{"id":1674,"date":"2014-08-26T10:54:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T09:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrestlingview.co.uk\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:30:16","slug":"2003-ppv-rambles-end-of-year-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrestlingview.co.uk\/?p=1674","title":{"rendered":"2003 PPV Rambles \u2013 End of Year Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

What an up and down year 2003<\/span> was on PPV (and TV too for that matter, but that’s not what I’m discussing here lol). Half of it was awesome. The other half, dreadful. SD = awesome. Raw = ARRGGGHHHH.<\/p>\n

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PPV Wrestler of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

A difficult decision this time around. 00, 01 and 02 all had that ONE GUY who absolutely dominated the top 10 matches list. This time around it is FAR more varied, which makes for interesting viewing. Just look at the list of guys who make up the top 10 matches:<\/p>\n

Angle
\nCena
\nUndertaker
\nBig Show
\nEddie
\nBenoit
\nLesnar
\nJericho
\nHBK
\nRock
\nAustin
\nRhyno
\nTajiri<\/p>\n

A who’s who of wrestling in terms of “big names”, plus an appearence from Tajiri who absolutely deserves to be right up there with the best of the best and Rhyno who, while underrated a great deal, was definitely more of a surprise than anything but certainly a welcome one.<\/p>\n

Narrowing it down to who was involved in the most matches out of the top 10, both Angle and Lesnar tied at 3 each, with 2 of the matches being against each other. So, to try and seperate them, I ignored those matches and looked at the remaining match for each of them against different opponents. Angle had the NM match with Cena, and Lesnar the NM match with Undertaker, and the Undertaker match is just ahead of the Cena match for me so I’m naming LESNAR the PPV Wrestler of the Year! Not only does he have those 3 top 10 matches, but he was the winner of the RR as well as having a fun match with Show on the same PPV, then a GREAT stretcher match with Show at JD too. But it was close!<\/p>\n

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PPV Match of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Austin Vs The Rock from WrestleMania 19 gets the nod for me. My favourite match between the two (and their best imo, beating out WM 17), which such a great story to it, and wonderful performences from both men, especially THE ROCK who was the driving force behind it being so good, which places it as Rock’s #1 performence ever for me and also his greatest match. Overall though, the top 10 features some really great matches, BUT is a step down from the last 3 years. 00, 01 and 02 have a much stronger top 10 list, with all 3 years having a couple of matches at ****3\/4 and\/or *****, something 2003<\/span> failed to achieve. Honestly, I blame RAW \":p\". If Raw hasn’t have been so damn awful outside of a couple of matches, maybe 03 would have produced some better quality shit!<\/p>\n

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PPV of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n

Since I’d already done my RR and WM reviews before starting this yearly PPV project, the PPV of the Year was set in stone a long time ago, and it didn’t get dethroned! WrestleMania 19, at a wopping 29.5 on the CAL SCALE is the clear #1 PPV of the year, and so far the #1 PPV of all time! Doubt it is going to be beaten either, certainly not by WWE, anyway.<\/p>\n

As for other PPV’s in 2003<\/span>, there is a clear trend of SD only PPV’s = GREAT, Raw PPV’s = AWFUL, and Dual Branded PPV’s = in the middle. Raw gave us the current BOTTOM TWO PPV’s of all time with Insurrextion and Unforgiven, both being in the MINUS points on the CAL SCALE. SD gave us the #2 and #3 PPV’s of the year with Vengeance<\/span> and No Mercy, with Vengeance<\/span> placing currently in the top 5 PPV’s of all time list.<\/p>\n

Overall, 2003<\/span> on PPV was a big step down from previous years, all thanks to the Raw side of things dragging everything down.<\/p>\n

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2003 PPV\u2019s on the CAL SCALE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WrestleMania XIX – 29.5
\nVengeance – 23.5
\nNo Mercy – 21.5
\nSummerSlam – 17
\nArmageddon – 10
\nRoyal Rumble – 7.5
\nJudgment Day – 5
\nSurvivor Series – 5
\nBacklash – 5
\nNo Way Out – 4
\nBad Blood – 1
\nInsurrextion – -0.5
\nUnforgiven – -1<\/p>\n

