Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61037 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-03
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 162 minutes

Synopsis
This programme sees the first Smackdown with matches between Brock Lesnar, Big Show and Kurt Angle.

Customer Reviews

a decent pay per view
After a patchy enough pay per view in bad blood ,came smackdowns first ever sole branded pay per view and they were out to impress,the fact remains that while they delivered some great matches that rank high in the years best,they also fouled the ball with some pure tripe and that is never good enough but in a way we have all got used to some filler.
The event opened with the vacant united states championship which was first won by harley race many moons ago,the two men up for the chance to wear the belt were eddie guerrero and chris benoit,two men whose careers have basically mirrored one another and were part of the radicalz years before,these men put on one heck of a match here that lasted over 20 minutes but they didnt mess about,this was good wrestling,eddie was up to his usual trying to trick game which raised some laughs and benoit was in a real fighting mood,these two have rarely put on a bad match,with the exception of one night stand 2005,this will rank as a real eye catcher from these two men who have since passed away.
Jamie noble went up against billy gunn in a match where if noble won would get billys girlfriend,torrie,for 24 hours,this is a terrible stipulation and the match wasnt much better,billy gunn didnt try hard here and noble had a rare bad night so this wasnt good.
The APA open invitational bar brawl was up next,meaning that a bar was set up and whoever wanted to fight APA to a last man standing drinking contest and then bar brawl could,this included brother love and doink the clown and brooklyn brawler among those who stepped up and while this wasnt that good it was comical at times and slightly entertaining.
The WWE tag team championship was up next as the champs,the worlds greatest tag team went up against billy kidman and rey mysterio,this match promised plenty and it delivered,it was fast and aggressive,very classy at times,highly skilled,energetic and relentless and entertaining and thats enough superlatives i think for one day but i think you can grasp that this was a great bout.
Stephanie mcmahon fought sable next in a poor match,stephanie did indeed look lovely here but there really isnt much to see here so move on.
The undertaker fought john cena next,cena was a heel at this point and many fans today cry for him to return to that mode,cena was still in his rookie stage at this stage and he put in some shift against the legendary undertaker,one of the real surprises of the night for sure,check this out cena doubters.
Next up was a low point of the night,vince mcmahon vs the one legged zach gowan,i will go on record as saying that gowans gut count isnt up for debate,he is a brave lad and while i wished him all the best,he wasnt worthy of his stint in the WWE,he beat people he shouldnt have and the WWE Patronised him at times with the over sympathy count,this match was poor and far too much time was given to it,there were some good moves in it for sure and vince in full heel mode is always good to see but i really found this to be a sore spot in the years events.
The main event was up next,a triple threat encounter for the WWE championship,The champ brock lesnar went up against the big show and kurt angle.This match was certainly memorable and eventful,it was bloody,engaging and skilled and some great feats of strength were shown,i wouldnt say it was the match of the year but i would say it stands out so on that basis it was a great main event,overall,i liked this more than i disliked it so three stars for vengeance 2003.

THE FIRST SMACKDOWN PPV
This wasn't really bad for the first exclusive Smackdown PPV of 2003, although it wasn't the best, but it was still good.

FIRST MATCH- CHRIS BENOIT VS. EDDIE GUERRERO IN THE FINALS OF THE US TOURNAMENT FOR THE WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP What a way to start Vengeance with two former best friends battling each other. The match took very long & it was good. While the referee is knocked down, Benoit has Eddie in the Crossface, Eddie is tapping out but there is no referee. Suddenly Rhyno interferes & nails the Gore on Benoit, followed by a Frog Splash by Eddie Guerrero. The groggy referee gets up just in time to count to 3 as Eddie has won the tournament & has became the new WWE United States Champion. 5/10

