Survivor Series (2003)
Survivor Series | |||
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Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment | | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! | ||
Date | November 16, 2003 | ||
City | Dallas, Texas | ||
Venue | American Airlines Center | ||
Attendance | 13,487 | ||
Buy rate | 450,000[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | A Fall from Grace | ||
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Survivor Series chronology | |||
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The 2003 Survivor Series was the 17th annual
The main event match on the Raw brand was for the
Production
Background
Storylines
The event featured seven professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during, and after the event. All wrestlers were from one of the WWE's brands – Raw and SmackDown! – while storylines played out on their weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown!.
The main
The main feud on the
The secondary feud from Raw brand heading into the event was between the two
Event
Other on-screen personnel[29] | |
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English commentators | Jim Ross (Raw) |
Jerry Lawler (Raw) | |
Michael Cole (SmackDown!) | |
Tazz (SmackDown!)
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewer
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Josh Mathews |
Ring announcers | Howard Finkel (Raw) |
Tony Chimel (SmackDown!) | |
Referees | Charles Robinson (Raw) |
Mike Chioda (Raw) | |
Jack Doan (Raw) | |
Chad Patton (Raw) | |
Nick Patrick (SmackDown!) | |
Earl Hebner (Raw) | |
Jim Korderas (SmackDown!)
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Brian Hebner (SmackDown!) | |
Mike Sparks (SmackDown!) |
Before the event aired
Preliminary matches
The first match of the event was the
The next match was for the WWE Women's Championship between Molly Holly and Lita. After Lita missed a Litasault, Molly executed the Molly-Go-Round for a near-fall. Molly performed a drop toe hold on Lita into an exposed turnbuckle and pinned her to retain the title.[30]
The third match was an Ambulance match between Shane McMahon and Kane. The match started on the outside, where Shane was thrown into the steel steps by Kane. Mid-way in the match, Shane executed a Leap of Faith through a broadcast table on Kane. Shane hit Kane with a kendo stick and tackled Kane through a security booth with an SUV. Shane executed a Coast-To-Coast off the roof of the ambulance on Kane. In the end, Kane executed a Tombstone Piledriver on the floor on Shane and threw him into the ambulance to win the match.[30]
The fourth match was between The
Main event matches
The fifth match was the second
The match that followed was the Buried Alive match between The Undertaker and Mr. McMahon. Undertaker punched McMahon, resulting in McMahon bleeding. Undertaker hit McMahon in the head with one of the shovels. After Undertaker assaulted McMahon, he carried him to the grave site. McMahon hit the Undertaker with a shovel, which resulted in Undertaker falling to the grave site, but he pulled McMahon into it. Undertaker climbed to a front loader but an explosion knocked him out. Kane interfered, attacked Undertaker and threw him into the grave. McMahon operated the front loader and dumped all the dirt from it to win the match.[30]
The main event was between Goldberg and Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. In the match, Triple H focused on Goldberg's injured ankle. Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista all interfered on behalf of Triple H; however, Goldberg hit Flair, Orton and Batista with a sledgehammer, which was brought in by Triple H. The match came to an end when Goldberg executed a Spear and Jackhammer on Triple H to retain the title.[30]
Aftermath
WWE would do a house tour in Australia where Nathan Jones announced he would leave WWE to stay in Australia.
Reception
In February 2017, [Kevin Pantoja] gave the event a rating of 4.5 [Poor], stating "There was one real standout here and that was the Team Austin vs Team Bischoff match. The other Survivor Series tag match was pretty good but the rest of the show was mediocre at best. The two McMahons vs Brothers of Destruction matches were a mixed bag and the Tag Team Title match was boring. Make sure you see Shawn Michaels' last stand but nothing else from this card is must see by any means."
Results
No. | Results Buried Alive match 11:59 | | |||||
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8 | Goldberg (c) defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair)[31] | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 11:44 | ||||
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Survivor Series elimination matches
SmackDown! ^1
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by[32] | Team | Method | Time[32] |
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1 | Hardcore Holly | N/A | Team Angle | Disqualification
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0:00 |
2 | A-Train
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Bradshaw
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Team Lesnar | Pinfall
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0:27 |
3 | Bradshaw
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Big Show | Team Angle | Pinfall
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0:48 |
4 | Matt Morgan | Kurt Angle | Team Lesnar | Pinfall
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9:11 |
5 | Nathan Jones | Kurt Angle | Team Lesnar | Submission
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9:31 |
6 | Kurt Angle | Brock Lesnar | Team Angle | Pinfall
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9:43 |
7 | Brock Lesnar | Chris Benoit | Team Lesnar | Submission
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11:43 |
8 | Big Show | John Cena | Team Lesnar | Pinfall
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13:15 |
Survivor(s): | John Cena and Chris Benoit (Team Angle) |
Raw ^2
Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Team | Method | Time[32] |
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1 | Scott Steiner | Booker T | Team Bischoff | Pinfall
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7:28 |
2 | Booker T | Mark Henry | Team Austin | Pinfall
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7:57 |
3 | Mark Henry | Rob Van Dam, D-Von Dudley, Bubba Ray Dudley | Team Bischoff | Pinfall
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10:03 |
4 | Rob Van Dam | Randy Orton | Team Austin | Pinfall
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12:06 |
5 | D-Von Dudley | Chris Jericho | Team Austin | Pinfall
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13:49 |
6 | Bubba Ray Dudley | Christian | Team Austin | Pinfall
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16:53 |
7 | Christian | Shawn Michaels | Team Bischoff | Pinfall
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20:28 |
8 | Chris Jericho | Shawn Michaels | Team Bischoff | Pinfall
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23:58 |
9 | Shawn Michaels | Randy Orton | Team Austin | Pinfall
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27:27 |
Sole Survivor: | Randy Orton (Team Bischoff) |
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