Total – 127.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2003<\/span> PPV compared to 2000, 2001 and 2002:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2003<\/span> PPV Matches Ranked:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dudley Boys Vs Rodney Mack & Christopher Nowinski – NO – -1 (Bad Blood)
\nScott Steiner Vs Test – NO – -1 (Bad Blood)
\nChristian Vs Booker T – NO – -1 (Bad Blood)
\nLa Resistance Vs RVD & Kane – NO – -1 (Bad Blood)
\nMolly Holly Vs Ivory – NO – -1 (Armageddon)
\nLita Vs Molly Holly – NO – -1 (Survivor Series)
\nDawn Marie Vs Torrie Wilson – NO – -1 (Royal Rumble)
\nTest Vs Scott Steiner – NO – -1 (Unforgiven)
\nGail Kim & Molly Holly Vs Trish Stratus & Lita – NO – -1 (Unforgiven)
\nThe Coach & Al Snow Vs Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross – NO – -1 (Unforgiven)
\nTrish Stratus Vs Jacqueline Vs Victoria Vs Jazz – NO – -1 (Judgment Day)
\nMr America Vs Roddy Piper – NO – -1 (Judgment Day)
\nTest & Scott Steiner Vs La Resistance – NO – -1 (Judgment Day)
\nTrish Stratus Vs Jazz – NO – -1 (Insurrextion)
\nTest Vs Scott Steiner – NO – -1 (Insurrextion)
\nJazz Vs Trish Stratus – NO – -1 (Backlash)
\nSteve Austin Vs Eric Bischoff – NO – -1 (No Way Out)
\nHulk Hogan Vs The Rock – DUD – 0 (No Way Out)
\nMaven Vs Matt Hardy – DUD – 0 (Armageddon)
\nTriple H Vs Scott Steiner – DUD – 0 (No Way Out)
\nTriple H Vs Goldberg – DUD – 0 (Unforgiven)
\nThe Dudley Boys Vs La Resistance – DUD – 0 (SummerSlam)
\nTriple H Vs Scott Steiner – DUD – 0 (Royal Rumble)
\nThe Basham Brothers Vs Los Guerreros – 1\/4* – 0 (Survivor Series)
\nChristian Vs RVD Vs Chris Jericho – 1\/4* – 0 (Unforgiven)
\nTriple H Vs Kevin Nash – 1\/4* – 0 (Judgment Day)
\nKane Vs Rob Van Dam – 1\/4* – 0 (SummerSlam)
\nKurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Hass Vs Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit – 1\/4* – 0 (No Way Out)
\nThe Dudley Boys Vs Christopher Nowenski, Rodney Mack & Teddy Long – 1\/2* – 0 (Insurrextion)
\nGoldberg Vs Triple H – 1\/2* – 0 (Survivor Series)
\nVince McMahon Vs Hulk Hogan – 1\/2* – 0 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nShane McMahon Vs Kane – 1\/2* – 0 (Survivor Series)
\nShane McMahon Vs Eric Bischoff – * – 0 (SummerSlam)
\nThe Rock Vs Goldberg – * – 0 (Backlash)
\nChristian Vs Booker T – * – 0 (Insurrextion)
\nBilly Kidman Vs Matt Hardy – * – 0 (No Way Out)
\nChris Jericho Vs Jeff Hardy – * – 0 (No Way Out)
\nShawn Michaels Vs Randy Orton – * – 0 (Unforgiven)
\nShawn Michaels, Kevin Nash & Booker T Vs Triple H, Ric Flair & Chris Jericho – * – 0 (Backlash)
\nKane & RVD Vs The Dudley Boys – * – 0 (Backlash)
\nChris Jericho Vs Goldberg – * – 0 (Bad Blood)
\nKurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Bradshaw & Harcore Holly Vs Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, A-Train, Nathan Jones & Matt Morgan – * – 0 (Survivor Series)
\nTorrie Wilson Vs Sable – * – 0 (Judgment Day)
\nLa Resistance Vs The Hurricane & Rosey Vs Lance Cade & Mark Jindrak Vs Val Venis & Lance Storm Vs The Dudley Boys Vs Scott Steiner & Test Vs Batista & Ric Flair – * – 0 (Armageddon)
\nKane Vs Shane McMahon – *1\/4 – 0 (Unforgiven)
\nKane & RVD Vs L Resistance – *1\/2 – 0.5 (Insurrextion)
\nTriple H Vs Kevin Nash – *1\/2 – 0.5 (Insurrextion)
\nRikishi Vs Sean O’Haire – ** – 0.5 (Backlash)
\nVince McMahon Vs Zach Gowen – ** – 0\/5 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nBrock Lesnar Vs John Cena – ** – 0.5 (Backlash)
\nThe Dudley Boys Vs William Regal & Lance Storm – ** – 0.5 (Royal Rumble)
\nVictoria Vs Trish Stratus Vs Jazz – ** – 0.5 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nZack Gowen Vs Matt Hardy – ** – 0.5 (No Mercy)
\nRico Vs Goldust – **1\/4 – 1 (Insurrextion)
\nGoldberg Vs Kane Vs Triple H – **1\/2 – 1 (Armageddon)
\nJohn Cena & The FBI Vs Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Spanky – **1\/2 – 1 (Judgment Day)
