10 Fascinating WWE Survivor Series 2003 Facts

10. The Cruiserweight Title Match Was Bumped To The Pre-Show

It was a decent, if unspectacular, four-minute match on Sunday Night Heat when Cruiserweight champion Tajiri went over on Jamie Noble. There was actually a storyline in play: Tajiri had blinded Noble's girlfriend Nidia with the dreaded black mist, and Noble was naturally avenging her like any self-respecting redneck beau would.

The match was originally scheduled for the pay-per-view itself, but later bumped to Heat. According to Figure 4 Weekly, the match was reportedly pulled from the pay-per-view so that WWE could run a bit in which Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (the event was in Dallas) endured an RKO from a young Randy Orton.

The angle was fairly well executed, and Cuban bumped exceptionally well for a non-wrestler. However, the move is said to have angered a number of wrestlers who felt the match should not have been tinkered with.