This is a list of various things that took place in 2003.
Significant events
Unknown Dates
- - Scottish Wrestling Entertainment is founded in Scotland.
- - Rampage Pro Wrestling is founded in Warner Robins, Georgia.
- - Lucha VaVOOM is founded. Possibly the first ever promotion to feature masked wrestling and burlesque in the same event.
- - Flemish Wrestling Force is founded in Belgium.
March
- 30 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin wrestled his final match at WrestleMania XIX against The Rock to settle a 2-0 win-loss record at a WrestleMania event. The Rock broke this record, defeating Austin for the first and last time at a WrestleMania event. This was one of the more significant matches of that event, as it was later revealed that Austin was officially retiring due to plaguing injuries sustained over of the course of his 14-year career.
June
- - Figure 4 Wrestling University is founded in Bradford, Ontario, Canada
Births
Deaths
January
- January 18 – Ed Farhat 78 (Heart failure)
February
- February 10 – Curt Hennig 44 (Acute cocaine intoxication)
March
- March 20 – Sailor Art Thomas 79 (Cancer)
June
- June 2 – Freddie Blassie 85
October
- October 19 – Michael Hegstrand 46 (Heart attack)
November
- November 6 – Mike Lockwood 32 (Choked on own vomit, death ruled suicide)
December
- December 6 – Jerry Tuite 36 (Heart attack)
Debuts
- Aero Star
- Brian Kendrick
- Danny Basham
- Doug Basham
- Matt Morgan
- Rene Dupree
- Rodney Mack
- Sylvain Grenier
- Zack Gowen
- Mike Mizanin
March
June
August
- August 2 – Mickie Knuckles
Events
July
- July 26th - PWG The Debut Show
Pay-Per-View events
January
- January 19 – WWE Royal Rumble
February
- February 23 – WWE No Way Out
March
- March 30 – WrestleMania XIX
April
- April 27 – WWE Backlash
May
- May 18 – WWE Judgment Day
June
- June 7 – WWE Insurrextion
- June 15 – WWE Bad Blood
July
- July 27 – WWE Vengeance
August
- August 24 – WWE SummerSlam
September
- September 21 – WWE Unforgiven
October
- October 19 – WWE No Mercy
November
- November 16 – WWE Survivor Series
December
- December 14 – WWE Armageddon
Title changes
January
February
March
- Brock Lesner - Wrestlemania XIX - WWE championship
April
May
June
July
August
September
- Goldberg - unforgiven - world hevayweight championship
October
November
December
- Triple H - armageddon - world hevayweight championship