WrestleMania XIX

Guide Note

WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth installment of WrestleMania - a pay-per-view professional wrestling event held by World Wrestling Entertainment.

Fast Facts

1. Date: March 30, 2003
2. Venue: Safeco Field
3. City: Seattle, Washington
4. Attendance: 54,097¹
5. Singer Ashanti performed America the Beautiful

Hyped as a confrontation "20 years in the making," Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon had a bloody match at WrestleMania XIX.¹ Both previously argued that they were solely responsible for the WWE's popularity in the 1980s, and all frustrations and antagonism culminated in their bout.

The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin had their third WrestleMania match that night as well, and after losing to Austin at WrestleManias 15 and 17, The Rock finally came out the victor.² Unknown to many fans, it would be Austin's last wrestling match to date.³

Another memorable moment occurred during the main event, when challenger Brock Lesnar botched a shooting star press, crashing face-first into the canvas. Despite an apparent concussion, Lesnar managed to win the WWE Championship.¹

• Brock Lesnar def. Kurt Angle

• Triple H def. Booker T

• The Rock def. Stone Cold Steve Austin
• Hulk Hogan def. Vince McMahon (Street Fight)
• Shawn Michaels def. Chris Jericho
• Team Angle def. Los Guerreros & Chris Benoit/Rhyno
• Trish Stratus def. Victoria & Jazz
• The Undertaker def. Big Show and A-Train
• Matt Hardy def. Rey Mysterio