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2003 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 2003.
| Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | CMLL | |
| Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | AAA | The "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. |
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
| Pro Wrestling Iron | PWI | |
| Ring of Honor | ROH | |
| World Japan Pro Wrestling | WJ | |
| World Wrestling All-Stars | WWA | |
| World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
| World Wrestling Entertainment | WWE | WWE divided its roster into two storyline divisions, Raw and SmackDown!, referred to as brands, where wrestlers exclusively performed on their respective weekly television programs. |
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | NJPW | Wrestling World | Tokyo, Japan | Yuji Nagata (c) defeated Josh Barnett in a Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
| January 19 | WWE: | Royal Rumble | Boston, Massachusetts | Brock Lesnar won by last eliminating The Undertaker in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at Wrestlemania XIX [1] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 8 | ROH | One Year Anniversary Show | Queens, New York | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack), Divine Storm (Chris Divine and Quiet Storm), The S.A.T. (Jose and Joel Maximo) (with Trinity) and Mikey Whipwreck defeated Special K (Angel Dust, Brian XL, Deranged, Dixie, Hydro, Izzy, Jody Fleisch, Slim J, Slugger and Yeyo) in a Handicap Scramble match | |
| February 23 | WWE: | No Way Out | Montreal, Quebec | The Rock defeated Hulk Hogan in a Singles match [2] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | WJ | WJ MAGMA01 | Tokyo, Japan | Riki Choshu defeated Genichiro Tenryu at the first World Japan event | |
| March 16 | AAA | Rey de Reyes | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | La Parka Jr. defeated Abismo Negro in a 2003 Rey de Reyes tournament final | |
| March 30 | WWE: | WrestleMania XIX | Seattle, Washington | Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle (c) in a Singles match for the WWE Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | CMLL | 47. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, Mexico | Shocker defeated Vampiro Canadiense in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match | |
| April 27 | WWE: | Backlash | Worcester, Massachusetts | Goldberg defeated The Rock in a Singles match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 | CMLL | International Gran Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | Brazo de Plata, Cien Caras, and Gran Markus Jr. defeated Los Boricuas (Pierroth Jr., Sadam, and Violencia) in a Best two-out-of-three falls six-man tag team match | |
| May 18 | WWE: | Judgment Day | Charlotte, North Carolina | Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Big Show in a Stretcher match for the WWE Championship | |
| May 25 | WWA | The Reckoning | Auckland, New Zealand | Jeff Jarrett (NWA World Heavyweight Champion) defeated Sting (WWA World Heavyweight Champion) in a Title Unification match to unify the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| May 31 | N/A | Second Annual Big Dick Dudley Memorial Show | Franklin Square, New York | Raven defeated Balls Mahoney (c) in a Singles match for the USA Pro Heavyweight Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | WWE: | Insurrextion | Newcastle, England | Triple H (c) (with Ric Flair) defeated Kevin Nash (with Shawn Michaels) in a Street Fight for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| June 15 | AAA | Triplemanía XI | Naucalpan, Mexico | Lizmark, La Parka, Octagón and Super Caló defeated Abismo Negro, Cibernético and The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) by disqualification in a Best two-out-of-three falls eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match | |
| June 15 | WWE: | Bad Blood | Houston, Texas | Triple H (c) defeated Kevin Nash in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship with Mick Foley as special guest referee | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19 | ROH | Death Before Dishonor | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Samoa Joe (c) vs. Paul London for the ROH World Championship | |
| WWC | WWC 30th Aniversario | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Thunder versus Lightning went to a no contest in a Singles match | ||
| July 20 | WJ | WJ MAGMA03 | Tokyo | Kensuke Sasaki defeats Kenzo Suzuki in a tournament final for the vacant WMG Heavyweight Title | |
| July 27 | WWE: | Vengeance | Denver, Colorado | Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar (c) and Big Show in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10–17 | NJPW | G1 Climax | Tokyo | Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Jun Akiyama by submission in a G1 Climax tournament final | |
| August 24 | WWE: | SummerSlam | Phoenix, Arizona | Triple H (c) (with Ric Flair) defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Kevin Nash in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| August 31 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo-A | Monterrey, Mexico | La Parka and Latin Lover defeated Cibernético and Héctor Garza in a tag team match | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo-B | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | La Parka, Latin Lover and Máscara Sagrada defeated Cibernético, Héctor Garza and Juventud Guerrera in a Six-man Lucha Libre rules tag team match | |
| September 19 | CMLL | CMLL 70th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Shocker defeated Tarzan Boy in a Best two-out-of-three Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match | |
