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WrestleMania XIX
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| WrestleMania XIX | ||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | RAW SmackDown! |
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| Date | March 30, 2003 | |
| Venue | Safeco Field | |
| City | Seattle, Washington | |
| Attendance | 54,097 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| No Way Out 2003 | WrestleMania XIX | Backlash 2003 |
WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 30, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Washington. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all fifty states and numerous countries from around the world at Safeco Field resulted in a gate attendance generating more than USD$2.76 million.
WrestleMania XIX was the first WrestleMania to be promoted under the WWE name. It was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the RAW and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was "Dare To Dream". The official theme song for the event was "Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the theme song live, as well as "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" during The Undertaker's entrance.
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- Sunday Night HEAT match: Lance Storm and Chief Morley defeated Kane and Rob Van Dam to retain the World Tag Team Championship (10:00)
- Storm pinned Van Dam after Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley gave Storm a 3D and Bubba elbow dropped RVD on the back of his head.
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock
- Storm pinned Van Dam after Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley gave Storm a 3D and Bubba elbow dropped RVD on the back of his head.
- Matt Hardy (w/Shannon Moore) defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (5:39)
- Hardy pinned Mysterio using leverage from the ropes.
- The Undertaker defeated The Big Show and A-Train in a Handicap match (9:45)
- Undertaker pinned A-Train after a Tombstone Piledriver.
- Nathan Jones, who was scheduled to be Undertaker's partner for the match, made a brief run-in to help Undertaker in the end.
- Trish Stratus defeated Victoria (w/Steven Richards) (c) and Jazz in a Triple Threat match to win the WWE Women's Championship (7:17)
- Stratus pinned Victoria after a Chick Kick to the mid-section.
- Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero) and Chris Benoit and Rhyno in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (8:46)
- Benjamin pinned Chavo after Rhyno hit Chavo with the Gore.
- Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho (22:33)
Angle and Lesnar after their WWE Championship match.- Michaels pinned Jericho with a roll-up.
- A pillow fight between Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson and the Miller Lite Catfight girls, Kitana Baker and Tanya Ballinger went to a no contest.
- Triple H (w/Ric Flair) defeated Booker T to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:47)
- Triple H pinned Booker after a Pedigree.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Vince McMahon in a Street Fight (20:48)
- Hogan pinned McMahon after three Leg drops.
- Roddy Piper interfered on behalf of McMahon, hitting Hogan with a steel pipe
- The Rock defeated Steve Austin (17:53)
- Rock pinned Austin after a Rock Bottom.
- Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle to win the WWE Championship (21:04)
- Lesnar pinned Angle after an F-5.
- During the match, Lesnar received a concussion after he missed a Shooting star press on Angle.
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- This was the first WrestleMania to be held as an interpromotional event after the WWE Brand Extension.
- Ashanti sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
- This was the third time The Rock and Steve Austin have faced each other at WrestleMania, this was also Austin's final match as an active competitor.
- A documentary entitled The Mania of WrestleMania was filmed live during the event and released the following year. It was the first production from WWE Films.
- WrestleMania XIX marked the first time that the World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship and WWE Cruiserweight Championship titles were defended at a WrestleMania event.
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