WrestleMania XIX was held on March 30, 2003, at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four", and was considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along with King of the Ring until its discontinuation after 2002.
It has become the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. WrestleMania is considered World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) flagship pay-per-view (PPV) event, having first been held in 1985. McMahon in a street fight, and The Undertaker defeating the team of Big Show and A-Train in a handicap match. The other primary match from the Raw brand saw Triple H retain the World Heavyweight Championship against Booker T, while other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels defeating Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan defeating Mr. The marquee match from the Raw brand was the third and final WrestleMania bout between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, which The Rock won, marking Austin's final match before his retirement from in-ring performance due to injuries sustained in previous years (Austin would return for a one-off match against Kevin Owens 19 years later at WrestleMania 38). The marquee match from the SmackDown! brand, which was the main event of the show, saw Brock Lesnar win the WWE Championship from defending champion Kurt Angle. The official theme song for the event was " Crack Addict" by Limp Bizkit, who appeared at the event to perform the song the band also performed their song " Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" during The Undertaker's entrance. It was also the first WrestleMania to take place after WWE introduced the brand extension in March 2002. WrestleMania XIX was the first WrestleMania to be promoted under the WWE name after the promotion was renamed from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in May 2002. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all 50 states and numerous countries around the world at Safeco Field resulted in ticket earnings of $2.76 million. The event took place at Safeco Field in Seattle on March 30, 2003, becoming the first WrestleMania held in the state of Washington. It featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions.
WrestleMania XIX was the 19th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Promotional poster featuring the Space Needle among various WWE wrestlers
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