Admittedly, the Rock/Hulk Hogan match was far inferior to their WrestleMania X8 generational opus, and was instead an exercise for Rock to chew the scenery while Hogan figured out what match he was in. That disappointment was diluted by Steve Austin's return after eight months, garnering what would be the last PPV win of his career when he pulverized Eric Bischoff. It's 2003, so you're getting a mix of aging relics posturing in the top spots, while the undercard props them up with quality wrestling. This show is no different. RECOMMENDED MATCH: Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle and The World's Greatest Tag Team. Edge bowed out due to a serious neck injury, so we get this damn good handicap match instead. The brief but artistic "Smackdown Six" era was rapidly fading, but this is the one of the period's last tremendous offerings.
Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.