\nVince McMahon Vs Stephanie McMahon – **1\/2 – 1 (No Mercy)
\nRob Van Dam & Kane Vs William Regal & Lance Storm – **1\/2 – 1 (No Way Out)
\nAPA Vs The Basham Brothers – **1\/2 – 1 (No Mercy)
\nBilly Gunn Vs Jamie Noble – **1\/2 – 1 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nSable Vs Stephanie McMahon – **1\/2 – 1 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nThe Big Show Vs Rey Mysterio – **3\/4 – 1 (Backlash)
\nThe Undertaker Vs The Big Show & A-Train – **3\/4 – 1 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nChris Jericho Vs Christian Vs Booker T Vs Val Venis Vs Goldust Vs Lance Storm Vs RVD Vs Kane Vs Test – *** – 2 (Judgment Day)
\nThe Dudley Boys Vs La Resistance – *** – 2 (Unforgiven)
\nRic Flair Vs Shawn Michaels – *** – 2 (Bad Blood)
\nBradshaw Vs Farooq Vs Shannon Moore Vs Doink the Clown Vs Brother Love Vs Nunzio Vs Matt Hardy Vs Chris Kanyon Vs Danny Basham Vs Doug Basham Vs The Easter Bunny Vs Sean O’Haire Vs John Hennigan Vs Orlando Jordan Vs Funaki Vs Los Conquistadores Vs The Brooklyn Brawler Vs Johnny Stamboli Vs Chuck Palumbo Vs Matt Cappotelli Vs Spanky – *** – 2 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nThe Undertaker Vs Vince McMahon – *** – 2 (Survivor Series)
\nChris Jericho & Christian Vs Trish Stratus & Lita – *** – 2 (Armageddon)
\nThe Undertaker Vs A-Train – *** – 2 (SummerSlam)
\nThe Big Show Vs Brock Lesnar – *** – 2 (Royal Rumble)
\nMark Henry Vs Booker T – ***1\/4 – 2 (Armageddon)
\nShawn Michaels Vs Batista – ***1\/4 – 2 (Armageddon)
\nChris Benoit Vs Kurt Angle – ***1\/4 – 2 (Royal Rumble)
\nTeam Angle Vs Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri – ***1\/4 – 2 (Judgment Day)
\nMatt Hardy Vs Rey Mysterio – ***1\/2 – 3 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nBrock Lesnar Vs The Big Show – ***1\/2 – 3 (Judgment Day)
\nTriple H Vs Randy Orton Vs Goldberg Vs Shawn Michaels Vs Kevin Nash Vs Chris Jericho – ***1\/2 – 3 (SummerSlam)
\nTriple H Vs Kevin Nash – ***1\/2 – 3 (Bad Blood)
\nEddie Guerrero Vs The Big Show – ***1\/2 – 3 (No Mercy)
\nA-Train Vs Chris Benoit – ***1\/2 – 3 (No Mercy)
\n30 Man Royal Rumble Match – ***3\/4 – 4 (Royal Rumble)
\nRey Mysterio & Billy Kidman Vs The World’s Greatest Tag Team – ***3\/4 – 4 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nShawn Michaels, Booker T, RVD & The Dudley Boys Vs Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Christian, Chris Jericho & Scott Steiner – ***3\/4 – 4 (Survivor Series)
\nRVD Vs Randy Orton – ***3\/4 – 4 (Armageddon)
\nTeam Angle Vs Los Guerreros Vs Rhyno & Chris Benoit – ***3\/4 – 4 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nTeam Angle Vs Los Guerreros – ***3\/4 – 4 (Backlash)
\nTriple H Vs Booker T – ***3\/4 – 4 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nBrock Lesnar Vs Kurt Angle Vs The Big Show – ***3\/4 – 4 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nTajiri Vs Rey Mysterio – ***3\/4 – 4 (No Mercy)
\nKurt Angle Vs John Cena – ***3\/4 – 4 (No Mercy)
\nThe Undertaker Vs The Big Show – ***3\/4 – 4 (No Way Out)
\nKurt Angle Vs Brock Lesnar – **** – 5 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nEddie Guerrero Vs Chris Benoit Vs Rhyno Vs Tajiri – **** – 5 (SummerSlam)
\nBrock Lesnar Vs The Undertaker – **** – 5 (No Mercy)
\nThe Undertaker Vs John Cena – **** – 5 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nChris Jericho Vs Shawn Michaels – ****1\/4 – 6 (WrestleMania XIX)
\nEddie Guerrero Vs Chris Benoit – ****1\/4 – 6 (Vengeance<\/span>)
\nBrock Lesnar Vs Kurt Angle – ****1\/2 – 7 (SumerSlam)
\nThe Rock Vs Steve Austin – ****1\/2 – 7 (WrestleMania XIX)<\/p>\n

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Sunday August 31st 2014, we’ll start with 2004 PPV Rambles! The first one up is Armageddon!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n