Backlash 2003 #1 Contenders Tournament
As a result of injuries sustained before and during his match against Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle was out for "two months" after his WWE Title loss at WrestleMania. Without a suitable #1 contender, SmackDown GM Stephanie McMahon set up a three week #1 contenders tournament to pick a challenger for the title at Backlash. One round was scheduled for each week. The tournament started airing on 04/03/03 and is scheduled to finish at 04/17/03. Backlash takes place on 04/27/03.
The tournament took place as listed. Hyperlinks take you to a recap of the match.
Entrants Round 1 Round 2 Finals 04/03 04/10 04/17 Mysterio----- |Undertaker--- Undertaker--- | |Cena--------- Cena--------- | | |Cena--------- | E. Guerrero-- | |John Cena-- Benoit------- | |Benoit------- | A-Train------ | | |Benoit------- Rhyno-------- | |Rhyno-------- Big Show-----