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WWE Survivor Series 2003

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In weeks prior to the show, I wondered if it was actually gonna be good. I mean the WWE this year has hyped up many matches and ppvs this year, and they have failed to deliver on many occasions. Luckily, we got a nice show this time around. Here's a run-down of the card and my opinion on them

1. Team Angle(Angle, Benoit, Cena, Bradshaw, and Holly) vs Team Lesnar(Brock, A-Train, Jones, Morgan and Big Show)
An unlikely group of team angle vs The biggest tag team ever assembled in team lesnar which weights at a total of 1800 lbs.
Holly made his return in over a year and Cena had just turned face, Matt Morgan debuts, Nathan Jones turned heel.
Order of Elimantions:
- Hardcore Holly got DQ when he attacked lesnar and manhandled a referee who tried to break up the fight in :30
- Bradshaw delivered the clothsline from hell on A-Train in 1:05
- Big Show chokeslammed Bradshaw in 1:25
- Angle hit the angle slam on Matt Morgan in 9:42
- Angle made Nathan Jones tap out to the ankle lock in 10:08
- Brock f-5ed Angle in 10:20
- Benoit became the 2nd person to make Brock tap in 12:28
- Cena believe it or not gave the f-U to the big show in 13:53
Survivors: Benoit and Cena
Very fast paced, good wrestling and great performances all around

2. Lita vs Molly Holly
Lita made her return at Unforgiven and became the #1 contender for the women's title in a fatal four way on Raw. Molly targeted on Lita's neck throughout the match, obvisously since Lita did have neck surgery. Lita put on a good effort surviving the molly-go-round but got pinned when Molly took the turnbuckle pad off and rammed lita face into that turnbuckle. Match lasted 6:49. It was decent.

3. Shane vs Kane (Ambulence Match)
The final encounter between these two came to a close in this match. I didn't this match was as good as their last man standing match at Unforgiven but it wasn't bad. Shane tried everything to win the match. He delivered the elbow off the top rope on kane thru the spanish announcer's table, lured kane into the back and backed a truck into him, and placed the trashcan on kane and jumped on top of the ambulence truck and dropkick the trashcan into kane's face but Kane's strength was too much for the boy wonder as he thrown back and forth into the ambulence truck. The match ended with a tombstone on the outside of the ring which is similar to what happened to Linda. Match wasn't as brutal as I was expecting but it was still good. Match time 13:34
4. Gurreros vs Bashams Brothers
An okay match. The Gurreros outperformed Bashams Bros. throughtout the match. A good amt of interference from shanquia who ended up getting a frog splash from Eddy. Chavo delivered a swinging ddt on one of the bashams but accidentally kicked Eddy when he did the move. As chavo was checking up on Eddy the other basham bros rolled up chavo and hooked the tights to remain champs in time of 7:33
5. Team Austin(HBK, Dudleys, RVD, and Booker T.) vs Team Bischoff(Steiner, Henry, Christian, Y2J and Randy Orton)
You know the stipulation, if austin's team loses he's gone, if Austin's team wins Austin can back to raising hell and kicking some a--. This was another good elimantion match which was filled with alot of chaos and interference from Austin, Bischoff, and Batista. HBK put on an all-star performance
Order of elimantion:
- Booker T. gave Steiner the book end in 7:26
- Henry powerslammed Booker T. in 7:49
- Dudleys and RVD stacked on top of Henry for the pin at 10:04
- Orton RKO RVD in 12:04
- Jericho did a Reverse Bulldog on D'von in 13:47
- Christian hitted the unprettier on Bubba Ray in 16:50
- HBK used sweet chin music on christian in 20:27
- HBK countered the walls of jericho into a rollup in 23:54
- Orton pinned HBK after a batista powerbomb in 27:26
Sole Survivor: Randy ORTON
6. Undertaker vs Vince McMahon (Buried Alive)
I don't if you even want to call this match. McMahon got murdered in this one, as he was busted wide open with only 2 undertaker punches. Taker whacked Vince in the face with a shovel, took vince over to the steps and the stairs to whack vince on the leg with them. After a dissing out tons of punishment, Taker carries vince over to try and bury him. Kane makes a surprise apperance and help Vince bury the Taker. Match Time: 11:59

7. HHH vs Goldberg
Decent title match. Goldberg was able to dodge an attack from evolution and pinning the game with the jackhammer. Match time:12:23

Good wrestling and well paced action and entertaining non-match segments. Austin saying goodbye and beating up the Coach. A confortation b/w Bischoff and the manager of Dallas Mavs. Backstage encounters with goldberg and lesnar.
I strongly recommended buying this when it comes out.

