2003: The Year in Progress
Feuds Thus Far:
Chris Benoit/Kurt Angle (w/Team Anlge) [January]
HHH/Scott Steiner [January]
Dudley Boys/Storm & Regal or Morely/RVD &
Kane [Early 03]
Trish/Victoria [ongoing]
John Cena & B2/Los Guerreros [February]
Big Show/Undertaker [March]
HHH/Booker T [March]
Chris Jericho/Shawn Michaels [January-April]
Rock/Austin [March]
Rock/Goldberg [April]
Undertaker & Nathan Jones/FBI [April]
Austin/Bischoff [April-ongoing]
Nowinski/Steiner [April]
Trish/Jazz [March-ongoing]
John Cena/Brock Lesnar [March-April]
Christian/Goldberg [April-May]
HHH/Nash [May-June]
Xian/Booker [June-August]
Dudleys/La Resistance [July-ongoing]
Benoit/Rhyno [July-ongoing]
Eddie/Tajiri [July-ongoing]
Newcomers in 2003:
Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas)
Rodney Mack
Brian Kendrick
Nathan Jones
Goldberg
Xian (new character for Jay Reso, so something
of a newcomer) (debuted 5/19/03)
Gail Kim
La Resistance
Zack Gowen
Superstars Who Returned From Injury/Other in
2003:
Jazz [Injury. February]
Rhyno [Injury, March]
Sean O'haire [March]
Steve Austin [March]
Kanyon [Injury, April]
Rock [February]
Undertaker [Injury, Royal Rumble]
Hulk Hogan [February]
Sable [April]
Roddy Piper [April]
Kurt Angle [Injury, July]
Billy Kidman [Injury, July]
APA [July]
Injuries in 2003:
Edge [February, neck]
Kurt Angle [late March, neck]
Billy Kidman [March, shoulder]
Rey Mysterio [every few months, various]
Chavo Guerrero [late May]
William Regal [Februay, stomach virus]
Booker T [Back, August]
Anticipated Returns:
Lita
Mark Jindrak
Booker T
Thing It Would Be Nice To See in 2003:
Booker T with the World Title
HHH in Playgirl
Rico moving to SD
Someone besides HHH with the RAW title
Someone besides Brock/Kurt/Show/Taker with the
SD title
Tag Teams 2003:
Dudley Boys (Bubba & D'von)
3 Minute Warning (Jamal & Rico w/Rico)
Los Guerreros
BookerDust (Booker T & Goldust)
Lance Storm & William Regal
Lance Storm & Chief Morely
RVD & Kane
Team Angle/World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas)
Big Show & A-Train
Rhyno & Chris Benoit
FBI (Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli)
Eddie Guerero & Tajiri
Chris Jericho & Xian
La Resistance
Basham Brothers (w/Shaniqua)
APA
Left the WWE in 2003:
Raven
Justin Credible
B2 (Bull Buchanan)
Jeff Hardy
Christian (the character, not the man who played
him)
Hulk Hogan
Crash Holly
Main Eventers 2003:
HHH
Scott Steiner
Kurt Angle
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Brock Lesnar
John Cena
Kevin Nash
Rock [very briefly]
Big Show
Major Heels 2003:
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Paul Heyman
Matt Hardy
Big Show
HHH
John Cena
Brock Lesnar
Major Faces 2003:
Edge
Booker T
RVD
Hulk Hogan
Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
Goldberg