet and applaud. It was completely organic. Fans let fans - and management - know that they really liked Benoit's talents.
That Meltzer did not give it five stars is criminal.
For me Unforgiven was much better than No Mercy
rut row,cultaholic.
God I forgot about that Show and Mysterio spot. That was… a lot…
Triple H is severely injured with greatly reduced mobility.
Goldberg is Goldberg.
Vince McMahon: "Let's have them wrestle Bill's longest match in half a decade!"
1:31, We're Looking at You Mr. McMahon!😠
2003-2005 were weird years. Trying to figure out what to do after the Attitude Era
Personally my favorite year of wrestling
I always thought that was funny.
Christian vs Jericho = 🔥
Jericho vs RVD = 🔥
Christian vs RVD = 🔥
Christian vs RVD vs Jericho = ehh it was alright.
Too much of a good thing?
Vengeance is definitely #1 and there's not even a close second
At least mention who is in every match so I dont have to Wikipedua everytime lol
How about a rank list for members of the Heenan Family?
2003 was 2nd beat year of Ruthless Aggression era
Judgment day 2003 should've been on top 5
I was about to shit on this video after that Godfather bit.
Even you didn't call Benoit's name, looks like you're paid by WWE as well. You can even call duddley boyz and eddie but not benoit. Double standards.
Wasnt Ortons first ppv match ever against HBK?
That must be cool.
What a weird year to get into wrestling, in hindsight - all that talent but mostly-shoddy booking backing it up, _especially_ on RAW.
If I'm gonna be honest, I really liked backlash 03
good video
Can We Get A United States Championship Ranking Please?
Try adding an extra 15 secs of praise at the end instead of shrinking the "best" down at the end
bit gutted, survivor series is my favorite ppv of all time
It was a simpler more terrible time
Shame that Jazz had a short career in WWE.
Judgment day should have been at top5