* = Poor match *1/2 = boring for a weekly episode ** = not expected PPV quality **1/2 = not good enough for a highly anticipated match *** = decent match ***1/2 = good match **** = Great Match ****1/2 = excellent, a classic! ***** = the perfect match, only a handful can have this rating (In particular, Austin vs. Bret at WM13)

The Survivor Series 2003 PPV was definitely one of the greatest PPV's of 2003. It's not saying much of course, but it was one hell of a PPV. It doesn't topple over WrestleMania XIX in wrestling skill, but if you had seen it live it would have definitely been more suspenseful because much more was on the line: Austin's career, Vince or Taker's life, World Heavyweight Title and the outcome of the Ambulance match. Doesn't seem great on paper really, but the DVD should keep you entertained for a long time to come.

1. Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly & Bradshaw) vs. Team Lesnar (Brock Lesnar, Big Show, A-Train, Matt Morgan & Nathan Jones) in a classic Survivor Series elimination tag-match:

This match didn't have much of a storyline going for it, but here it is: For some reason GM Paul Heyman decided to have a classic SS match to take place at The Series. It had to be Kurt picking members for his team vs. Brock Lesnar's chosen teammates. John Cena had become a babyface just after No Mercy and had not goten along with Benoit. Brock had Paul Heyman to aid him to produce the heaviest team in Survivor history. The match had nothing on the line at all. To not ruin part of the match, I'll just say that 3 unimportant wrestlers get eliminated very, very hastily (And thank god). The match doesn't run for too long, but it is very solid action. Kurt doesn't get much wrestling time in the match, which was expected at the time. For an opening match, it's great. For what action it offers...
***

2. Women's Title Match- Lita vs. Molly
Yeah yeah yeah...
*1/2

3. Shane McMahon vs. Kane- Ambulance Match
The Kane vs. Shane saga continues from their clash at Unforgiven 2 months earlier. The feud started when Kane's mask came off and he tombstoned Shane's mother, Linda. At Unforgiven, it was a last man standing match, where Shane had taken a dive off of the stage (very high) and had lost the match. Then, an Ambulance match was declared for the Survivor Series to end the feud once and for all.
The start of the match was decent, with some stupid bits in it. You'll think to yourself, 'why does Kane get to get up from moves that would normally KO a normal opponent?', but nonetheless... eventually, the war heads to the back, where Kane almost gets beat. The action, again, decent. Then, the fight ensues on the entrance path, where they fight around the Ambulance. One big high-flying risk by Shane was amzing, which saves the match from being a little stiff. Overall, it's solid hardcore action.
***1/2

4. WWE Tag Team Championship match- Los Guerreros vs. Basham Brothers
This match is a filler match, and sets up Eddie and Chavo's feud which leads up to the Royal Rumble. The match itself is decent, but ends a bit stupidly which will leave you moaning.
**

5. Austin's Career vs. Bischoff's Career- Team Austin (Dudleyz, Booker T, RVD & Shawn Michaels) vs. Team Bischoff (Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Christian, Mark Henry & Scott Steiner) in a classic Survivor Series elimination tag-match:
The match came about when Austin was not allowed to attack anyone without being physically provoked. Bischoff and Austin had been feuding as co-general managers since May, and even though Austin's wrestling career was over, his on-screen persona still existed. Bischoff had declared that a team that Bischoff assembled could defeat a team that Austin assembled, and that whoever's team lost would have to leave forever, and resign as a co-GM. Austin accepted, and the match would take place at the Series. The first part of the match is quite stiff, with some usual tag-match action, but eventually ran smoothly. The stakes were so high, that seeing this live would have been so much more greater than it already is, but that fact is that some of the earlier parts of the match were average. Eventually, a bloody battle occurred with the remaining competitors, and if it was seen live, the tension would have been out of this world. Unfortunately, if you know the outcome, it won't be that great, but I'm telling you, the last efforts that were put in the match to keep the fans entertained were just too great to be ignored. All in all, this match definitely deserves...
****