SECOND MATCH- BILLY GUNN W/ TORRIE Wilson VS. JAMIE NOBLE IF JAMIE NOBLE WINS, HE GETS TO SLEEP WITH TORRIE FOR ONE NIGHT IF BILLY GUNN WINS, THEN JAMIE NOBLE WILL NOT SLEEP WITH TORRIE Pretty boring match, Jamie Noble wins after a roll-up, but I don't think anyone cares. Guess Jamoe Noble gets one night with Torrie Wilson. 2/10

THIRD MATCH- WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM {SHELTON BENJAMIN & CHARLIE HAAS} VS. REY MYSTERIO & BILLY KIDMAN FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP This match was really good & long with great Cruiserweight moves from both Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas get the hard fought win against Kidman & Mysterio to retain their WWE Tag Team titles. 5/10

FOURTH MATCH- BAR BRAWL INVITATIONAL {This was like a Bar Brawl match organized by APA, whoever knocks everybody out first are the winner. The wrestlers involved in this bar brawl are APA, Matt Hardy, Sean 'O' Haire, Doink The Clown, Dr. Love I don't remember the rest, sorry}. Cool I like this bar brawl, APA win after brutally knocking everybody out with beer bottles & other items etc. 4/10

FIFTH MATCH- STEPHANIE MCMAHON VS. SABLE Just a Diva match, nothing to see here as usual. A-Train interferes & nails a huge running charge on Stephanie {After the referee was distracted with Sable}. Sable covers Stephanie for the 3 count to get the win. 2/10

SIXTH MATCH- VINCE MCMAHON VS. ZACH GOWEN Zach Gowen is a good wrestler even though he has one leg. To me Zach Gowen in his first debut match here was really, really impressive. He made Vince McMahon busted so wide open. Vince McMahon got the win but the damage was done to him. 3/10

SEVENTH MATCH- UNDERTAKER VS. JOHN CENA Believe me this was really a good match. It was a bit long & it was perfect. Undertaker is busted open during the match. Cena nails whatever he can to try & wear Taker down but Taker fights back & nails a Chokeslam for the hard win here against Cena. 5/10

EIGHTH MATCH- BROCK LESNAR VS. KURT ANGLE VS. BIG SHOW IN A TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP As the match starts both Angle & Lesnar gang up on Big Show & slam him through the announce table knocking him out. Then both Angle & Lesnar take it to each other as both these wrestlers know each other very well. Later Big Show comes & tries to get the advantage but Lesnar knocks him out. Then suddenly Angle comes from behind & nails an Angle Slam on Lesnar for the 3 count & for the win to become the new WWE Champion. 5/10

This wasn't really a bad Samckdown PPV even though it was the first in 2003. Raw in my opinion is way better than Smackdown.

Some great matches on the card
United States Title Match
Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero 9/10
An excellent match between two great wrestlers

Indecent Proposal Match: If Jamie Noble wins he gets to spend a night with Torrie Wilson
Billy Gunn vs Jamie Noble 4/10
An ok match that felt like a card filler

APA Invitational Barroom Brawl Match
Participants are: The Acolytes, Brother Love, Brian Kendrick, Sho Funaki, Johnny Stamboli, Chuck Palumbo, Nunzio, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Matt Hardy, Shannon Moore, Matthew Cappotelli, John Hennigan, Orlando Jordan, Easter Bunny, Doink The Clown, Los Conquistadores, Sean O'Haire, and A-Train 6/10
Very funny to watch but other than that it is very boring

WWE Tag Team Title Match
Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio vs The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) 7/10
A very fast paced match with lots of high flying moves

Stephanie McMahon vs Sable 3/10
A pretty boring cat fight

John Cena vs The Undertaker 6/10
Not that great of a match but Taker makes it worth while

Zack Gowen vs Vince McMahon 5/10
Not one of the best matches ever but I will give it something and you have got to give Gowen a bit of credit

WWE Title Triple Threat No Disqualification Match
Brock Lesnar vs Big Show vs Kurt Angle 8/10
A brutal match that was a bit short but was still one of the best triple threat matches around.