Royal Rumble (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Release Date:

19 January 2003 (USA)

Plot:

The 16th annual Royal Rumble match, with the winner to recieve a WWE or World Title shot at WrestleMania XIX...

Plot Keywords:

WWE | British Man | Hammer | World Wrestling Entertainment | Martial Arts

Cast

Kurt Angle	...	Himself
Chris Benoit	...	Himself
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H
Scott Steiner	...	Himself
Lance Storm	...	Himself
Darren Matthews	...	William Regal
Mark LoMonaco	...	Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes	...	D-Von Dudley
Paul Wight	...	The Big Show
Chris Jericho	...	Himself
Brock Lesnar	...	Himself
Torrie Wilson	...	Herself
Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Chris Nowinski	...	Himself (as Christopher Nowinski)

Also Known As:

WWE Royal Rumble (USA)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Trivia:

Danny Basham was supposed to participate in the Royal Rumble match but was taken off due to assaulting Rocky Johnson at an Ohio Valley Wrestling TV Taping.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): On a couple occasions, lead commentator Jim Ross refers to this event as the 15th Royal Rumble, when in fact it is the 16th.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Falling Apart

Angle vs. Benoit, nuff said.

1) Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar. Winner advances to the RR. It's all about power here, and these two have it. **1/2

2) Dudley Boyz vs. Lance Storm and William Regal (tag team titles). Not bad, but forgettable. **

3) Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson. A poor match, made even worse by the disgustingly tasteless storyline on which it is based. *1/2

4) HHH vs. Scott Steiner (WH title). Anyone who still doubts that wrestling is fake should just take a look at Steiner's punches. Draggy match, pathetic DQ finish that the crowd boos heavily. *1/2

5) Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (WWE title). Awesome match, but what else do you expect from the two best (by far) in the business? Mat wrestling, high-flying, suplexes, submission holds, reversals, reversals-upon-reversals, this one has everything. ***1/2

6) Royal Rumble Match. A fair rumble, it has its moments. Good show by Rey Mysterio at the start (when it's easier to notice the individual performances), but in my opinion the MVP of the whole match, considering the time he lasted in the ring and the amount of moves he did, is RVD. ***

Overall, if you just watch matches 1, 5 and 6 you won't be missing much. But definitely watch #5.