6. Buried Alive Match- Undertaker vs. Vince McMahon.
The match was assigned when Paul Heyman had accidentally given authority to the Deadman, so that he could choose a match at Survivor Series. A month earlier, Vince had interfered in Taker's match, and Taker wanted to punish Vince in a Buried Alive Match. Vince had said some violent things about Undertaker, so the bad blood rose to an all-new high.
To keep it short, this match is indeed entertaining, but a real squash match, as you would expect. Vince starts bleeding profusely on the first punch, and is basically mutilated throughout the remainder of the match. There isn't much real wrestling invloved, and is a set-up for a certain match at WrestleMania XX. This match can only deserve...
**1/2

7. World Heavyweight Title Match- Goldberg vs. Triple H
This match occurred when HHH had put a $100,000 bounty on Goldberg's head. Batista collected the bounty by injuring Goldberg's shin or ankle. So, a match was made at the Series, obviously, for these two men to wrestle for the Title, which was held by Goldberg.
Let me just tell you something- HHH can only wrestle a real good match when he is involved with another wrestler with a lot of talent; and Goldie just does not have enough talent OR charisma to carry Trips to an above *** match. Big power moves mixed with low ring psychology and low charisma isn't truly good enough to be a high-carder, so Goldberg really shouldn't have had the belt, and I don't care what any mainstream wrestling fans say about it. The match is basically Goldberg getting the upper hand early on, and then Trips capitalizing on Goldberg's ankle injury, with Ric Flair helping Triple H by beating on Goldberg when the ref isn't looking. The match is mediocre, but still is a fine way to top off an otherwise great PPV.
**1/2

Also, on the DVD, there is a fairly good Cruiserweight Title match involving the champ, Tajiri, and his opponent the then-babyface Jamie Noble. It's definitely Sunday Night Heat quality, and in all respects to the cruiser devision it should have been included AT the PPV instead of on Spike TV or whatever it's on before the event actually starts. This match gets a rating of **1/2, which is good for a match on SNH, which would embarass the likes of Bill Goldberg's/HHH's efforts.

The overall DVD extras section is decent, as you get to see the Survivor Series ad, the making of it, Survivor Series history, the extra match, Austin/Michaels aftermath and the usual pre-match and post-match interviews.

Overall, some matches are lacklustre, particularly the Goldberg/HHH match, but the rest of the event makes this DVD definitely worth a purchase. This DVD and this PPV put together deserves a rating of ****, as the mainevent just brings the event down by half a star.

Survivor series 2003 had alot on the line including jobs,titles and lives in the burried alive match.It was truly one to remember.

Team Angle vs Team Lesnar-This was an okay elimination survivor series match but not as good as the Raw one later on in the night.The first few eliminations were so sudden and in no time it was down to 2 on 2.Team Angle wins thanks to John Cena and his chain. Time-12 mins 7/10

Molly Holly vs Lita-Exellent womans match.It was slightly longer than normal woman matches and there was some great moves from Lita.Molly retains her title. Time-6 mins 6/10

Ambulance match-Kane vs Shane-Brutal match from the start with Shane taking Kane over the top rope.The match was contested on the outside not in the ring which made it more interesting.Shane as usual entertained with several risks I loved it when Shane jumped off the ambulance and kicked the can in Kanes face.Kane wins the final encounter by tombstoning Shane on the concrete.Awsome match up!!! Time-12 minutes 9/10

Los Guerros vs Bashams-Not a good tag team match.Its what I expected The Bashams are plain and boring and Los guerros were not much better.Worst match of the PPV by far fast foward this match. Time-7 mins of crap 4/10

Team Austin vs Team Biscoff-In my view the best match of the night.Come on it was 27 minutes long and the eliminations were well timed not like the Smackdown one.All 10 superstars were great and did some exellent wrestling moves.HBK was brave but got beaten thanks to Orton and Batista.Austin loses his job but go's out on a good note ,Stunning coach Time-27 mins 10/10

