WrestleMania XIX (TV 2003)

WWE Title: Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, World Heavyweight Title: Triple H vs. Booker T, The Rock vs. Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan vs. Vince Mcmahon, WWE Women's Title: Victoria vs. Trish ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Stars:

Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Paul Levesque

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Angle	...	Himself
Brock Lesnar	...	Himself
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H
Booker Huffman	...	Booker T.
Steve Austin	...	Himself (as Stone Cold Steve Austin)
Dwayne Johnson	...	The Rock
Hulk Hogan	...	Himself
Vince McMahon	...	Himself
Charlie Haas	...	Himself
Shelton Benjamin	...	Himself
Eddie Guerrero	...	Himself
Sal Guerrero	...	Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Terry Gerin	...	Rhyno
Chris Benoit	...	Himself
Lisa Marie Varon	...	Victoria

Storyline

WWE Title: Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, World Heavyweight Title: Triple H vs. Booker T, The Rock vs. Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan vs. Vince Mcmahon, WWE Women's Title: Victoria vs. Trish Stratus vs. Jazz, WWE Cruiserweight Title: Matt Hardy vs. Rey Misterio, WWE Tag Team Titles: Team Angle vs. Chris Benoit & Rhyno vs. Los Guerreros, The Undertaker & Nathan Jones vs. A-Train & The Big Show

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Plot Keywords:

wwe | wrestling | undertaker | hulk hogan | the rock | 

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Taglines:

Dare To Dream

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Genres:

Action | Sport

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

World Wrestling Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Safeco Field - 1250 1st Avenue S., Seattle, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Jericho says his favorite WrestleMania match was his match at WrestleMania XIX.

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Connections

Follows WrestleMania XII (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Voodoo Child"
Performed by Jimi Hendrix

User Reviews

An almost perfect show.

Almost.

The undercard was a blur; matches like the Cruiserweight Championship and the Smackdown Tag Triple Threat were such fast-paced spotfests that you didn't really realize how good they really were until they were finished. Even the so-called "plodding" big men worked out of their tights and kept the fans entertained.

Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson are two of the most beautiful women on the planet, and on the other end of the scale, Trish Stratus- who could VERY easily get by on her looks alone, especially the way she looked tonight- worked her butt off in putting on a great match with Victoria and Jazz.

The upper card had a distinctly longer and psychological feel about it, particularly the Chris Jericho -vs- Shawn Michaels match, which was probably the best match on the card and proved that as good as non-stop action is, wrestlers don't have to move at the speed of light to entertain the fans. This match was one of the more anticipated on the card, and both men delivered, not "having" but "building" a fantastic match that gripped the fans.

Triple H & Booker T worked a simple but effective match, the age old technique of the heel exploiting a face's injury working well. Triple H even broke out an old school Indian Deathlock which is well worth seeing.

Vince -vs- Hogan made you want to groan for the first few minutes, but when the action spilled outside of the ring the match was well-planned enough- from a huge high spot by Vince to some of the clever camera work employed to a familiar old face making a run-in- that the match turned out to be quite entertaining.

Rock and Austin, whilst pretty much exactly the same as their last two Wrestlemania encounters, needs to be appreciated for what it was: probably the last time we'll see two of the greatest rivals in wrestling history go head to head. With Austin's injuries and Rock's flourishing Hollywood career, this may very well be the case.

Finally, the main event of Brock Lesnar -vs- Kurt Angle. While this was a great match between probably the two best in the business at the moment, I don't think it quite lived up to it's expectations of a month ago. Considering Kurt Angle's neck injury and the more careful style of match that they had to employ as a result, the fans already knew this would be the case, so that isn't the reason the match fell short of the mark.

It was because _Brock_ fell short of the mark. And you'll know what I mean when you see it. It'll make you want to cry.