10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Facts
9. Triple H, Scott Steiner Were Both Compromised By Injuries
Ah, yes, this match. Most critics, no matter how many stars they would rate it with, would likely be putting a minus-sign in front of the snowflakes. It was a colossal failure, with fans booing the match out of the building long before it was over.
Steiner had an excuse. In April 2002, "Big Poppa Pump" was diagnosed with drop foot syndrome, in which one of his feet was in a paralytic state. Physical therapy was recommended, but didn't improve his condition (it wasn't until Steiner had surgery in 2005 that he experienced radical improvement). Steiner, meanwhile, signed with WWE that October, and says he informed them that he was still on the mend from the injury.
Meanwhile, Triple H was ailing from a partially-torn quadriceps in his right leg, suffered in December. Whoever decided to give the two rusty, less-mobile heavyweights 18 minutes with which to work has an interesting sense of humor.