Undertaker vs Mr McMahon-Brutal match Undertaker was beating up McMahon for most of the match.McMahon didnt throw a punch before Undertaker carried him to the grave yard.Shocking end with Kane,Takers brother burrying the deadman after an explosion in the truck.The match was a bit disappointing because it was boring at times and was too short.The huge lead up was not worth it. Time-10 mins 7/10

Goldberg vs Triple H-Pretty good match concidering Goldberg was 1 legged and Triple H was off his game. It was a physicaly intense battle between two huge athletes with Goldberg winning by eliminating Evolution with a sledge hammer and pinning the Game with The Jackhammer. Time-12 mins 8/10

Survivor series was an exellent PPV with a great card all of the matches lived up to its expectation.Best match of the night was Team Austin vs Team Biscoff.Raw matches were better in this PPV. overall rating-51/70

...This is going to be the best. With last year being the birth of the Elimination Chamber who knows what could happen. Could we see another Elimination Chamber or will we see a Raw vs. Smackdown elimination match. We will just have to find out.

The road to the WWE's biggest PPV event (at that time) in WrestleMania XX started here as the Survivor Series. Various seeds for the upcoming months leading up to WrestleMania were planted here along with a few suprizes that you didn't expect at that time.

Elimination Match: Kurt Angle, John Cena, Chris Benoit, Bradshaw, Hardcore Holly vs. Brock Lesnar, Big Show, Nathan Jones, Matt Morgan, A-Train - The SmackDown elimination match kicked off the show here with a bang. Before we got get down to a really good match, they had to get over the obivious storylines & eliminations such as Holly's DQ along with A-Train & Bradshaw's quick eliminations with Nathan Jones & Matt Morgan being the next ones to go. After losing the "dead weight", the match went along well with a few suprizing eliminations such as both team captains not surviving in the end (which they do most of the time).

Womens Champion Molly Holly vs. Lita - Before I get started, look at Molly's tape on her wrist for the initals "C.H." that were in memory of the late Crash Holly who died earlier that month. As the match itself, it was a few months since Lita's return from her neck injury so this was more of a ground based match instead of the usual lucha libre style that Lita showed before he injury. It was good but slow at times.

Ambulance Match: Shane McMahon vs. Kane - Just was a non-stop brawl that passed the expectations set by their previous match at Unforgiven months earlier. They went all the way backstage and Shane McMahon was able to take some harsh punishment by Kane including being tossed onto the ambulance various times. This was the end of their fued but Shane was really able to sell Kane's punishment.

Right around here I think they did an interview with Brock Lesnar that was interrupted...by Goldberg.

WWE Tag Team Champions Basham Brothers vs. Los Guerreros - This was a good match here that went back & forth at times with great athleticism shown by the Guerrero's. The main story behind the match was to continue the tease of a split between Chavo & Eddie.

Elimination Match - Team Austin vs. Team Bischoff: Shawn Michaels, Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam, Booker T vs Chris Jericho, Christian, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Scott Steiner - This was the match of the night & it was a great effort put forth by a majority of those involved. The story in the end was HBK fighting the odds against 3 men only to be cost the match in the end by Evolution member Batista giving his fellow teammate Randy Orton the sole surviving victory in the end.

Around here, Austin gave an emotional "farewell" speech which was interrupted by Coach before he ended up getting beat up & stunnered before Austin drank beer & left. If this wasn't a storyline, it would have made an awesome retirement speech.

Buried Alive Match: Undertaker vs. Mr. McMahon - To summerize, McMahon is just spilling blood...after the first punch in less than a minute & takes a non-stop beating here until Kane comes to his aid in the end and buries Undertaker alive.

World Champion Goldberg vs. Triple H - WWE couldn't have put Goldberg over anymore than they did during this match. Goldberg was heavily selling his injured lower leg from Batista collecting the bounty weeks earlier and was able to overcome the constant interfearence of Ric Flair and fellow Evolution members in Randy Orton & Batista before gaining the pinfall. It was one of Goldberg's best match in this WWE career (and you can't say there were alot of them).