| September 20 | ROH | Glory By Honor II | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Samoa Joe (c) vs. Christopher Daniels for the ROH World Championship | |
| September 21 | WWE: | Unforgiven | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Goldberg defeated Triple H (c) in a Title vs. Career match for the World Heavyweight Championship [3] | |
| September 28 | AAA | Verano de Escándalo-C | Guadalajara, Mexico | La Parka defeated Cibernético in a Street Fight | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | WWE: | No Mercy | Baltimore, Maryland | Brock Lesnar (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Biker Chain match for the WWE Championship [4] | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | PWI | Mike Lockwood Memorial Show | Lathrop, California | Donovan Morgan, Frank Murdoch and Vinny Massaro (with Patty Lockwood) defeated Hook Bomberry and the Thomaselli Brothers (Vito and Sal Thomaselli) in a Six-man tag team match | |
| November 16 | WWE: | Survivor Series | Dallas, Texas | Goldberg (c) defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair) in a Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| November 30 | AAA | Guerra de Titanes | Veracruz, Mexico | Latin Lover and Michael Shane defeated Mr. Aguila and David Young in a Final tag team match in the Televisa Tag Team Tournament | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 | CMLL | Sin Piedad | Mexico City, Mexico | Universo 2000 defeated Pierroth Jr. in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta hair vs. hair match | |
| December 14 | WWE: | Armageddon | Orlando, Florida | Triple H defeated Goldberg (c) and Kane in a Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship [5] | |
| December 25 | WWE: | Tribute to the Troops | Baghdad, Iraq. | John Cena defeated Big Show in a Singles match | |
| December 27 | ROH | Final Battle | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Dan Maff) vs. The Great Muta and Arashi | |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) | |||||
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey de Reyes | La Parka Jr. | March 16 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Grand Prix 2003 | Amazing Kong | August 3 | |
| Tag League The Best 2003 | Ayako Hamada and Nanae Takahashi | December 23 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Carnival 2003 | Satoshi Kojima | March 28 | |
| Junior Heavyweight Champion Carnival | Carl Malenko | April 10 | |
| World's Strongest Determination League 2003 | Justin Credible and Jamal | December 2 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field of Honor | Matt Stryker | December 27 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNA Hard 10 Tournament | The Sandman | ||
| TNA Anarchy Alliance Tag Team Tournament | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) | June 11 | |
| 2003 TNA Super X Cup Tournament | Chris Sabin | September 3 |
| Poll | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Tag Team of the Year | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) |
| Babe of the Year | Trinity |
| Finisher of the Year | The Styles Clash |
| Who To Watch in 2004 | Abyss |
| Memorable Moment of the Year | Jeff Jarrett attacks Hulk Hogan in Japan |
| X Division Star of the Year | Matt Bentley |
| Match of the Year | The first ever Ultimate X Match |
| Mr. TNA | A.J. Styles |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WJ Strongest Tournament | Kensuke Sasaki | July 20 | |
| WMG Tag Team Title Tournament | Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu | August 21 | |
| WMJ Young Magma Cup | Tomohiro Ishii | August 13 |
| Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble | Brock Lesnar | January 19 | Winner received a match for their own brand's world championship at WrestleMania XIX—either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship. Lesnar from SmackDown last eliminated The Undertaker to win a match for the WWE Championship, which he subsequently won from Kurt Angle. |
| WWE Championship #1 Contender's Tournament | John Cena | April 15 | Defeated Chris Benoit in the tournament final to win a match for the WWE Championship at Backlash, but was unsuccessful against Brock Lesnar. |
| WWE United States Championship Tournament | Eddie Guerrero | July 27 | Defeated Chris Benoit in the tournament final to win the reinstated United States Championship, which was previously a World Championship Wrestling title; the title was deactivated in 2001 when it was unified with the Intercontinental Championship at that year's Survivor Series. |
| Inductee |
|---|
| Chris Benoit |
| Earl Caddock |
| Francisco Flores |
| Shawn Michaels |
| Incoming champion – Yuji Nagata | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Ultimate Crush | ||
| November 3 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Yokohama Dead Out | ||
| December 9 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Battle Final | ||
| Incoming champions – Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie | Crush | ||
| December 14 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Osamu Nishimura | Battle Final | ||
| Incoming champion – Koji Kanemoto | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | Tiger Mask | Strong Energy | ||
| September 23 | Vacated | N/A | ||
| October 13 | Jado | Ultimate Crush | ||
| December 14 | Heat | Battle Final | ||
| Incoming champions – Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26 | Jushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto | The First Navigation | ||
| November 4 | Vacated | N/A | ||
| November 29 | Gedo and Jado | Battle Final | ||
Raw and SmackDown each had a world championship, a secondary championship, and a tag team championship for male wrestlers. SmackDown also had a title for their cruiserweight wrestlers. There was only one women's championship and it was exclusive to Raw.
