WWE: WrestleMania XIX

WWE: WrestleMania XIX

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• Sunday, March 30, 2003; 54, 097 fans fill SAFECO field in Seattle, Washington: Is this really the end of Hulkmania? Will Austin make it 3ifor 3? Can Booker T best "The Game"? Can Kurt Angle take the pain? WWE Championship Match Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock Street Fight 20 Years In the Making Hulk Hogan vs. Mr. McMahon World Heavyweight Championship

Movie Reviews of WWE: WrestleMania XIX

Movie Review: two great matches (HBK/Jericho and Angle/Lesnar)
Summary: 5 Stars

1. Cruiserweight Championship: Matt Hardy V.1(Champion) w/ Shannon Moore vs. Rey Mysterio

I really wish that these two men were given a longer chance to work and show their stuff. This could have been an amazing match and help give the Cruiserweight division a much needed push. Given the length of this match, it was fine. Should have been longer, but that isn't exactly up to me. Mysterio is always a joy to watch and Matt Hardy has one of the more interesting characters that has come around in a while. A short, but solid match.

2. Undertaker vs. A-Train and Big Show

Nathan Jones was originally slotted to be the tag team partner for Undertaker, but he was pulled at the last minute. Probably a wise decision since all reports say that Jones is very weak in the ring. Undertaker was 10-0 at Wrestlemania going into this match. A-Train (formerly Albert) and the Big Show could potentially be a real powerhouse tag team (not necessarily a good team, but if used correctly, it could work....). Undertaker worked really hard to pull a good match out of this one, and while it wasn't going to measure up to some of the other matches on the card, it was decent considering it was a match with all big men.

3. Women's Championship
Victoria (Champion) w/ Steven Richards vs. Trish Stratus vs. Jazz

The women's division is getting stronger and the ring work is getting better. Trish is the hardest working woman in the division, Jazz is the most talented (she could be wrestling men in athletic matches), and Victoria has a lot of promise (with a very interesting character). While I'd like to see a feud between Jazz and Victoria, Trish is very popular. A Triple Threat match is sloppier by its nature, but this was actually pretty good. The ring work was quite good. The only thing the women's division needs is a better announcer to sell the work. Lawler's constant comments about puppies and the appearance of the women only serves to demean the disvision and makes it difficult to be taken seriously.

4. WWE Tag Team Championship:
Team Angle (Champions) vs. Los Guerreros vs. Chris Benoit & Rhyno

With Edge out with a broken neck, Rhyno was subbed in to be Benoit's partner. While Benoit should be main eventing, he is thrown in a tag match. He seriously needs to be pushed back up the card again. Ignoring that, we have the match. The rookie team of Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) are the champions and while they are still green, they are improving in every match. Their amateur background shows and helps a lot for their ringwork. Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo) is the hottest team in the WWE right now. Benoit is incapable of turning in a bad performance. While I would prefer a straight up match, this was just short of stellar. Very good work here.

5. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho

This is a dream match. Since returning last year at Summerslam, HBK has had some fantastic matches (in the few that he has been in). Wrestling with a broken back (partially fixed), Michaels is taking a lot of risk, but it is very nice to see him back in the ring. Jericho used to be compared to HBK (and to be honest, they have a lot in common). This was the match of the night, and perhaps should be up for Match of the Year. It is that good. A slow, but deliberate start to the match and Michaels and Jericho try to one-up each other with every move. The match picks up near the end and it is just fantastic!

6. World Championship
Triple H (Champion) w/ Ric Flair vs. Booker T

Booker T needs to stay at the top of the card on RAW. HHH has been maligned by the Internet Wrestling Community (rightly or wrongly), but this match was not one of his squashes. Following the Jericho/Michaels classic, this match pales in comparison. As a whole, though, this was decent enough. It is one of the weaker matches, but there has been some stellar matches at this event. Booker showed some good work in this match and used a move he hadn't used in some time (the Houston Hangover). Not bad, but nothing special.

7. Vince McMahon vs. Hulk Hogan

Say what you will, but this match was pretty entertaining. The reason is because of the real life history between Hogan and McMahon. They've been in business together for a long time and over time there have been some tensions. They have played this perfectly on Smackdown and while this isn't going to be a wrestling classic, it was entertaining. When in the ring, McMahon works very hard for his company. How many other 50 year old owners would allow their faces to be bloody and give a leg drop off a ladder through a table? Not many, I think, but Vince McMahon did.

8. The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

This is their third meeting at Wrestlemania. Austin won the first two meetings. This wasn't the classic confrontation that we've come to expect. Rock has been in and out of wrestling, splitting his time with Hollywood and while he is pure entertainment, some of his luster is gone. Austin is the same way. He is working hurt, nearing 40 years old (seems to be the mark of death for quality wrestling), and hasn't been a fresh character in several years (since the Invasion angle). Still, this is fantasy booking and there is something intriguing about Austin/Rock III. Nothing special, but still entertaining in its own way (Rock as a heel is the most entertaining you'll get outside the ring).

9. WWE Championship:
Kurt Angle (Champion) vs. Brock Lesnar

This is the glory match, the true main event. This is the match I've been waiting for. This could be destined to be a classic. Two men with extensive amateur backgrounds going at it for the main event. Angle is the best wrestler in the business today. Lesnar is up and coming. This wasn't quite as great as I had hoped, but was the second best match of the night (Jericho/Michaels). Lesnar does not string together his moves as well as he will in 5 years. This still might have been a classic had Lesnar hit the Shooting Star Press. Instead he landed on his head and gave himself a concussion. This lowers the match to just be a great match and one of the best of the year.

I love watching wrestling, and I love Wrestlemania. There is just something special about the event. I'm not going to say what is and is not the best ever, but I am perfectly happy with buying this DVD and I'm glad that I have it in my collection. That should count for something.

Summary of WWE: WrestleMania XIX