In the end, this PPV did it's job in ending & planting seends for future storylines along with giving up an entertaining card from top to bottom. This was one of the best Surivivor Series of all time & I highly recommend it.

1) Team Angle vs Team Lesnar
Big Guys vs Little guys

10/10 Freaking awesome! Should have even been the main event. Cena lifts Big Show over his shoulders for the FU for the first time, Brock taps out to the crossface. What more can you ask for.

2) Lita vs Molly Holly
Women's Title
7/10, A very good women's title match. Lita almost wins the Women's title she deserved.

3) Shane McMahon vs Kane
Ambulence match
9/10 Brutal match! Hardcore to the limit! But what can you expect from Shane o' Mac. Kane wins with a tombstone to the floor.

4) Los Guererroes vs The Bashams
WWE Tag Team Titles
5/10, Worst match of the night. Even worse than the womens match in my view. My advice, press the skip button on the remote.

5) Team Austin vs. Team Bishchoff
Austins power to whoop a$$, or his job!
11/10, Amazing. HBK was absolutly awesome in this match! D-von didn't do squat in this match though and got eliminated by a running backslam by Y2J! 2nd best Match of the year right here. Almost better than the awesome match between Angle vs Benoit at the Royal Rumble.

6.) Vince McMahon vs The Undertaker
Buried Alive
7/10, Very bloody and brutal, and an awesome finish, but why was this match this short! 9 min!! Gimme a break. Screwjob finish by Kane at the end to the Undertaker.

7.) Goldberg vs Triple H
World Heavyweight Title rematch
8.5/10, Good match, but once again too short. This should not have been the main event, but it was ok. Goldberg was on fire hitting everyone was the sledgehammer. Unforgiven match was a tad better.

This gets a 9.5/10 PPV! 2nd best Survivor Series Ever. I think everyone knows what the best was. Survivor Series 1997!!! Montreal Screwjob to Bret "The Retard" Hart. I despised Bret Hart so thats why it was the best.

1st Match:Team Angle (K.angle,C.benoit,H.holly,JBL,J.cena)vsTeam Lesnar(B.lesnar,B.show,N.jones,M.morgan,a-train)this a great match lesnar taps out to the crippler and cena F-Us big show.Class match 9/10.

2nd Match:Womens Title Match,Molly Holly(c)vs Lita:Its an ok match lita and molly go even on the match but molly cheats on the at the end.fairly good 4.5/10

3rd Match:Ambulance Match,Shane Mcmahon vs Kane:great they have a great match a bit of a brawl which i liked,kane seemed to like knockin over the cameramen and i hope shane can still think well after that tombtone piledriver.
great ambulance match 9.5/10

4th Match:WWE Tag Team Championship Match,Basham Brothers w/Shaniqa(c)vs Los Guerreros:a good tag match between each teams,the bashams do the switchy thing,shaniqa uses her man like strength to bodyslam eddie while the refs bein distracted,then at the end chavo tornado DDTs doug and catches eddie by accident and grabs chavos tites for the at the end.
it was a bit of a cheatin contest but was good 7.5/10

5th Match:Stone Colds Team(S.micheals,Booker-t,RVD,Dudley Boys) vs Bischoffs Team(C.jericho,Cristian,S.steiner,M.henry,R.orton):very good match stone colds team fought their hearts out espically hbk who was in a bloodbath a great ending but STUNNING!!!!
wonderful survivul tag team match 9.5/10

6th Match:Buried Alive Match,Undertaker vs Mr.Mcmahon:taker had one of the most dominating matches of his career,the WWE has always beleived dont cross the boss but now we know dont cross the deadman as mcmahon was in a massive bloodbath and he must have to have grapefruit tablets every day from now on after this assualt by the deadman he broke his leg, hit mcmahon with a steel shovel, choked him with TV wires, and this has a great ending with kane im tellin dont miss out on this match.
hell of a match 10/10

7th Match:World Heavyweight Championship Match,Goldberg(c)vs Triple H:an amazing match,goldberg was crippled on his leg and still took evolution with a sledgehammer when the ref was out,he was typically goldberg about to use the sledgehammer on triple h but instead used the sledgehammer like spear and finished triple h off with a jackhammer pin,ill ask you somethin do you beleive the HYPE!!!!
a jackhammer of a match 10/10

If youre a Triple H fan the Sledgehammer it didnt work
If youre a Goldberg fan the Jackhammer did!
Watch where the Hunter became the Hunted!!!