Incoming champion – Triple H | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Goldberg | Unforgiven | Career vs. title match | |
| December 14 | Triple H | Armageddon | Triple threat match, also involving Kane. | |
Incoming champion – Kurt Angle | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | Brock Lesnar | WrestleMania XIX | ||
| July 27 | Kurt Angle | Vengeance | Triple threat match, also involving Big Show. | |
| September 16 (aired September 18) | Brock Lesnar | SmackDown! | 60-minute Iron Man match. | |
(Title reactivated) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Christian | Judgment Day | Raw Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin reactivated the title. Christian won the revived title in a battle royal. | |
| July 7 | Booker T | Monday Night Raw | ||
| August 10 | Christian | House show | ||
| September 29 | Rob Van Dam | Monday Night Raw | Ladder match | |
| October 27 | Chris Jericho | Monday Night Raw | ||
| Rob Van Dam | Steel cage match | |||
| December 14 | Randy Orton | Armageddon | Mick Foley was the special guest referee. | |
(Title reactivated) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 | Eddie Guerrero | Vengeance | Formerly the WCW United States Championship, the title was reactivated as an exclusive title of the SmackDown! brand. Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the revived title. | |
| October 19 | Big Show | No Mercy | ||
Incoming champion – Victoria | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | Trish Stratus | WrestleMania XIX | Triple threat match, also involving Jazz. | |
| April 27 | Jazz | Backlash | ||
| June 30 | Gail Kim | Monday Night Raw | Seven-woman battle royal, also involving Ivory, Jacqueline, Molly Holly, Trish Stratus, and Victoria. | |
| July 28 | Molly Holly | Monday Night Raw | ||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | William Regal and Lance Storm | Monday Night Raw | ||
| January 19 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) | Royal Rumble | ||
| January 20 | William Regal and Lance Storm | Monday Night Raw | ||
| March 24 | Vacated | Monday Night Raw | Vacated due to William Regal getting injured. | |
| Chief Morley and Lance Storm | Morley awarded himself and Storm the titles. | |||
| March 31 | Kane and Rob Van Dam | Monday Night Raw | Three-way tag team elimination match, also involving The Dudley Boyz. | |
| June 15 | La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier) | Bad Blood | ||
| September 21 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) | Unforgiven | Handicap tables match in which Robért Conway teamed with La Résistance. | |
| December 14 | Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) | Armageddon | Tag team turmoil match, also involving Robért Conway and René Duprée, The Hurricane and Rosey, Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade, Val Venis and Lance Storm, and Test and Scott Steiner. | |
Incoming champions – Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr.) | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4 (aired February 6) | Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) | SmackDown! | ||
| May 18 | Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri | Judgment Day | Ladder match. Los Guerreros had invoked their rematch clause, but Chavo Guerrero Jr. got injured prior to the match. Instead of forfeiting, Tajiri replaced Chavo. | |
| July 1 (aired July 3) | The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) | SmackDown! | After Benjamin and Haas lost the titles to Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri, they were "fired" from Team Angle. They then became known as The World's Greatest Tag Team. | |
| September 16 (aired September 18) | Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr.) | SmackDown! | ||
| October 21 (aired October 23) | The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny Basham) | SmackDown! | ||
Incoming champion – Billy Kidman | ||||
| Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | Matt Hardy | No Way Out | ||
| June 3 (aired June 5) | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | ||
| September 23 (aired September 25) | Tajiri | SmackDown! | ||
| December 30 (aired January 1, 2004) | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | ||
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