Royal Rumble (2003)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Royal Rumble (2003)


theme="Falling Apart" (Trust Company)cite news|author=Hurley, Oliver|title=Every Man for himself (Royal Rumble 2003)|work=Power Slam Magazine, issue 104|publisher=SW Publishing|date=2003-02-21|pages=16-19]
promotion=World Wrestling Entertainment
brand=Raw
SmackDown!
date=January 19 2003
venue=Fleet Center
city=Boston, Massachusetts
attendance=15,338cite web|title=Royal Rumble#2003|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|url= http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble2.html#2003|accessdate=2008-02-11]
lastevent=Armageddon (2002)
nextevent=No Way Out (2003)
event=Royal Rumble
lastevent2=Royal Rumble (2002)
nextevent2=Royal Rumble (2004)

Royal Rumble (2003) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The event took place on January 19 2003 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Results

Royal Rumble qualification matches

*The Damaja defeated Nova on "OVW TV"
**Damaja's slot was eventually stripped off him by Jim Cornette and Jim Ross for assaulting Rocky Johnson in a later "OVW TV" taping.
*Jeff Hardy defeated Raven on "RAW"
*Brock Lesnar defeated The Big Show at the start of the PPV.

Notes

*This was the first Royal Rumble to be held since the Brand Extension of 2002. Hence, it was the first Royal Rumble to include specifically 15 Raw superstars and 15 SmackDown! superstars. Also, it was the first Royal Rumble to feature both WWE and World Heavyweight Championship matches on the same card.

References

* [http://www.twnpnews.com/information/rumble.shtml twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble03.html obsessedwithwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '03 results]
* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr03.html hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '03 review]

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/ Official 2003 Royal Rumble website]