Smackdown Classic Survivor Series Match
Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, John Cena, Hardcore Holly, & Bradshaw vs. Brock Lesnar, Big Show, A-Train, Matt Morgan, & Nathan Jones
Surprising opener but effective. Pretty much non-stop throughout and lots of excitement. The finish is priceless. Benoit's push began here.

Women's Championship
Molly Holly vs. Lita
boring.

Ambulance Match
Shane McMahon vs. Kane
This ends a really good feud. An unusual and very interesting match. The majority is spent outside the ring. Overall a good match.

WWE Tag Team Championship
Basham Brothers vs. Los Guerreros
I love Eddie & Chavo but this is definitely their worst match. Smelly skidmark.

Raw Classic Survivor Series Match
Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Rob Van Dam & The Dudley Boyz vs. Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Christian, Scott Steiner, & Mark Henry
Maybe the second greatest classic SS match of all time. HBK's puts on another stellar performance. A lot of drama and chaotic action. Great match.

Buried Alive Match
Undertaker vs. Vince McMahon
One of the rarest gimmick matches in the WWE. Perfect storyline, perfect setting and just a good squash match. Vince bleeds a lot! Crazy finish too!

World Heavyweight Championship
Goldberg vs. Triple H
It's decent but way too contrived with the "shattered ankle" storyline. Slightly disappointing overall but a serviceable main event.

team lesnar vs. team angle
this match was great it was a all out war one of the best matches of the year Cena lands the fu on big show to win 10/10
Molly Holly vs. Lita
overall a time killer holly wins 3/10
kane vs. shane ambulance match
these guys just destroyed each other in the end kane wins and shane goes to the hospital with a broken neck and back 10/10
Basham brothers vs. Los Gurreos
this match looks good on paper and it was a deacent match but you can basically watch a match like this on smackdown 7/10
team austin vs. team biscoff
this is a great match especially when HBK is taking on three guys by himself but the only promblem is that team biscoff wins 9/10
Undertaker vs. Vince Mcmahon buried alive match
the undertaker destroyed vince but kane came out and buried the undertaker 9/10
Goldberg vs. HHH
this was a good match but a little overhyped it was great seeing Evoultion getting their butt kicked by Goldberg he retains the title 8/10
overall this was a great ppv

Team Lesnar=Brock Lesnar, Big Show, Nathan Jones, Matt Morgan & A-Train v. Team Angle=Chris Benoit, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Bradshaw & Hardcore Holly
This was a very good way to kick off the show. Team Angle is full of small people and Team Lesnar guys are giants but Team Angle wins when Cena hits the F-U on Big Show to win.****

Molly Holly v. Lita Women's Title
This was a very surprising match with a horrible ending. Lita & Molly have a great match then Molly hits Lita with the exposed turnbuckle to win.**1/2

Shane McMahon v. Kane Ambulance Match
This was another classic Shane McMahon & Kane had. This match was awesome. Shane was so close to winning but Kane tombstoned him on the concrete and won.****1/2

Basham Brothers v. Los Guerreros WWE Tag Titles
This match was absolutely horrible. The Bashams retain in a horrible match.**

Team Austin=Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Dudley Boyz & RVD v. Team Bischoff=Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Christian, Chris Jericho & Scott Steiner
This was the greatest S.S. match ever. Shawn Michaels was down to himself then eliminated Christian & Chris Jericho. Then Batista comes down powerbombs him and Orton covers and win.*****

Undertaker v. Mr. McMahon Buried Alive Match
This was a very average match. Taker beats Vince senseless then goes to bury him but Kane comes out and blows him up. Vince wins.***3/4

Goldberg v. Triple H World Title
This was a very boring match at some points but it got good fast. Evolution came down and got crushed then Spear & Jackhammer to win.***1/2